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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.02/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 515 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.79/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 467 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.53/cwt ≈ $793/hd at 520 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 325 505 0
Feeder cattle 295 408 0
Slaughter cattle 18 55 0
Replacement cattle 12 42 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows an bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–339 336 9 163.00–170.00 $164.30 $552 -5.70
350 350 1 165.00 $165.00 $578 +5.00
400–440 426 8 162.00–166.00 $164.73 $702 +4.25
470–493 488 9 152.00–160.00 $158.38 $773 -3.77
505–530 520 19 147.00–155.00 $152.53 $793 —
560–570 565 2 146.00–147.00 $146.50 $828 +5.56
605–630 620 7 134.00–144.00 $140.70 $872 +2.70
660 660 1 136.00 $136.00 $898 +10.00
710–740 730 3 128.00–130.00 $129.35 $944 +0.85
785–795 790 2 124.00–126.00 $124.99 $987 -1.33
800–810 805 2 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $1,006 +4.01
1000 1000 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 141.00 $141.00 $656 -10.00
610 610 1 125.00 $125.00 $762 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 148.00 $148.00 $562 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 343 11 146.00–147.00 $146.18 $501 —
385–399 396 8 140.00–147.00 $145.30 $575 +4.40
400–440 415 11 136.00–140.00 $136.85 $568 +2.45
465–480 474 8 134.00–138.00 $135.51 $642 +1.90
505–540 515 20 127.00–134.00 $132.02 $680 -0.40
570–580 575 6 125.00–129.00 $127.67 $734 -0.22
620–640 628 7 122.00–127.00 $124.99 $785 +4.60
660–688 683 12 120.00–126.00 $124.09 $848 +3.09
725 725 9 120.00 $120.00 $870 +4.00
813 813 4 87.00 $87.00 $707 -24.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 142.50 $142.50 $449 +12.05
470 470 2 135.00 $135.00 $634 +12.05
510–520 512 5 125.00–126.00 $125.80 $644 +9.83
575 575 4 123.00–125.00 $124.00 $713 +11.50
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 —
700 700 1 108.00 $108.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 2 87.00 $87.00 $613 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 324 4 165.00–169.00 $166.63 $540 -0.03
365–395 380 6 160.00–168.00 $164.67 $626 +4.16
415–430 423 2 152.50–160.00 $156.18 $661 +1.80
465–495 483 6 142.50–158.00 $150.01 $725 +8.17
500–545 529 7 135.00–142.50 $138.32 $732 +7.53
555–595 579 15 128.00–137.00 $134.10 $776 +8.46
605–620 614 4 123.00–129.00 $126.73 $778 +5.73
675–695 683 5 123.00–128.00 $126.39 $863 —
715 715 1 119.00 $119.00 $851 —
775 775 1 119.00 $119.00 $922 —
845 845 1 110.00 $110.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 316 7 157.00–167.50 $163.01 $515 —
350 350 1 157.50 $157.50 $551 —
400–423 410 18 132.00–149.00 $141.72 $581 +1.72
460–467 467 19 130.00–135.00 $133.79 $625 +3.79
535 535 1 131.00 $131.00 $701 +6.00
560 560 3 127.50 $127.50 $714 —
670–685 678 2 117.00–118.00 $117.49 $797 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 155.00 $155.00 $465 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1340 1188 80-85% 6 67.50–73.50 $70.79 $841 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $928 +1.56
1395–1470 1433 75-80% 3 56.00–58.50 $57.52 $824 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–960 880 85-90% 2 55.00–58.00 $56.64 $498 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1650 1497 3 80.00–89.00 $83.31 $1,247 —
1540–1695 1618 2 93.00–93.50 $93.26 $1,509 +9.82

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,075.00 $975.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 725.00–925.00 $775.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.