South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

1,151 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.24/cwt -3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 475 lb · 45 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $140.53/cwt -5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 564 lb · 43 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $145.11/cwt -4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 473 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,151	325	557
Feeder cattle	960	295	387
Slaughter cattle	72	18	99
Replacement cattle	119	12	71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	8	158.00	$158.00	$504	-6.30
415–445	418	16	153.00–157.00	$155.00	$648	-9.73
450–495	473	2	148.00–157.00	$152.29	$720	-6.09
500–547	530	32	145.00–151.00	$149.18	$791	-3.35
550–585	564	43	132.50–145.00	$140.53	$793	-5.97
600–621	617	10	130.00–136.00	$132.19	$816	-8.51
700–741	722	29	122.00–129.00	$125.34	$905	-4.01
760	760	1	125.00	$125.00	$950	+0.01
883	883	7	119.00	$119.00	$1,051	—
901	901	14	114.00	$114.00	$1,027	—
992	992	20	102.00	$102.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130–145	141	21	174.00–179.00	$177.68	$251	—
202	202	22	168.00	$168.00	$339	—
270	270	1	165.00	$165.00	$446	—
591	591	9	124.00	$124.00	$733	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	333	29	142.00–155.00	$148.74	$495	+2.56
360–395	384	25	136.00–145.00	$142.02	$545	-3.28
425 value added	425	5	147.00	$147.00	$625	—
405–445	428	29	127.50–139.00	$133.55	$572	-3.30
450–495	475	45	128.00–137.50	$132.24	$628	-3.27
505–530	512	25	124.00–132.00	$127.11	$651	-4.91
550–553	552	5	124.00–129.50	$127.31	$703	-0.36
600–648	629	21	118.00–122.50	$120.49	$758	-4.50
675	675	5	127.00	$127.00	$857	+2.91
680	680	2	117.00	$117.00	$796	-7.09
740	740	1	108.00	$108.00	$799	-12.00
808	808	5	108.00	$108.00	$873	+21.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
152	152	13	175.00	$175.00	$266	—
212	212	12	159.00	$159.00	$337	—
305–328	313	9	125.00–135.00	$131.50	$412	-11.00
360–380	372	9	127.50–135.00	$131.73	$490	—
405–440	423	6	130.00–131.00	$130.52	$552	—
470–485	474	8	112.50–122.50	$119.94	$569	-15.06
520	520	2	122.50	$122.50	$637	-3.30
625	625	1	101.00	$101.00	$631	—
685	685	5	101.00	$101.00	$692	-9.00
706	706	4	91.00	$91.00	$642	-17.00
750	750	1	95.00	$95.00	$712	—
815–820	819	4	85.00–89.00	$86.00	$704	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	431	10	105.00–115.00	$109.84	$473	—
470	470	1	95.00	$95.00	$446	—
638	638	2	75.00	$75.00	$478	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	165.00–172.00	$168.39	$530	+1.76
365–370	367	6	155.00–166.00	$158.48	$582	-6.19
405–430	419	14	150.00–158.00	$154.41	$647	-1.77
455–495	473	35	140.00–152.00	$145.11	$686	-4.90
510–545	529	22	133.00–142.50	$136.25	$721	-2.07
585–595	592	20	128.00–136.00	$131.14	$776	-2.96
625–640	635	17	124.00–129.00	$125.64	$798	-1.09
660–690	668	11	120.00–129.00	$123.24	$823	-3.15
725–740	734	10	112.50–124.00	$117.55	$863	-1.45
785–795	793	4	109.00–112.50	$110.37	$875	-8.63
810	810	1	109.00	$109.00	$883	-1.00
850–860	853	3	95.00–105.00	$98.36	$839	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	8	157.50–162.50	$160.02	$536	-2.99
355–380	364	6	150.00–155.00	$153.11	$557	-4.39
400–440	419	7	139.00–145.00	$142.24	$596	+0.52
460–485	478	11	135.00–138.00	$137.19	$656	+3.40
525–530	527	5	131.00–133.00	$131.80	$695	+0.80
675	675	2	110.00	$110.00	$742	-7.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	142.50	$142.50	$513	—
448	448	4	131.00	$131.00	$587	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1445	1141	80-85%	24	62.50–70.50	$66.20	$755	—
1020–1370	1143	80-85%	3	61.00–62.50	$61.90	$708	—
1245	1245	80-85%	1	79.00	$79.00	$984	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1395	1317	75-80%	6	61.00–64.50	$63.46	$836	—
1355	1355	75-80%	1	66.50	$66.50	$901	-1.50
1140–1680	1404	75-80%	8	50.00–58.00	$54.83	$770	-2.69

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1190	1069	85-90%	10	53.00–60.00	$57.49	$615	—
1060–1135	1084	85-90%	4	60.50–61.00	$60.88	$660	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–2190	1524	7	72.00–82.00	$76.74	$1,170	—
1550–2145	1901	5	85.00–91.50	$89.25	$1,697	—
1935	1935	1	93.50	$93.50	$1,809	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,180.56
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	825.00–1,250.00	$958.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	775.00–1,000.00	$837.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	695.00–965.00	$820.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	540.00–700.00	$616.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–950.00	$825.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	47	1,075.00–1,450.00	$1,255.96	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	750.00–950.00	$853.85	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	600.00–900.00	$708.33	—

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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.