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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report, Brundidge, AL

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — 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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,180.56
— — 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 540.00–700.00 $616.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 695.00–965.00 $820.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 47 1,075.00–1,450.00 $1,255.96 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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.