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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.98/cwt -4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 427 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $140.57/cwt -4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 478 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.16/cwt -6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 533 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 580 1,151 0
Feeder cattle 420 960 0
Slaughter cattle 60 72 0
Replacement cattle 100 119 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 170.00 $170.00 $510 +12.00
410–441 431 10 148.00–155.00 $150.87 $650 -4.13
510 510 1 144.00 $144.00 $734 -5.18
566 566 9 143.00 $143.00 $809 +2.47
615–630 626 11 131.00–135.00 $133.55 $836 +1.36
665 665 1 131.00 $131.00 $871 —
887 887 5 115.50 $115.50 $1,024 -3.50
910 910 6 111.50 $111.50 $1,015 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 —
511 511 4 135.00 $135.00 $690 —
670 670 1 121.00 $121.00 $811 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 322 10 140.00–150.00 $144.39 $465 -4.35
360–390 378 10 132.50–140.00 $135.87 $514 -6.15
408–446 427 32 125.00–133.00 $130.98 $559 -2.57
460–495 477 12 125.00–130.00 $127.06 $606 -5.18
500–546 533 20 118.00–125.00 $120.16 $640 -6.95
557–585 571 15 117.00–121.00 $118.88 $679 -8.43
605–635 621 9 113.00–122.00 $115.59 $718 -4.90
650–680 661 11 110.00–115.00 $112.84 $746 -14.16
700–705 702 3 102.00–103.00 $102.67 $721 —
760 760 1 116.00 $116.00 $882 —
755–770 765 3 95.00–97.00 $95.66 $732 —
810–847 841 7 87.50–88.00 $87.57 $736 -20.43
883 883 4 86.00 $86.00 $759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 5 130.00–135.00 $132.01 $420 +0.51
370 370 2 122.50 $122.50 $453 -9.23
450–475 462 9 115.00–119.00 $117.31 $542 -2.63
515–545 532 10 112.50–118.00 $115.11 $612 -7.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 4 117.50–125.00 $121.43 $383 —
380 380 1 118.00 $118.00 $448 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 170.00 $170.00 $382 —
265 265 1 170.00 $170.00 $450 —
300–320 313 10 152.50–170.00 $164.49 $515 -3.90
360–395 372 13 147.50–155.00 $149.98 $558 -8.50
425–445 431 11 145.00–149.00 $147.09 $634 -7.32
450–495 478 20 135.00–147.50 $140.57 $672 -4.54
505–545 531 12 130.00–139.00 $134.89 $716 -1.36
550–565 554 10 127.50–134.00 $130.50 $723 —
605–645 619 12 127.00–129.00 $128.49 $795 +2.85
665–685 675 5 124.00–128.00 $125.21 $845 +1.97
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 -0.37
895 895 1 107.00 $107.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 160.00 $160.00 $352 —
290 290 3 157.50 $157.50 $457 —
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 -20.02
375–385 379 7 130.00–147.50 $139.00 $527 -14.11
400–410 407 3 127.00–132.50 $130.70 $532 -11.54
470–485 479 5 121.00–127.00 $123.35 $591 -13.84
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 —
720 720 1 100.00 $100.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 135.00 $135.00 $405 —
350–360 353 3 130.00 $130.00 $459 -12.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $324 —
820–1175 968 85-90% 19 41.00–49.00 $44.43 $430 —
1140–1260 1220 85-90% 3 51.00–52.00 $51.69 $631 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 80-85% 2 45.00 $45.00 $472 —
1025–1260 1143 80-85% 2 70.00–72.00 $70.90 $810 +9.00
1040–1320 1173 80-85% 14 55.00–61.00 $57.90 $679 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1495 1375 75-80% 5 52.00–58.00 $56.16 $772 -10.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1960 1780 4 78.00–82.00 $79.54 $1,416 —
1395–2335 1865 2 65.00–72.00 $69.38 $1,294 —

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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) 11 600.00–775.00 $650.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 800.00–1,150.00 $1,043.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 31 700.00–1,050.00 $831.45
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 325.00–575.00 $469.64
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–670.00 $635.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 500.00–670.00 $581.43

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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 7 1,075.00–1,250.00 $1,129.29 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 725.00–880.00 $802.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 700.00–1,000.00 $837.50 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 600.00 $600.00 —

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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.