Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.45/cwt -0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 430 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.14/cwt -2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 527 lb · 28 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.42/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $453/hd at 325 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 464 580 740
Feeder cattle 420 420 544
Slaughter cattle 26 60 148
Replacement cattle 18 100 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00 to 3.00 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
355–385 362 6 143.00–148.00 $146.63 $531 —
424–443 434 8 146.00 $146.00 $634 -4.87
461–495 474 8 141.00–146.00 $144.15 $683 —
530 value added 530 3 151.00 $151.00 $800 —
515–545 533 9 139.00–145.00 $141.67 $755 -2.33
550 550 3 139.00 $139.00 $764 -4.00
600–644 634 9 137.00–139.00 $137.55 $872 +4.00
680 680 3 126.50 $126.50 $860 -4.50
770–784 781 5 120.50–122.00 $120.80 $943 —
835 835 1 117.00 $117.00 $977 —
870 870 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,009 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 137.50–140.00 $138.67 $444 —
370 370 2 139.00 $139.00 $514 —
413–445 425 4 137.50–142.00 $140.34 $596 -4.66
470 470 1 132.50 $132.50 $623 —
610 610 1 122.50 $122.50 $747 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 215 4 145.00–155.00 $151.45 $326 —
250–275 263 4 141.00–150.00 $145.29 $382 —
310–340 325 22 135.00–143.00 $139.42 $453 -4.97
370–395 386 6 134.00–138.00 $134.97 $521 -0.90
405–445 430 29 125.00–136.00 $130.45 $561 -0.53
450–490 476 16 122.00–128.00 $126.17 $601 -0.89
505–545 527 28 115.00–123.00 $118.14 $623 -2.02
550–580 563 21 112.00–116.00 $114.65 $645 -4.23
610–635 618 22 106.50–116.00 $108.57 $671 -7.02
655–688 677 6 105.00–110.00 $106.61 $722 -6.23
810 810 1 95.00 $95.00 $770 +7.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 142.50 $142.50 $292 —
275–280 278 3 136.00–138.50 $137.68 $383 —
305–340 316 9 128.00–130.00 $129.53 $409 -2.48
360–395 373 10 121.00–129.00 $125.01 $466 +2.51
425 425 2 118.00 $118.00 $502 —
450–495 469 8 111.00–117.50 $114.88 $539 -2.43
500–540 522 8 109.00–115.00 $111.21 $581 -3.90
555–595 583 13 105.00–109.00 $107.95 $629 —
695 695 1 101.00 $101.00 $702 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 —
475–495 482 3 100.00 $100.00 $482 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 4 166.00–176.00 $170.89 $402 +0.89
265–290 272 5 161.00–166.00 $163.95 $446 -6.05
315–345 328 16 145.00–150.00 $147.71 $484 -16.78
365–395 375 9 142.50–146.00 $143.88 $540 -6.10
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 -14.98
410–445 423 16 139.00–146.00 $142.00 $601 -5.09
450–480 463 14 135.00–145.00 $138.52 $641 -2.05
465 465 2 125.00 $125.00 $581 -15.57
515–545 526 15 129.00–137.00 $130.62 $687 -4.27
550–580 563 17 125.00–132.00 $128.35 $723 -2.15
600–638 622 16 116.00–125.00 $121.23 $754 -7.26
650–690 676 20 105.00–115.00 $108.91 $736 -16.30
700 700 1 113.00 $113.00 $791 —
775–790 783 2 105.00–106.00 $105.50 $826 -4.50
865–870 868 2 99.00–106.00 $102.49 $890 -4.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 3 154.00–156.00 $154.99 $356 -5.01
315–340 329 7 137.00–142.00 $140.07 $461 +0.07
350–385 363 5 130.00–140.00 $135.95 $493 -3.05
420–430 425 2 125.00–129.00 $127.02 $540 -3.68
470–493 485 3 122.00–129.00 $126.74 $615 +3.39
575 575 2 113.00 $113.00 $650 -12.00
650 650 1 95.00 $95.00 $618 —
725 725 1 95.00 $95.00 $689 -5.00
750 750 1 95.00 $95.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 105.00 $105.00 $536 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–920 880 85-90% 4 40.00–45.00 $42.28 $372 —
960–1050 1005 85-90% 2 62.50–63.00 $62.74 $631 —
990–1080 1020 85-90% 3 52.00–60.50 $55.00 $561 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $690 —
1050–1625 1193 80-85% 7 61.50–65.00 $62.74 $748 +4.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $848 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–2215 1620 2 79.00–79.50 $79.34 $1,285 —
1535–2110 1740 3 86.00–89.50 $87.35 $1,520 —

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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) 1 700.00 $700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–925.00 $875.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00

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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 3 990.00–1,075.00 $1,046.67 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 680.00–770.00 $733.33 —

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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.