Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

503 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.00/cwt +17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 847 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $130.70/cwt -8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 585 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.04/cwt -2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $535/hd at 418 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 503 464 496
Feeder cattle 379 420 367
Slaughter cattle 48 26 47
Replacement cattle 76 18 82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady 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
330 330 1 162.00 $162.00 $535 —
465–483 476 15 135.00–140.00 $136.19 $648 -7.96
500 500 2 137.00 $137.00 $685 -4.67
560–598 585 20 127.00–134.00 $130.70 $765 -8.30
615–630 623 16 123.00–129.00 $126.06 $785 -11.49
650–680 665 4 123.00–125.00 $123.98 $824 -2.52
710 710 2 122.00 $122.00 $866 —
753 753 2 118.00 $118.00 $889 -2.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 131.00 $131.00 $489 -8.00
498 498 8 125.00 $125.00 $622 -7.50
520 520 3 125.00 $125.00 $650 —
665 665 3 109.00 $109.00 $725 —
725–745 739 7 110.00 $110.00 $813 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 115.00 $115.00 $460 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 322 10 134.00–140.00 $135.85 $437 -3.57
365–385 373 6 127.50–135.00 $130.01 $485 -4.96
400–445 417 17 125.00–129.00 $127.63 $532 -2.82
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 +4.55
450–484 474 12 123.00–128.00 $124.67 $591 -1.50
500–537 522 18 119.00–123.00 $120.08 $627 +1.94
591 591 10 112.50 $112.50 $665 -2.15
633 633 3 110.00 $110.00 $696 +1.43
725–745 735 3 111.00–113.00 $112.00 $823 —
760–770 765 2 102.00–110.00 $105.97 $811 —
847 847 29 112.00 $112.00 $949 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 130.00 $130.00 $442 +0.47
373–380 376 5 131.00–135.00 $132.62 $499 +7.61
425 425 2 123.00 $123.00 $523 +5.00
485–490 488 4 118.00 $118.00 $576 +3.12
535 535 2 113.00 $113.00 $605 +1.79
620 620 5 108.00 $108.00 $670 —
664–690 676 10 95.00–101.00 $97.36 $658 -3.64
792 792 7 94.00 $94.00 $744 —
805 805 2 85.00 $85.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 108.00 $108.00 $432 -2.00
500 500 1 97.50 $97.50 $488 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 180.00 $180.00 $360 +9.11
270 270 3 157.50 $157.50 $425 -6.45
300–315 308 4 156.00–163.00 $159.41 $491 +11.70
365–385 377 9 140.00–148.00 $143.27 $540 -0.61
400–440 420 8 130.00–136.00 $133.27 $560 -8.73
450–480 468 5 127.50–129.00 $128.08 $599 +3.08
503 503 3 131.00 $131.00 $659 +0.38
570 570 1 128.00 $128.00 $730 -0.35
720 720 1 102.50 $102.50 $738 -10.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 327 6 140.00–147.50 $144.08 $471 +4.01
475–485 480 4 122.50–123.00 $122.75 $589 -3.99
580 580 1 117.00 $117.00 $679 +4.00
670 670 1 92.50 $92.50 $620 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1215 1024 80-85% 6 57.00–62.00 $59.25 $607 -6.75
900–1355 1145 80-85% 11 64.00–70.00 $67.27 $770 —
1225–1300 1263 80-85% 2 72.50–74.00 $73.27 $925 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–925 893 85-90% 2 46.50–48.00 $47.22 $422 +4.94
915–1085 977 85-90% 8 53.00–61.00 $55.71 $544 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1355 1323 75-80% 5 59.00–64.00 $62.01 $820 —
1215–1450 1372 75-80% 3 54.00–55.50 $54.44 $747 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 78.00 $78.00 $854 —
1415 1415 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,259 —
1680 1680 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,613 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 950.00–1,100.00 $1,018.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 875.00–1,125.00 $1,035.42
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 650.00–725.00 $683.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 395.00–450.00 $436.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–700.00 $662.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,070.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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 13 1,025.00–1,325.00 $1,194.23 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 675.00–950.00 $834.38 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 800.00–900.00 $850.00 —

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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.