Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

201 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.27/cwt -0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 518 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $134.90/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 575 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 201 503 458
Feeder cattle 160 379 395
Slaughter cattle 21 48 32
Replacement cattle 20 76 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady . Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher, with the increase on steers and bulls. 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
300–325 313 2 158.00–160.00 $158.96 $498 -3.04
355 355 1 152.50 $152.50 $541 —
410–445 428 2 145.00–151.00 $148.12 $634 —
450–480 465 2 140.00–145.00 $142.58 $663 +6.39
525–540 532 6 137.50–145.00 $140.80 $749 +3.80
560–578 575 10 133.00–136.00 $134.90 $776 +4.20
600–645 618 4 128.00–130.00 $128.99 $797 +2.93
650–670 661 8 127.00–129.00 $128.12 $847 +4.14
710–735 729 4 122.00–128.00 $125.73 $917 +3.73
760–775 767 3 116.00–125.00 $119.98 $920 +1.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 2 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $521 +5.01
610 610 1 122.00 $122.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 117.00 $117.00 $690 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 140.00 $140.00 $420 +4.15
375–385 378 3 132.00–135.00 $133.98 $506 +3.97
400 400 1 132.00 $132.00 $528 +4.37
455–490 475 4 119.00–125.00 $120.98 $575 -3.69
500–535 518 11 117.00–122.00 $119.27 $618 -0.81
550–595 567 8 112.00–119.00 $116.09 $658 +3.59
600–645 628 5 105.00–112.00 $107.94 $678 -2.06
705 705 1 101.00 $101.00 $712 -11.00
750 750 1 95.00 $95.00 $712 -10.97
755–777 766 6 109.50–113.00 $111.22 $852 +5.25
895 895 1 84.00 $84.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 122.50–132.50 $127.65 $415 -2.35
480–490 485 4 105.00–112.50 $108.71 $527 -9.29
550 550 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 $564 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 202.50 $202.50 $405 +22.50
300–305 303 3 160.00–162.00 $160.67 $487 +1.26
350–390 379 4 140.00–149.00 $143.37 $543 +0.10
415–445 433 3 136.00–139.00 $137.67 $596 +4.40
455–480 469 4 120.00–125.00 $122.61 $575 -5.47
520–540 530 3 115.00–122.00 $117.63 $623 -13.37
550–595 583 4 111.00–115.00 $112.71 $657 -15.29
635 635 6 105.00–113.00 $108.50 $689 —
650 650 1 104.00 $104.00 $676 —
705–725 720 4 100.00–102.50 $101.12 $728 -1.38
760 760 1 100.00 $100.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 149.00 $149.00 $507 +4.92
450–495 483 4 110.00–120.00 $114.90 $555 -7.85
515–520 518 3 105.00–110.00 $106.66 $552 —
555–590 574 5 100.00–108.00 $103.68 $595 -13.32
675 675 2 97.50 $97.50 $658 +5.00
725 725 1 95.00 $95.00 $689 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1735 1465 75-80% 8 60.00–65.50 $62.17 $911 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1175 1118 80-85% 2 72.00 $72.00 $805 +4.73
810–1590 1304 80-85% 5 63.50–71.50 $65.83 $858 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $412 —
1075 1075 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $505 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1730 1703 2 86.00–87.00 $86.49 $1,473 —

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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) 2 650.00–775.00 $712.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–925.00 $875.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–700.00 $687.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 750.00–850.00 $800.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.