Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.07/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 476 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $129.85/cwt -6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 470 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $112.13/cwt ≈ $696/hd at 621 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 487 309 584
Feeder cattle 384 230 448
Slaughter cattle 74 49 64
Replacement cattle 29 30 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-4.00 higher. 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
380 380 1 157.00 $157.00 $597 -0.45
410 410 1 152.00 $152.00 $623 +1.79
455–495 475 3 143.00–151.00 $146.25 $695 +3.72
515–545 525 3 125.00–145.00 $136.04 $714 -0.79
634 634 5 122.00 $122.00 $773 -7.97
670 670 4 126.00 $126.00 $844 +6.99
741 741 4 110.00 $110.00 $815 -10.90
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 ±0.00
1060 1060 1 94.00 $94.00 $996 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 145.00 $145.00 $544 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 324 5 133.00–145.00 $135.62 $439 -3.49
360–395 371 12 132.00–137.00 $134.52 $499 +0.04
410–445 427 15 130.00–134.00 $132.05 $564 -0.05
450–495 476 20 123.00–131.00 $127.07 $605 +0.61
505–545 531 10 117.00–123.00 $119.99 $637 +0.54
550–580 565 14 105.00–118.00 $115.24 $651 +0.24
635 635 3 114.00 $114.00 $724 +1.01
716 716 5 110.00 $110.00 $788 —
750–795 777 3 95.00–98.00 $97.03 $754 +1.03
810–815 813 2 93.00–95.00 $94.00 $764 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 7 125.00–130.00 $127.86 $479 +0.82
410–415 413 5 115.00–125.00 $118.97 $491 —
465–470 468 4 115.00–117.50 $116.24 $544 -2.12
520–530 523 6 110.00–118.00 $115.16 $602 —
550–590 563 3 107.00–110.00 $108.05 $608 —
670 670 1 85.00 $85.00 $570 —
705–735 720 2 85.00–87.00 $86.02 $619 —
765 765 1 75.00 $75.00 $574 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 105.00 $105.00 $525 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 174.00 $174.00 $470 +4.00
300–340 318 4 160.00–173.00 $166.83 $531 +7.01
355–385 376 13 145.00–160.00 $151.88 $571 +4.27
410–445 431 11 140.00–146.00 $142.65 $615 -2.22
450–485 470 17 125.00–145.00 $129.85 $610 -6.31
510–540 521 10 120.00–125.00 $122.04 $636 -5.37
550–585 566 12 115.00–121.00 $117.21 $663 -4.27
603–640 621 15 107.00–116.00 $112.13 $696 —
660–695 678 5 110.00–116.00 $112.57 $763 +5.57
710–740 726 7 102.50–111.00 $105.78 $768 +2.79
835–845 840 2 97.00–98.00 $97.50 $819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 153.00 $153.00 $474 +18.00
385 385 2 142.50 $142.50 $549 —
420 420 1 122.50 $122.50 $514 -13.50
475–490 483 4 119.00–122.50 $121.12 $585 -6.01
510 510 3 118.00 $118.00 $602 —
560–595 580 11 105.00–113.00 $110.23 $639 —
600 600 2 105.00 $105.00 $630 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 122.50 $122.50 $466 +7.50
440–445 442 3 110.00–115.00 $113.32 $501 —
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1475 1175 80-85% 11 58.00–64.00 $61.03 $717 —
1150–1380 1263 80-85% 6 73.50–79.50 $76.10 $961 —
1110–1535 1281 80-85% 20 64.00–72.00 $68.37 $876 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $811 —
1165–1460 1286 75-80% 7 60.00–66.00 $63.81 $821 —
1465–1590 1544 75-80% 7 55.00–58.50 $56.83 $877 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1050 1027 85-90% 3 61.00–62.00 $61.34 $630 —
925–1160 1057 85-90% 9 52.50–59.00 $56.24 $594 -6.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740–1810 1775 2 93.00–96.00 $94.47 $1,677 —
1700–1860 1780 4 81.00–84.00 $82.51 $1,469 —

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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) 1 950.00 $950.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 875.00–1,050.00 $931.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 825.00–1,025.00 $892.86
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 500.00–800.00 $613.33

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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 5 625.00–850.00 $735.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,200.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.