Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.11/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 429 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $146.85/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 467 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.35/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 479 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 424 487 487
Feeder cattle 334 384 384
Slaughter cattle 57 74 69
Replacement cattle 33 29 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. 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
325 325 1 160.00 $160.00 $520 —
370–385 375 13 156.00–158.00 $156.39 $586 -0.61
410 410 1 155.00 $155.00 $636 +3.00
450–470 467 16 144.00–147.50 $146.85 $686 +0.60
515–540 528 2 134.00–135.00 $134.51 $710 -1.53
560–590 577 3 130.00–133.00 $131.65 $760 —
610 value added 610 4 133.50 $133.50 $814 —
600–625 612 3 124.50–129.00 $126.48 $774 +4.48
650–695 684 4 122.50–126.00 $125.17 $856 -0.83
730–745 740 6 117.00–122.00 $119.15 $882 +9.15
835 835 2 110.00 $110.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 145.00 $145.00 $508 ±0.00
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 —
450 450 1 144.00 $144.00 $648 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 326 6 132.50–143.00 $134.86 $440 -0.76
350–380 360 11 130.00–134.00 $132.42 $477 -2.10
405–436 429 27 126.00–133.00 $128.11 $550 -3.94
470–495 486 10 123.00–128.00 $126.23 $613 -0.84
500–545 518 9 120.00–124.00 $121.91 $631 +1.92
560–585 568 12 114.00–119.00 $116.76 $663 +1.52
610–615 611 4 112.00–116.00 $113.51 $694 -0.49
663–690 670 4 105.00–119.00 $108.61 $728 —
730 730 2 117.00 $117.00 $854 +7.00
772 772 3 108.00 $108.00 $834 +10.97
900 900 1 85.00 $85.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 120.00–127.50 $122.50 $453 -5.36
420–425 422 3 117.50–121.00 $118.68 $501 -0.29
465–495 479 13 115.00–120.00 $118.35 $567 +2.11
525–535 529 5 110.00–116.00 $112.43 $595 -2.73
625 625 1 97.50 $97.50 $609 —
733 733 2 82.00 $82.00 $601 -4.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 117.50 $117.50 $458 —
525 525 1 75.00 $75.00 $394 -30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 164.00 $164.00 $369 —
305–335 325 4 150.00–160.00 $153.67 $499 -13.16
375–390 383 3 142.00–155.00 $146.52 $561 -5.36
400–430 417 9 137.50–145.00 $141.58 $590 -1.07
475–480 477 3 130.00–135.00 $131.68 $628 +1.83
496 value added 496 4 143.00 $143.00 $709 —
500–540 522 12 117.00–132.00 $122.96 $642 +0.92
550–560 555 11 115.00–125.00 $120.41 $668 +3.20
600–630 614 8 110.00–116.00 $112.14 $689 +0.01
660–675 665 8 112.00–117.00 $114.51 $761 +1.94
710–725 716 6 107.00–112.00 $109.68 $785 +3.90
815 815 1 98.00 $98.00 $799 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 160.00 $160.00 $320 —
390 390 2 139.00 $139.00 $542 -3.50
400–440 424 7 120.00–130.00 $126.55 $537 +4.05
460–480 472 11 120.00–128.00 $124.10 $586 +2.98
515–545 533 8 112.50–118.00 $114.32 $609 -3.68
575–595 585 6 109.00–115.00 $111.98 $655 +1.75
640 640 1 107.50 $107.50 $688 —
650 650 1 107.50 $107.50 $699 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 135.00 $135.00 $459 —
460 460 1 105.00 $105.00 $483 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1075 1005 80-85% 5 59.00–61.00 $60.23 $605 —
925–1350 1077 80-85% 14 62.50–70.50 $66.61 $717 —
1110–1355 1233 80-85% 3 73.00–76.00 $74.07 $913 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1035 970 85-90% 7 41.00–48.00 $45.97 $446 —
900–1140 1017 85-90% 9 51.00–58.00 $54.22 $551 -7.12
950–1135 1043 85-90% 2 57.00–60.00 $58.37 $609 -2.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1265 1230 75-80% 2 67.00–68.00 $67.49 $830 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1580 1463 2 67.00–71.00 $69.16 $1,012 —
1430–1870 1628 4 93.00–98.00 $95.27 $1,551 —
1490–2000 1745 6 82.00–90.00 $86.86 $1,516 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–825.00 $750.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 570.00–700.00 $625.56
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 725.00–975.00 $833.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 395.00–570.00 $467.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.