Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 9, 2021

498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $137.68/cwt -3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 414 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $154.27/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 415 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $146.35/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 476 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 498 424 503
Feeder cattle 384 334 407
Slaughter cattle 64 57 78
Replacement cattle 50 33 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 206 4 170.00–185.00 $177.33 $365 —
275 275 1 175.00 $175.00 $481 —
310–345 333 4 157.00–164.00 $160.18 $533 +0.18
350–365 355 3 155.00–162.50 $159.18 $565 +2.79
385 385 2 125.00 $125.00 $481 -31.39
400–430 415 15 151.00–155.00 $154.27 $640 -0.73
470–495 476 14 144.00–150.00 $146.35 $697 -0.50
500–530 514 8 136.00–146.00 $139.11 $715 +4.60
560–565 563 5 133.00–134.00 $133.40 $751 +1.75
600–640 625 7 127.50–132.00 $129.39 $809 +2.91
650–655 653 5 125.00–130.00 $128.81 $841 +3.64
715 715 1 120.00 $120.00 $858 +0.85
780 780 1 116.00 $116.00 $905 —
815 815 3 110.00 $110.00 $896 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 155.00 $155.00 $326 —
510–518 517 8 125.00–131.00 $130.26 $673 —
615–630 621 5 117.50–125.00 $121.96 $757 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 5 131.00 $131.00 $510 —
470 470 1 122.50 $122.50 $576 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 222 5 140.00–165.00 $152.68 $339 —
275–280 278 4 137.50–140.00 $138.74 $386 —
300–340 318 6 137.00–140.00 $138.31 $440 +3.45
350–395 373 12 132.50–137.50 $134.63 $502 +2.21
400–440 410 9 130.00–134.00 $131.69 $540 +3.58
465–485 470 10 125.00–131.00 $127.71 $600 +1.48
500–530 513 6 120.00–129.00 $125.15 $642 +3.24
570–580 575 12 119.00–126.00 $123.92 $713 +7.16
600 600 8 116.00–123.00 $120.38 $722 +6.87
675–690 683 4 109.00–114.00 $111.47 $761 +2.86
730 730 3 106.00 $106.00 $774 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 368 3 127.50–130.00 $128.37 $472 +5.87
400–440 422 6 115.00–120.00 $117.72 $497 -0.96
465–490 477 7 112.50–120.00 $116.79 $557 -1.56
505–545 517 10 107.50–115.00 $110.24 $570 -2.19
565 565 1 105.00 $105.00 $593 —
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 +2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 110.00 $110.00 $473 —
460 460 1 107.00 $107.00 $492 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 2 183.00–185.00 $183.96 $383 +19.96
270–275 273 2 162.50–177.00 $169.68 $463 —
330–340 335 2 155.00–164.00 $159.43 $534 +5.76
350–395 372 10 142.50–159.00 $154.94 $576 +8.42
400–446 414 21 134.00–143.00 $137.68 $570 -3.90
480–495 486 8 125.00–137.50 $129.85 $631 -1.83
510–540 527 10 120.00–130.00 $124.82 $658 +1.86
550–580 565 6 116.00–126.00 $120.85 $683 +0.44
600–645 630 5 110.00–116.00 $112.12 $706 -0.02
650–690 677 3 110.00–112.00 $111.36 $754 -3.15
745 745 1 109.00 $109.00 $812 -0.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 165.00 $165.00 $330 +5.00
400–425 416 5 130.00–134.00 $132.82 $553 +6.27
470–490 478 8 115.00–125.00 $120.57 $576 -3.53
515–540 526 8 115.00–119.00 $117.24 $617 +2.92
580 580 1 110.00 $110.00 $638 -1.98
755 755 1 97.50 $97.50 $736 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 122.50 $122.50 $441 —
420–445 433 2 105.00–117.50 $111.43 $482 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1025 1002 80-85% 3 59.00–60.00 $59.34 $595 -0.89
915–1450 1149 80-85% 20 62.00–70.50 $67.68 $778 —
900–1470 1201 80-85% 7 71.00–80.50 $74.66 $897 +0.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1555 1180 75-80% 8 60.00–68.00 $64.05 $756 —
1310 1310 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $720 —
1250–1395 1340 75-80% 3 70.00–73.50 $71.77 $962 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $458 —
800–1085 946 85-90% 8 50.00–58.00 $54.08 $512 —
1225 1225 85-90% 1 59.50 $59.50 $729 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1210 1130 2 80.00–84.00 $82.14 $928 —
1250 1250 1 77.00 $77.00 $962 —
1960 1960 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,842 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 710.00–850.00 $756.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 430.00–640.00 $528.08
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,105.00 $1,105.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 855.00–1,150.00 $972.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 650.00–855.00 $722.14
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 235.00–440.00 $363.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 505.00 $505.00

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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 4 650.00–840.00 $765.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 990.00–1,200.00 $1,105.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 325.00 $325.00 —

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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.