Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

621 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $141.18/cwt +7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 575 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.42/cwt +4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 620 lb · 24 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $129.95/cwt +9.95 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 709 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 621 498 360
Feeder cattle 523 384 316
Slaughter cattle 74 64 25
Replacement cattle 24 50 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher, instances 7.00 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
310–340 332 4 171.00–180.00 $173.10 $575 +12.92
370–395 383 6 162.50–170.00 $166.18 $636 +41.18
410–448 423 11 153.50–165.00 $158.81 $672 +4.54
470–490 484 7 148.00–157.00 $152.38 $738 +6.03
510–545 528 17 142.50–155.00 $148.22 $783 +9.11
550–589 575 25 136.00–144.00 $141.18 $812 +7.78
605–645 633 12 134.00–139.00 $136.18 $862 +6.79
660–690 671 9 127.00–136.00 $132.94 $892 +4.13
700–725 709 23 128.00–133.00 $129.95 $921 +9.95
773–795 777 15 124.00–130.00 $126.27 $981 +10.27
815–835 825 2 122.00–127.00 $124.47 $1,027 +14.47
938 938 5 108.50 $108.50 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 162.50 $162.50 $512 —
455–485 478 6 135.00–141.00 $138.52 $662 —
520–533 529 13 125.00–138.00 $134.90 $714 +4.64
668 668 2 125.00 $125.00 $835 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 318 3 140.00–145.00 $141.70 $451 +3.39
370–395 381 5 136.00–141.00 $138.54 $528 +3.91
412–440 426 20 134.00–140.00 $137.27 $585 +5.58
470–490 482 9 130.00–135.00 $133.08 $641 +5.37
500–545 526 16 126.00–135.00 $129.98 $684 +4.83
550–580 563 19 127.00–129.50 $128.70 $725 +4.78
601–639 620 24 120.00–126.00 $124.42 $771 +4.04
655–697 687 13 116.00–125.00 $122.01 $838 +10.54
700–714 707 10 117.00–120.00 $118.79 $840 +12.79
780 780 7 102.00 $102.00 $796 —
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 136.00 $136.00 $537 +7.63
420–440 430 4 131.00–132.00 $131.49 $565 +13.77
520–530 526 9 115.00–125.00 $121.21 $638 +10.97
560–585 573 4 105.00–117.00 $111.13 $637 +6.13
610–630 619 8 105.00–118.00 $111.35 $689 +11.35
651–668 659 9 107.00–111.00 $109.20 $720 —
725 725 2 107.50 $107.50 $779 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 117.50 $117.50 $494 +7.50
500–505 503 4 102.00–110.00 $105.98 $533 —
590 590 2 100.00 $100.00 $590 —
630 630 1 95.00 $95.00 $598 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 182.50 $182.50 $365 -1.46
260 260 1 180.00 $180.00 $468 +10.32
300 300 1 180.00 $180.00 $540 +20.57
360–390 379 11 158.00–170.00 $162.78 $617 +7.84
400–435 419 7 150.00–159.00 $154.34 $647 +16.66
485–490 487 6 134.00–148.00 $143.18 $697 +13.33
503 fancy 503 6 137.50 $137.50 $692 —
530–545 538 7 126.50–132.00 $127.44 $686 +2.62
550–585 570 15 120.00–130.00 $124.46 $709 +3.61
610–640 625 4 116.00–121.00 $118.56 $741 +6.44
685 685 1 105.00 $105.00 $719 -6.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 —
370–380 378 8 147.50–158.00 $151.53 $573 —
420 420 2 140.00 $140.00 $588 +7.18
470–485 477 11 127.50–130.00 $129.15 $616 +8.58
565–590 577 7 116.00–120.00 $117.68 $679 +7.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 107.00 $107.00 $503 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $486 —
1025–1500 1106 80-85% 16 65.00–73.00 $69.39 $767 —
1075–1430 1211 80-85% 16 74.00–80.00 $76.35 $925 +1.69
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $800 —
1200–1560 1363 75-80% 3 73.00–79.00 $76.06 $1,037 —
1080–1665 1371 75-80% 21 64.00–72.00 $67.10 $920 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–990 937 85-90% 9 55.00–59.00 $57.19 $536 +8.19
1000–1060 1040 85-90% 3 63.00–65.00 $63.64 $662 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1695 1601 4 89.50–95.00 $92.64 $1,483 —

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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) 3 825.00–915.00 $871.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 525.00–800.00 $623.57
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 380.00–500.00 $453.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 615.00 $615.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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 2 500.00–550.00 $525.00 —

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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.