Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 23, 2021

634 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.65/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 483 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.44/cwt +2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 566 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.71/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 525 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 634 621 791
Feeder cattle 523 523 603
Slaughter cattle 65 74 127
Replacement cattle 46 24 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 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
300–346 336 8 160.00–166.00 $163.24 $548 -9.86
355–390 374 7 157.00–164.00 $162.03 $606 -4.15
400–430 414 9 154.00–162.00 $158.38 $656 -0.43
450–498 477 28 151.00–157.50 $154.19 $735 +1.81
500–545 523 6 149.00–154.00 $150.15 $785 +1.93
550–579 566 32 140.00–151.00 $143.44 $812 +2.26
625–641 635 20 134.00–141.00 $139.05 $883 +2.87
665–698 676 10 128.00–139.00 $136.88 $925 +3.94
720–749 739 15 128.00–134.00 $129.65 $958 -0.30
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 -6.27
805–845 823 4 120.00–125.00 $122.24 $1,006 -2.23
880 880 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 377 3 152.50–154.00 $152.99 $577 —
515–535 525 2 130.00–140.00 $135.10 $709 +0.20
575 575 1 138.00 $138.00 $794 —
715–740 728 2 112.50–120.00 $116.31 $847 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 162.50 $162.50 $325 —
300–345 330 6 133.00–150.00 $142.58 $471 +0.88
355–388 372 13 143.00–147.00 $144.45 $537 +5.91
420–446 437 28 135.00–144.00 $137.15 $599 -0.12
455–499 483 38 132.00–140.00 $135.65 $655 +2.57
505–545 525 29 129.00–138.00 $134.71 $707 +4.73
565–590 580 24 125.00–134.00 $130.33 $756 +1.63
615–647 633 9 123.00–130.00 $124.95 $791 +0.53
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
710 710 4 116.00 $116.00 $824 -2.79
765–775 770 2 102.00–103.00 $102.50 $789 +0.50
815 815 1 99.00 $99.00 $807 —
890 890 1 85.00 $85.00 $756 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 319 7 132.50–142.50 $138.51 $442 —
370–383 379 11 128.00–140.00 $131.19 $497 -4.81
450–495 471 8 120.00–128.00 $125.91 $593 —
500–530 516 11 115.00–129.00 $122.42 $632 +1.21
560–565 564 6 112.50–121.00 $119.59 $674 +8.46
683 683 2 105.00 $105.00 $717 -4.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 113.00 $113.00 $565 +7.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 260 4 162.50–170.00 $165.25 $430 -14.75
310–345 319 7 158.00–162.50 $161.43 $515 -18.57
350–385 368 13 150.00–160.00 $153.69 $566 -9.09
410–440 426 19 142.00–150.00 $144.51 $616 -9.83
480–495 490 14 137.50–144.00 $141.25 $692 -1.93
510–545 522 12 134.00–139.00 $136.52 $713 +9.08
555–595 573 25 127.00–137.00 $131.91 $756 +7.45
585 fancy 585 1 140.00 $140.00 $819 —
600–620 609 8 122.00–130.00 $126.23 $769 +7.67
660–695 683 13 118.00–125.00 $121.11 $827 +16.11
720–730 725 6 111.00–118.00 $114.52 $830 —
770–795 787 3 102.50–111.00 $105.27 $828 —
810 810 1 104.00 $104.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 4 145.00–147.50 $146.29 $468 -13.71
350 350 1 145.00 $145.00 $508 -6.53
410–420 417 7 130.00–140.00 $136.04 $567 -3.96
460–470 467 3 127.50–130.00 $128.32 $599 -0.83
540–545 543 3 125.00–128.00 $125.99 $684 —
600–645 620 10 112.50–120.00 $115.94 $719 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 117.50–127.50 $120.83 $520 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1045 1013 80-85% 2 60.00–63.50 $61.81 $626 —
1010–1505 1104 80-85% 21 68.00–73.50 $70.33 $776 +0.94
1030–1195 1156 80-85% 19 73.00–79.00 $74.88 $866 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1430 1316 75-80% 5 72.50–77.50 $75.09 $988 —
900–1730 1319 75-80% 11 64.00–71.00 $67.96 $896 —
1340–1605 1482 75-80% 3 62.00–64.00 $63.06 $935 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $468 —
940–975 952 85-90% 3 64.00–67.00 $65.02 $619 —
960–1065 1007 85-90% 6 55.00–62.00 $59.13 $595 -4.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 77.50 $77.50 $903 —
1390–1545 1468 2 87.50–94.00 $90.92 $1,335 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 800.00–1,100.00 $857.14
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 740.00–1,000.00 $846.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 565.00–750.00 $642.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 515.00 $515.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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 2 600.00–650.00 $625.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 910.00 $910.00 —

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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.