Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 30, 2021

485 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.55/cwt -1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 531 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.68/cwt +3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 468 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.18/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 570 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 485 634 0
Feeder cattle 407 523 0
Slaughter cattle 55 65 0
Replacement cattle 23 46 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady to 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
300–345 320 5 163.00–168.00 $165.81 $531 +2.57
355–395 378 5 160.00–167.50 $162.26 $613 +0.23
400–430 412 11 157.00–165.00 $158.69 $654 +0.31
460–495 476 13 150.00–157.00 $156.06 $743 +1.87
505–545 532 18 145.00–152.00 $150.43 $800 +0.28
580–595 591 9 140.00–145.00 $140.99 $833 -2.45
600–615 608 2 135.00–140.00 $137.47 $836 -1.58
659 659 4 128.00 $128.00 $844 -8.88
704–739 730 16 123.00–126.00 $123.72 $903 -5.93
770–795 775 5 115.00–120.00 $118.97 $922 -1.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 150.00–156.00 $153.00 $566 +0.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 135.00 $135.00 $526 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 316 5 144.00–151.00 $149.13 $471 +6.55
380–395 388 2 140.00–147.50 $143.82 $558 -0.63
410 410 1 147.50 $147.50 $605 +10.35
420–445 432 18 137.00–144.00 $140.12 $605 +2.97
450–485 468 21 135.00–142.50 $138.68 $649 +3.03
515–548 531 27 130.00–138.00 $133.55 $709 -1.16
550–598 570 21 127.50–135.50 $132.18 $753 +1.85
600–630 618 20 117.00–129.00 $120.48 $745 -4.47
655–690 665 18 110.00–118.00 $112.87 $751 -7.13
700–738 722 7 105.00–114.00 $107.92 $779 -8.08
795 795 1 96.00 $96.00 $763 -6.50
820–840 830 2 85.00–87.00 $86.01 $714 -12.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 139.00 $139.00 $445 +0.49
380–395 388 2 137.00–138.00 $137.49 $533 +6.30
435 435 1 131.00 $131.00 $570 —
450–490 483 8 125.00–135.00 $128.36 $620 +2.45
600–645 630 3 105.00–115.00 $108.17 $681 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 125.00 $125.00 $475 —
560–575 568 2 90.00–95.00 $92.47 $525 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 6 160.00–167.00 $162.97 $526 +1.54
355–395 376 7 155.00–160.00 $157.18 $591 +3.49
430–440 432 10 146.00–156.00 $150.80 $651 +6.29
450–495 481 15 140.00–147.00 $143.32 $689 +2.07
505–545 523 15 135.00–143.00 $138.98 $727 +2.46
550–595 570 12 130.00–137.00 $133.92 $763 +2.01
600–645 621 8 125.00–131.00 $129.48 $804 +3.25
650–670 659 10 118.00–125.00 $121.49 $801 +0.38
720–740 728 7 112.50–120.00 $115.64 $842 +1.12
770–795 784 4 110.00–118.00 $113.53 $890 +8.26
815 815 1 109.00 $109.00 $888 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 320 3 152.50–154.00 $152.97 $490 +6.68
380–395 385 3 137.50–145.00 $141.68 $545 -3.32
470–490 481 7 129.00–138.00 $133.95 $644 +5.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 145.00 $145.00 $457 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1770 1458 75-80% 20 58.00–64.50 $60.19 $878 -2.87
1545 1545 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $865 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1190 1143 80-85% 3 58.00–59.00 $58.65 $670 —
1010–1470 1239 80-85% 9 60.00–67.00 $63.55 $787 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1050 950 85-90% 3 41.00–49.00 $46.61 $443 -18.41
935–1215 1143 85-90% 7 52.00–59.00 $56.52 $646 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–2035 1776 5 80.00–88.00 $83.84 $1,489 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 345.00–550.00 $470.83
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 525.00–600.00 $562.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 550.00–690.00 $603.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.