Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 14, 2021

933 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.41/cwt +2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 521 lb · 45 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.57/cwt +6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 662 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.16/cwt +2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 515 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 933 485 418
Feeder cattle 803 407 354
Slaughter cattle 79 55 29
Replacement cattle 51 23 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: No trend, no sale last week due to 4th July holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 -2.26
406–413 409 8 155.00–165.00 $160.59 $657 +1.90
460–490 475 9 152.50–159.00 $155.46 $738 -0.60
501–540 521 45 149.50–158.50 $153.41 $799 +2.98
561–568 565 26 147.00–150.00 $148.07 $837 +7.08
608–648 627 29 134.00–145.00 $139.21 $873 +1.74
655–689 662 34 131.00–136.00 $134.57 $891 +6.57
705–720 712 11 119.50–123.00 $119.95 $854 -3.77
790 790 1 120.00 $120.00 $948 +1.03
930–935 933 2 105.00–108.00 $106.50 $994 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 152.50 $152.50 $488 —
455–495 474 9 145.00–155.00 $148.63 $705 —
500–530 522 11 145.00–149.00 $146.25 $763 —
560–565 561 4 120.00–132.50 $129.35 $726 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 135.00 $135.00 $567 —
490 490 1 115.00 $115.00 $564 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 316 10 147.50–155.00 $150.43 $475 +1.30
350–395 372 25 137.50–145.00 $140.85 $524 -2.97
405–444 430 19 135.00–140.50 $138.60 $596 -1.52
468–487 478 17 137.00–139.00 $138.07 $660 -0.61
508–530 515 31 130.00–138.00 $136.16 $701 +2.61
565–580 571 15 128.00–133.00 $129.13 $737 -3.05
585 585 1 152.50 $152.50 $892 +20.32
608–643 611 22 120.00–129.00 $128.14 $783 +7.66
650 650 15 118.50 $118.50 $770 +5.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 324 12 137.50–142.50 $140.24 $454 +1.24
350–393 370 17 130.00–137.50 $133.68 $495 -3.81
415–440 426 13 130.00–132.50 $131.22 $559 +0.22
475 475 3 127.50 $127.50 $606 -0.86
520 520 3 125.00 $125.00 $650 —
555–565 560 6 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $647 —
630–635 631 7 110.00–115.00 $111.44 $703 +3.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 115.00 $115.00 $483 —
685 685 2 100.00 $100.00 $685 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 312 9 157.50–169.00 $161.25 $503 -1.72
395 395 2 160.00 $160.00 $632 +2.82
410–430 426 11 155.00–160.00 $155.88 $664 +5.08
470–495 483 8 149.00–154.00 $151.56 $732 +8.24
502–547 523 16 131.00–138.00 $133.74 $699 -5.24
550–585 567 8 127.00–135.00 $129.63 $735 -4.29
605–630 616 11 123.00–128.00 $127.01 $782 -2.47
700–720 708 5 117.00–118.00 $117.59 $833 +1.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 316 10 150.00–157.50 $152.94 $483 -0.03
415–430 425 9 140.00–150.00 $145.78 $620 —
475–495 488 3 125.00–140.00 $135.14 $659 +1.19
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 122.00 $122.00 $506 —
520 520 2 115.00 $115.00 $598 —
575 575 1 113.00 $113.00 $650 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1235 1103 80-85% 4 61.00–63.00 $61.51 $678 —
950–1495 1172 80-85% 28 64.00–72.50 $68.09 $798 —
1205–1460 1289 80-85% 4 73.00–77.50 $75.11 $968 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,018 +9.81
1230–1750 1525 75-80% 14 61.50–68.00 $63.71 $972 +7.71
1795 1795 75-80% 2 58.00 $58.00 $1,041 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 85-90% 2 45.00 $45.00 $416 —
900–1035 943 85-90% 7 54.00–60.00 $57.29 $540 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,472 —
1450–1665 1588 3 74.00–80.00 $77.65 $1,233 —
1575–2080 1770 3 83.00–87.00 $85.75 $1,518 +1.91

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 32 300.00–410.00 $370.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 560.00–700.00 $631.43
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–975.00 $925.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 950.00–1,075.00 $1,030.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 380.00–550.00 $422.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.