Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 21, 2021

463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.83/cwt -1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 524 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.79/cwt -3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 586 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.09/cwt +1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 628 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 463 933 311
Feeder cattle 404 803 251
Slaughter cattle 36 79 51
Replacement cattle 23 51 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared t a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 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
370 370 1 170.00 $170.00 $629 +10.00
405–440 419 11 161.00–170.00 $165.26 $692 +4.67
450–495 472 19 157.50–162.00 $159.81 $754 +4.35
510–540 524 31 146.00–158.00 $151.83 $796 -1.58
550–596 586 31 144.00–150.00 $144.79 $848 -3.28
605–640 628 23 135.50–143.50 $141.09 $886 +1.88
660–693 681 21 130.00–135.00 $132.08 $899 -2.49
715–745 725 5 126.00–129.00 $128.19 $929 +8.24
770–782 774 18 126.00–127.50 $126.36 $978 +6.36
830–840 835 3 117.00–122.00 $119.66 $999 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 162.50 $162.50 $528 +10.00
455–465 459 8 140.00–150.00 $144.97 $665 -3.66
500–520 515 4 143.00–146.00 $144.77 $746 -1.48
560–590 575 4 133.00–134.00 $133.51 $768 +4.16
630 630 1 130.00 $130.00 $819 —
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 163.00 $163.00 $350 —
305–340 323 5 142.50–150.00 $144.95 $468 -5.48
365–390 382 3 140.00–145.00 $141.59 $541 +0.74
410–435 426 13 135.00–140.00 $137.73 $587 -0.87
456 value added 456 4 141.00 $141.00 $643 —
465–495 482 9 131.00–141.00 $134.73 $649 -3.34
505–545 522 18 127.00–135.00 $131.92 $689 -4.24
575–598 586 20 127.00–131.50 $129.01 $756 -23.49
605–620 613 8 122.50–128.00 $124.97 $766 -3.17
665 value added 665 2 127.50 $127.50 $848 —
655–696 680 20 120.00–127.00 $121.96 $829 +3.46
720–725 723 2 121.00–122.00 $121.50 $878 —
765 765 3 113.00–116.50 $115.33 $882 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 142.00 $142.00 $334 —
380 380 2 136.00 $136.00 $517 +2.32
490 490 1 115.00 $115.00 $564 -12.50
575 575 1 118.00 $118.00 $678 +2.50
660–680 668 6 112.50–116.00 $114.48 $765 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 99.00 $99.00 $658 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 369 5 159.00–170.00 $164.31 $606 +4.31
420–430 428 7 147.50–161.00 $154.63 $662 -1.25
480–490 486 5 138.00–147.50 $144.58 $703 -6.98
520–545 526 15 132.00–138.00 $135.47 $713 +1.73
565–575 568 3 130.00–135.00 $131.69 $748 +2.06
610–645 629 14 122.00–130.00 $126.47 $795 -0.54
650 650 1 126.00 $126.00 $819 —
710–725 720 3 118.00–119.00 $118.33 $852 +0.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 145.00 $145.00 $594 -0.78
520 520 2 137.50 $137.50 $715 —
580 580 2 115.00 $115.00 $667 —
760 760 1 95.00 $95.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 137.50 $137.50 $598 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1500 1205 80-85% 12 64.00–72.00 $66.77 $805 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1055 1028 85-90% 2 44.00–49.00 $46.57 $479 —
900–1280 1043 85-90% 3 53.00–58.50 $55.24 $576 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1665 1257 75-80% 5 60.00–67.00 $64.49 $811 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 74.00 $74.00 $977 —
1720–1840 1773 3 84.00–92.00 $88.71 $1,573 +2.96

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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) 5 700.00–785.00 $762.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 605.00–750.00 $701.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 400.00–515.00 $457.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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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 2 625.00–750.00 $687.50 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.