Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 28, 2021

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.97/cwt +6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 418 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.32/cwt +3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 525 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.20/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 476 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 420 463 540
Feeder cattle 369 404 501
Slaughter cattle 23 36 32
Replacement cattle 28 23 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 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
305–340 328 3 170.00–180.00 $173.10 $568 —
350–388 372 7 169.00–172.50 $171.28 $637 +1.28
400–439 423 11 165.00–172.00 $169.13 $715 +3.87
450–495 467 7 157.00–165.00 $160.14 $748 +0.33
505–537 525 26 150.00–159.00 $155.32 $815 +3.49
550–597 571 12 142.00–150.00 $143.98 $822 -0.81
602–638 624 11 130.00–140.00 $135.97 $848 -5.12
650–693 670 11 125.00–138.00 $131.80 $883 -0.28
710–746 733 13 125.00–131.00 $127.60 $935 -0.59
760–793 783 10 120.00–128.00 $126.04 $987 -0.32
1130 1130 1 102.50 $102.50 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 162.50 $162.50 $520 ±0.00
380–390 387 3 135.00–161.00 $152.48 $590 —
417–435 423 9 140.00–162.50 $153.34 $649 —
530 530 2 150.00 $150.00 $795 +5.23
583–585 584 5 125.00–126.00 $125.40 $732 -8.11
605–630 613 3 115.00–120.00 $118.29 $725 -11.71
795 795 1 114.00 $114.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 —
685 685 2 105.00 $105.00 $719 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 313 3 155.00–159.00 $156.40 $490 +11.45
350–385 375 12 146.00–155.00 $149.72 $561 +8.13
400–436 418 29 140.00–150.00 $143.97 $602 +6.24
465–485 476 21 135.00–142.50 $137.20 $653 +2.47
510–531 524 20 130.00–137.50 $132.38 $694 +0.46
555–585 577 14 127.50–132.00 $130.16 $751 +1.15
605–645 630 15 120.00–128.00 $123.37 $777 -1.60
653–690 674 11 114.00–120.00 $116.19 $783 -5.77
710 710 1 112.50 $112.50 $799 -9.00
783 783 2 120.00 $120.00 $940 +4.67
840 840 1 96.00 $96.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 376 8 137.00–145.00 $141.35 $531 +5.35
410 410 2 132.50 $132.50 $543 —
465–480 471 5 125.00–135.00 $129.08 $608 +14.08
515–540 526 8 120.00–125.00 $122.16 $643 —
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 —
685 685 2 110.00 $110.00 $754 -4.48
715–720 718 2 100.00–102.00 $101.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 120.00 $120.00 $522 —
460 460 1 117.00 $117.00 $538 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 190.00 $190.00 $542 —
315–335 326 5 160.00–170.00 $167.56 $546 —
360–395 375 10 157.50–162.50 $160.41 $602 -3.90
415–430 424 7 155.00–160.00 $157.41 $667 +2.78
450–490 472 17 145.00–150.00 $148.43 $701 +3.85
503–545 517 11 135.00–148.00 $141.97 $734 +6.50
555–590 568 7 126.00–135.00 $129.81 $737 -1.88
600–645 621 10 125.00–128.00 $126.67 $787 +0.20
690 690 2 125.00 $125.00 $862 —
720 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 +6.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 172.50 $172.50 $483 —
305–330 313 3 155.00–160.00 $156.76 $491 —
355–360 358 4 145.00–157.50 $151.29 $542 —
418 418 3 143.00 $143.00 $598 -2.00
465–475 468 6 138.00–145.00 $140.98 $660 —
520–545 537 6 125.00–147.00 $134.14 $720 -3.36
560–580 570 4 120.00–123.00 $121.53 $693 +6.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 379 5 130.00–140.00 $133.75 $507 —
550 550 2 112.50 $112.50 $619 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1645 1492 75-80% 12 58.00–65.00 $61.07 $911 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1160 1016 85-90% 5 53.00–58.00 $55.52 $564 +8.95
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $652 —
1130–1325 1197 80-85% 3 62.00–65.00 $63.42 $759 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–2030 1658 3 80.00–85.00 $82.04 $1,360 —

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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) 10 335.00–570.00 $412.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 400.00–650.00 $566.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–825.00 $788.33

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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 3 975.00–1,100.00 $1,050.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —

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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.