Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

534 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.82/cwt -2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 476 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.72/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 572 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $130.65/cwt +0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 562 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 534 420 665
Feeder cattle 476 369 557
Slaughter cattle 28 23 77
Replacement cattle 30 28 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 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
300–345 335 7 180.00–192.50 $185.42 $621 +12.32
360–380 373 14 174.00–186.00 $177.93 $664 +6.65
405–445 426 12 163.00–175.00 $169.38 $722 +0.25
455–495 476 11 155.00–165.00 $160.14 $762 ±0.00
520–530 523 10 151.00–158.00 $155.00 $811 -0.32
568–590 578 12 147.00–152.00 $149.76 $866 +5.78
600–630 612 24 135.00–144.00 $139.80 $856 +3.83
655–685 664 13 135.00–144.00 $139.88 $929 +8.08
720–735 728 4 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $964 +4.87
760–790 770 3 125.00–133.00 $127.74 $984 +1.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 331 15 162.00–175.00 $170.42 $564 +7.92
370–390 384 10 159.00–169.00 $163.06 $626 +10.58
425 425 7 155.00–161.00 $157.57 $670 +4.23
515–530 521 8 136.00–146.00 $141.91 $739 -8.09
565–580 574 8 127.00–132.50 $129.03 $741 +3.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 331 17 155.00–165.00 $158.49 $525 +2.09
355–395 371 15 145.00–157.50 $151.57 $562 +1.85
405 405 4 151.00–157.50 $154.25 $625 +10.28
420–445 431 17 137.50–147.50 $142.23 $613 -1.74
450–495 476 32 130.00–141.00 $134.82 $642 -2.38
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 +2.62
500–545 524 21 128.00–134.00 $132.09 $692 -0.29
550–595 572 27 122.00–133.00 $128.72 $736 -1.44
610–635 618 6 124.00–130.00 $127.81 $790 +4.44
650 650 1 134.00 $134.00 $871 +17.81
655–695 669 8 120.00–126.00 $121.80 $815 +5.61
720 720 1 121.00 $121.00 $871 +8.50
795 795 2 105.00 $105.00 $835 -15.00
870 870 1 94.00 $94.00 $818 —
915 915 1 95.00 $95.00 $869 —
1015 1015 3 84.50 $84.50 $858 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 9 145.00–152.50 $149.18 $489 —
380–390 385 6 134.00–135.00 $134.16 $517 -7.19
425–440 431 9 130.00–135.00 $131.68 $568 -0.82
475–490 483 8 115.00–124.00 $119.16 $576 -9.92
515–525 520 6 112.50–118.00 $115.18 $599 -6.98
575–585 581 5 110.00–117.50 $112.97 $656 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 478 3 110.00–113.00 $111.03 $531 -5.97
770 770 1 85.00 $85.00 $654 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 208.00 $208.00 $551 +18.00
320–345 338 6 172.50–185.00 $177.36 $599 +9.80
365–375 371 8 165.00–178.00 $171.05 $635 +10.64
410–440 425 10 157.00–170.00 $163.47 $695 +6.06
470–495 479 20 139.00–150.50 $146.73 $703 -1.70
500–525 512 12 132.00–140.00 $135.66 $695 -6.31
552–580 562 24 127.50–135.00 $130.65 $734 +0.84
605–638 618 20 126.00–130.00 $128.01 $791 +1.34
650–685 665 12 125.00–130.00 $127.60 $849 +2.60
720–740 730 13 124.00–126.00 $124.76 $911 -0.24
750–795 774 11 118.00–126.00 $120.86 $935 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 155.00–165.00 $161.00 $523 +4.24
365–380 371 5 150.00–162.50 $157.38 $584 +6.09
420–440 433 8 142.50–155.00 $150.09 $650 +7.09
480–490 484 5 132.00–135.00 $133.21 $645 -7.77
525 525 3 124.00 $124.00 $651 -10.14
550–580 569 8 120.00–125.00 $122.80 $699 +1.27
600–625 615 5 115.00–122.00 $117.73 $724 —
660–675 668 6 110.00–118.00 $114.04 $762 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1015 969 85-90% 4 55.00–59.00 $57.45 $557 —
980 980 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $490 —
1115 1115 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $691 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1240 1150 75-80% 5 60.00–62.00 $60.43 $695 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1215 1145 80-85% 3 64.00–69.00 $65.89 $754 +7.89
1370 1370 80-85% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,055 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1730 1488 3 74.00–80.00 $78.41 $1,167 —
1475–1830 1571 5 86.00–94.00 $88.80 $1,395 —

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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) 3 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,008.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 850.00–1,075.00 $970.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 650.00–860.00 $780.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–825.00 $750.00

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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 7 625.00–900.00 $710.71 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,116.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.