Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $135.53/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 523 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $127.28/cwt -3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 582 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.07/cwt -9.61 vs last sale · ≈ $525/hd at 430 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 734 534 760
Feeder cattle 464 476 646
Slaughter cattle 139 28 79
Replacement cattle 131 30 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
335–340 338 3 182.50–200.00 $188.28 $636 +2.86
375 375 2 188.00 $188.00 $705 +10.07
405–445 426 8 161.00–170.00 $164.95 $703 -4.43
450–475 461 16 153.00–161.00 $158.43 $730 -1.71
510–520 515 8 146.00–155.00 $150.14 $773 -4.86
637–645 638 14 132.50–137.00 $136.67 $872 -3.13
653 653 12 138.50 $138.50 $904 -1.38
703–737 725 15 127.00–134.00 $130.77 $948 -1.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 4 154.00 $154.00 $656 -3.57
504 504 7 136.00 $136.00 $685 -5.91
580–598 595 7 129.00–141.00 $130.67 $777 +1.64
720 720 3 120.00 $120.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 333 13 147.50–160.00 $152.25 $507 -6.24
365–395 381 10 145.00–155.00 $151.02 $575 -0.55
400–425 408 9 126.00–145.00 $136.27 $556 -17.98
452–487 477 16 125.00–127.50 $125.95 $601 -8.87
500–547 527 7 122.00–127.50 $124.82 $658 -7.27
555–585 573 4 116.00–127.00 $123.82 $709 -4.90
600 600 1 123.00 $123.00 $738 -4.81
650 650 13 114.00 $114.00 $741 -20.00
703–734 715 10 112.50–118.00 $115.74 $828 -5.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 4 149.00–150.00 $149.53 $478 +0.35
360–380 367 7 130.00–140.00 $133.58 $490 -0.58
400–445 430 17 120.00–130.00 $122.07 $525 -9.61
504–531 517 9 115.00–120.00 $117.50 $607 +2.32
570 570 1 114.00 $114.00 $650 +1.03
600–625 613 2 105.00–110.00 $107.45 $659 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 127.50 $127.50 $440 —
420 420 1 115.00 $115.00 $483 —

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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 4 172.50–200.00 $183.23 $592 +5.87
360–375 371 4 165.00–177.50 $170.81 $634 -0.24
420–445 430 11 147.50–161.00 $154.20 $663 -9.27
450–498 476 15 137.50–148.00 $140.16 $667 -6.57
510–545 523 22 131.00–139.00 $135.53 $709 -0.13
550–595 582 17 127.00–132.00 $127.28 $741 -3.37
620–625 621 7 126.00–128.00 $126.86 $788 -1.15
652–680 663 5 122.00–126.00 $124.36 $825 -3.24
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 -14.76
750–795 765 3 110.00–111.00 $110.35 $844 -10.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 170.00 $170.00 $510 +9.00
380–395 390 6 140.00–152.50 $146.66 $572 -10.72
425–440 433 8 137.50–147.00 $143.02 $619 -7.07
555–580 565 5 115.00–120.00 $117.95 $666 -4.85
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 -2.73
785 785 1 95.00 $95.00 $746 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 155.00 $155.00 $512 —
575 575 2 105.00 $105.00 $604 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1190 1138 80-85% 6 55.00–61.00 $58.44 $665 -7.45
1070–1205 1138 80-85% 2 70.50–71.00 $70.74 $805 +4.85
940–1470 1206 80-85% 37 62.00–69.50 $65.11 $785 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1355 1131 75-80% 4 54.00–58.00 $56.30 $637 —
1105–1720 1482 75-80% 31 60.00–67.00 $63.33 $939 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–900 880 85-90% 3 48.00–49.00 $48.34 $425 —
860–1410 1060 85-90% 12 52.00–59.00 $57.03 $605 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1670 1470 4 70.00–75.00 $73.12 $1,075 -5.29
1905–2025 1974 4 86.00–93.00 $89.24 $1,762 —
2145 2145 1 96.00 $96.00 $2,059 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 725.00–925.00 $807.14
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,000.00–1,240.00 $1,105.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 900.00–1,120.00 $1,004.67

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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 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,050.00–1,325.00 $1,200.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 600.00–975.00 $778.13 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 750.00–775.00 $762.50 —

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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.