Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

574 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $137.35/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 615 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.28/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 528 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.31/cwt -0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 418 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 574 734 736
Feeder cattle 431 464 625
Slaughter cattle 76 139 83
Replacement cattle 67 131 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, heifers steady. 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
315–345 333 5 182.00–192.50 $187.63 $625 -0.65
352–395 367 20 175.00–186.00 $179.37 $658 -8.63
400 value added 400 1 186.00 $186.00 $744 —
415–435 427 13 165.00–177.00 $168.57 $720 +3.62
450–493 465 21 155.00–168.00 $161.47 $751 +3.04
505–545 515 21 145.00–156.00 $153.52 $791 +3.38
555–592 584 6 132.50–140.00 $134.96 $788 —
602–645 615 32 127.50–139.00 $137.35 $845 +0.68
738 738 3 130.00 $130.00 $959 -0.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–365 355 13 160.00–170.00 $163.32 $580 —
417–420 418 5 155.00–160.00 $157.99 $660 +3.99
460–465 463 4 145.00–150.00 $147.51 $683 —
555–562 560 4 120.00–129.00 $126.77 $710 -3.90
640 640 2 125.00 $125.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–330 328 8 143.50–152.50 $144.63 $474 -7.62
352–380 363 10 138.00–148.00 $142.09 $516 -8.93
406–440 418 21 132.50–140.00 $135.31 $566 -0.96
450–495 476 12 129.00–135.00 $130.29 $620 +4.34
505–546 528 23 126.00–129.00 $127.28 $672 +2.46
555–585 565 12 122.00–127.50 $125.10 $707 +1.28
620–625 621 6 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $779 +2.50
685–695 691 9 124.00–125.00 $124.89 $863 —
720 720 2 115.00–125.00 $120.00 $864 +4.26
815 815 1 105.00 $105.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 6 130.00–138.00 $135.94 $507 +2.36
425 425 6 122.50–130.00 $125.83 $535 +3.76
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 —
600 600 1 108.00 $108.00 $648 +0.55
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 107.50 $107.50 $441 -7.50
480 480 1 110.00 $110.00 $528 —
575 575 1 107.50 $107.50 $618 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 340 5 175.00–186.00 $180.77 $615 -2.46
360–380 369 8 168.00–178.00 $172.98 $638 +2.17
415–445 431 12 150.00–167.00 $156.98 $677 +2.78
455–475 460 4 142.50–152.50 $145.08 $667 +4.92
525–545 541 13 128.00–135.00 $131.57 $712 -3.96
550–575 564 9 127.50–132.50 $129.48 $730 +2.20
610–633 626 15 125.00–128.50 $127.78 $800 +0.92
665–680 673 4 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $791 -6.89
817 817 3 100.00 $100.00 $817 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 308 4 157.00–170.00 $160.49 $494 -9.51
430 430 6 145.00–147.50 $146.25 $629 +3.23
470 470 1 135.00 $135.00 $634 —
505–510 508 5 117.50–127.50 $123.52 $627 —
570–590 580 4 120.00 $120.00 $696 +2.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 152.50 $152.50 $496 -2.50
415 415 2 150.00 $150.00 $622 —
780 780 1 80.00 $80.00 $624 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1475 1227 80-85% 16 58.00–64.00 $60.90 $747 -4.21
1295–1470 1378 80-85% 3 67.50–69.00 $68.14 $939 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1260 1064 85-90% 19 52.00–58.00 $55.14 $587 -1.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $577 -4.30
1110–1380 1304 75-80% 14 54.00–60.00 $56.71 $739 —
1320 1320 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $818 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1500 1410 3 74.00–80.00 $77.34 $1,090 —
1795–2240 2032 3 84.00–92.00 $87.62 $1,780 —
2160 2160 1 94.00 $94.00 $2,030 —

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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) 22 625.00–850.00 $714.77
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 800.00–1,100.00 $961.11
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 470.00–535.00 $502.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 585.00–800.00 $684.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–725.00 $662.50

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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 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.