Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

664 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.41/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 521 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $139.80/cwt +4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 577 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.31/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 517 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 664 574 592
Feeder cattle 605 431 526
Slaughter cattle 41 76 34
Replacement cattle 18 67 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher and bulls absent. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 lower. 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
305–330 322 3 174.00–187.50 $178.27 $574 -9.36
350–380 368 11 172.50–178.00 $174.88 $644 -4.49
415–440 433 11 160.00–169.00 $164.32 $712 -4.25
450–495 470 25 157.00–165.00 $161.38 $758 -0.09
504–530 517 33 148.00–159.00 $154.31 $798 +0.79
561–598 577 36 137.50–146.00 $139.80 $807 +4.84
610–640 629 21 130.00–140.00 $136.55 $859 -0.80
650–685 676 26 130.00–140.00 $135.46 $916 —
710–745 734 6 126.00–133.00 $130.16 $955 +0.16
771 771 5 130.50 $130.50 $1,006 —
1010 1010 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 9 158.00 $158.00 $585 -5.32
408–445 422 7 144.00–153.00 $146.22 $617 -11.77
525–530 527 3 140.00–142.50 $141.66 $747 —
555–565 561 14 130.00–135.00 $132.57 $744 +5.80
620 620 3 125.00 $125.00 $775 ±0.00
650–695 666 6 115.00–125.00 $120.01 $799 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 125.00 $125.00 $475 —
430 430 1 112.00 $112.00 $482 -23.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 319 13 145.00–152.50 $148.34 $473 +3.71
350–381 365 14 140.00–144.00 $142.41 $520 +0.32
415–435 430 10 139.00–145.00 $142.23 $612 +6.92
450–495 473 32 125.00–137.50 $128.66 $609 -1.63
505–530 521 38 122.50–135.00 $126.41 $659 -0.87
560–588 570 25 120.00–126.00 $124.26 $708 -0.84
610–635 624 9 124.00–125.00 $124.78 $779 -0.72
660–695 673 14 112.00–120.00 $115.35 $776 -9.54
700–720 708 10 108.00–118.00 $113.27 $802 -6.73
763 value added 763 2 119.00 $119.00 $908 —
880 880 1 99.00 $99.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 7 132.00–135.00 $133.14 $493 -2.80
425–445 435 6 123.00–126.00 $124.47 $541 -1.36
480 480 5 123.00 $123.00 $590 +3.00
512–545 531 7 114.00–121.00 $116.89 $621 —
560 560 2 113.00 $113.00 $633 —
640 640 2 112.50 $112.50 $720 —
680 680 2 111.00 $111.00 $755 -4.00
805 805 1 95.00 $95.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 117.50 $117.50 $446 —
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 —
558 558 3 105.00 $105.00 $586 -2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 158.50–167.50 $161.44 $544 -19.33
360–385 371 4 153.00–160.00 $156.97 $582 -16.01
415–430 420 6 148.00–153.00 $149.81 $629 -7.17
450–495 473 17 135.00–147.50 $140.48 $664 -4.60
515–535 525 22 130.00–140.00 $133.60 $701 +2.03
550–585 567 10 124.00–132.50 $127.18 $721 -2.30
620–645 634 9 122.00–124.50 $122.87 $779 -4.91
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 +4.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 147.50 $147.50 $553 —
420–435 431 7 135.00–140.00 $136.39 $588 -9.86
460 460 2 128.00 $128.00 $589 -7.00
520–545 533 9 122.00–130.00 $126.43 $674 +2.91
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 110.00 $110.00 $473 -40.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1225 1004 85-90% 11 50.00–59.00 $53.31 $535 —
875–1200 1043 85-90% 8 41.00–49.00 $44.97 $469 —
1275 1275 85-90% 1 60.50 $60.50 $771 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $580 —
1055–1375 1189 80-85% 8 61.00–68.50 $65.75 $782 —
1240–1250 1245 80-85% 2 71.00–71.50 $71.25 $887 +10.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $725 —

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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) 5 690.00–930.00 $744.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,050.00 $987.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 410.00–560.00 $485.00

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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 2 900.00–975.00 $937.50 —

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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.