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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 8, 2021

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.03/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 529 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.85/cwt ≈ $626/hd at 468 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.51/cwt +0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 503 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 525 474 381
Feeder cattle 479 411 317
Slaughter cattle 28 51 39
Replacement cattle 18 12 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 187.50–190.00 $188.77 $604 —
350 350 3 169.00 $169.00 $592 —
405–448 439 10 168.00–170.00 $169.08 $742 -2.92
450–493 481 7 160.00–168.00 $165.47 $796 +0.04
501–520 503 29 157.00–159.00 $157.51 $792 +0.85
550 550 2 148.00 $148.00 $814 —
605–649 638 17 134.00–136.50 $136.25 $869 —
650–660 655 2 127.00–134.00 $130.47 $855 —
740 740 7 129.00–131.00 $129.71 $960 —
865 865 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 160.00 $160.00 $576 —
525–535 532 3 135.00–149.00 $144.39 $768 —
550–583 561 11 127.00–134.00 $128.98 $724 -15.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 120.00 $120.00 $390 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–333 320 7 144.00–160.00 $151.26 $484 —
360–370 366 8 140.00–145.00 $142.82 $523 —
425–445 435 23 132.00–142.50 $135.78 $591 —
457–487 468 32 127.50–137.00 $133.85 $626 —
503–543 529 43 132.00–135.00 $133.03 $704 -0.64
555–595 568 12 125.00–134.00 $131.41 $746 +0.74
605–640 626 18 125.00–134.00 $130.28 $816 +4.28
675–695 685 6 117.00–126.00 $120.16 $823 +1.16
700–705 704 4 119.00–123.00 $122.01 $859 +8.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 3 156.00 $156.00 $351 —
340 340 2 139.00 $139.00 $473 -9.48
465–490 480 5 122.50–125.00 $123.47 $593 -9.11
520–540 530 4 105.00–110.00 $107.55 $570 -22.95
668–675 672 7 110.00–114.00 $111.71 $751 +0.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 5 118.00 $118.00 $458 -8.00
510 510 1 105.00 $105.00 $536 -15.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 194.00 $194.00 $485 —
315–340 327 5 175.00–187.00 $181.81 $595 —
355–385 373 14 165.00–173.00 $169.43 $632 +9.38
400–445 428 10 157.50–170.00 $163.98 $702 +8.00
450–485 474 4 154.00–160.00 $157.20 $745 +6.22
515–545 526 9 132.50–147.50 $137.07 $721 -4.15
550–595 580 26 125.00–135.50 $133.05 $772 -1.95
605–640 623 4 124.00–128.00 $125.94 $785 —
670 670 1 123.00 $123.00 $824 —
760–795 772 3 118.00–120.00 $119.31 $921 —
800 800 1 118.00 $118.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 317 3 157.00–170.00 $161.65 $512 —
355–370 363 5 155.00–162.50 $158.06 $574 —
425–440 431 7 147.50–157.50 $151.04 $651 +0.24
470–485 475 3 128.00–150.00 $142.51 $677 -2.79
515–530 524 11 119.00–132.00 $124.84 $654 -10.73
585 585 3 123.00 $123.00 $720 -7.00
610 610 2 110.00 $110.00 $671 -14.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 2 125.00–130.00 $127.56 $523 —
475 475 2 115.00 $115.00 $546 —
590 590 1 108.00 $108.00 $637 -15.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1300 1100 80-85% 3 58.00 $58.00 $638 —
955–1375 1207 80-85% 9 58.50–68.50 $64.50 $779 —
1235–1240 1238 80-85% 2 72.50–74.00 $73.25 $907 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–920 912 85-90% 5 41.00–42.00 $41.39 $377 —
910–1105 991 85-90% 4 45.00–56.00 $48.52 $481 -5.86
1110 1110 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $644 -9.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1440 1258 75-80% 4 62.00–65.00 $63.17 $795 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,465 —

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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) 6 550.00–700.00 $630.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 650.00–900.00 $785.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 440.00–550.00 $485.71
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 225.00 $225.00

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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 2 750.00–900.00 $825.00 —

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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.