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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.64/cwt ≈ $629/hd at 517 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $128.56/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 528 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.66/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 529 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 667 1,007 823
Feeder cattle 574 933 699
Slaughter cattle 50 50 91
Replacement cattle 43 24 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-7.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 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
345 345 1 175.00 $175.00 $604 +2.62
365 365 1 175.00 $175.00 $639 +4.21
435–440 436 4 157.00–160.00 $157.76 $688 -4.55
453–495 473 16 147.50–155.00 $152.19 $720 -3.76
504–547 526 18 142.50–149.00 $146.34 $770 -1.31
623 623 2 132.00 $132.00 $822 -2.24
695 695 1 133.00 $133.00 $924 -0.68
715 715 1 124.00 $124.00 $887 -2.34
1010 1010 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 166.00 $166.00 $556 +4.89
355 355 1 165.00 $165.00 $586 +20.00
415 415 2 137.50 $137.50 $571 —
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 —
577 577 3 121.00 $121.00 $698 -10.00
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 —
880 880 1 106.00 $106.00 $933 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 22 137.50–142.50 $139.74 $461 -7.53
365–390 373 9 132.50–138.00 $135.16 $504 -3.90
400–425 406 9 127.00–133.00 $130.73 $531 -2.85
463–495 477 15 126.00–129.00 $127.46 $608 -2.06
515–538 529 24 126.00–130.00 $127.66 $675 -1.64
560–590 577 10 122.00–131.00 $127.76 $737 -1.72
613–645 634 6 116.00–127.00 $120.64 $765 -4.36
658–687 673 6 116.00–122.50 $117.55 $791 -3.02
865 865 1 95.00 $95.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 383 7 120.00–127.50 $124.65 $477 -4.49
415–448 433 19 117.50–126.00 $121.60 $527 +1.56
453 453 3 119.00 $119.00 $539 —
500–530 517 25 117.00–124.50 $121.64 $629 —
640 640 2 108.00 $108.00 $691 —
659 659 4 95.00 $95.00 $626 —
750 750 3 85.00 $85.00 $638 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 117.50–120.00 $118.75 $451 -1.25
420–430 423 3 110.00–115.00 $111.69 $472 +1.69
560 560 1 90.00 $90.00 $504 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 331 7 160.00–175.00 $166.53 $551 -8.27
360–380 368 6 155.00–163.00 $159.33 $586 -1.71
400–430 423 14 148.00–155.00 $150.98 $639 +2.32
450–495 472 19 135.00–149.00 $140.41 $663 +4.86
505–542 528 24 126.00–133.00 $128.56 $679 -1.24
550 550 6 122.50–129.00 $125.75 $692 +4.45
610–640 629 11 119.00–123.00 $121.19 $762 -3.93
650–690 663 12 118.00–121.00 $119.57 $793 —
730–740 734 5 105.00–107.00 $106.19 $779 -13.81
750–755 753 2 100.00–102.50 $101.25 $762 —
845 845 1 97.00 $97.00 $820 —
875–895 885 2 85.00–97.50 $91.18 $807 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 147.50 $147.50 $479 —
380–395 389 5 140.00–152.50 $144.88 $564 -2.15
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 —
450–498 464 12 122.50–132.00 $127.67 $592 -1.58
530–540 537 7 118.00–123.00 $121.45 $652 +0.48
560–580 572 13 115.00–123.00 $117.38 $671 —
650–685 663 6 107.00–110.00 $108.15 $717 —
715 715 1 92.50 $92.50 $661 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 105.00 $105.00 $593 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1120 1103 80-85% 3 45.00–48.00 $46.98 $518 -9.76
930–1350 1105 80-85% 11 49.50–53.00 $51.04 $564 -5.70
1380 1380 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $773 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–900 888 85-90% 2 41.00 $41.00 $364 —
995–1285 1104 85-90% 9 42.00–49.00 $46.39 $512 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 75-80% 2 56.00 $56.00 $638 —
1150–1810 1471 75-80% 8 50.00–54.00 $51.58 $759 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1735 1508 2 65.00–72.00 $69.03 $1,041 -5.03
1480–1835 1715 3 75.00–82.00 $78.56 $1,347 -5.39

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 700.00–800.00 $763.64
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 600.00–730.00 $634.44
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 920.00–980.00 $950.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 540.00–775.00 $624.29
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 405.00–590.00 $465.56
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–800.00 $725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 450.00–550.00 $500.00 —

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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.