Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

694 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.35/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 608 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.22/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $542/hd at 426 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.69/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 474 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 694 746 687
Feeder cattle 607 559 545
Slaughter cattle 49 85 32
Replacement cattle 38 102 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 365 14 155.00–162.00 $157.24 $574 -11.34
400–445 421 8 145.00–155.00 $153.09 $645 -8.92
450–495 469 12 140.00–152.00 $146.22 $686 -12.78
500–549 531 9 138.00–145.00 $140.30 $745 -2.16
558–590 569 14 130.00–137.50 $134.49 $765 -5.80
606–620 608 25 130.50–137.50 $133.35 $811 -0.09
698 698 5 136.00 $136.00 $949 +4.19
710–740 727 17 126.00–136.00 $134.17 $975 +7.88
750 750 1 122.50 $122.50 $919 —
825 825 1 105.00 $105.00 $866 —
1130 1130 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 370 3 135.00–142.50 $137.57 $509 —
411 411 4 144.00 $144.00 $592 —
458–487 475 5 140.00 $140.00 $665 +7.37
500 500 3 125.00 $125.00 $625 —
550–593 564 6 116.00–121.00 $119.25 $673 -7.06
675–690 683 2 126.00–127.50 $126.74 $866 —
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 —
925 925 1 95.00 $95.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 120.00 $120.00 $458 —
488 488 2 108.00 $108.00 $527 —
512 512 5 107.50 $107.50 $550 -7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 313 3 135.00–137.00 $135.68 $425 -5.92
360–390 377 17 129.00–136.00 $132.83 $501 -1.99
405–445 426 24 124.00–131.00 $127.22 $542 -1.50
450–495 474 20 122.50–128.00 $124.69 $591 -2.50
500–530 521 18 122.50–126.00 $124.01 $646 -4.49
550–585 565 17 119.00–125.00 $122.90 $694 -4.40
603–645 613 13 121.00–125.00 $123.22 $755 +0.46
682 682 3 118.00 $118.00 $805 +3.00
749 749 8 105.00 $105.00 $786 —
755–775 763 7 100.00–105.00 $102.16 $779 —
870–890 883 3 88.00 $88.00 $777 —
915–943 934 3 85.00–88.00 $85.98 $803 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–344 328 9 125.00–132.50 $128.02 $420 -4.19
360–395 379 10 124.00–129.00 $126.69 $480 +0.44
415–425 420 9 120.00–127.00 $122.79 $516 +0.68
450–495 466 9 115.00–120.00 $117.09 $546 -1.96
515 515 3 117.50 $117.50 $605 -5.00
605–615 610 4 100.00–110.00 $104.96 $640 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 372 5 115.00–122.50 $119.01 $443 —
465–470 468 4 110.00–112.50 $111.24 $521 —
620 620 2 95.00 $95.00 $589 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 159.00 $159.00 $477 —
370–395 387 3 155.00–162.50 $157.39 $609 -4.94
420–435 429 14 144.00–152.50 $147.51 $633 -6.91
455–480 472 11 135.00–147.00 $140.53 $663 -6.02
500–540 517 16 125.00–136.00 $130.64 $675 +1.40
555–595 578 8 126.00–132.00 $127.49 $737 +1.33
600–640 622 12 121.00–129.00 $125.52 $781 +4.50
650–675 662 10 116.00–123.00 $120.19 $796 +0.19
700–730 717 6 110.00–116.00 $113.64 $815 -5.36
805 805 1 110.00 $110.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 314 4 147.50–152.50 $150.54 $473 -5.26
350–380 370 4 135.00–142.00 $139.33 $516 -1.84
430–445 435 9 132.50–140.00 $137.03 $596 +2.06
480–495 488 4 130.00–134.00 $132.03 $644 +4.21
500–540 514 11 115.00–128.00 $121.95 $627 +1.52
620–630 627 3 115.00–119.00 $116.32 $729 +7.32
680 680 2 105.00 $105.00 $714 -1.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 4 125.00–128.00 $126.51 $535 —
525 525 1 112.00 $112.00 $588 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1410 1195 80-85% 19 53.00–60.50 $56.75 $678 -2.36
1200 1200 80-85% 1 63.50 $63.50 $762 —
1205 1205 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $602 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1185 1020 85-90% 12 44.00–52.00 $49.41 $504 +0.58
1160 1160 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $499 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 75-80% 1 49.50 $49.50 $569 —
1080–1490 1274 75-80% 4 53.00–60.00 $57.72 $735 +0.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1680 1458 2 70.00–77.00 $74.03 $1,079 —
1895 1895 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,270 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 550.00–600.00 $583.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 300.00–550.00 $398.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 565.00–680.00 $622.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–800.00 $736.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 250.00–300.00 $266.67

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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 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.