Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $151.65/cwt +5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 475 lb · 24 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $155.55/cwt -3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $516/hd at 332 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $128.97/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 568 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 604 694 597
Feeder cattle 470 607 492
Slaughter cattle 75 49 38
Replacement cattle 59 38 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. 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
305 305 1 164.00 $164.00 $500 —
360–380 374 5 157.00–163.00 $160.39 $600 +3.15
410–435 426 12 151.00–159.00 $154.97 $660 +1.88
460–495 475 24 150.00–155.00 $151.65 $720 +5.43
510–530 521 20 144.00–151.00 $146.93 $766 +6.63
560–575 571 8 139.00–145.00 $141.74 $809 +7.25
621 621 6 133.00 $133.00 $826 -0.35
675 675 1 130.00 $130.00 $878 -6.00
733 733 6 128.50 $128.50 $942 -5.67
815 815 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,092 +29.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 155.00 $155.00 $519 —
430–440 433 9 138.00–145.00 $142.30 $616 -1.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 9 130.00–139.00 $132.50 $437 -3.18
366–385 373 18 127.50–135.00 $130.47 $487 -2.36
405–444 427 15 125.00–131.00 $128.79 $550 +1.57
460–499 475 15 121.00–130.00 $123.64 $587 -1.05
520–530 522 20 119.00–125.00 $122.71 $641 -1.30
560–595 573 9 119.00–125.00 $121.00 $693 -1.90
615–645 636 11 117.50–121.00 $119.77 $762 -3.45
650–695 670 15 114.00–117.50 $115.76 $776 -2.24
710–720 715 2 109.00–117.00 $112.97 $808 +7.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 336 8 122.50–130.00 $125.64 $422 -2.38
350–385 364 8 118.00–125.00 $122.37 $445 -4.32
455–480 463 9 112.00–120.00 $117.24 $543 +0.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 116.00 $116.00 $415 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 332 22 145.00–163.00 $155.55 $516 -3.45
355–395 378 12 150.00–160.00 $155.58 $588 -1.81
410–440 432 20 144.00–153.00 $148.39 $641 +0.88
455–495 477 15 138.00–147.00 $142.40 $679 +1.87
520–545 535 16 130.00–140.00 $134.32 $719 +3.68
550–595 568 22 125.00–135.00 $128.97 $733 +1.48
615–640 629 11 117.50–126.00 $123.51 $777 -2.01
660–685 674 7 112.50–119.00 $114.96 $775 -5.23
720–745 733 2 112.50–113.00 $112.75 $826 -0.89
890 890 1 105.00 $105.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 145.00 $145.00 $544 +5.67
430–440 434 5 135.00–142.50 $139.46 $605 +2.43
450–465 458 6 128.00–135.00 $131.56 $603 -0.47
515–540 528 6 119.00–129.00 $123.88 $654 +1.93
565–580 573 6 112.00–117.50 $114.71 $657 —
860 860 1 85.00 $85.00 $731 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 80-85% 2 50.50 $50.50 $525 —
1160–1315 1206 80-85% 20 54.00–60.50 $57.32 $691 +7.32
1325 1325 80-85% 1 62.50 $62.50 $828 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1775 1352 75-80% 16 50.00–56.50 $52.40 $708 —
1505–1795 1621 75-80% 5 46.00–49.00 $47.67 $773 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $369 —
930–1325 1037 85-90% 18 44.00–52.00 $48.30 $501 -1.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1730 1575 3 79.00–82.00 $80.67 $1,271 —
2005 2005 1 71.50 $71.50 $1,434 —

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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) 20 640.00–790.00 $696.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–880.00 $790.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 550.00–700.00 $600.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 500.00–625.00 $555.56
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 350.00–500.00 $435.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–875.00 $862.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 730.00 $730.00 —

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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.