Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

391 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $134.40/cwt -0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 524 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.12/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 421 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.62/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 465 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 391 586 535
Feeder cattle 326 482 429
Slaughter cattle 28 73 39
Replacement cattle 37 31 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows an pairs steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 433 3 160.00–166.00 $162.65 $704 +2.65
460 460 3 150.00–156.00 $152.00 $699 -4.00
525–535 530 2 147.50–148.00 $147.75 $783 —
550–552 551 5 135.00–142.00 $137.79 $759 -9.50
645 645 1 135.00 $135.00 $871 -5.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 145.00 $145.00 $703 —
542 542 3 128.00 $128.00 $694 -10.73
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 149.00 $149.00 $559 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 15 140.00–153.00 $145.87 $464 +7.45
355–383 370 12 131.00–140.00 $133.35 $493 +0.22
405–440 421 19 126.00–135.00 $131.12 $552 +0.77
450–490 465 19 125.00–132.50 $128.62 $598 +1.95
505–545 535 11 121.00–130.00 $125.43 $671 +2.53
565–590 575 10 120.00–126.00 $122.69 $705 +3.45
615 615 1 124.00 $124.00 $763 +4.99
655 655 2 115.00 $115.00 $753 -1.97
705–745 727 5 110.00–113.00 $111.40 $810 +6.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 313 6 127.50–135.00 $130.05 $407 -0.63
362 362 3 130.00 $130.00 $471 +6.18
420–430 428 5 115.00–122.50 $117.00 $501 -4.98
470–480 475 4 112.50–122.50 $117.55 $558 +0.05
515 515 2 120.00 $120.00 $618 +3.82
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 317 11 162.50–172.50 $167.01 $529 +5.64
350–383 371 16 157.50–167.00 $164.89 $612 +7.99
415–440 425 13 147.50–160.00 $153.07 $651 +0.29
450–480 468 13 140.00–153.00 $147.07 $688 +1.04
510–545 524 19 130.00–142.00 $134.40 $704 -0.36
550–585 564 15 122.00–130.00 $126.30 $712 +1.27
610–635 625 6 115.00–127.50 $121.61 $760 -4.03
685 685 1 121.00 $121.00 $829 +1.33
715–735 727 6 109.00–113.00 $111.50 $811 -5.14
780 780 1 103.00 $103.00 $803 -8.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 317 3 150.00–157.50 $154.82 $491 +3.77
365–385 375 4 152.00–155.00 $153.54 $576 +3.59
415–440 431 6 137.50–142.50 $140.38 $605 +2.75
465–475 469 8 127.50–140.00 $132.82 $623 +1.41
500–530 522 5 120.00–137.50 $129.02 $673 +4.02
585 585 1 117.50 $117.50 $687 -5.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 132.50 $132.50 $583 +2.50
560 560 1 107.50 $107.50 $602 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1155 998 80-85% 3 62.00–64.00 $63.08 $630 —
1050–1150 1094 80-85% 5 54.00–61.00 $57.44 $628 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1050 913 85-90% 2 41.00–42.00 $41.42 $378 —
800–1285 1072 85-90% 3 47.00–50.50 $48.90 $524 +8.62
1035–1250 1143 85-90% 2 53.00–53.50 $53.27 $609 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 75-80% 1 62.50 $62.50 $784 —
1280 1280 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $640 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1795–2130 1963 2 77.00–84.00 $80.20 $1,574 —

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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) 5 450.00–530.00 $498.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 355.00–490.00 $400.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 550.00–700.00 $637.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 720.00–900.00 $780.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 580.00–650.00 $615.00

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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 7 900.00–1,025.00 $960.71 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 625.00–800.00 $660.00 —

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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.