Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

632 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.86/cwt -2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 526 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.40/cwt -6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 466 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.46/cwt -2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 428 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 632 617 907
Feeder cattle 502 476 724
Slaughter cattle 69 75 76
Replacement cattle 61 66 107

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows bulls 1.00-2.00 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
340–345 343 2 162.50–166.00 $164.26 $563 -6.41
370–395 381 7 159.00–166.00 $162.54 $619 -4.82
456–470 460 8 155.00 $155.00 $713 +0.94
500–542 522 14 150.00–155.00 $151.43 $790 +4.85
565–590 573 3 143.00–145.00 $144.31 $827 -0.69
605–640 623 2 138.00–139.00 $138.49 $863 -2.44
650–668 662 3 138.00 $138.00 $914 +6.28
705–720 713 2 130.00–132.50 $131.24 $936 +1.50
775–790 783 2 119.00–125.00 $121.97 $955 —
835–845 840 2 115.00–121.00 $117.98 $991 —
860 860 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,015 —
900–935 918 2 114.00–117.00 $115.47 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 120.00 $120.00 $436 -11.00
407 407 3 118.00 $118.00 $480 -16.00
488 488 6 115.00 $115.00 $561 —
635 635 7 116.00 $116.00 $737 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 151.00 $151.00 $634 —
475–490 485 3 127.50–130.00 $128.32 $622 -14.29
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738 -10.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 3 170.00 $170.00 $374 —
310–325 319 7 139.00–144.00 $142.18 $454 -1.45
350–390 365 16 132.50–142.00 $136.16 $497 +0.66
400–445 428 26 127.55–135.00 $130.46 $558 -2.71
455–495 466 29 120.00–129.00 $124.40 $580 -3.48
513–545 526 35 118.00–125.00 $122.86 $646 -2.32
565–590 575 16 115.00–124.00 $120.65 $694 -3.38
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 -4.57
670–680 676 5 113.00–116.00 $114.99 $777 +0.51
700–705 703 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $826 +10.86
850–875 863 2 97.00–101.00 $98.97 $854 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 319 7 125.00–135.00 $130.73 $417 +0.73
350–387 376 16 122.50–130.00 $128.78 $484 -0.86
415–435 426 14 119.00–126.00 $122.98 $524 -3.23
470 470 2 118.00 $118.00 $555 -2.36
510–530 520 10 115.00–120.00 $117.65 $612 —
585 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 -3.49
605–620 613 2 105.00–107.50 $106.27 $651 —
670 670 1 102.00 $102.00 $683 —
720 720 1 100.00 $100.00 $720 +12.00
825 825 1 95.00 $95.00 $784 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 105.00 $105.00 $436 —
570 570 1 100.00 $100.00 $570 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 331 11 160.00–167.00 $163.36 $541 -7.41
355–390 375 17 155.00–163.00 $158.95 $596 -1.46
410–430 425 12 145.00–156.00 $150.25 $639 -1.41
450–495 466 24 135.00–147.50 $140.77 $656 -2.63
500–545 522 16 127.50–138.00 $133.80 $698 +0.07
570–585 581 4 122.00–125.00 $122.74 $713 -4.22
630 630 2 116.00 $116.00 $731 +1.00
650–680 661 4 113.00–118.00 $115.48 $763 +2.01
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 157.50 $157.50 $375 —
310–320 317 7 152.50–157.50 $153.90 $488 —
397 397 5 143.00 $143.00 $568 -4.63
410–445 423 10 127.50–145.00 $137.87 $583 -3.81
455–490 463 9 122.50–134.00 $126.38 $585 —
530 530 3 120.00 $120.00 $636 -4.00
750 750 1 90.00 $90.00 $675 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 —
410 410 2 122.00 $122.00 $500 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–960 897 85-90% 3 37.00–38.00 $37.36 $335 —
960–1225 1053 85-90% 13 42.00–48.00 $45.72 $481 —
1375 1375 85-90% 1 54.50 $54.50 $749 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1345 1147 80-85% 12 53.00–59.50 $56.18 $644 +6.64
1185–1330 1258 80-85% 2 62.00–63.50 $62.79 $790 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1460 1225 75-80% 3 44.00–50.00 $47.04 $576 —
1165–1770 1378 75-80% 6 51.00–56.50 $54.34 $749 +3.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1200 1123 2 68.00–75.00 $71.26 $800 —
1465 1465 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,318 —
1575–1675 1625 2 88.00–89.00 $88.52 $1,438 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 700.00–975.00 $818.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 650.00–775.00 $736.54
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 480.00–600.00 $553.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 500.00–540.00 $513.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 250.00–450.00 $370.83

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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 6 860.00–1,000.00 $953.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 575.00–775.00 $675.00 —

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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.