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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

785 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.27/cwt +8.81 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 422 lb · 22 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.87/cwt +6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $490/hd at 329 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $170.78/cwt +11.83 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 378 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 785 632 644
Feeder cattle 646 502 509
Slaughter cattle 88 69 43
Replacement cattle 51 61 92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago; No trends due sale closed for Thanksgiving Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 173.00–177.50 $176.00 $730 —
450–495 471 7 160.00–167.00 $164.06 $773 +9.06
500–525 513 2 155.00–160.00 $157.44 $808 +6.01
560–580 571 4 150.00–157.00 $152.96 $873 +8.65
610–630 619 8 135.00–146.00 $138.41 $857 -0.08
765–785 777 3 133.00–138.00 $135.00 $1,049 +13.03
840 840 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,042 +6.02
880 880 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,091 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 162.50 $162.50 $520 —
493 493 1 143.00 $143.00 $705 +14.68
520–545 533 2 132.50–145.00 $138.90 $740 —
660 660 1 135.00 $135.00 $891 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 329 20 145.00–152.50 $148.87 $490 +6.69
350–380 366 15 137.50–147.50 $141.39 $517 +5.23
400–430 422 22 136.00–143.00 $139.27 $588 +8.81
460–485 475 14 125.00–138.00 $131.16 $623 +6.76
500–540 524 12 122.00–130.00 $126.54 $663 +3.68
550–570 562 7 120.00–129.00 $125.61 $706 +4.96
640 640 1 125.00 $125.00 $800 +5.00
650 650 2 124.00 $124.00 $806 +9.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 337 12 131.00–142.00 $135.27 $456 +4.54
390 390 2 136.00 $136.00 $530 +7.22
415–420 418 7 122.50–133.00 $127.86 $534 +4.88
460–485 474 9 121.00–126.00 $123.06 $583 +5.06
520 520 1 115.00 $115.00 $598 -2.65
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 ±0.00
680 680 1 95.00 $95.00 $646 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 19 167.00–175.00 $170.78 $646 +11.83
400–430 418 13 160.00–172.00 $165.34 $691 +15.09
450–485 475 12 147.50–162.50 $155.57 $739 +14.80
505–545 525 10 137.50–147.50 $143.43 $753 +9.63
565 565 5 142.00–145.00 $143.80 $812 +21.06
605–645 622 6 130.00–135.00 $131.95 $821 +15.95
670 670 2 123.00 $123.00 $824 +7.52
700 700 1 107.00 $107.00 $749 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 324 9 134.00–171.00 $162.23 $526 +8.33
350–390 372 9 160.00–165.00 $162.18 $603 +19.18
425–430 428 6 147.50–152.50 $150.01 $642 +12.14
450–460 458 8 142.50–147.00 $144.55 $662 +18.17
530–535 533 6 131.00–135.00 $132.33 $705 +12.33
555–580 568 4 131.00–140.00 $135.60 $770 —
730 730 1 105.00 $105.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 133.00 $133.00 $552 +11.00
475 475 2 122.50 $122.50 $582 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1530 1116 80-85% 9 48.00–51.50 $50.16 $560 -6.02
955–1560 1178 80-85% 23 53.00–60.50 $55.99 $660 —
1075–1565 1304 80-85% 6 61.00–69.00 $64.65 $843 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 3 35.00–42.00 $37.33 $336 —
925–1300 1074 85-90% 19 43.00–49.00 $45.65 $490 -0.07
1150 1150 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $598 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1620 1328 75-80% 6 50.50–59.00 $55.38 $735 —
1365 1365 75-80% 1 62.50 $62.50 $853 +8.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1620 1402 5 62.00–69.00 $65.63 $920 —
1710–2005 1832 3 74.00–81.00 $77.64 $1,422 —
1895–2280 2088 2 95.00–100.00 $97.73 $2,041 —

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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) 2 975.00–1,000.00 $987.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 650.00–875.00 $700.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 525.00–575.00 $545.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 450.00–525.00 $487.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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 5 975.00–1,150.00 $1,056.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 550.00–800.00 $625.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 425.00–450.00 $437.50 —

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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.