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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report, Brundidge, AL

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

587 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $144.09/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 526 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.50/cwt -2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 424 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.48/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 573 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 587 785 785
Feeder cattle 488 646 700
Slaughter cattle 20 88 39
Replacement cattle 79 51 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 1.00-4.00 higher. 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
300 300 1 183.00 $183.00 $549 —
370–390 380 2 175.00–182.50 $178.65 $679 —
410–440 425 5 171.00–182.50 $176.44 $750 +0.44
450 450 1 165.00 $165.00 $742 +0.94
511–540 526 12 154.00–160.00 $156.21 $822 -1.23
550–590 569 8 150.00–157.00 $151.71 $863 -1.25
600–630 613 6 137.50–151.00 $145.08 $889 +6.67
660 660 2 137.00 $137.00 $904 —
700–740 728 8 128.00–137.00 $133.11 $969 —
770–790 780 2 128.00–130.00 $128.99 $1,006 -6.01
810 810 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,029 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 171.00 $171.00 $619 —
430 430 2 167.50 $167.50 $720 —
475–480 478 2 145.00–156.00 $150.47 $719 +7.47
520–545 532 5 132.50–142.50 $136.98 $729 -1.92
550–580 567 9 130.00–145.00 $139.01 $788 —
610 610 1 135.00 $135.00 $824 —
650–655 653 2 121.00–127.50 $124.24 $811 -10.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 322 5 142.50–151.00 $145.26 $468 -3.61
350–360 355 2 170.00–195.00 $182.32 $647 +40.93
350–360 357 6 140.00–145.00 $141.32 $505 -0.07
415–445 424 19 132.50–142.00 $136.50 $579 -2.77
460–495 484 10 128.00–137.00 $131.77 $638 +0.61
508 value added 508 4 137.00 $137.00 $696 —
500–540 510 10 125.00–130.00 $126.82 $647 +0.28
550 value added 550 5 136.50 $136.50 $751 —
560–595 585 10 120.00–129.00 $124.47 $728 -1.14
600–620 612 7 117.50–123.00 $120.12 $735 -4.88
655–663 660 3 110.00–115.00 $113.35 $748 -10.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 332 6 136.00–140.00 $137.83 $458 +2.56
350–395 374 15 125.00–138.00 $133.41 $499 -2.59
410–440 425 13 120.00–132.50 $128.28 $545 +0.42
450–470 460 10 115.00–125.00 $120.57 $555 -2.49
610–625 620 4 105.00–110.00 $106.23 $659 —
685 685 2 100.00 $100.00 $685 +5.00
770 770 2 85.00 $85.00 $654 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 4 117.50–127.50 $122.29 $446 —
500 500 1 105.00 $105.00 $525 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 339 14 176.00–185.00 $178.84 $606 —
355–390 379 13 170.00–182.50 $177.78 $674 +7.00
405–445 426 11 160.00–172.00 $166.59 $710 +1.25
450–465 458 10 156.00–160.00 $158.59 $726 +3.02
505–545 526 19 130.00–150.00 $144.09 $758 +0.66
565–580 573 9 135.00–150.00 $141.71 $812 -2.09
630–645 637 5 122.50–132.50 $127.54 $812 -4.41
695 695 3 113.00–115.00 $114.33 $795 -8.67
725 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 +8.00
765 765 1 112.50 $112.50 $861 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 317 8 167.50–177.50 $169.76 $538 +7.53
360–380 369 11 160.00–167.50 $165.04 $609 +2.86
415–440 428 6 150.00–160.00 $155.74 $667 +5.73
465–480 472 6 147.50–153.00 $150.17 $709 +5.62
510–525 520 9 127.00–132.50 $129.00 $671 -3.33
555–580 567 8 116.00–130.00 $124.04 $703 -11.56
624–645 627 8 118.50–120.00 $118.69 $744 —
890 890 1 85.00 $85.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 125.00 $125.00 $575 +2.50
520 520 2 120.00 $120.00 $624 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1360 1179 80-85% 6 54.00–61.00 $57.82 $682 +1.83
1095–1400 1233 80-85% 4 62.00–66.50 $64.21 $792 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $525 —
1215–1475 1303 75-80% 3 58.00–60.00 $58.62 $764 +3.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1425 1323 2 67.00–72.00 $69.31 $917 —
1433–1895 1663 3 76.00–81.00 $78.53 $1,306 —
1690 1690 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,487 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 675.00–745.00 $706.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 900.00–1,100.00 $1,022.22
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 750.00–1,075.00 $902.86
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 400.00–515.00 $423.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00–825.00 $775.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 530.00–700.00 $586.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 625.00–775.00 $700.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 500.00 $500.00

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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 8 850.00–1,125.00 $987.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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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.