South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	530.00–700.00	$586.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–825.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	400.00–515.00	$423.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	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.