Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.23/cwt +1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 593 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $157.48/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 540 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.06/cwt +7.77 vs last sale · ≈ $505/hd at 310 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 473 489 278
Feeder cattle 379 420 246
Slaughter cattle 63 62 24
Replacement cattle 31 7 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 338 4 186.00–187.00 $186.24 $629 +10.80
355 355 1 185.00 $185.00 $657 —
485 485 1 172.00 $172.00 $834 +5.00
505–510 506 8 165.00–167.00 $165.50 $837 +3.47
575–580 579 4 159.00–162.00 $159.75 $925 +1.23
620–640 633 3 157.00–159.00 $157.65 $998 +1.65
705–725 715 2 142.00–145.00 $143.52 $1,026 —
830 830 3 132.50 $132.50 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 185.00 $185.00 $758 +7.00
455 455 1 180.00 $180.00 $819 +5.46
660 660 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 147.00 $147.00 $669 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 310 12 161.00–167.00 $163.06 $505 +7.77
380–385 384 4 155.00–157.00 $155.50 $597 +4.87
460–475 473 9 150.00–153.00 $150.32 $711 +9.55
515–525 520 2 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $751 +6.50
555–595 593 16 139.00–143.00 $139.23 $826 —
605–630 616 11 137.00–138.50 $137.70 $848 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 286 4 155.00–163.00 $156.92 $449 —
385–390 388 3 150.00–152.00 $150.66 $585 +7.57
440–445 443 3 148.00–149.00 $148.67 $659 +10.56
455–495 487 5 142.00–148.00 $143.12 $697 +8.78
530–535 534 12 137.00–142.00 $141.17 $754 —
565 565 1 135.00 $135.00 $763 +3.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 329 8 137.00–145.00 $139.91 $460 +9.91
365–370 369 4 135.00–137.00 $135.49 $500 —
655–670 660 3 105.00–112.00 $109.63 $724 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 339 7 180.00–188.00 $183.49 $622 —
375 375 2 180.00 $180.00 $675 +3.00
410–435 423 4 170.00–175.00 $172.43 $729 -0.63
455–480 468 8 165.00–170.00 $167.57 $784 +2.61
535–545 540 12 155.00–160.00 $157.48 $850 -0.20
565–580 578 7 142.00–150.00 $143.12 $827 -8.88
605–635 620 6 130.00–140.00 $134.95 $837 -9.05
670 670 1 129.00 $129.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 193.00 $193.00 $656 —
385 385 2 190.00 $190.00 $732 —
405–415 412 3 182.00–187.00 $183.64 $757 +1.64
555 555 1 158.00 $158.00 $877 —
605 605 1 143.00 $143.00 $865 —
670–675 672 3 135.00–138.00 $137.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 4 160.00–165.00 $162.42 $622 -1.24
495 495 2 145.00 $145.00 $718 —
545 545 2 145.00 $145.00 $790 +8.00
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 -5.00
740 740 1 121.00 $121.00 $895 +6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1180 1140 80-85% 10 63.00–68.00 $66.11 $754 —
1225–1285 1255 80-85% 6 79.00–83.00 $81.05 $1,017 +7.71
1215–1340 1257 80-85% 3 71.00–73.00 $72.29 $909 -1.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–955 901 85-90% 7 41.00–45.00 $43.18 $389 —
1025–1105 1065 85-90% 4 63.00–65.00 $64.04 $682 +17.71
1015–1185 1117 85-90% 5 57.00–59.00 $58.27 $651 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1515 1455 75-80% 6 68.00–69.00 $68.31 $994 —
1525 1525 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $946 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1415 1411 6 76.00–81.00 $80.18 $1,131 —
1765 1765 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,871 —
1830–1895 1869 5 89.00–94.00 $90.96 $1,700 —

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 625.00–700.00 $657.69
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 865.00–900.00 $888.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 650.00–750.00 $683.33 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.