Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 9, 2022

277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.73/cwt +6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 533 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.68/cwt +7.38 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 416 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 277 510 416
Feeder cattle 225 426 313
Slaughter cattle 36 74 20
Replacement cattle 16 10 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 314 5 190.00–200.00 $192.10 $603 —
395 395 2 187.00 $187.00 $739 +5.00
405–430 422 6 180.00–185.00 $181.60 $766 +3.67
510–520 518 4 168.00–175.00 $169.72 $879 +5.37
555–595 588 6 163.00–168.00 $163.79 $963 +6.92
625 625 1 158.00 $158.00 $988 —
705 705 1 140.00 $140.00 $987 +4.00
910 910 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–470 467 3 182.00–185.00 $183.01 $855 —
520 520 5 180.00 $180.00 $936 +5.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 162.00 $162.00 $770 —
515 515 1 157.00 $157.00 $809 —
570 570 1 142.00 $142.00 $809 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 416 11 155.00–160.00 $157.68 $656 +7.38
460–465 461 6 154.00–155.00 $154.83 $714 +7.85
510–545 533 15 150.00–154.00 $152.73 $814 +6.73
585 585 2 149.50 $149.50 $875 +8.50
645 645 3 146.00 $146.00 $942 +7.00
655 655 8 142.50 $142.50 $933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 165.00–166.00 $165.49 $463 —
305–330 326 7 160.00–163.00 $160.40 $523 —
370–395 383 6 153.00–157.00 $154.93 $593 —
480–490 484 7 145.00–150.00 $147.17 $712 —
505–530 518 6 142.00–145.00 $143.54 $744 —
575–585 580 4 137.00–140.00 $138.49 $803 +6.25
605 605 1 129.00 $129.00 $780 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 145.00 $145.00 $638 +16.62
480–495 488 2 137.00–142.00 $139.46 $681 +17.80
585–595 590 2 125.00–130.00 $127.52 $752 —
670 670 2 115.00 $115.00 $770 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 3 177.00–180.00 $179.01 $704 +2.36
405–420 413 6 145.00–172.00 $162.39 $671 -5.93
505–520 510 3 147.00–154.00 $149.38 $762 -0.57
570–580 575 2 145.00–146.00 $145.50 $837 +5.50
605–610 608 3 135.00–142.00 $137.32 $835 +6.40
660–670 665 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $871 —
725–740 733 2 122.00–123.00 $122.49 $898 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 212.00 $212.00 $615 —
305–340 317 3 197.00–200.00 $198.07 $628 —
360 360 2 192.00 $192.00 $691 —
415–425 418 4 177.00–180.00 $177.76 $743 -0.81
480 480 1 165.00 $165.00 $792 —
510–525 518 2 161.00–164.00 $162.52 $842 -1.87
555 555 1 160.00 $160.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 152.00 $152.00 $555 -16.47
515–525 520 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $731 —
570 570 1 131.00 $131.00 $747 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 80-85% 4 80.00 $80.00 $980 —
1270–1300 1276 80-85% 5 85.00–87.00 $85.41 $1,090 +12.66
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1185 1060 85-90% 2 61.00–65.00 $63.24 $670 —
1150 1150 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $632 —
1165–1190 1178 85-90% 2 71.00–73.00 $72.01 $848 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1640 1528 75-80% 2 78.00–79.00 $78.46 $1,199 —
1415–1635 1562 75-80% 3 68.00–71.00 $70.09 $1,095 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1430 1308 5 89.00–91.00 $89.69 $1,173 —
1630 1630 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,630 —
1695–1905 1765 3 108.00–113.00 $109.80 $1,938 +7.07

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,250.00–1,340.00 $1,283.75
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 850.00–1,000.00 $925.00

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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.