Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.33/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 430 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.80/cwt ≈ $724/hd at 456 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 345 293
Feeder cattle 204 251 209
Slaughter cattle 49 49 22
Replacement cattle 16 45 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–465 456 9 184.00–189.00 $184.57 $842 +4.57
520–530 523 3 177.00–184.00 $179.36 $938 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 478 4 157.00–167.00 $161.92 $774 -6.08
505 505 3 157.00 $157.00 $793 —
590 590 1 155.00 $155.00 $914 —
615 615 1 147.00 $147.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 185.00 $185.00 $666 —
415–445 430 2 175.00–185.00 $180.17 $775 +2.88
545 545 1 172.00 $172.00 $937 —
560 560 1 165.00 $165.00 $924 +6.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 378 6 152.00–157.00 $152.81 $578 +2.08
425–430 430 12 148.00–152.00 $148.33 $638 -0.78
475–480 476 8 142.00–148.00 $142.76 $680 -1.18
505–515 508 7 133.00–139.00 $134.74 $684 -2.73
565 565 1 132.00 $132.00 $746 +2.00
615 615 1 122.00 $122.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 160.00 $160.00 $672 +7.00
455–460 456 10 157.00–159.00 $158.80 $724 —
565–570 569 5 141.00–148.00 $146.61 $834 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 342 3 145.00–150.00 $148.37 $507 —
565–580 573 2 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $702 —
660–690 675 4 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $759 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 371 4 170.00–175.00 $171.21 $635 +3.81
430–445 439 5 165.00–170.00 $166.96 $733 —
510–525 518 4 156.00–158.00 $156.99 $813 +14.08
555–575 571 5 149.00–152.00 $149.58 $854 —
685 685 1 134.00 $134.00 $918 —
705 705 1 126.00 $126.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 182.00–187.00 $184.60 $683 —
415–420 419 4 173.00–177.00 $173.99 $729 —
455 455 5 167.00 $167.00 $760 —
510 510 6 164.00 $164.00 $836 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 4 170.00–177.00 $173.36 $560 +17.30
360–395 378 2 160.00–165.00 $162.62 $615 —
490–495 493 2 145.00–151.00 $147.98 $730 —
510 510 1 145.00 $145.00 $740 —
605 605 1 130.00 $130.00 $786 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–990 945 85-90% 6 64.00–69.00 $67.49 $638 —
1015–1120 1090 85-90% 7 72.00–74.00 $73.47 $801 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1175 1163 80-85% 2 72.00–75.00 $73.48 $855 -13.96
1250–1310 1280 80-85% 4 79.00–81.00 $79.98 $1,024 —
1395–1435 1415 80-85% 4 84.00–87.00 $85.52 $1,210 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 75-80% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,154 —
1435–1450 1440 75-80% 3 74.00–79.00 $77.32 $1,113 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,485 —
1130–2010 1717 3 86.00–91.00 $89.90 $1,544 -20.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–950.00 $933.33
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 750.00–800.00 $780.00

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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 4 650.00–800.00 $725.00 —

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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.