Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 30, 2022

518 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $177.54/cwt ≈ $866/hd at 488 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.71/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 576 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $156.92/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 526 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 518 405 505
Feeder cattle 384 184 408
Slaughter cattle 41 83 55
Replacement cattle 93 138 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 360 6 184.00–187.00 $185.03 $666 +9.03
435–440 437 3 179.00–183.00 $180.34 $788 +4.34
480–495 488 15 177.00–178.00 $177.54 $866 —
580–590 583 3 157.00–160.00 $158.99 $927 -0.39
655–680 665 5 145.00–148.00 $146.77 $976 +11.77
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 187.00 $187.00 $851 +7.01
520–530 525 8 175.00–185.00 $180.05 $945 +1.33
565 565 5 167.00 $167.00 $944 -1.20
615–625 622 6 162.00–165.00 $164.01 $1,020 +4.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 382 5 172.00–177.00 $175.06 $669 —
405–445 425 2 167.00–170.00 $168.57 $716 —
455–470 463 2 162.00–167.00 $164.46 $761 —
565 565 1 135.00 $135.00 $763 —
720 720 5 129.00 $129.00 $929 —
790 790 1 125.00 $125.00 $988 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 437 3 160.00–164.00 $161.34 $705 +13.84
455–470 465 3 150.00–157.00 $152.28 $708 +0.96
540–545 543 5 147.00–150.00 $148.19 $805 +3.12
575–580 576 14 145.00–147.00 $146.71 $845 +2.40
605 605 2 145.00 $145.00 $877 +14.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 391 6 155.00–158.00 $155.47 $608 —
415–445 425 6 145.00–155.00 $151.51 $644 +8.04
505–510 510 10 140.00–142.00 $141.80 $723 —
715 715 1 121.00 $121.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 -1.20
480 480 1 115.00 $115.00 $552 —
530 530 1 105.00 $105.00 $556 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 339 8 185.00–194.00 $187.13 $634 +11.74
355–390 378 3 170.00–180.00 $173.13 $654 +13.01
405–420 414 10 162.00–170.00 $166.87 $691 +7.13
460–480 470 2 155.00–162.00 $158.57 $745 +6.92
540–545 542 3 145.00–150.00 $148.32 $804 —
565–570 567 3 140.00–145.00 $141.68 $803 —
605–645 625 6 135.00–140.00 $137.42 $859 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 200.00 $200.00 $670 +11.68
470–475 473 3 165.00–167.00 $165.66 $784 +1.79
525–535 526 10 156.00–165.00 $156.92 $825 -0.91
570 570 1 155.00 $155.00 $884 +5.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 333 3 172.00–175.00 $173.98 $579 —
405–430 418 2 148.00–155.00 $151.60 $634 —
455–490 473 2 140.00–147.00 $143.37 $678 +3.37
505–520 513 2 125.00–135.00 $130.07 $667 +2.57

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–995 973 85-90% 5 80.00–82.00 $81.23 $790 +0.80
960–1155 1058 85-90% 2 61.00–62.00 $61.55 $651 -12.84
1075–1090 1084 85-90% 7 73.00–77.00 $74.70 $810 +0.31
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1140 1114 80-85% 4 87.00–90.00 $87.77 $978 +9.00
1245–1250 1249 80-85% 5 79.00–83.00 $82.20 $1,027 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1505 1455 75-80% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.52 $1,084 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 3 95.00 $95.00 $1,534 —
1635–2000 1854 5 107.00–112.00 $110.24 $2,044 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,116.67
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 900.00–950.00 $921.43

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 675.00–875.00 $767.31

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 1,025.00–1,175.00 $1,125.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 1,300.00–1,380.00 $1,364.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 1,225.00–1,300.00 $1,275.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 880.00–950.00 $922.00 —

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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.