Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $155.63/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 392 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.18/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 621 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 steers $175.29/cwt ≈ $570/hd at 325 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 640 518 325
Feeder cattle 366 384 295
Slaughter cattle 208 41 18
Replacement cattle 66 93 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with 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
330 330 3 185.00 $185.00 $610 —
425–430 427 3 180.00–183.00 $181.01 $773 +0.67
460–495 472 3 175.00–180.00 $178.25 $841 +0.71
515 515 5 171.00 $171.00 $881 —
570–595 591 6 158.00–163.00 $158.80 $939 -0.19
610–645 628 2 155.00–156.00 $155.51 $977 —
660 660 5 144.00 $144.00 $950 -2.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 325 17 172.00–177.00 $175.29 $570 —
430–445 438 2 162.00–170.00 $166.07 $727 -2.50
735–745 738 3 125.00–127.00 $125.67 $927 -3.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 16 186.00 $186.00 $846 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 433 5 158.00–161.00 $158.59 $687 -2.75
470 value added 470 9 160.00 $160.00 $752 —
515–530 528 7 154.00–158.00 $154.56 $816 +6.37
555–580 575 10 145.00–148.00 $145.58 $837 -1.13
605 value added 605 9 146.00 $146.00 $883 —
640 640 8 140.00 $140.00 $896 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 392 25 152.00–157.00 $155.63 $610 +0.16
515–530 528 6 142.00–149.00 $143.14 $756 +1.34
625 625 1 137.00 $137.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 381 14 135.00–145.00 $136.35 $519 +11.35
410–420 416 5 127.00–130.00 $128.82 $536 —
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 +20.00
560 560 1 122.00 $122.00 $683 —
610–615 613 3 115.00–117.00 $115.66 $709 —
785 785 1 114.00 $114.00 $895 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 413 6 170.00–175.00 $171.65 $709 —
460–470 469 7 160.00–167.00 $160.98 $755 -4.68
545 545 1 155.00 $155.00 $845 -1.92
560–570 567 3 150.00–154.00 $151.32 $858 -3.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 387 3 165.00–170.00 $166.64 $645 -6.49
470 470 2 158.00 $158.00 $743 -0.57
540 540 1 149.00 $149.00 $805 +0.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 155.00 $155.00 $566 —
405–435 420 2 145.00–147.00 $146.04 $613 -5.56
455–470 463 2 140.00–145.00 $142.46 $660 -0.91
595 595 1 131.00 $131.00 $779 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1010 988 85-90% 26 68.00–73.00 $70.64 $698 -10.59
1015–1065 1044 85-90% 7 80.00–82.00 $80.83 $844 —
1055–1065 1058 85-90% 21 77.00–79.00 $78.33 $829 +16.78
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1175 1106 80-85% 11 92.00–94.00 $93.42 $1,033 +5.65
1270–1435 1355 80-85% 20 80.00–84.00 $82.02 $1,111 —
1200–1445 1364 80-85% 16 75.00–78.00 $76.91 $1,049 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1535 1495 75-80% 6 71.00–74.00 $72.46 $1,083 —
1620 1620 75-80% 7 65.00 $65.00 $1,053 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1705 1665 3 100.00–105.00 $101.59 $1,691 —
1810 1810 1 122.00 $122.00 $2,208 —
2105 2105 4 95.00 $95.00 $2,000 —

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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) 9 885.00–950.00 $921.11
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,020.00 $1,020.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 640.00–800.00 $720.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 26 875.00–975.00 $928.85 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,075.00–1,150.00 $1,117.86 —

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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.