Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.94/cwt -7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 376 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.24/cwt -3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 578 lb · 20 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.00/cwt ≈ $891/hd at 670 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 608 640 1,151
Feeder cattle 526 366 960
Slaughter cattle 54 208 72
Replacement cattle 28 66 119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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
380 380 1 185.00 $185.00 $703 —
455–480 468 2 172.00–175.00 $173.46 $812 -4.79
515–530 522 16 163.00–170.00 $164.45 $858 -6.55
575–580 579 6 155.00–162.00 $156.16 $904 -2.64
615–620 618 2 147.00–149.00 $148.00 $915 -7.51
665–690 678 2 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $966 -1.55
720 720 1 136.00 $136.00 $979 —
780–795 785 3 135.00–136.00 $135.34 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 157.00 $157.00 $557 —
470 470 1 145.00 $145.00 $682 —
570 570 3 140.00 $140.00 $798 —
655–685 681 7 132.00–137.00 $132.69 $904 —
720 720 7 131.00 $131.00 $943 +5.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 185.00 $185.00 $786 —
615–630 622 9 155.00–159.00 $156.80 $975 —
655–685 670 4 149.00–151.00 $150.02 $1,005 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 434 13 155.00–157.00 $155.75 $676 -2.84
455–485 482 9 147.00–155.00 $147.84 $713 —
525–530 529 18 142.00–147.00 $142.83 $756 -11.73
555–565 557 9 137.00–141.00 $140.10 $780 -5.48
595 value added 595 11 144.00 $144.00 $857 —
670 670 20 133.00 $133.00 $891 —
710–725 723 6 124.00–125.00 $124.16 $898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 334 5 157.00–160.00 $158.17 $528 —
375–390 376 22 147.00–157.00 $147.94 $556 -7.69
475–495 489 14 137.00–144.00 $142.06 $695 —
590 590 12 130.00 $130.00 $767 —
605 605 4 127.00 $127.00 $768 -10.00
680–695 690 3 117.00–125.00 $119.63 $825 —
710–740 725 4 110.00–115.00 $112.45 $815 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 339 4 145.00–150.00 $146.24 $496 —
375 375 5 140.00 $140.00 $525 +3.65
425–430 427 3 133.00–135.00 $133.67 $571 +4.85
460–475 470 3 125.00–130.00 $126.63 $595 —
570 570 3 115.00 $115.00 $656 -7.00
605–625 615 4 105.00–112.00 $108.56 $668 -7.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 388 9 155.00–161.00 $159.75 $620 +4.75
405–435 423 5 142.00–152.00 $148.17 $627 +2.13
455 455 8 142.00 $142.00 $646 -0.46
505–510 506 4 127.00–137.00 $134.48 $680 —
560–570 565 2 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $692 -8.48
695 695 1 117.00 $117.00 $813 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 389 5 165.00–175.00 $166.88 $649 +0.24
415–445 435 9 160.00–165.00 $161.59 $703 —
505–520 513 4 145.00–147.00 $145.99 $749 -3.01
615–625 618 3 130.00–136.00 $133.98 $828 —
680–695 684 4 128.00–130.00 $128.51 $879 —
740 740 1 125.00 $125.00 $925 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1070 1051 85-90% 8 72.00–77.00 $75.09 $789 -3.24
1070–1120 1092 85-90% 9 65.00–68.00 $66.63 $728 -11.70
1045–1150 1098 85-90% 2 55.00–60.00 $57.38 $630 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1295 1256 80-85% 11 75.00–79.00 $77.25 $970 —
1270–1410 1340 80-85% 2 82.00–83.00 $82.53 $1,106 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1485 1461 75-80% 5 70.00–73.00 $72.44 $1,058 -0.02
1530 1530 75-80% 5 65.00 $65.00 $994 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,892 +12.41
1755–1845 1800 2 105.00–110.00 $107.44 $1,934 -14.56

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 425.00–550.00 $487.50

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 900.00–1,000.00 $962.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,060.00–1,150.00 $1,105.00

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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 2 825.00 $825.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.