South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.74/cwt -1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 572 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.53/cwt ≈ $833/hd at 606 lb · 19 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.61/cwt -17.52 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 619 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	447	427	464
Feeder cattle	298	270	420
Slaughter cattle	92	44	26
Replacement cattle	57	113	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	475	5	168.00–172.00	$170.45	$810	-8.59
505–540	523	2	167.00–168.00	$167.48	$876	-0.92
580–590	587	10	154.00–160.00	$155.78	$914	-8.21
605–620	619	16	140.00–150.00	$140.61	$870	-17.52
690	690	6	136.00	$136.00	$938	-22.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	137.00	$137.00	$630	—
725	725	5	127.00	$127.00	$921	—
760	760	3	120.00	$120.00	$912	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	4	168.00–172.00	$169.96	$727	-6.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–535	523	5	145.00–152.00	$146.43	$766	-6.06
560 value added	560	6	147.00	$147.00	$823	—
565–585	576	17	142.00–145.00	$143.94	$829	-2.25
605–610	606	19	137.00–142.00	$137.53	$833	—
795	795	5	118.00	$118.00	$938	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	159.00	$159.00	$541	+6.76
355–380	363	6	153.00–157.00	$155.61	$565	+7.92
455–460	456	5	143.00–151.00	$144.61	$659	—
505–515	511	5	135.00–142.00	$137.77	$704	—
640	640	11	132.00	$132.00	$845	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	342	8	147.00–155.00	$150.03	$513	—
380–390	385	2	145.00–147.00	$146.01	$562	—
420–435	430	6	137.00–142.00	$138.63	$596	—
455–480	463	3	125.00–135.00	$131.55	$609	—
530–540	533	3	117.00–120.00	$118.01	$629	—
610–635	627	3	115.00–117.00	$115.65	$725	—
670–690	678	5	110.00–115.00	$112.04	$760	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	2	155.00–165.00	$159.90	$612	—
405–435	420	2	152.00–155.00	$153.45	$644	+3.45
470–490	480	4	149.00–152.00	$150.47	$722	-4.53
520–530	524	5	145.00–149.00	$146.62	$768	+4.12
565–595	583	5	138.00–142.00	$139.55	$814	+3.55
605–625	612	3	135.00–138.00	$136.98	$838	+2.98
670–690	677	3	127.00–130.00	$128.02	$867	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	155.00–162.00	$158.53	$544	—
385–395	391	5	142.00–150.00	$145.15	$568	—
405–430	422	3	135.00–140.00	$136.60	$576	—
530–545	538	2	115.00–120.00	$117.47	$632	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–560	558	3	146.00–149.00	$146.99	$820	+3.23
660–670	663	3	136.00–139.00	$137.01	$908	-1.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1270	1262	80-85%	6	66.00–69.00	$68.01	$858	-14.49
1310–1365	1338	80-85%	8	80.00–83.00	$81.47	$1,090	—
1225–1440	1397	80-85%	15	73.00–77.00	$76.30	$1,066	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1110	1102	85-90%	12	60.00–66.00	$63.53	$700	—
1105–1120	1112	85-90%	11	71.00–74.00	$72.63	$808	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	75-80%	2	68.00	$68.00	$1,023	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1920	1603	2	89.00–93.00	$91.40	$1,465	—
1820	1820	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,929	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	850.00–950.00	$908.82
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,020.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,325.00	$1,291.67

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	650.00–725.00	$710.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	875.00–1,050.00	$991.67	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	730.00–775.00	$752.50	—

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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.