Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.67/cwt +1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 572 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.67/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 525 lb · 15 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.01/cwt ≈ $879/hd at 745 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 421 482 498
Feeder cattle 354 359 384
Slaughter cattle 36 82 64
Replacement cattle 31 41 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 310 3 177.50–182.50 $179.11 $555 —
370–390 380 2 175.00–180.00 $177.43 $674 —
400–440 424 5 167.50–177.00 $171.83 $729 —
465–480 471 5 162.50–170.00 $165.09 $778 —
505–540 529 8 158.00–164.00 $160.14 $847 +2.14
555–590 571 11 153.00–160.00 $158.42 $905 —
603–620 606 7 144.00–153.00 $149.20 $904 —
655–680 671 8 139.00–149.50 $147.44 $989 —
704 value added 704 4 146.50 $146.50 $1,031 —
853 853 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,126 +7.00
950 950 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 159.00 $159.00 $779 -2.69
585 585 1 149.00 $149.00 $872 -3.00
670 670 2 142.50 $142.50 $955 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 152.50–162.50 $157.42 $512 —
350–385 372 3 149.00–154.00 $150.91 $561 —
406–445 421 8 147.50–154.00 $149.18 $628 —
450–480 467 3 145.00–152.00 $147.94 $691 —
500–543 525 15 140.00–147.00 $145.67 $765 -1.84
550–590 572 16 139.00–145.00 $141.67 $810 +1.16
600–635 620 3 128.00–139.00 $132.22 $820 -0.99
665–680 673 2 125.00–129.00 $126.98 $855 -3.02
735–749 745 14 116.00–119.50 $118.01 $879 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 147.50 $147.50 $494 —
415 415 1 145.00 $145.00 $602 —
480 480 2 140.00 $140.00 $672 -4.83
515–520 518 2 130.00–139.00 $134.52 $697 -5.09
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 3 170.00–177.50 $174.14 $554 —
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 —
410–445 438 5 150.00–160.00 $153.17 $671 -8.83
460–490 467 7 145.00–153.00 $150.22 $702 —
530–540 536 5 143.00–150.00 $147.41 $790 —
550–595 567 8 137.00–145.00 $139.58 $791 -0.43
600–630 607 8 131.00–137.00 $134.56 $817 —
670–695 678 3 122.50–123.00 $122.67 $832 —
710–720 718 4 120.00–123.00 $121.37 $871 —
755–775 765 2 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $849 —
805–815 810 2 105.00–106.00 $105.50 $855 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 150.00 $150.00 $555 -10.65
445 445 1 138.00 $138.00 $614 -12.89
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 -4.74
500–540 522 3 122.50–135.00 $127.49 $665 -11.51
560 560 2 125.00 $125.00 $700 -9.68
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1170 1079 80-85% 4 67.00–73.50 $70.51 $761 -13.60
1090 1090 80-85% 1 83.50 $83.50 $910 -0.61
1050–1365 1146 80-85% 9 75.00–80.00 $77.71 $891 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 2 70.00 $70.00 $700 —
1010–1280 1123 85-90% 5 62.00–68.00 $65.33 $734 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1370 1208 75-80% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.57 $901 —
1245 1245 75-80% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,083 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1845 1683 2 103.00–104.00 $103.45 $1,741 —
1410–1985 1699 4 97.00–101.00 $98.33 $1,671 —

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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) 14 750.00–1,075.00 $876.79
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 915.00 $915.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 605.00–830.00 $691.43
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 530.00 $530.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 495.00–585.00 $540.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 725.00–875.00 $791.67 —

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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.