Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 13, 2022

907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.67/cwt +2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 618 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.75/cwt -6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 520 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.27/cwt -3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 518 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 907 529 933
Feeder cattle 715 432 803
Slaughter cattle 144 81 79
Replacement cattle 48 16 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 3 179.00–182.00 $179.99 $734 —
515–540 518 18 161.50–163.50 $163.27 $846 -3.35
560–590 564 7 155.00–157.00 $156.70 $884 —
615–620 616 10 153.00–155.00 $154.80 $954 +0.29
620 value added 620 14 158.00 $158.00 $980 —
675 675 1 145.00 $145.00 $979 -4.00
705 705 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,001 -1.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 179.00–180.00 $179.49 $691 +2.01
405–410 409 7 170.00–176.00 $171.70 $702 -4.26
475–490 485 3 165.00–170.00 $166.63 $808 —
605–625 615 4 139.00–145.00 $142.05 $874 —
710 710 1 139.00 $139.00 $987 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 170.00–177.00 $173.34 $563 —
495 495 12 160.00 $160.00 $792 +5.97
525 525 1 155.00 $155.00 $814 —
660–665 663 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $819 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 387 3 145.00–148.00 $145.96 $565 -2.26
420–425 424 8 142.00–145.00 $142.37 $604 -3.22
515–530 520 20 132.00–141.00 $134.75 $701 -6.37
555–590 578 3 130.00–132.00 $131.36 $759 -1.77
605–630 624 4 121.00–128.00 $122.70 $766 -2.30
665–690 676 9 113.00–121.00 $116.63 $788 -3.64
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 152.00 $152.00 $547 —
390 value added 390 4 160.00 $160.00 $624 —
420 420 1 150.00 $150.00 $630 —
455 value added 455 9 152.50 $152.50 $694 —
455–495 466 7 142.00–145.00 $142.91 $666 -6.05
555–560 555 13 137.00–142.00 $137.39 $763 -4.48
605–610 607 3 133.00–134.00 $133.66 $811 +1.21
655 655 4 130.00 $130.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 327 3 140.00–145.00 $141.58 $463 -4.16
405–440 410 14 125.00–135.00 $126.53 $519 -4.71
455–485 470 2 115.00–125.00 $120.16 $565 -9.84
725–745 735 2 100.00–105.00 $102.53 $754 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 379 13 160.00–170.00 $164.04 $622 +1.69
430–435 432 5 157.00–160.00 $158.79 $686 +1.02
455–460 456 7 150.00–154.00 $150.58 $687 -0.55
505–525 507 11 143.00–149.00 $143.57 $728 -2.45
560–565 563 8 140.00–143.00 $141.49 $797 +3.89
610–645 638 10 135.00–140.00 $135.96 $867 +1.67
660 660 2 130.00 $130.00 $858 +0.49
705–730 718 4 120.00–125.00 $122.46 $879 -3.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 327 3 162.00–167.00 $163.68 $535 +4.32
420–435 430 3 145.00–152.00 $149.72 $644 +2.93
525–530 528 6 133.00–137.00 $135.68 $716 -3.32
555–595 580 11 127.00–132.00 $130.26 $756 —
655–690 664 4 115.00–125.00 $122.40 $813 —
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 4 174.00–175.00 $174.48 $668 -6.16
505–515 513 6 150.00–151.00 $150.84 $774 -0.15
620–630 626 9 142.00–145.00 $143.32 $897 —
660 660 7 136.00 $136.00 $898 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1375 1288 80-85% 11 68.00–70.00 $69.03 $889 -7.31
1315–1460 1353 80-85% 38 74.00–79.00 $76.98 $1,042 -4.94
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1095 1048 85-90% 9 59.00–62.00 $60.39 $633 —
1070–1110 1079 85-90% 18 67.00–72.00 $70.86 $765 -4.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1635 1610 75-80% 12 65.00–70.00 $67.96 $1,094 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1840 1729 4 90.00–94.00 $93.19 $1,611 —
2015 2015 1 99.50 $99.50 $2,005 —

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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) 7 900.00–985.00 $936.43
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,033.33
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 750.00–875.00 $825.00

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,178.57 —

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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.