Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 3, 2022

560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $152.74/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 524 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.77/cwt -0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 518 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.06/cwt ≈ $608/hd at 425 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 560 408 534
Feeder cattle 511 349 476
Slaughter cattle 23 38 28
Replacement cattle 26 21 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. 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
402–435 407 10 180.00–184.00 $180.43 $734 —
515–520 518 2 167.50–171.00 $169.24 $877 -1.73
553–590 576 11 160.00–167.00 $164.43 $947 -2.85
600–625 610 3 158.00–165.00 $161.79 $987 +4.60
650–695 671 10 150.00–157.00 $153.46 $1,030 +0.46
710–728 724 4 150.00–151.00 $150.25 $1,088 +1.25
755–780 765 3 141.00–149.00 $145.79 $1,115 —
850–890 867 3 130.00–135.00 $132.63 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 177.50 $177.50 $568 -12.50
360–385 370 4 167.00–177.00 $170.33 $630 -14.67
520–522 521 5 156.00–157.50 $156.50 $815 —
667 667 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–780 777 3 120.00–129.00 $126.03 $979 -3.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 195.00 $195.00 $390 —
400–445 429 21 142.00–156.00 $150.65 $646 -1.26
450–490 481 14 142.00–150.00 $146.41 $704 —
504–545 518 22 138.00–148.50 $143.77 $745 -0.70
550–570 561 6 135.00–147.00 $139.42 $782 +0.42
620–645 627 12 133.00–145.00 $138.24 $867 +1.24
660–690 675 12 130.00–140.00 $136.73 $923 +3.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 362 6 142.00–151.00 $146.13 $529 -2.88
410–440 425 22 135.00–146.00 $143.06 $608 —
455–485 468 8 130.00–139.00 $134.13 $628 -4.46
513–525 516 9 132.00–137.50 $133.91 $691 —
565–590 577 9 125.00–136.00 $132.38 $764 +1.03
720–725 723 2 113.00–115.00 $114.00 $824 —
848 848 2 102.00 $102.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 374 10 115.00–125.00 $119.06 $445 -21.97
495 495 3 125.00 $125.00 $619 +3.52
514 514 4 120.00 $120.00 $617 —
588 588 2 125.00 $125.00 $735 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 359 4 175.00–182.50 $180.49 $648 -8.02
420–445 431 13 165.00–175.00 $170.52 $735 -2.47
455–485 468 21 155.00–167.50 $160.06 $749 +0.57
507–545 524 30 147.50–156.00 $152.74 $800 +0.29
550–595 572 13 141.00–150.00 $147.10 $841 +0.62
605–649 616 20 140.00–149.00 $143.69 $885 +1.69
675–690 681 5 140.00–145.00 $142.03 $967 +2.03
705–745 722 8 135.00–144.00 $139.80 $1,009 —
750–770 763 3 125.00–135.00 $128.28 $979 —
810 810 1 120.00 $120.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 316 7 170.00–175.00 $172.24 $544 -10.21
375–380 377 5 170.00–172.50 $171.01 $645 -2.45
419–430 422 8 150.00–161.00 $158.01 $667 -1.97
450–475 467 17 145.00–155.00 $149.55 $698 -2.48
500–520 513 7 135.00–145.00 $139.35 $715 —
600–630 620 3 125.00–135.00 $131.77 $817 -2.76
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 155.00 $155.00 $496 -10.95
360–390 375 2 135.00–145.00 $139.80 $524 —
415–440 428 5 125.00–147.50 $138.27 $592 -13.41
470–480 475 4 115.00–130.00 $122.42 $581 -23.92

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 68.50 $68.50 $771 —
1150–1225 1201 80-85% 4 77.00–84.00 $81.99 $985 —
1300–1350 1333 80-85% 3 87.50–88.00 $87.66 $1,169 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1735 1245 75-80% 3 68.00–71.00 $69.53 $866 —
1235–1560 1422 75-80% 3 73.00–78.00 $75.48 $1,073 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $446 —
900–1195 1086 85-90% 4 62.00–64.00 $62.65 $680 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,073 —
1580 1580 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,438 —
2045 2045 1 101.00 $101.00 $2,065 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 325.00–600.00 $471.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–875.00 $862.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 600.00–880.00 $716.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–850.00 $775.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 245.00 $245.00

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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.