Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.24/cwt +6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 591 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.30/cwt +8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 464 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $169.50/cwt ≈ $914/hd at 539 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 548 610 574
Feeder cattle 453 512 431
Slaughter cattle 61 65 76
Replacement cattle 34 33 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 320 3 200.00–210.00 $206.56 $661 —
405 405 5 193.00 $193.00 $782 +3.00
460–485 464 12 185.00–189.00 $188.30 $874 +8.30
505–535 515 3 177.00–184.00 $179.42 $924 +6.34
570–590 588 9 167.00–170.00 $167.32 $984 -3.67
680 680 10 158.00 $158.00 $1,074 +2.39
735 735 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,125 +6.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 371 4 185.00–195.00 $187.53 $696 —
430 430 1 180.00 $180.00 $774 +4.31
480–495 485 3 172.00–177.00 $173.70 $842 +1.12
535–540 539 12 168.00–170.00 $169.50 $914 —
625–645 638 3 157.00–159.00 $158.35 $1,010 +6.38
770–795 783 2 142.00–145.00 $143.48 $1,123 +7.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 177.00–185.00 $181.06 $607 —
405–445 425 2 170.00–175.00 $172.62 $734 —
555 555 1 152.00 $152.00 $844 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 418 9 153.00–157.00 $154.35 $645 -0.65
470 470 2 153.00 $153.00 $719 —
515 value added 515 8 158.00 $158.00 $814 —
585–595 591 12 150.00–153.00 $151.24 $894 +6.84
605–615 612 7 149.00–150.00 $149.28 $914 +8.63
680 680 6 140.00 $140.00 $952 +3.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 162.00–164.00 $163.02 $518 —
355–385 379 10 150.00–160.00 $151.87 $576 —
460–495 472 9 147.00–150.00 $148.05 $699 +2.05
505–510 509 5 141.00–147.00 $145.81 $742 +4.15
670–680 675 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $881 —
755–775 771 5 125.00–127.50 $127.01 $979 +12.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 341 8 145.00–155.00 $151.32 $516 +4.69
435–445 438 4 142.00–145.00 $144.24 $632 +6.12
455–490 467 3 130.00–137.00 $132.45 $619 +5.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 195.00–205.00 $200.04 $656 +26.61
360–385 365 10 180.00–190.00 $182.11 $665 +13.30
410–440 420 6 162.00–170.00 $164.79 $692 +3.34
460–485 476 8 155.00–161.00 $158.82 $756 +7.47
515–530 523 2 150.00–153.00 $151.48 $792 +4.79
560–595 589 6 145.00–150.00 $145.79 $859 +4.15
670 670 1 135.00 $135.00 $904 +4.04
790–795 794 4 126.00–133.00 $127.74 $1,014 +4.42
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 311 4 215.00–225.00 $217.53 $677 +20.07
355–360 359 8 205.00–215.00 $207.47 $745 —
405 405 1 190.00 $190.00 $770 +13.95
455 455 1 167.00 $167.00 $760 —
515 515 2 156.00 $156.00 $803 -0.49
565 565 9 152.50 $152.50 $862 +0.50
640 640 2 149.00 $149.00 $954 +4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 170.00–177.00 $173.58 $578 +12.55
370–375 372 3 155.00–165.00 $161.64 $601 +8.05
410–445 428 2 147.00–150.00 $148.56 $636 -0.55
525–540 533 2 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $706 —
610 610 3 125.00 $125.00 $762 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1155 1025 80-85% 11 80.00–82.00 $80.82 $828 —
1350–1510 1457 80-85% 3 85.00–88.00 $85.93 $1,252 —
1410–1510 1493 80-85% 12 75.00–78.00 $77.53 $1,158 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–985 937 85-90% 5 63.00–67.00 $64.68 $606 +6.54
1010–1045 1029 85-90% 13 71.00–76.00 $73.27 $754 —
1030–1075 1053 85-90% 4 56.00–61.00 $58.45 $615 -9.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 75-80% 1 93.25 $93.25 $1,282 +23.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,492 —
1455 1455 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,339 -6.00
1560 1560 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,732 +25.00

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 890.00–950.00 $920.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,100.00–1,180.00 $1,132.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 600.00–770.00 $732.22

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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 8 1,100.00–1,260.00 $1,220.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 750.00–850.00 $783.33 —

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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.