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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

945 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $184.11/cwt ≈ $803/hd at 436 lb · 114 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $161.79/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 526 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.67/cwt +6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 463 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 945 677 525
Feeder cattle 788 494 479
Slaughter cattle 77 113 28
Replacement cattle 80 70 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. 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
300–315 308 2 220.00–222.50 $221.22 $681 +1.64
350–390 366 5 200.00–220.00 $207.28 $759 +11.63
425–436 436 114 184.00–190.00 $184.11 $803 —
450–485 473 17 177.50–186.00 $180.18 $852 —
515–545 521 10 175.00–180.00 $179.18 $934 +0.35
550–575 570 22 165.00–175.00 $166.91 $951 -4.75
610–630 621 17 157.00–175.00 $163.89 $1,018 -3.11
650–691 681 20 150.00–160.00 $157.09 $1,070 —
760 760 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 182.50 $182.50 $611 —
480 480 1 172.50 $172.50 $828 -5.23
620 620 1 156.00 $156.00 $967 -3.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–595 578 2 130.00–135.00 $132.58 $766 -17.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 421 29 158.00–168.50 $163.43 $688 +5.47
450–490 463 50 154.00–165.00 $158.67 $735 +6.20
500–545 515 39 148.00–157.00 $152.16 $784 +4.27
517 value added 517 6 159.50 $159.50 $825 —
565–575 570 17 145.00–155.00 $150.16 $856 —
595 595 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,175 —
610–645 618 15 142.50–154.00 $150.57 $931 +6.02
617–625 value added 623 16 155.00–158.50 $157.88 $984 +7.88
625–630 628 2 175.00–180.00 $177.49 $1,115 +32.94
660 value added 660 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,006 —
655–685 671 18 135.00–145.00 $141.99 $953 —
709 value added 709 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,007 —
700–743 729 3 134.00–136.00 $135.36 $987 —
735 735 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,080 —
780 780 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,006 —
805–825 817 3 115.00–120.00 $117.52 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 428 17 145.00–155.00 $150.68 $645 +0.75
470–490 478 20 143.00–153.00 $146.73 $701 +0.36
510–535 527 14 140.00–145.00 $142.27 $750 -1.87
555 555 2 140.00 $140.00 $777 +7.68
875–885 880 2 85.00–90.00 $87.49 $770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 137.50 $137.50 $578 -5.60
480 480 1 135.00 $135.00 $648 +1.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 11 200.00–220.00 $210.33 $673 -8.05
355–395 375 20 187.50–199.00 $192.38 $721 +2.43
400–440 426 22 178.00–187.50 $181.86 $775 +1.86
450–480 464 18 167.50–179.00 $171.58 $796 —
513–545 526 50 156.00–167.50 $161.79 $851 -0.22
570–595 589 8 150.00–154.00 $153.01 $901 -1.04
600–645 621 11 150.00–154.00 $152.07 $944 +1.07
650–695 661 7 145.00–150.00 $147.26 $973 -1.23
755–765 763 6 146.00–150.00 $146.66 $1,119 —
860 860 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 175.00 $175.00 $639 -7.45
400–445 423 20 167.50–175.00 $171.47 $725 —
455–490 474 28 150.00–165.00 $160.12 $759 -1.78
515–543 526 11 143.00–155.00 $152.55 $802 +0.72
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783 -10.97
620–645 633 9 135.00–152.00 $146.67 $928 +3.70
660 660 4 125.00 $125.00 $825 —
950 950 1 75.00 $75.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 167.50 $167.50 $553 —
420 420 1 147.50 $147.50 $620 +4.91
480 480 5 142.50–145.00 $143.50 $689 +5.87
525 525 1 125.00 $125.00 $656 —
560 560 1 115.00 $115.00 $644 —
660 660 1 105.00 $105.00 $693 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1250 1082 80-85% 7 83.00–91.00 $85.01 $920 —
990–1200 1108 80-85% 7 71.00–74.00 $72.36 $802 -9.71
1080–1415 1193 80-85% 15 74.00–82.00 $78.49 $936 +0.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1370 1208 75-80% 8 72.00–78.00 $74.93 $905 —
820–1665 1377 75-80% 8 65.00–71.00 $67.21 $925 —
1460 1460 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,226 +9.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $709 —
840–1290 1060 85-90% 8 63.00–69.00 $64.80 $687 +3.65
1095 1095 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $602 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1565 1339 4 82.00–91.00 $87.31 $1,169 —
1360–1570 1465 2 107.00–108.00 $107.46 $1,574 —
1130–1735 1469 5 94.00–100.00 $97.17 $1,427 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 775.00–800.00 $787.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 660.00–675.00 $665.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 400.00–620.00 $521.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–1,000.00 $907.50
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 210.00–335.00 $248.75

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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 4 725.00–850.00 $787.50 —

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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.