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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

722 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $154.38/cwt ≈ $801/hd at 519 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $144.93/cwt ≈ $822/hd at 567 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.48/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 472 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 722 904 667
Feeder cattle 588 724 574
Slaughter cattle 76 140 50
Replacement cattle 58 40 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 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
395 395 1 190.00 $190.00 $750 —
400–420 412 8 181.00–190.00 $185.85 $766 -1.15
470–480 476 18 170.00–175.00 $172.44 $821 -5.57
505–545 521 25 163.00–175.00 $170.07 $886 -0.13
550–575 557 7 162.00–167.00 $163.71 $912 —
640 640 2 145.00 $145.00 $928 -10.37
650–695 680 23 139.00–146.00 $142.68 $970 -8.81
705–730 724 4 138.00–142.00 $138.97 $1,006 —
790 790 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,066 —
830 830 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 475 5 154.00–165.00 $162.80 $773 -10.07
690 690 1 125.00 $125.00 $862 -20.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 182.50 $182.50 $511 —
300–345 321 7 157.00–167.00 $160.09 $514 —
350–395 372 20 152.00–158.00 $155.40 $578 —
400–440 426 11 146.00–155.00 $149.73 $638 -6.33
450–485 472 25 142.50–150.00 $145.48 $687 -0.19
510–535 518 14 133.00–143.00 $138.59 $718 -6.41
560–585 569 10 130.00–137.50 $133.41 $759 —
615 615 1 137.00 $137.00 $843 -3.52
605–640 624 12 133.00–135.00 $134.27 $838 -6.25
655 655 4 135.00–137.00 $136.50 $894 -1.50
665–695 678 13 130.00–134.00 $132.45 $898 -5.55
755–775 762 3 128.00–129.00 $128.34 $978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 335 3 130.00–140.50 $133.60 $448 -25.22
350–370 361 7 140.00–152.00 $146.12 $527 -8.41
425–440 434 7 136.00–146.00 $140.62 $610 -2.93
465–485 472 6 135.00–140.00 $136.51 $644 —
520–525 522 7 125.00–130.00 $127.15 $664 -13.00
570 570 2 125.00 $125.00 $712 -12.96
720 720 1 119.00 $119.00 $857 -4.00
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 15 122.50–133.00 $131.24 $420 -22.03
470–490 481 8 115.00–128.00 $123.25 $593 -11.14
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 -1.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 188.00 $188.00 $564 -27.00
370–395 379 13 175.00–185.00 $181.49 $688 -9.17
410–445 432 10 168.00–175.00 $170.54 $737 -15.84
450–485 474 7 158.00–168.00 $161.91 $767 —
505–545 519 27 149.00–160.00 $154.38 $801 —
550–585 567 27 140.00–151.00 $144.93 $822 —
625–645 636 12 135.00–142.00 $139.57 $888 —
650–677 667 11 133.00–138.00 $135.55 $904 —
735 735 2 135.00 $135.00 $992 —
750 750 2 120.00 $120.00 $900 —
825–830 828 2 90.00–98.00 $93.99 $778 —
950 950 1 80.00 $80.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 320 8 162.50–175.00 $167.35 $536 -22.21
370 370 1 165.00 $165.00 $610 -16.89
430–445 436 8 150.00–160.00 $156.17 $681 -17.61
470–480 477 10 145.00–156.00 $151.83 $724 -15.56
530–545 535 19 140.00–149.00 $145.13 $776 —
555–590 574 8 130.00–140.00 $133.35 $765 -17.56
630 630 1 132.50 $132.50 $835 —
660–680 673 3 125.00–130.00 $126.63 $852 -16.79
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 146.00 $146.00 $642 -12.52
480–485 483 5 140.00–148.00 $143.18 $692 -9.58
530–540 534 5 135.00–136.00 $135.40 $723 —
770 770 1 105.00 $105.00 $808 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1155 1006 80-85% 6 55.00–59.00 $57.74 $581 —
985–1385 1101 80-85% 4 67.00–69.00 $68.00 $749 —
990–1580 1175 80-85% 25 60.00–66.00 $62.42 $733 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1275 1238 75-80% 2 54.00–56.00 $54.97 $681 —
1160–1555 1403 75-80% 18 58.00–64.00 $61.65 $865 —
1325–1455 1423 75-80% 4 66.00–68.00 $66.47 $946 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $551 -14.00
945–965 952 85-90% 3 42.00–45.00 $43.99 $419 -28.01
845–1050 998 85-90% 11 50.00–56.00 $53.76 $537 -11.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1805 1602 3 80.00–88.00 $84.37 $1,352 —
1550–1695 1623 2 74.00–78.00 $76.09 $1,235 —

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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) 13 600.00–810.00 $718.46
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 525.00–715.00 $609.29
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 550.00–600.00 $583.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 310.00–480.00 $398.89

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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 9 575.00–875.00 $742.22 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.