Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

889 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $167.25/cwt -9.82 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 382 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $135.86/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 430 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $143.13/cwt -2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 514 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 889 765 746
Feeder cattle 705 696 559
Slaughter cattle 104 41 85
Replacement cattle 80 28 102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 175.00 $175.00 $691 -8.43
415–425 423 4 163.00–172.00 $165.21 $699 -4.90
485–495 487 10 153.00–157.00 $153.81 $749 -12.25
510–540 535 6 146.00–152.00 $146.95 $786 -13.71
565–585 576 7 143.00–146.00 $144.26 $831 -7.74
610–630 617 3 140.00–143.00 $141.02 $870 —
690 690 3 137.00 $137.00 $945 -1.34
755–790 773 4 126.00–133.00 $129.42 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 3 155.00 $155.00 $814 —
610–630 613 12 145.00–149.00 $148.32 $909 —
665 665 8 142.00 $142.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 167.00 $167.00 $593 —
430 430 2 160.00 $160.00 $688 —
555–585 567 5 135.00–137.00 $135.83 $770 -5.03
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 -6.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 377 13 140.00–145.00 $142.61 $538 +2.17
415–445 430 16 132.00–140.00 $135.86 $584 +1.42
465–470 468 4 127.00–130.00 $128.51 $601 +7.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 152.00 $152.00 $547 —
405–415 408 11 145.00–150.00 $146.39 $597 +5.47
465–485 470 8 135.00–145.00 $137.58 $647 +0.46
555–575 562 3 122.00–130.00 $127.27 $715 -0.39
740 740 2 121.00 $121.00 $895 —
775–795 785 2 108.00–115.00 $111.46 $875 -10.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 468 3 147.00–152.00 $148.73 $696 +3.73
555–565 562 6 142.00–144.00 $143.34 $806 —
625–640 636 11 137.00–141.00 $139.93 $890 +5.56
675 675 5 131.00 $131.00 $884 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 175.00–177.00 $176.01 $542 -17.34
365–395 382 18 165.00–171.00 $167.25 $639 -9.82
405–445 442 13 155.00–165.00 $155.70 $688 -11.30
480–495 493 12 150.00–154.00 $150.65 $743 -8.58
510–515 514 14 142.00–150.00 $143.13 $736 -2.32
605–630 618 10 130.00–139.00 $134.41 $831 +2.81
670 670 1 127.00 $127.00 $851 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 328 9 162.00–170.00 $164.48 $539 -10.21
355–385 370 2 152.00–158.00 $154.88 $573 -9.56
430–445 438 2 146.00–152.00 $148.95 $652 -7.07
475–490 488 8 140.00–145.00 $140.61 $686 -8.43
565–585 580 4 125.00–130.00 $126.22 $732 -2.33
615 615 2 120.00 $120.00 $738 -5.00
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 175.00 $175.00 $621 -23.94
460–465 463 3 157.00–158.00 $157.33 $728 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1190 1181 80-85% 7 71.00–74.00 $71.41 $843 —
1160–1485 1328 80-85% 28 60.00–68.00 $64.81 $861 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1105 1094 85-90% 16 65.00–67.00 $66.49 $727 —
1140 1140 85-90% 7 55.00 $55.00 $627 —
1145–1160 1148 85-90% 5 45.00–50.00 $48.99 $562 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1600 1557 75-80% 11 62.00–64.00 $63.12 $983 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1875 1683 2 84.00–88.00 $86.23 $1,451 +5.33

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,075.00–1,150.00 $1,085.71
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 900.00–1,000.00 $956.25
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 850.00–900.00 $864.29
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 650.00–725.00 $697.73

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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 1,125.00–1,180.00 $1,156.43 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 850.00–1,050.00 $950.00 —

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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.