Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 19, 2022

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.99/cwt ≈ $599/hd at 416 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $154.69/cwt -11.59 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 423 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $138.80/cwt -9.73 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 473 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 689 670 604
Feeder cattle 591 542 470
Slaughter cattle 66 56 75
Replacement cattle 32 72 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 5.00 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
350–395 380 3 170.00–180.00 $174.80 $664 -13.71
400–445 425 12 165.00–175.00 $170.50 $725 -3.19
450–495 480 9 165.00–168.00 $165.94 $797 —
510–540 524 20 160.00–167.00 $163.48 $857 —
550–585 569 12 153.00–160.00 $156.73 $892 —
610–618 616 8 145.00–157.50 $154.41 $951 +0.41
765 765 2 122.50 $122.50 $937 —
875–890 883 2 110.00–118.00 $114.03 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 454 7 155.00–157.00 $155.87 $708 -5.21
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 -16.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 370 11 145.00–152.00 $148.23 $548 —
402–445 416 28 141.00–150.00 $143.99 $599 —
450–495 471 9 142.00–149.00 $144.96 $683 -3.04
500–530 515 2 148.00–149.00 $148.49 $765 +1.34
505–530 521 18 140.00–147.50 $143.75 $749 -3.40
550 550 1 148.00 $148.00 $814 +1.00
575–598 586 19 138.00–145.00 $143.20 $839 -3.80
610 610 1 146.00 $146.00 $891 +6.31
620–625 623 6 130.00–139.00 $134.52 $838 -5.17
715 715 5 114.00–115.00 $114.40 $818 —
755–795 775 4 113.00–114.00 $113.49 $880 —
800 800 1 113.00 $113.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 9 142.50–147.50 $145.01 $476 —
350–385 362 11 140.00–145.00 $142.13 $515 -8.04
410–430 419 8 139.00–142.50 $140.27 $588 -5.30
450–478 462 11 133.00–140.00 $135.90 $628 -6.13
520–530 528 15 130.00–135.00 $132.33 $699 -7.46
770–785 778 2 85.00–105.00 $94.90 $738 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–540 530 4 110.00–120.00 $114.91 $609 +2.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 197.50 $197.50 $395 —
310 310 2 165.00 $165.00 $512 -22.98
370–380 375 11 160.00–165.00 $161.60 $606 -16.63
408–440 423 26 150.00–160.00 $154.69 $654 -11.59
455–495 465 16 146.00–153.00 $148.90 $692 —
500–540 519 11 145.00–150.00 $147.26 $764 —
570–580 576 14 138.00–147.00 $143.35 $826 —
610–640 628 5 124.00–126.00 $125.22 $786 —
705–720 711 5 119.00–123.00 $120.62 $858 —
785–790 788 5 115.00–117.00 $116.20 $916 —
825 825 1 110.00 $110.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 339 7 155.00–165.00 $159.32 $540 —
370–395 379 8 150.00–155.00 $151.61 $575 -10.35
420–430 426 5 147.00–150.00 $148.18 $631 -7.73
460–480 473 26 130.00–144.00 $138.80 $657 -9.73
505–540 532 16 127.50–137.50 $131.98 $702 -10.23
575 575 7 125.00–128.00 $125.86 $724 -7.93
620 620 3 119.00 $119.00 $738 -11.98
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 —
775 775 2 102.50 $102.50 $794 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 117.50 $117.50 $464 —
640 640 1 100.00 $100.00 $640 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1075 1051 80-85% 4 57.00–58.00 $57.77 $607 —
920–1465 1143 80-85% 16 59.00–65.00 $61.82 $707 -2.43
1065–1380 1192 80-85% 9 64.50–67.50 $66.52 $793 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1170 1024 85-90% 15 49.00–56.00 $52.86 $541 —
1135 1135 85-90% 1 59.50 $59.50 $675 +7.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1185 1167 75-80% 3 64.00–70.00 $68.06 $794 —
980–1525 1283 75-80% 3 56.00–60.00 $58.60 $752 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1995 1433 2 82.00–83.00 $82.30 $1,179 —
1535–1950 1756 4 84.00–90.00 $85.88 $1,508 —
1840 1840 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,785 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 570.00–775.00 $666.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–800.00 $775.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–675.00 $623.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 350.00–500.00 $400.00

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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 3 900.00–1,000.00 $966.67 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —

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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.