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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

509 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.04/cwt +6.05 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 424 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $159.22/cwt +4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 421 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $160.01/cwt +8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 378 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 509 689 391
Feeder cattle 338 591 326
Slaughter cattle 107 66 28
Replacement cattle 64 32 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: No trends, sales not reported last week due to reporter training.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 425 6 177.00–180.00 $178.48 $759 +7.98
480 480 1 169.00 $169.00 $811 +3.06
525 525 3 157.50 $157.50 $827 -5.98
649 649 5 151.00 $151.00 $980 -3.41
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 175.00 $175.00 $586 —
380 380 1 167.50 $167.50 $636 —
425–435 433 4 155.00–165.00 $157.46 $682 —
450 450 3 155.00 $155.00 $698 -0.87
520 520 1 140.00 $140.00 $728 —
550–560 555 2 125.00–132.00 $128.53 $713 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 366 4 154.00–158.00 $156.45 $573 +8.22
400–435 424 17 146.00–156.00 $150.04 $636 +6.05
485–495 493 5 147.00–153.00 $148.38 $732 +3.42
505–525 512 12 142.50–148.00 $145.31 $744 -3.18
580–595 586 7 137.50–147.50 $145.05 $850 +1.85
600–635 619 11 137.50–145.00 $141.73 $877 +7.21
668 value added 668 9 144.00 $144.00 $962 —
673–677 675 5 125.00–126.00 $125.60 $848 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 323 10 145.00–158.00 $152.85 $494 +7.84
360–375 368 7 140.00–145.00 $143.03 $526 +0.90
400–440 421 10 143.00–148.00 $145.86 $614 +5.59
450–485 461 8 132.00–145.00 $140.85 $649 +4.95
525–540 533 4 137.50–139.00 $138.26 $737 +5.93
565 565 8 125.00–135.00 $130.00 $734 —
605–635 620 4 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $697 —
680 680 1 105.00 $105.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 331 8 130.00–142.50 $136.15 $451 —
430 430 2 127.50 $127.50 $548 —
480 480 2 125.00 $125.00 $600 —
530–540 535 4 115.00–125.00 $119.95 $642 +5.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 317 6 165.00–170.00 $167.63 $531 +8.31
370–385 378 14 157.50–165.00 $160.01 $605 +8.40
410–420 415 8 150.00–165.00 $154.94 $643 +6.76
470–485 479 9 145.00–150.00 $147.52 $707 +8.72
520 520 1 125.00 $125.00 $650 -6.98
560–595 569 4 122.50–126.00 $125.08 $712 -0.78
615 615 1 115.00 $115.00 $707 -4.00
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776 —
795 795 1 90.00 $90.00 $716 -12.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 187.50 $187.50 $412 -10.00
320–340 328 4 170.00–180.00 $174.92 $574 +9.92
360–370 366 8 165.00–170.00 $167.12 $612 +5.52
410–430 421 14 155.00–165.00 $159.22 $670 +4.53
465–490 475 10 150.00–157.50 $152.70 $725 +3.80
520 520 3 153.00 $153.00 $796 +5.74
600 600 2 122.50–124.00 $123.25 $740 -1.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 4 110.00 $110.00 $528 —
510 510 1 95.00 $95.00 $484 —
580 580 2 95.00 $95.00 $551 —
626 626 5 101.00 $101.00 $632 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1350 1152 80-85% 11 59.00–62.00 $61.12 $704 —
1105–1460 1254 80-85% 4 72.00–77.50 $74.16 $930 —
1080–1520 1294 80-85% 28 63.00–70.00 $66.04 $855 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1385 1285 75-80% 2 67.00–70.00 $68.62 $882 +10.02
1080–1645 1365 75-80% 7 56.00–58.00 $57.52 $785 —
1250–1500 1404 75-80% 14 60.00–66.00 $62.91 $883 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1080 1003 85-90% 6 42.00–51.00 $46.41 $465 -6.45
1055–1250 1150 85-90% 5 60.00–61.00 $60.38 $694 —
1010–1390 1167 85-90% 10 53.00–59.00 $56.86 $664 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1540 1360 2 79.00–83.00 $80.74 $1,098 —
1055–1975 1372 3 72.00–79.50 $74.62 $1,024 —

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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) 6 800.00–1,025.00 $925.83
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–970.00 $831.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 600.00–700.00 $646.88
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 300.00–475.00 $387.22
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 260.00 $260.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 325.00 $325.00

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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 9 800.00–1,175.00 $922.22 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 730.00–750.00 $745.00 —

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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.