Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

509 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.61/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 472 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.40/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 523 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.66/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 421 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 509 509 617
Feeder cattle 442 338 476
Slaughter cattle 33 107 75
Replacement cattle 34 64 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 313 3 182.50–185.00 $184.20 $577 —
405–420 413 6 167.50–175.00 $169.58 $700 -8.90
450–495 465 6 165.00–170.00 $166.69 $775 -2.31
535–540 539 9 162.50–167.50 $165.22 $891 +7.72
555–595 588 8 159.00–165.00 $161.79 $951 —
610–645 626 11 153.00–162.00 $158.21 $990 +7.21
660–695 678 6 150.00–154.00 $152.56 $1,034 +22.56
735–740 737 5 137.50–141.00 $138.91 $1,024 —
770–795 783 4 130.00–132.50 $131.23 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 481 7 150.00–162.50 $155.58 $748 +0.58
540 540 1 155.00 $155.00 $837 +15.00
745 745 1 130.00 $130.00 $968 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 4 157.00–160.00 $157.98 $482 —
380 380 1 155.00 $155.00 $589 -1.45
400–445 421 14 148.00–155.00 $150.66 $634 +0.62
450–495 472 18 145.00–152.50 $148.61 $701 +0.23
500–540 523 15 140.00–150.00 $144.40 $755 -0.91
565–590 575 13 135.00–146.00 $140.49 $808 -4.56
620–645 636 9 135.00–144.00 $138.77 $883 -2.96
650–695 671 8 130.00–139.00 $134.76 $904 +9.16
700–745 730 8 120.00–134.00 $125.97 $920 —
755–785 773 5 117.00–120.00 $118.17 $913 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 319 8 135.00–147.00 $141.53 $451 -11.32
370–395 379 7 140.00–145.00 $142.57 $540 -0.46
420–430 424 11 132.50–143.00 $137.91 $585 -7.95
470–485 479 7 130.00–140.00 $135.79 $650 -5.06
520–525 523 6 132.00–140.00 $136.49 $714 -1.77
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 +2.56
695 695 2 95.00 $95.00 $660 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 425 3 122.50–130.00 $124.94 $531 -2.56
525 525 1 125.00 $125.00 $656 +5.05
700 700 2 100.00 $100.00 $700 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 4 177.50–185.00 $181.37 $562 +6.45
375–385 379 8 167.50–175.00 $172.16 $652 +5.04
420–445 435 11 162.00–170.00 $164.89 $717 +5.67
475–485 480 9 155.00–165.00 $158.99 $763 +6.29
500–545 523 11 148.00–159.00 $153.85 $805 +0.85
565–585 573 7 140.00–148.00 $143.40 $822 —
600–620 609 9 137.50–141.00 $138.74 $845 +15.49
655–690 668 6 130.00–136.00 $134.47 $898 —
710–725 718 4 120.00–127.00 $123.46 $886 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 165.00–167.50 $166.21 $548 -1.42
375–385 382 3 157.50–167.50 $160.78 $614 +0.77
405–430 415 5 150.00–160.00 $154.14 $640 -0.80
520–535 531 7 135.00–145.00 $142.20 $755 +17.20
560–585 576 9 125.00–137.50 $134.77 $776 +9.69
605–640 631 10 117.00–130.00 $120.17 $758 +5.17
735–745 738 3 105.00–107.00 $106.33 $785 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 141.00 $141.00 $613 —
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 +9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1500 1289 75-80% 9 62.00–68.00 $64.33 $829 -4.29
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $405 —
990–1290 1136 85-90% 6 52.00–60.00 $55.30 $628 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 79.00 $79.00 $948 —
990–1455 1208 80-85% 6 64.00–70.00 $66.78 $807 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–2280 1575 5 82.00–86.00 $83.92 $1,322 —
1455–1705 1580 2 75.00 $75.00 $1,185 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 350.00–550.00 $407.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,205.00 $1,052.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–800.00 $687.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 550.00–750.00 $625.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 200.00–270.00 $235.00

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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 3 650.00–850.00 $716.67 —

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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.