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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

634 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.32/cwt -4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 375 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.63/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 529 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.61/cwt ≈ $1,057/hd at 623 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 634 485 587
Feeder cattle 562 383 488
Slaughter cattle 40 76 20
Replacement cattle 32 26 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. 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
300–310 303 3 200.00–205.00 $201.70 $611 —
350–380 370 9 195.00–200.00 $197.05 $729 -5.41
410–445 431 9 187.50–196.00 $193.62 $835 +6.82
460–493 479 14 182.50–192.50 $186.85 $895 +8.54
515–545 533 8 182.50–186.00 $184.75 $985 —
550 value added 550 2 184.00–185.00 $184.50 $1,015 —
560–595 574 15 170.00–177.00 $174.98 $1,004 +14.98
600 value added 600 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,062 —
600–640 624 27 164.00–171.00 $169.34 $1,057 —
690 690 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,104 —
720–740 727 3 141.00–142.50 $141.51 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 4 185.00 $185.00 $501 —
355–398 383 20 185.00–192.00 $186.82 $716 -6.49
400–445 425 14 175.00–187.50 $181.80 $773 +6.80
450–495 468 11 167.50–180.00 $173.30 $811 +3.30
500–525 519 6 160.00–172.50 $165.38 $858 —
550–595 565 6 155.00–165.00 $158.51 $896 —
690 690 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,018 -0.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 436 5 165.00–170.00 $167.96 $732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 266 9 177.00–200.00 $183.59 $488 —
300–345 324 16 167.50–179.00 $172.11 $558 -7.89
360–380 375 13 165.00–170.00 $167.83 $629 -11.17
375 value added 375 18 179.00 $179.00 $671 —
415–445 425 20 157.00–166.00 $162.55 $691 -3.62
450–495 466 23 155.00–163.00 $157.90 $736 -3.60
515–523 520 6 162.50–163.00 $162.84 $847 +6.80
510–545 531 22 152.00–158.00 $154.94 $823 -1.10
560–585 573 11 147.50–154.00 $151.16 $866 —
600–640 610 4 153.00–154.00 $153.74 $938 +4.74
600–645 630 13 135.00–148.00 $140.57 $886 -8.43
655–690 672 9 130.00–140.00 $134.40 $903 —
740 740 4 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $955 —
780 780 1 117.50 $117.50 $916 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 4 162.50–170.00 $166.18 $457 —
320–345 333 16 155.00–165.00 $160.59 $535 -11.87
370–395 383 10 150.00–157.00 $153.66 $589 -9.32
430–445 435 6 147.00–153.00 $149.97 $652 -8.44
465–485 473 11 145.00–156.00 $150.64 $713 +0.75
515–530 521 10 140.00–154.00 $147.60 $769 —
570–580 575 4 130.00–137.50 $133.78 $769 -8.21
653–685 661 12 127.50–129.00 $128.09 $847 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 140.00 $140.00 $616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 334 13 197.50–205.00 $200.12 $668 -4.88
355–395 379 18 187.50–200.00 $193.12 $732 -4.28
405–445 426 20 177.00–187.50 $181.75 $774 +1.75
465–495 480 21 174.00–182.50 $178.12 $855 +5.83
510–540 522 16 165.00–174.00 $169.37 $884 —
555–590 571 19 152.50–162.50 $157.23 $898 —
620–630 625 4 135.00–145.00 $140.04 $875 —
665–675 671 7 132.50–135.00 $133.42 $895 —
720–745 733 2 119.00–121.00 $120.02 $880 —
755–770 763 2 112.00–114.00 $112.99 $862 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 318 9 180.00–192.00 $184.95 $588 —
360–385 374 10 172.00–185.00 $177.17 $663 —
415–420 416 11 160.00–170.00 $165.02 $686 -4.98
470–490 480 12 158.00–167.50 $163.63 $785 -0.56
520–540 530 13 152.50–162.50 $158.88 $842 +8.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 167.50 $167.50 $536 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 80-85% 1 60.50 $60.50 $611 —
1010–1450 1226 80-85% 8 64.00–70.00 $67.64 $829 —
1175–1570 1373 80-85% 2 71.50–72.00 $71.79 $986 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1080 1006 85-90% 7 52.00–59.50 $56.76 $571 +9.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1350 1258 75-80% 2 64.00–67.00 $65.61 $825 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1955 1542 4 81.00–89.00 $85.45 $1,318 —
1450–1935 1693 2 72.00–80.00 $76.57 $1,296 —
1965–1990 1978 2 94.00–98.00 $96.01 $1,899 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 360.00–505.00 $439.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 525.00–785.00 $608.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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 1 925.00 $925.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00 —

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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.