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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.77/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 532 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.17/cwt ≈ $688/hd at 419 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.66/cwt +5.60 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 574 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 380 975 465
Feeder cattle 280 803 365
Slaughter cattle 35 99 80
Replacement cattle 65 73 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter classes 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder classes steady to 3.00 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
300–320 310 2 207.50–217.50 $212.34 $658 —
405–440 425 3 190.00–197.50 $193.16 $821 -13.84
480–490 488 4 191.00–192.00 $191.25 $933 —
505–545 523 9 182.50–190.00 $187.20 $979 -0.32
550–568 564 4 183.00–185.00 $184.51 $1,041 -1.68
605–640 624 4 176.00–185.00 $179.89 $1,123 —
677–680 678 5 174.50–175.00 $174.70 $1,184 -2.30
705 value added 705 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,227 —
735 735 3 157.50 $157.50 $1,158 -19.50
790 790 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,205 -14.95
875 875 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,208 —
925 925 3 127.53 $127.53 $1,180 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–530 525 4 165.00–177.50 $172.45 $905 -3.58
630 630 2 162.50 $162.50 $1,024 -5.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 186.00 $186.00 $577 —
350–390 363 3 170.00–175.00 $173.21 $629 —
400–440 419 16 161.00–172.50 $164.17 $688 —
480–495 484 6 160.00–170.00 $164.64 $797 —
515–543 532 21 155.00–165.00 $159.77 $850 -1.73
550–595 574 12 152.50–162.50 $157.66 $905 +5.60
650–670 663 5 143.00–149.00 $147.03 $975 +0.70
760–767 764 6 140.00–147.50 $144.49 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 362 6 150.00–155.00 $151.69 $549 —
420–430 424 11 150.00–160.00 $155.22 $658 —
540 540 2 155.00 $155.00 $837 +0.56
580 580 2 157.50 $157.50 $914 +19.07
670 670 1 127.50 $127.50 $854 —
745 745 2 115.00 $115.00 $857 —
780 780 1 110.00 $110.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 2 145.00–147.50 $146.31 $615 -5.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 318 5 203.00–217.50 $208.91 $664 -8.05
370–390 376 10 192.50–200.00 $195.33 $734 -14.67
420–440 425 4 190.00–195.00 $193.71 $823 +2.71
460–490 473 4 186.00–188.00 $187.35 $886 +7.29
505–540 524 6 169.00–179.00 $174.82 $916 —
565–587 579 7 157.00–162.50 $158.77 $919 —
620–640 628 5 138.00–147.00 $141.12 $886 —
740 740 1 132.50 $132.50 $980 —
790 790 1 120.00 $120.00 $948 —
845 845 1 107.00 $107.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 9 182.00–190.00 $186.57 $672 -5.85
440 440 3 170.00 $170.00 $748 -12.42
455–460 457 5 162.50–175.00 $167.53 $766 +0.60
525 525 3 169.50 $169.50 $890 —
560–575 569 5 157.50–162.50 $160.53 $913 +7.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 150.00 $150.00 $735 -6.82
560 560 2 149.00 $149.00 $834 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1075 1038 80-85% 2 60.00–67.00 $63.63 $660 —
1060 1060 80-85% 1 77.00 $77.00 $816 —
1125–1350 1196 80-85% 4 71.00–75.00 $72.87 $872 -5.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $531 -8.35
970 970 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $650 +3.65
950–1160 1023 85-90% 4 58.00–65.00 $61.42 $628 -12.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $891 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1630 1335 7 86.00–95.00 $90.55 $1,209 —
1225–1710 1515 3 81.00–84.00 $82.67 $1,252 —
1980 1980 1 107.00 $107.00 $2,119 —

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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) 10 600.00–770.00 $656.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 375.00–545.00 $448.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 600.00–800.00 $725.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 550.00–785.00 $635.56
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 850.00–1,030.00 $957.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–1,020.00 $931.67
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 365.00 $365.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 275.00 $275.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,025.00–1,225.00 $1,075.00

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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 6 1,050.00–1,225.00 $1,133.33 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 675.00–925.00 $795.00 —

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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.