Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 1, 2023

331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $155.92/cwt +3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 475 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.69/cwt ≈ $794/hd at 468 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $162.05/cwt +0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 427 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 331 478 510
Feeder cattle 259 352 426
Slaughter cattle 43 62 74
Replacement cattle 29 64 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-4.00 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
300–320 310 2 215.00–218.00 $216.45 $671 —
385 385 3 202.50–205.00 $203.33 $783 —
435–445 438 5 195.00–202.50 $197.53 $865 —
465–480 472 7 185.00–200.00 $187.83 $887 —
510 510 1 183.00 $183.00 $933 —
680 680 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,197 +12.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 185.00 $185.00 $777 -14.56
485 485 1 180.00 $180.00 $873 -8.70
505 505 1 173.00 $173.00 $874 -9.09
625 625 1 158.00 $158.00 $988 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 313 3 177.50–180.00 $178.53 $559 —
350–380 367 5 173.00–177.50 $175.63 $645 +3.63
410–445 426 8 171.00–177.00 $174.08 $742 +3.39
450–495 468 11 165.00–175.00 $169.69 $794 —
505–530 513 3 173.00–174.00 $173.34 $889 +13.68
515–545 533 5 167.00–170.00 $168.16 $896 +8.50
555 555 1 173.00 $173.00 $960 +14.00
580–590 585 4 157.00–167.50 $160.40 $938 +1.40
605–625 614 7 147.50–151.00 $148.86 $914 -8.14
675–695 685 3 131.00–139.00 $136.03 $932 —
725 725 2 125.00 $125.00 $906 —
750 750 1 125.00 $125.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 173.00 $173.00 $597 +2.45
355–380 368 9 162.50–172.50 $168.69 $621 +2.33
415–445 427 11 155.00–165.00 $162.05 $692 +0.78
460–490 475 19 149.00–163.00 $155.92 $741 +3.09
505–540 518 4 147.50–159.00 $152.94 $792 +7.95
570–575 573 3 142.50–155.00 $146.64 $840 —
655 655 2 120.00 $120.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 147.50 $147.50 $723 —
525 525 1 145.00 $145.00 $761 —
550 550 1 132.50 $132.50 $729 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 322 3 205.00–215.00 $208.75 $672 +2.17
360–375 368 3 193.00–202.50 $197.62 $727 -3.41
405–445 424 8 181.00–190.00 $187.07 $793 —
475–495 488 6 180.00–187.50 $184.22 $899 -4.78
520–540 530 6 167.00–176.00 $171.49 $909 -5.51
555–590 573 4 167.50–170.00 $168.79 $967 +0.80
605–635 616 8 152.50–160.00 $157.60 $971 —
695 695 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,098 —
840–845 843 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 379 4 184.00–190.00 $187.23 $710 -9.10
410–430 415 7 165.00–170.00 $166.81 $692 -19.56
470–495 478 3 157.50–172.50 $162.67 $778 -17.57
505–515 508 6 157.50–164.00 $161.80 $822 -1.79
625 625 2 147.50 $147.50 $922 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 150.00 $150.00 $672 -22.86
507 507 3 145.00 $145.00 $735 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1270 1070 80-85% 16 73.00–80.00 $76.82 $822 —
1075 1075 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $731 —
1380 1380 80-85% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,159 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 2 54.00 $54.00 $543 -15.98
950–1350 1055 85-90% 4 58.00–65.00 $62.95 $664 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,024 -7.95
1640 1640 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,115 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 80.00 $80.00 $908 —
1330–1765 1553 4 94.00–101.00 $97.73 $1,518 —
2040–2175 2108 2 106.00–111.00 $108.42 $2,285 —

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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) 5 850.00–1,145.00 $983.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00 $650.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 540.00–795.00 $668.64
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 575.00–750.00 $648.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 410.00 $410.00

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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 3 925.00–1,100.00 $1,025.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 600.00–825.00 $716.67 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.