Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 8, 2023

324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.87/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 523 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $205.39/cwt +17.56 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 455 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 324 331 277
Feeder cattle 250 259 225
Slaughter cattle 41 43 36
Replacement cattle 33 29 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 217.00 $217.00 $792 +13.67
455–460 455 13 205.00–210.00 $205.39 $935 +17.56
505–520 513 2 197.00–199.00 $198.01 $1,016 +15.01
565–575 573 6 188.00–190.00 $188.33 $1,079 —
670 670 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,233 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 333 4 205.00–210.00 $208.83 $695 —
410–430 417 3 197.00–205.00 $199.75 $833 +14.75
480 480 1 182.00 $182.00 $874 +2.00
625 625 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 +22.00
690 690 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,187 —
730 730 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 165.00 $165.00 $767 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 406 9 177.00–182.00 $178.12 $723 +4.04
465–480 475 3 174.00–175.00 $174.67 $830 +4.98
520–530 523 13 168.00–174.00 $169.87 $888 -3.47
610–625 618 2 155.00–157.00 $156.01 $964 +7.15
680 value added 680 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,088 —
725 725 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,088 +25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 176.00 $176.00 $651 +7.31
410 410 2 170.00 $170.00 $697 +7.95
460–470 463 3 162.00–165.00 $163.99 $759 +8.07
515–530 525 3 149.00–155.00 $150.96 $793 -1.98
645 645 1 137.00 $137.00 $884 —
735 735 1 130.00 $130.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 335 9 165.00–175.00 $171.57 $575 —
405–410 408 2 152.00–157.00 $154.52 $630 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 337 5 200.00–210.00 $203.86 $687 —
380–395 383 6 185.00–195.00 $186.72 $715 -0.51
455 455 1 180.00 $180.00 $819 +17.33
510–545 528 2 167.00–170.00 $168.55 $890 +6.75
555–560 558 4 155.00–162.00 $158.48 $884 —
655 655 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 3 215.00–217.00 $215.66 $675 +6.91
370–395 387 3 207.00–210.00 $207.96 $805 +10.34
405–425 418 3 195.00–197.00 $196.35 $821 +9.28
485 485 2 195.00 $195.00 $946 +10.78
530 530 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,028 +22.51
620 620 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,054 +12.40
655 655 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 6 175.00–185.00 $179.92 $594 —
455 455 1 162.00 $162.00 $737 —
620 620 1 144.00 $144.00 $893 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1050 1009 85-90% 7 75.00–77.00 $75.81 $765 +21.81
1110–1260 1230 85-90% 5 81.00–86.00 $81.90 $1,007 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1425 1370 80-85% 4 87.00–89.00 $88.04 $1,206 +4.04
1390 1390 80-85% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,320 +11.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,164 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,395 -7.73
1625–1680 1653 2 100.00–105.00 $102.46 $1,694 —
1735–1760 1743 3 109.00–113.00 $110.35 $1,923 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 750.00–950.00 $883.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 550.00–660.00 $616.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,025.00–1,125.00 $1,108.33

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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 5 950.00–1,050.00 $1,010.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 675.00–725.00 $708.33 —

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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.