Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 1, 2023

340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.67/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 393 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $219.50/cwt +15.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,218/hd at 555 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $179.72/cwt +12.67 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 526 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 340 487 544
Feeder cattle 230 427 327
Slaughter cattle 88 36 52
Replacement cattle 22 24 165

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 367 3 235.00–239.00 $236.31 $867 +7.57
415 415 1 232.00 $232.00 $963 —
455 455 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,056 +13.46
510–535 518 3 225.00–230.00 $228.28 $1,182 +20.01
555 555 15 219.50 $219.50 $1,218 +15.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 307 3 227.00–232.00 $228.68 $702 —
410 410 2 227.00 $227.00 $931 +15.33
475 475 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,064 +20.36
545 545 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,183 —
610–645 636 4 205.00–207.00 $205.48 $1,307 —
660 660 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,221 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 337 10 202.00–208.00 $202.55 $683 —
375–395 393 17 195.00–201.00 $195.67 $769 +4.71
405–445 425 6 194.00–195.00 $194.48 $827 +7.03
475–480 479 10 193.00–194.00 $193.80 $928 +12.10
520–535 525 3 187.00–191.00 $189.64 $996 +11.70
560–580 575 4 178.00–180.00 $178.49 $1,026 +8.92
605 605 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,047 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 4 195.00–199.00 $196.99 $676 +6.41
405–440 414 4 187.00–192.00 $188.33 $780 +8.69
525–535 526 11 177.00–180.00 $179.72 $945 +12.67
565–575 570 2 169.00–175.00 $171.97 $980 +17.19
605–635 620 2 158.00–167.00 $162.61 $1,008 —
665 665 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,044 —
785 785 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 177.00–187.00 $182.07 $674 +17.20
470 470 2 177.00 $177.00 $832 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 315 5 240.00–250.00 $244.19 $769 +18.54
370 370 3 235.00 $235.00 $870 +16.87
430–440 431 7 224.00–225.00 $224.15 $966 +25.75
475–480 476 5 220.00–222.00 $220.40 $1,049 +27.68
530–545 538 2 197.00–200.00 $198.48 $1,068 —
585 585 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,123 +12.50
605 605 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,101 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 321 9 227.00–232.00 $229.64 $737 +29.41
380 380 2 227.00 $227.00 $863 —
405–425 410 4 210.00–217.00 $215.19 $882 +27.62
565 565 1 172.00 $172.00 $972 +4.38
660–685 673 2 160.00–168.00 $163.93 $1,103 +12.91
740 740 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,169 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 220.00 $220.00 $671 —
375 375 1 205.00 $205.00 $769 +29.87

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1190 1173 80-85% 13 85.00–90.00 $88.51 $1,038 +1.13
1155–1385 1247 80-85% 5 95.00–99.00 $96.78 $1,207 —
1195–1305 1250 80-85% 10 91.00–93.00 $91.96 $1,149 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1065 1011 85-90% 10 73.00–76.00 $74.74 $756 -7.35
1055–1115 1070 85-90% 4 86.00–89.00 $88.22 $944 —
1140–1210 1170 85-90% 7 80.00–83.00 $81.67 $956 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1575 1568 75-80% 4 82.00–85.00 $83.49 $1,309 —
1575–1675 1625 75-80% 2 88.00–90.00 $88.97 $1,446 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1610 1507 3 107.00–109.00 $107.71 $1,623 +21.35
1580–1640 1610 2 116.00–118.00 $117.02 $1,884 —
1575–1780 1689 9 94.00–99.00 $96.93 $1,637 —

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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) 3 1,085.00–1,170.00 $1,141.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 975.00–995.00 $991.67
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 790.00–865.00 $805.00

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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 4 750.00–950.00 $900.00 —

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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.