Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.28/cwt +14.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 469 lb · 25 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.84/cwt +12.35 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 379 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $242.69/cwt +10.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 437 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 436 377 269
Feeder cattle 307 277 204
Slaughter cattle 44 55 49
Replacement cattle 85 45 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
330 330 1 252.00 $252.00 $832 +2.00
355–370 366 4 245.00–250.00 $246.21 $901 +7.23
420–435 434 11 238.00–242.00 $238.35 $1,034 +5.96
440 value added 440 9 248.00 $248.00 $1,091 —
510–540 522 15 228.00–235.00 $232.10 $1,212 +8.51
555–580 568 2 219.00–225.00 $222.07 $1,261 +5.69
620–625 621 7 205.00–219.00 $216.99 $1,348 +0.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–465 462 3 225.00–232.00 $229.65 $1,061 +19.65
525–535 528 3 207.00–217.00 $210.38 $1,111 —
610–645 636 4 190.00–200.00 $192.40 $1,224 —
705–710 708 2 185.00–187.00 $186.00 $1,317 —
785 785 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 217.00 $217.00 $857 —
535 535 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,000 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 value added 355 7 228.00 $228.00 $809 —
370–395 389 16 217.00–220.00 $217.71 $847 +9.22
405–415 410 11 214.00–216.00 $215.08 $882 +8.36
460–465 462 11 206.00–210.00 $208.54 $963 +9.56
475 value added 475 14 217.00 $217.00 $1,031 —
505 505 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,020 +6.83
565 565 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,113 +5.78
605 605 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,131 +9.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 316 5 212.00–217.00 $214.94 $679 +15.55
360–390 375 2 209.00–212.00 $210.56 $790 +28.06
405–415 409 5 202.00–207.00 $204.03 $834 +39.03
510–515 513 2 190.00–195.00 $192.51 $988 +15.01
615–640 625 5 169.00–173.00 $170.64 $1,066 —
665 665 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,111 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 440 3 187.00–195.00 $189.61 $834 +44.61
545 545 1 170.00 $170.00 $926 —
605 605 1 150.00 $150.00 $908 —
720 720 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,044 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 3 247.00–257.00 $250.07 $830 +10.15
360–395 383 3 230.00–240.00 $233.13 $893 +4.54
415–430 423 11 225.00–229.00 $227.22 $961 -1.77
490 490 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,088 +1.86
565 565 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,158 +3.30
620–635 628 2 185.00–195.00 $189.94 $1,193 —
655–685 670 2 178.00–180.00 $178.98 $1,199 +0.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 5 232.00–242.00 $238.04 $805 +16.73
495 495 1 192.00 $192.00 $950 -11.99
755–770 763 2 166.00–167.00 $166.50 $1,270 —
840 840 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 207.00 $207.00 $631 —
405–435 420 2 175.00–180.00 $177.59 $746 +20.09

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1245 1209 80-85% 7 94.00–97.00 $96.21 $1,163 —
1115–1325 1220 80-85% 6 99.00–102.00 $100.63 $1,228 —
1335–1415 1355 80-85% 4 84.00–88.00 $86.96 $1,178 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–950 917 85-90% 6 87.00–93.00 $91.96 $843 —
930–1065 1046 85-90% 7 82.00–85.00 $84.62 $885 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,574 +16.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1780–2210 2103 4 114.00–118.00 $117.15 $2,464 —

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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) 13 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,280.77
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,100.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,800.00 $1,700.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,400.00–1,525.00 $1,493.75 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,650.00–1,750.00 $1,700.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 850.00–980.00 $936.67 —

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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.