Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 29, 2023

448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.03/cwt -9.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 530 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $217.63/cwt -6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,380/hd at 634 lb · 14 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $186.00/cwt ≈ $1,330/hd at 715 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 448 490 518
Feeder cattle 271 367 384
Slaughter cattle 51 27 41
Replacement cattle 126 96 93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
405–410 407 7 240.00–245.00 $242.84 $988 -2.16
465–470 469 4 237.00–240.00 $239.26 $1,122 -0.15
505–535 532 9 232.00–237.00 $232.53 $1,237 -3.50
555–560 558 4 228.00–230.00 $229.00 $1,278 -2.11
625–640 634 14 217.00–218.50 $217.63 $1,380 —
715 715 14 186.00 $186.00 $1,330 —
760 760 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,368 —
820 820 5 172.50 $172.50 $1,414 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 247.00 $247.00 $778 —
390–395 393 2 237.00–241.00 $239.01 $939 —
405–410 408 4 227.00–237.00 $232.03 $947 -5.36
510–535 526 8 220.00–224.00 $221.46 $1,165 -3.49
620–645 633 2 197.00–200.00 $198.47 $1,256 -10.55
655–665 660 2 182.00–192.00 $186.96 $1,234 -3.04
730 730 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,256 —
940 940 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,589 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 205.00 $205.00 $964 -7.04
560–580 570 2 190.00–195.00 $192.46 $1,097 -7.54
695 695 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,195 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 207.00 $207.00 $797 -13.30
405 405 1 205.00 $205.00 $830 -6.65
460–465 463 2 202.00–205.00 $203.51 $942 -3.92
515 value added 515 3 206.50 $206.50 $1,063 —
525–535 534 11 190.00–197.00 $190.63 $1,018 -13.13
560 value added 560 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,070 —
560–595 567 5 185.00–186.00 $185.79 $1,053 -7.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 413 4 197.00–202.00 $200.77 $829 -1.93
460–465 462 3 190.00–197.00 $194.65 $899 -5.91
510–540 533 4 183.00–187.00 $183.96 $981 -0.94
555 555 1 177.00 $177.00 $982 —
665 665 9 175.00 $175.00 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 3 200.00–205.00 $203.35 $636 +9.76
375–395 385 2 185.00–192.00 $188.41 $725 +1.41
535 535 1 170.00 $170.00 $910 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 335 4 235.00–237.00 $235.46 $789 +3.74
380–395 388 2 230.00–235.00 $232.55 $902 —
405–420 415 3 217.00–227.00 $220.25 $914 +0.62
475 475 2 210.00 $210.00 $998 -1.78
630–645 638 4 170.00–180.00 $175.06 $1,117 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 187.00 $187.00 $795 —
645 645 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,000 —
660 660 1 150.00 $150.00 $990 —
780 780 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,150 -5.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1450 1368 80-85% 10 90.00–94.00 $91.88 $1,257 —
1505–1665 1549 80-85% 11 82.00–86.00 $84.83 $1,314 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 85-90% 2 103.00 $103.00 $1,076 —
985–1275 1101 85-90% 10 80.00–82.00 $81.07 $893 -0.93
940–1325 1171 85-90% 5 89.00–90.00 $89.32 $1,046 -2.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,166 —
1555–1685 1620 4 106.00–110.00 $108.08 $1,751 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 30 700.00–800.00 $750.00

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 925.00–1,000.00 $957.14
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,050.00–1,125.00 $1,092.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,190.00–1,250.00 $1,220.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,375.00–1,475.00 $1,400.00

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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 11 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,345.45 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,525.00–1,650.00 $1,618.75 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,062.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 675.00 $675.00 —

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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.