Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.56/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 423 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 514 392 447
Feeder cattle 338 245 298
Slaughter cattle 112 84 92
Replacement cattle 64 63 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 425 3 222.00–230.00 $224.79 $955 -6.33
460 460 1 212.00 $212.00 $975 -17.00
555–565 558 4 205.00–208.00 $207.24 $1,156 -8.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 406 5 200.00–210.00 $207.98 $844 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,237 -1.00
655 655 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,290 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 330 9 212.00–217.00 $213.57 $705 +2.46
370–380 374 8 200.00–210.00 $203.81 $762 —
515 515 3 177.00 $177.00 $912 —
605–625 615 2 170.00–175.00 $172.54 $1,061 —
655 655 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,081 —
720 720 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 220.00–225.00 $222.40 $707 -0.32
385–390 387 5 212.00–217.00 $214.98 $832 -0.67
415–440 423 10 207.00–212.00 $208.56 $882 -1.14
570–580 575 2 187.00–195.00 $191.03 $1,098 +2.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 356 4 220.00–222.00 $220.51 $785 -6.49
405–410 408 3 214.00–217.00 $214.99 $877 -1.66
455 455 1 212.00 $212.00 $965 +2.68
510–545 533 3 200.00–202.00 $200.64 $1,069 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 364 7 207.00–217.00 $210.03 $765 —
420–425 422 3 197.00–207.00 $203.64 $859 -13.36
460–465 462 5 187.00–195.00 $190.22 $879 —
505–515 509 5 177.00–187.00 $181.05 $922 —
560 560 2 175.00 $175.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 334 5 237.00–245.00 $240.11 $802 +0.11
375–390 386 8 227.00–236.00 $229.18 $885 +0.96
465–475 468 3 205.00–207.00 $206.32 $966 -6.11
530–545 535 3 192.00–195.00 $193.98 $1,038 —
610 610 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,153 +0.62
675 675 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 362 3 239.00–240.00 $239.67 $868 —
570–590 577 3 190.00–193.00 $191.02 $1,102 -18.98

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1305 1036 85-90% 8 73.00–77.00 $74.89 $776 +0.75
1020–1070 1043 85-90% 15 80.00–85.00 $82.61 $862 +8.47
945–1190 1068 85-90% 14 87.00–92.00 $89.79 $959 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1080 1058 80-85% 4 97.00–102.00 $98.28 $1,040 —
1220–1270 1245 80-85% 14 88.00–92.00 $89.96 $1,120 —
1160–1460 1310 80-85% 14 94.00–96.00 $95.11 $1,246 +1.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 75-80% 2 104.00 $104.00 $1,529 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,728 —
1760 1760 1 117.00 $117.00 $2,059 —
1775 1775 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,793 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,165.00–1,220.00 $1,198.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 680.00–760.00 $744.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 875.00–900.00 $895.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 900.00–1,000.00 $987.50 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,675.00–1,775.00 $1,725.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.