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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 23, 2023

529 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $225.85/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,534/hd at 679 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.50/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,363/hd at 630 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $212.59/cwt -0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 535 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 529 423 910
Feeder cattle 337 372 723
Slaughter cattle 88 45 134
Replacement cattle 104 6 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 280.00–282.00 $280.99 $1,026 —
525–540 533 2 245.00–250.00 $247.54 $1,319 -0.46
570–585 581 4 235.00–237.00 $236.51 $1,374 +3.51
630–635 631 4 228.00–234.00 $229.51 $1,448 -0.49
675–680 679 14 225.00–228.00 $225.85 $1,534 -1.60
755–770 763 4 212.00–218.00 $214.97 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 434 4 258.00–260.00 $258.51 $1,122 —
470–480 477 6 247.00–257.00 $250.29 $1,194 -4.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 438 3 235.00–245.00 $241.77 $1,059 +16.77
570–580 572 6 215.00–220.00 $219.15 $1,254 +5.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 255.00–258.00 $256.44 $828 -17.56
370 370 1 247.00 $247.00 $914 —
410–430 420 4 237.00–242.00 $239.56 $1,006 —
465–495 488 8 230.00–235.00 $231.19 $1,128 —
505–540 531 8 220.00–225.00 $221.19 $1,175 -0.87
560–590 564 7 218.00–220.00 $218.30 $1,231 -1.04
620 value added 620 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,358 -3.10
630–640 633 9 215.00–217.00 $215.67 $1,365 +4.65
660 660 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,333 +2.00
705 705 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,403 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 374 7 232.00–237.00 $234.94 $879 -7.75
420–440 430 4 227.00–231.00 $229.05 $985 -2.26
470–495 488 10 222.00–227.00 $225.55 $1,101 +1.28
530–545 535 11 210.00–217.00 $212.59 $1,137 -0.47
560–590 575 2 205.00–208.00 $206.54 $1,188 +2.93
605 605 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,180 ±0.00
680 680 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,258 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 6 227.00 $227.00 $749 -15.14
455–485 473 5 200.00–210.00 $203.85 $964 -8.39
505–545 532 3 185.00–195.00 $191.83 $1,021 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 383 3 250.00–260.00 $253.22 $970 -18.30
410–420 418 5 240.00–245.00 $240.98 $1,007 -17.56
480–485 483 2 232.00–237.00 $234.51 $1,133 -14.13
515 515 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,159 +9.51
570 570 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 —
635–640 637 3 207.00–214.00 $209.35 $1,334 -3.97
715 715 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,409 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 328 8 240.00–250.00 $241.32 $792 —
420–445 439 4 225.00–230.00 $226.20 $993 +0.52
480–495 488 2 212.00–217.00 $214.46 $1,047 +1.49
525–530 528 2 190.00–195.00 $192.49 $1,016 -0.94
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 292.00–296.00 $293.95 $949 —
355–360 358 3 270.00–277.00 $272.31 $975 —
420 420 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,071 —
540 540 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,237 -7.00
560–570 565 2 225.00–228.00 $226.51 $1,280 —
605 605 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,307 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,002 —
930–1145 1067 85-90% 11 80.00–84.00 $82.73 $883 —
1060–1175 1112 85-90% 11 88.00–90.00 $88.96 $989 +6.13
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 80-85% 3 99.00 $99.00 $1,104 —
1210–1350 1233 80-85% 6 90.00–94.00 $93.27 $1,150 -8.73
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1545 1503 75-80% 3 92.00–96.00 $93.26 $1,402 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1675 1592 3 113.00–115.00 $114.40 $1,821 —

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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) 12 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,187.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 950.00–1,050.00 $1,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,350.00–1,500.00 $1,412.50

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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 10 1,650.00–1,720.00 $1,692.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,125.00 $1,066.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.