Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 18, 2023

773 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $232.32/cwt ≈ $899/hd at 387 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $225.42/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 418 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 773 657 689
Feeder cattle 570 483 591
Slaughter cattle 62 93 66
Replacement cattle 141 81 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 366 8 272.00–278.00 $272.76 $998 —
440–445 443 6 267.00–272.00 $268.65 $1,190 -4.41
460 460 2 267.00 $267.00 $1,228 +3.65
515–520 518 4 260.00–264.00 $262.01 $1,357 +16.03
560–595 578 2 242.00–245.00 $243.45 $1,407 +8.83
625–640 633 2 236.00–240.00 $237.98 $1,506 +14.42
720 720 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,620 +21.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 370 3 265.00–270.00 $268.24 $992 —
430–435 434 5 250.00–257.00 $255.61 $1,109 +23.68
540–545 543 2 240.00–248.00 $244.02 $1,325 —
625 625 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,375 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,390 —
620 620 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,525 +9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 387 22 230.00–240.00 $232.32 $899 —
410–425 418 10 221.00–230.00 $225.42 $942 -1.25
455–460 457 6 210.00–217.00 $212.35 $970 -5.91
525–545 540 8 202.00–207.00 $203.22 $1,097 -2.76
560–570 563 4 197.00–202.00 $200.73 $1,130 -0.50
605–625 618 3 190.00–195.00 $193.37 $1,195 -3.57
740–745 743 2 175.00–185.00 $179.98 $1,337 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 4 227.00–232.00 $229.65 $746 —
360–370 367 3 222.00–227.00 $225.36 $827 +7.80
415–440 432 9 205.00–212.00 $207.24 $895 -2.56
470–480 475 6 195.00–205.00 $199.95 $950 -3.69
560–575 564 4 187.00–192.00 $188.27 $1,062 -6.92
605–625 615 4 170.00–180.00 $175.08 $1,077 —
655–680 665 5 150.00–160.00 $154.09 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 246.00 $246.00 $775 +6.00
355 355 1 243.00 $243.00 $863 —
505 505 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,066 —
575 575 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,190 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 277.00–285.00 $280.75 $912 +6.42
360–390 386 7 267.00–275.00 $268.07 $1,035 +6.85
425–445 429 9 250.00–257.00 $255.39 $1,096 +1.37
455–470 460 3 240.00–247.00 $242.38 $1,115 -0.86
515–545 530 4 237.00–240.00 $238.54 $1,264 +3.63
555 555 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,315 —
630 630 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,336 —
670 670 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,374 —
705 705 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,325 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,011 —
410–420 417 6 260.00–267.00 $262.30 $1,094 -2.34
515–525 520 2 245.00–249.00 $247.02 $1,285 +3.03
555 555 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,332 —
605–645 625 2 221.00–228.00 $224.61 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 265.00–272.00 $268.37 $880 +10.12
370–375 371 4 255.00–262.00 $260.23 $965 —
510–520 513 3 222.00–230.00 $227.30 $1,166 —
580–585 583 2 200.00–210.00 $205.02 $1,195 —
655 655 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,166 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1065 1022 85-90% 7 76.00–79.00 $78.11 $798 +7.62
1000–1170 1076 85-90% 9 83.00–87.00 $84.93 $914 +4.72
1020–1125 1080 85-90% 7 70.00–74.00 $71.62 $773 -8.59
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1315 1278 80-85% 11 82.00–87.00 $86.06 $1,100 -0.88
1200–1355 1311 80-85% 7 90.00–93.00 $92.22 $1,209 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1915 1415 5 103.00–106.00 $103.81 $1,469 —
1640–1840 1680 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,848 —

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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 15 500.00–680.00 $596.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 1,020.00–1,100.00 $1,070.91
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,500.00–1,650.00 $1,590.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,242.86
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–970.00 $935.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00

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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 13 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,376.92 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,129.17 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 1,500.00–1,650.00 $1,554.55 —

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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.