Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 13, 2023

589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $250.42/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 433 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $230.99/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 373 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $227.24/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 427 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 589 554 618
Feeder cattle 456 422 498
Slaughter cattle 67 75 45
Replacement cattle 66 57 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady.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
380 380 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,034 +4.51
440–445 444 4 265.00–267.00 $265.50 $1,179 +4.89
460–465 463 10 255.00–265.00 $259.97 $1,204 +9.97
520–525 523 3 245.00–255.00 $248.31 $1,299 —
565–580 568 5 240.00–245.00 $241.02 $1,369 -3.98
605–610 608 2 225.00–227.00 $226.00 $1,374 —
675 675 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 409 8 273.00–275.00 $273.25 $1,118 —
465 465 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,265 +12.00
510–515 513 3 262.00–263.00 $262.33 $1,346 +8.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 250.00–260.00 $254.80 $968 —
520–535 525 3 230.00–237.00 $234.62 $1,232 —
625–645 635 2 192.00–197.00 $194.46 $1,235 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 325 9 232.00–237.00 $233.77 $760 —
370–375 373 14 230.00–232.00 $230.99 $862 +0.42
405–440 427 11 222.00–230.00 $227.24 $970 +1.26
465–485 467 9 210.00–219.00 $211.04 $986 -6.58
520–535 531 4 200.00–207.00 $201.71 $1,071 -9.51
555–570 561 5 192.00–197.00 $194.97 $1,094 +1.25
610–640 622 5 177.00–187.00 $182.88 $1,138 -7.12
685 685 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,164 —
710 710 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 372 7 220.00–225.00 $222.73 $829 -0.07
420–440 430 4 200.00–210.00 $205.12 $882 —
470–475 473 10 190.00–200.00 $196.03 $927 -16.46
560–570 565 4 175.00–185.00 $180.04 $1,017 -1.77
625–645 635 2 160.00–167.00 $163.44 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 253.00–255.00 $254.02 $826 —
355–395 382 3 240.00–250.00 $243.10 $929 —
405–415 408 4 232.00–240.00 $234.04 $955 +1.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 315 10 275.00–277.00 $276.16 $870 —
370–385 378 8 262.00–270.00 $265.92 $1,005 +7.99
420–445 433 16 245.00–255.00 $250.42 $1,084 +3.48
480–495 493 6 240.00–245.00 $244.19 $1,204 +5.90
570–580 574 5 205.00–215.00 $209.04 $1,200 —
745 745 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,319 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 7 272.00–277.00 $274.13 $981 —
415–445 427 5 260.00–265.00 $262.08 $1,119 +6.23
455–485 461 5 255.00–260.00 $256.05 $1,180 —
505–530 518 6 240.00–245.00 $242.44 $1,256 +2.93
560–575 563 5 230.00–235.00 $233.98 $1,317 +6.98
640 640 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,344 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 230.00–240.00 $235.07 $870 -11.96
425–435 430 4 220.00–225.00 $222.47 $957 -9.84

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1160 1100 85-90% 11 72.00–74.00 $73.23 $806 —
1050–1145 1104 85-90% 7 84.00–88.00 $86.37 $954 —
1115–1175 1145 85-90% 14 78.00–80.00 $79.03 $905 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1355 1340 80-85% 4 88.00–92.00 $89.98 $1,206 —
1300–1495 1351 80-85% 10 82.00–86.00 $82.99 $1,121 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1765 1603 2 94.00–95.00 $94.55 $1,516 —
1705 1705 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,790 —
1630–1770 1723 3 100.00–102.00 $100.63 $1,734 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 680.00–840.00 $760.00

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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) 7 800.00–1,000.00 $914.29
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,130.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,275.00–1,325.00 $1,300.00

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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 10 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,880.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,375.00–1,425.00 $1,408.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,550.00–1,650.00 $1,621.43 —

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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.