Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 21, 2024

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.29/cwt ≈ $1,287/hd at 512 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.92/cwt -8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 380 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $261.37/cwt -3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 443 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 695 487
Feeder cattle 326 551 427
Slaughter cattle 66 94 36
Replacement cattle 34 50 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 397.00 $397.00 $1,231 +24.29
475 475 2 322.00 $322.00 $1,530 +0.60
515–520 516 10 310.00–315.00 $310.50 $1,602 -2.99
555–560 558 5 290.00–294.00 $291.59 $1,627 —
605–610 606 4 280.00–282.00 $280.50 $1,700 -1.50
860–880 870 2 212.00–215.00 $213.48 $1,857 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 369 4 335.00–345.00 $342.42 $1,264 +5.65
485–490 488 5 310.00–316.00 $313.61 $1,530 -3.77
530–545 541 4 280.00–290.00 $287.55 $1,556 —
605–635 625 3 252.00–262.00 $258.77 $1,617 -12.45
740 740 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,739 —
755 755 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 430 4 310.00–320.00 $312.59 $1,344 —
595 595 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,470 -24.09
605 605 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,404 -22.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 310.00–320.00 $314.77 $1,007 —
365–385 380 12 272.00–280.00 $273.92 $1,041 -8.58
405 405 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,102 -6.01
460 460 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,242 +8.99
510–515 512 13 247.00–255.00 $251.29 $1,287 —
580–595 593 9 238.00–242.00 $238.43 $1,414 -5.57
685 685 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,486 -3.00
740–745 743 5 210.00–215.00 $213.01 $1,583 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 290.00 $290.00 $928 -10.00
435–445 443 10 260.00–267.00 $261.37 $1,158 -3.66
455–490 474 9 247.00–257.00 $251.26 $1,191 -0.24
505–535 517 5 240.00–245.00 $242.07 $1,252 +0.58
575–590 580 3 230.00–235.00 $231.70 $1,344 -2.33
655–685 670 2 200.00–207.00 $203.58 $1,364 —
730–740 733 3 170.00–180.00 $176.64 $1,295 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 438 3 230.00–240.00 $233.38 $1,022 —
460–465 464 4 225.00–230.00 $228.76 $1,061 -12.29
510–515 513 3 215.00–225.00 $221.69 $1,137 —
655–665 660 2 177.00–180.00 $178.49 $1,178 -9.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 336 5 347.00–350.00 $348.82 $1,172 —
380–390 386 7 315.00–325.00 $319.22 $1,232 -8.23
405–425 415 4 300.00–310.00 $304.88 $1,265 -0.06
455–495 475 8 275.00–285.00 $280.21 $1,331 -2.96
515–520 517 3 265.00–272.00 $269.65 $1,394 -5.45
625 625 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,512 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 342 3 360.00–365.00 $361.63 $1,237 —
360–385 373 2 337.00–347.00 $341.83 $1,275 -4.15
415–430 426 4 315.00–317.00 $315.49 $1,344 -12.90
465–490 474 8 300.00–306.00 $302.32 $1,433 -2.60
505–545 525 4 287.00–292.00 $289.40 $1,519 —
590–595 593 2 265.00–272.00 $268.49 $1,592 -8.98
770–795 783 2 217.00–220.00 $218.48 $1,711 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 401.00 $401.00 $1,283 —
365 365 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,321 —
405–410 408 2 320.00–325.00 $322.48 $1,316 —
510–520 516 5 297.00–305.00 $300.16 $1,549 -9.84
665 665 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,629 —
705 705 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,692 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 85-90% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,305 —
1075–1300 1159 85-90% 8 103.00–108.00 $105.10 $1,218 —
1150–1170 1163 85-90% 9 95.00–99.00 $97.68 $1,136 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1250 1150 80-85% 3 111.00–115.00 $113.55 $1,306 —
1190–1230 1203 80-85% 3 124.00–128.00 $126.64 $1,523 +13.74
1265–1360 1301 80-85% 8 118.00–120.00 $118.78 $1,545 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1545 1523 75-80% 4 108.00–113.00 $109.27 $1,664 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1650 1550 6 135.00–138.00 $135.87 $2,106 +17.32
1480–2095 1788 4 124.00–129.00 $126.93 $2,270 +17.97
1960–2005 1983 4 140.00–144.00 $142.02 $2,816 —

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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 23 775.00–850.00 $810.87

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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) 4 900.00–1,000.00 $950.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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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 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.