Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 17, 2024

388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $239.20/cwt -2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,366/hd at 571 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $253.55/cwt -16.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,227/hd at 484 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $248.38/cwt -2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,277/hd at 514 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 388 537 475
Feeder cattle 315 363 401
Slaughter cattle 53 98 42
Replacement cattle 20 76 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate to 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
370–375 373 2 335.00–340.00 $337.52 $1,259 +5.05
425–430 428 2 325.00–327.00 $326.01 $1,395 +2.46
515–545 530 4 295.00–300.00 $297.57 $1,577 +5.60
560–570 565 8 285.00–295.00 $290.04 $1,639 +20.85
625–630 628 9 267.00–277.00 $271.42 $1,705 +12.04
655–685 670 2 253.00–263.00 $257.89 $1,728 +11.03
710 710 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,754 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,241 —
405–415 410 2 335.00–339.00 $336.98 $1,382 -5.02
465–480 474 7 317.00–320.00 $318.26 $1,509 -2.75
510–515 511 4 312.00–314.00 $313.50 $1,602 +0.50
555 555 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,704 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 327 3 305.00–310.00 $306.63 $1,003 -3.37
445 445 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,144 -16.99
475–490 484 12 250.00–256.00 $253.55 $1,227 -16.45
505–535 514 10 247.00–249.00 $248.38 $1,277 -2.01
560–575 571 21 235.00–243.00 $239.20 $1,366 -2.80
605–625 610 4 232.00–233.00 $232.74 $1,420 -2.91
680 680 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,537 —
740 740 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,613 —
755–785 760 6 207.00–216.00 $208.55 $1,585 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 337 5 290.00–300.00 $294.04 $991 —
390–395 391 4 265.00–272.00 $266.77 $1,043 -1.93
430–445 441 4 245.00–252.00 $250.29 $1,104 —
575–595 582 3 227.00–232.00 $230.30 $1,340 —
660–670 663 3 210.00–215.00 $213.32 $1,414 -12.68
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–515 513 6 256.00–265.00 $257.48 $1,321 —
610–620 618 5 245.00–249.00 $245.79 $1,519 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 333 3 355.00–360.00 $358.30 $1,193 +7.86
375–395 388 3 335.00–340.00 $336.61 $1,306 -0.39
435–440 438 5 310.00–315.00 $311.99 $1,367 +11.25
460–475 466 8 295.00–305.00 $298.83 $1,393 +9.86
540–545 544 5 276.00–277.00 $276.20 $1,503 -1.96
570 570 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,556 +5.98
615–630 623 2 248.00–257.00 $252.45 $1,573 -3.03
690–695 692 3 238.00–247.00 $243.99 $1,688 -0.01
720 720 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,613 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 368 3 322.00–330.00 $324.79 $1,195 —
405–425 415 4 277.00–287.00 $281.88 $1,170 +1.05
495 495 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,297 -10.00
575 575 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,495 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1235 1216 80-85% 11 144.00–148.00 $145.48 $1,769 +7.38
1270–1435 1330 80-85% 11 134.00–139.00 $137.04 $1,823 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 85-90% 3 121.00 $121.00 $980 —
980–1020 1000 85-90% 8 126.00–129.00 $127.53 $1,275 -5.02
1020–1175 1064 85-90% 7 130.00–135.00 $133.42 $1,420 +16.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1750 1525 2 153.00–155.00 $154.15 $2,351 —
2110–2175 2143 2 168.00–173.00 $170.46 $3,653 —

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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 4 900.00–1,040.00 $970.00

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,350.00 $1,316.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,600.00–1,725.00 $1,641.67

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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 4 1,600.00–1,675.00 $1,656.25 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.