Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

199 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $417.45/cwt +10.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,515/hd at 363 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 199 397 485
Feeder cattle 164 285 329
Slaughter cattle 14 36 58
Replacement cattle 21 76 98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 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
440 440 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,760 -27.00
455–460 459 6 380.00–390.00 $381.65 $1,752 -9.94
510–540 534 5 360.00–370.00 $361.91 $1,933 -5.09
635 635 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,064 +15.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,235 —
375 375 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,612 —
470–490 480 4 350.00–360.00 $355.10 $1,704 -21.90
520–540 530 2 340.00–350.00 $345.09 $1,829 -5.91
555–565 560 2 320.00–327.00 $323.53 $1,812 -16.47
690 690 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,980 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,209 —
440 440 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,496 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,220 +5.00
390–395 392 5 375.00–385.00 $380.97 $1,493 +10.44
420–445 441 6 342.00–355.00 $344.06 $1,517 -17.87
470 470 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,574 +21.76
505–520 515 6 305.00–317.00 $313.08 $1,612 +6.67
575–595 583 5 282.00–285.00 $283.22 $1,651 +15.07
635 635 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,714 +12.51
670 670 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,722 +7.00
715 715 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,802 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,090 —
260–290 275 2 415.00–420.00 $417.64 $1,149 —
405–410 406 8 390.00–400.00 $391.26 $1,589 +1.26
610 610 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,738 +12.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 6 355.00–365.00 $360.11 $1,217 —
385 385 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,290 +10.00
435–445 442 3 295.00–305.00 $298.28 $1,318 —
460 460 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,311 -6.72
560 560 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,456 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 323 3 430.00–440.00 $436.60 $1,410 -4.18
360–370 363 12 410.00–420.00 $417.45 $1,515 +10.67
410–440 425 2 395.00–400.00 $397.41 $1,689 +15.13
455–475 468 3 365.00–375.00 $368.24 $1,723 +22.03
575–590 585 3 300.00–305.00 $303.36 $1,775 +5.26
640 640 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,901 +10.79
745 745 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,989 —
780 780 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,872 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,272 -15.00
315 315 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,480 —
385 385 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,656 -5.00
410–425 418 2 412.00–415.00 $413.47 $1,728 —
515–545 524 7 332.00–342.00 $339.03 $1,777 +5.45
555–570 560 3 317.00–322.00 $318.70 $1,785 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 317 3 400.00–410.00 $406.42 $1,288 —
370 370 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,462 +14.10
440–445 442 7 370.00–380.00 $375.69 $1,661 +15.55
540 540 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,620 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1195 1150 80-85% 4 160.00–165.00 $161.30 $1,855 -2.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,100 —
1075 1075 85-90% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,430 -14.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1590 1500 75-80% 2 162.00–165.00 $163.59 $2,454 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1935 1640 2 170.00–174.00 $172.36 $2,827 —
1725 1725 1 185.00 $185.00 $3,191 —
2010 2010 1 204.00 $204.00 $4,100 —

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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 8 1,450.00–1,590.00 $1,485.00

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,700.00–1,990.00 $1,796.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,445.00–1,675.00 $1,521.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,300.00 $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 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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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.