Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 27, 2025

540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.85/cwt ≈ $1,896/hd at 558 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.95/cwt +7.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,079/hd at 630 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.97/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,888/hd at 538 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 540 393 0
Feeder cattle 435 268 0
Slaughter cattle 54 75 0
Replacement cattle 51 50 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 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
390 390 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,852 +30.00
430–445 438 2 430.00–445.00 $437.37 $1,916 -2.42
480–495 482 7 410.00–412.00 $410.29 $1,978 +20.29
505–510 506 16 400.00–410.00 $402.52 $2,037 +32.52
590–595 591 9 370.00–380.00 $377.76 $2,233 +19.40
625–630 626 9 357.00–367.00 $358.12 $2,242 +8.06
665–680 673 2 335.00–350.00 $342.42 $2,304 +10.42
705–745 732 3 310.00–315.00 $313.39 $2,294 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 412 5 450.00–455.00 $452.01 $1,862 —
455–465 458 3 430.00–445.00 $435.07 $1,993 —
555–585 578 9 385.00–395.00 $387.13 $2,238 —
605–610 606 6 375.00–382.00 $376.17 $2,280 +16.17
655–670 666 4 367.00–375.00 $368.97 $2,457 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,794 +30.00
555–595 575 2 340.00–350.00 $344.83 $1,983 —
615 615 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,968 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 342 3 455.00–460.00 $458.32 $1,567 +9.93
360–380 370 2 445.00–450.00 $447.43 $1,655 +19.07
410–415 414 5 420.00–430.00 $421.98 $1,747 +30.32
455–460 458 3 375.00–385.00 $378.31 $1,733 +3.28
520–540 538 20 350.00–360.00 $350.97 $1,888 -1.48
555–560 558 22 337.00–346.00 $339.85 $1,896 —
620–635 630 21 327.00–336.00 $329.95 $2,079 +7.95
755 755 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,340 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 389 4 420.00–435.00 $431.29 $1,678 +40.14
425–440 438 6 390.00–405.00 $392.43 $1,719 +17.86
470–480 474 17 359.00–369.00 $362.58 $1,719 +8.35
505–530 518 13 330.00–345.00 $338.26 $1,752 +17.04
555–570 563 9 315.00–325.00 $320.62 $1,805 —
620–630 623 6 310.00–315.00 $311.68 $1,942 -3.17
705–720 717 5 300.00–310.00 $308.03 $2,209 +18.01
760 760 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,242 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 383 6 380.00–390.00 $386.78 $1,481 +40.19
440 440 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,650 +39.63
480–495 488 2 340.00–350.00 $345.08 $1,684 +33.96
505 505 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,641 —
635 635 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,873 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 326 5 520.00–530.00 $523.74 $1,707 +63.63
355–375 368 3 465.00–470.00 $466.61 $1,717 +25.12
415–435 429 7 420.00–430.00 $422.76 $1,814 -0.52
460–490 482 19 390.00–402.00 $393.01 $1,894 -1.91
505–510 508 3 350.00–360.00 $353.31 $1,795 +0.85
580–585 584 6 337.00–345.00 $338.32 $1,976 +5.92
610 610 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,013 +20.12
655 655 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,096 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,386 +5.00
255–285 270 4 550.00–555.00 $552.64 $1,492 —
320 320 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,744 +5.00
355–360 358 2 520.00–525.00 $522.48 $1,870 +45.96
420–425 423 4 440.00–445.00 $442.49 $1,872 +4.13
520–540 531 9 365.00–377.00 $370.22 $1,966 —
555–570 556 15 355.00–362.00 $361.52 $2,010 +8.53
605 605 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,087 —
660 660 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,211 +9.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,504 —
405–425 412 3 385.00–395.00 $391.56 $1,613 -0.16
470–495 485 12 375.00–380.00 $377.02 $1,829 +17.21
540–545 543 2 330.00–340.00 $335.02 $1,819 —
680 680 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,040 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1130 1014 85-90% 17 140.00–145.00 $143.36 $1,454 —
1095–1110 1101 85-90% 7 156.00–159.00 $157.30 $1,732 +1.26
1125–1165 1158 85-90% 6 125.00–130.00 $125.81 $1,457 -16.64
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1395 1268 80-85% 8 169.00–171.00 $169.55 $2,150 -5.07
1255–1360 1276 80-85% 5 161.00–164.00 $163.36 $2,084 -11.26
1170–1395 1320 80-85% 3 175.00–180.00 $178.52 $2,356 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1430 1398 75-80% 2 175.00–179.00 $176.95 $2,474 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1735 1719 4 176.00–179.00 $176.73 $3,038 —
1750 1750 2 188.00 $188.00 $3,290 —

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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 17 1,250.00–1,500.00 $1,382.35

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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) 8 2,200.00–2,300.00 $2,237.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,500.00–2,600.00 $2,550.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,700.00–1,840.00 $1,787.50

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,500.00–3,850.00 $3,675.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00–2,900.00 $2,750.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 3,150.00–3,350.00 $3,283.33 —

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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.