South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 27, 2026

337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $408.06/cwt -0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,408/hd at 590 lb · 15 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $339.92/cwt -23.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,141/hd at 630 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $419.01/cwt -9.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,982/hd at 473 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	337	537	435
Feeder cattle	297	429	343
Slaughter cattle	23	70	49
Replacement cattle	17	38	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

→ Feeder cattle: Feeder classes sold unevenly steady
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cows sold steady
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	4	580.00–590.00	$585.19	$1,890	—
385	385	1	535.00	$535.00	$2,060	+10.00
435–445	438	6	490.00–495.00	$491.69	$2,154	-11.99
460–465	463	5	480.00–490.00	$483.97	$2,241	+5.06
535	535	2	440.00	$440.00	$2,354	-13.35
570–590	577	9	405.00–425.00	$411.82	$2,376	-16.36
630–640	634	8	375.00–390.00	$380.68	$2,414	-40.79
660–680	675	4	365.00–375.00	$367.44	$2,480	-28.00
710	710	4	353.00	$353.00	$2,506	-2.00
755	755	5	347.00	$347.00	$2,620	-4.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	371	4	510.00–520.00	$517.37	$1,919	—
425–445	438	3	450.00–465.00	$460.15	$2,015	-14.85
480	480	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,160	+20.00
520	520	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,184	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	4	490.00	$490.00	$1,642	-6.60
375–385	380	6	480.00–490.00	$484.93	$1,843	+27.80
440–445	443	4	440.00–455.00	$447.54	$1,983	+4.95
455–485	473	12	415.00–425.00	$419.01	$1,982	-9.68
525–535	530	10	400.00–410.00	$404.95	$2,146	-8.30
560–570	567	7	370.00–385.00	$374.23	$2,122	-13.20
625–640	630	15	330.00–345.00	$339.92	$2,141	-23.40
675	675	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,160	-13.91
730	730	1	317.00	$317.00	$2,314	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	640.00	$640.00	$1,632	—
310–315	312	3	600.00–605.00	$601.68	$1,877	+71.68
355	355	2	510.00	$510.00	$1,810	+36.32
505–515	509	10	425.00–435.00	$430.95	$2,194	+0.10
605–615	609	5	360.00–370.00	$364.04	$2,217	-12.97
705–715	708	3	327.00–335.00	$329.69	$2,334	-10.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,622	—
365–390	382	3	460.00–465.00	$461.59	$1,763	+27.64
435–440	439	5	420.00–430.00	$421.98	$1,852	+8.61
465–495	480	6	380.00–390.00	$384.84	$1,847	—
560–585	568	3	355.00–360.00	$358.28	$2,035	-3.41
690	690	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,139	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	630.00–640.00	$634.90	$1,524	+4.90
285–295	290	2	620.00–625.00	$622.46	$1,805	—
335	335	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,842	-12.70
360–365	362	5	525.00–530.00	$527.98	$1,911	+30.36
415–425	421	7	475.00–485.00	$480.77	$2,024	-4.71
465–480	475	9	455.00–470.00	$465.11	$2,209	-2.24
520–530	527	7	430.00–445.00	$434.23	$2,288	-11.60
585–595	590	15	400.00–415.00	$408.06	$2,408	-0.88
635	635	3	375.00	$375.00	$2,381	-18.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	650.00–655.00	$652.59	$1,729	—
310–325	318	2	585.00–590.00	$587.44	$1,868	+7.44
355	355	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,952	+23.19
460–480	470	2	480.00–490.00	$484.89	$2,279	-5.11
620–630	621	7	390.00–400.00	$391.45	$2,431	-13.55
660–680	665	4	365.00–375.00	$367.56	$2,444	-8.23
705–715	708	4	350.00–360.00	$357.47	$2,531	-2.53
755	755	3	342.00	$342.00	$2,582	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	339	5	535.00–545.00	$541.11	$1,834	—
385–390	388	4	500.00–515.00	$507.45	$1,969	+49.10
410–425	418	2	450.00–455.00	$452.54	$1,892	+12.54
510–540	532	11	410.00–420.00	$417.38	$2,220	+3.67
785	785	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,512	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1185	1012	85-90%	9	162.00–165.00	$163.17	$1,651	—
1095–1185	1140	85-90%	2	169.00–172.00	$170.44	$1,943	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1270	1244	80-85%	4	185.00–189.00	$186.02	$2,314	—
1285–1320	1313	80-85%	5	174.00–178.00	$177.22	$2,327	-2.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	75-80%	1	184.00	$184.00	$2,484	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1510	1368	2	212.00–217.00	$214.76	$2,938	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	2,250.00–2,450.00	$2,383.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,040.00

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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.