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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report, Brundidge, AL

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 19, 2026

412 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $374.57/cwt -7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,985/hd at 530 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $367.89/cwt -23.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,725/hd at 469 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $344.11/cwt -10.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,113/hd at 614 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 412 505 393
Feeder cattle 322 395 268
Slaughter cattle 44 57 75
Replacement cattle 46 53 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady with instances 5.00 higher on cattle under 500 lbs. 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
295 295 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,534 —
340–345 343 2 485.00–500.00 $492.45 $1,689 —
360–365 363 2 470.00–480.00 $474.97 $1,724 —
410–420 415 2 430.00–435.00 $432.47 $1,795 +2.47
460–485 479 4 380.00–395.00 $383.60 $1,837 -18.93
525–535 530 13 370.00–380.00 $374.57 $1,985 -7.97
565–575 570 2 345.00–350.00 $347.52 $1,981 -6.55
640 640 7 332.00 $332.00 $2,125 -3.00
665 665 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,161 —
705 705 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,256 +3.63
795 795 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,544 +14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,430 —
455–460 459 5 415.00–420.00 $415.99 $1,909 -9.01
510–530 520 2 400.00–410.00 $404.90 $2,105 +4.92
555 555 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,109 +5.00
605–620 614 12 340.00–350.00 $344.11 $2,113 -10.89
680 680 10 339.50 $339.50 $2,309 +7.50
804 804 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,412 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,547 -35.00
410–435 427 3 410.00–420.00 $416.80 $1,780 —
540 540 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,836 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,357 -10.00
340 340 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,513 —
365–375 368 3 395.00–410.00 $404.91 $1,490 +7.20
430–445 439 7 385.00–390.00 $387.10 $1,699 +11.98
465–475 473 4 365.00–370.00 $366.23 $1,732 +4.01
515–535 530 8 340.00–347.00 $341.70 $1,811 -0.77
560–570 565 4 330.00–340.00 $334.96 $1,893 +12.87
615–635 625 2 320.00–325.00 $322.46 $2,015 +6.17
680–690 686 5 290.00–300.00 $293.97 $2,017 -2.65
830 830 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,241 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 385.00 $385.00 $1,386 +32.37
420–445 433 4 365.00–370.00 $367.57 $1,592 +24.26
495 495 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,683 —
540 540 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,728 —
560–595 578 4 300.00–310.00 $304.85 $1,762 -4.40
645 645 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,870 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,669 +15.00
420–430 425 2 400.00–410.00 $405.06 $1,722 -69.94
460 460 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,771 —
505–530 524 4 355.00–360.00 $356.21 $1,867 +4.99
590 590 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,183 —
615 615 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,152 +21.56
730–745 741 4 292.00–299.00 $297.28 $2,203 -4.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 325 3 485.00–500.00 $490.31 $1,594 +12.83
365–395 378 7 430.00–445.00 $438.28 $1,657 -32.71
410–425 414 4 420.00–430.00 $422.57 $1,749 -14.86
470–485 479 8 380.00–390.00 $383.68 $1,838 -21.32
510 510 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,912 ±0.00
555–560 559 4 350.00–360.00 $352.48 $1,970 -2.52
640–645 644 7 320.00–325.00 $320.71 $2,065 -16.73
660–670 668 4 315.00–320.00 $316.24 $2,112 -8.76
720–735 726 5 300.00–310.00 $304.05 $2,207 -15.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,344 —
355–385 376 10 415.00–425.00 $422.17 $1,587 -10.50
420–445 436 8 400.00–405.00 $403.19 $1,758 -13.75
465–475 469 12 365.00–370.00 $367.89 $1,725 -23.62
505–525 517 5 355.00–360.00 $356.95 $1,845 —
570 570 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,881 —
735–745 742 3 280.00–295.00 $290.04 $2,152 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,592 +30.00
285–295 290 2 570.00–575.00 $572.46 $1,660 -27.54
335 335 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,842 +30.21
365 365 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,807 +15.00
455–460 458 2 405.00–415.00 $409.97 $1,878 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–950 939 85-90% 7 146.00–148.00 $146.26 $1,373 —
975–1115 1040 85-90% 13 150.00–155.00 $152.48 $1,586 —
1020–1135 1078 85-90% 10 162.00–167.00 $164.63 $1,775 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1335 1302 80-85% 5 170.00–174.00 $172.36 $2,244 +0.94
1360 1360 80-85% 4 167.00 $167.00 $2,271 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 75-80% 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,842 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1425 1360 2 197.00–198.00 $197.48 $2,686 —
1510 1510 1 208.00 $208.00 $3,141 —
1820 1820 1 222.00 $222.00 $4,040 —

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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 15 1,485.00–1,675.00 $1,586.33
— fancy — (<2 yrs)Open 5 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,500.00–3,800.00 $3,600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 3,150.00–3,300.00 $3,225.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,940.00 $1,940.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 2,350.00–2,600.00 $2,461.11 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,550.00 $4,550.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,200.00–3,400.00 $3,266.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,600.00–3,800.00 $3,666.67 —

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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.