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Mid State Stockyards Feeder Cattle Board Sale Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Board Sale)

Sale of Tuesday, April 14, 2026

352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $347.00/cwt ≈ $3,088/hd at 890 lb · 224 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.00/cwt ≈ $2,612/hd at 775 lb · 65 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $362.50/cwt ≈ $2,900/hd at 800 lb · 63 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 352 270 0
Feeder cattle 352 0

All cattle sell with a 2 percent shrink and a 20 cent slide above base weight. Delivery is within a week of sale.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 63 362.50 $362.50 $2,900
890 890 224 347.00 $347.00 $3,088

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 65 337.00 $337.00 $2,612

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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.