Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2020

1,858 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $124.37/cwt ≈ $719/hd at 578 lb · 56 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.41/cwt ≈ $736/hd at 673 lb · 48 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $110.87/cwt ≈ $684/hd at 617 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,858	1,580	1,991
Feeder cattle	1,634	—	1,634
Slaughter cattle	207	—	306
Replacement cattle	17	—	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
370–390	376	10	142.00–150.00	$145.40	$547
405–445	426	8	137.00–147.00	$142.89	$609
455–480	470	13	137.00–145.00	$143.62	$675
505–546	540	14	126.00–134.00	$129.57	$700
565–585	578	56	122.00–129.00	$124.37	$719
608–648	630	31	117.00–124.00	$118.52	$747
660–695	679	26	114.00–120.00	$116.42	$790
704–745	718	13	113.00–116.00	$115.23	$827
754	754	11	114.00	$114.00	$860

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
315–345	330	2	160.00–165.00	$162.39	$536
365–370	368	2	155.00–156.00	$155.50	$572
445	445	2	149.00–155.00	$152.00	$676
460–480	470	2	147.00–152.00	$149.55	$703
505–540	522	3	137.00–143.00	$139.93	$730
660–680	670	25	120.00–128.00	$120.48	$807
715–744	743	36	117.00–122.00	$117.13	$870

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
360–380	370	2	138.00–140.00	$139.03	$514
465–470	468	2	121.00–125.00	$122.99	$576
530–540	535	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$629
586	586	7	118.00	$118.00	$691
775	775	2	105.00	$105.00	$814

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
368–375	371	25	127.00–132.00	$128.57	$477
405–425	418	5	124.00–128.00	$126.21	$528
610–640	617	41	108.00–116.00	$110.87	$684
655–695	673	48	107.00–111.00	$109.41	$736
705–726	725	29	104.00–109.00	$104.24	$756

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
310–345	332	6	122.00–131.00	$127.39	$423
365–380	375	11	118.00–125.00	$122.56	$460
410–446	432	28	112.00–122.00	$115.36	$498
466–475	472	22	111.00–118.00	$113.15	$534
510–531	523	30	105.00–114.00	$107.69	$563
555–595	573	34	105.00–112.00	$109.76	$629
605–645	625	2	102.00–106.00	$104.06	$650

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320–340	328	3	117.00–122.00	$119.66	$392
375–390	383	2	108.00–110.00	$108.98	$417
425–440	427	9	105.00–112.00	$108.89	$465
475	475	8	105.00–108.00	$106.88	$508
525–545	534	8	99.00–103.00	$101.64	$543
577–580	577	19	95.00–101.00	$100.68	$581

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
415–425	420	4	138.00–144.00	$139.98	$588
470–495	482	5	125.00–135.00	$130.51	$629
505–545	523	13	117.00–124.00	$120.52	$630
555–575	569	5	108.00–117.00	$111.56	$635
610–644	635	16	105.00–114.00	$107.28	$681
660–699	687	8	98.00–104.00	$99.60	$684
715–740	728	2	101.00–102.00	$101.51	$739

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
425–435	428	6	120.00–129.00	$124.51	$533
460–495	478	2	117.00–119.00	$118.04	$564
525–540	529	14	106.00–116.00	$113.23	$599
605–615	610	3	100.00–103.00	$101.34	$618
755–790	773	2	85.00–90.00	$87.56	$677

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
465	465	3	140.00	$140.00	$651

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–1210	972	85-90%	21	39.00–44.00	$41.18	$400
800–1165	1015	85-90%	22	45.00–49.00	$46.65	$473
885–1250	1059	85-90%	13	51.00–56.00	$53.95	$571

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1120–1330	1206	80-85%	18	46.00–51.00	$48.46	$584
1095–1345	1233	80-85%	7	58.00–59.00	$58.15	$717
1045–1360	1250	80-85%	20	52.00–57.00	$54.17	$677

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1225–1405	1342	75-80%	8	49.00–54.00	$51.04	$685
1370–1405	1388	75-80%	2	57.00–58.00	$57.51	$798
1370–1435	1409	75-80%	6	45.00–48.00	$46.18	$651

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1140–1690	1440	5	68.00–72.00	$70.16	$1,010
1425–1865	1612	6	73.00–77.00	$74.42	$1,200

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–925.00	$831.25

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	625.00–700.00	$662.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–850.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00–1,025.00	$937.50

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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.