Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

1,925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $105.46/cwt -2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 527 lb · 50 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $107.58/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 622 lb · 36 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 3 steers $109.92/cwt ≈ $745/hd at 678 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,925	1,858	1,872
Feeder cattle	1,690	1,634	1,624
Slaughter cattle	202	207	168
Replacement cattle	33	17	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–340	316	8	147.00–154.00	$149.94	$474	—
365–375	372	3	140.00–144.00	$141.31	$526	-4.09
430–440	435	2	135.00–145.00	$139.94	$609	-2.95
470–490	481	14	127.00–135.00	$132.70	$638	-10.92
515–549	538	12	124.00–127.00	$124.56	$670	-5.01
561–579	571	12	120.00–126.00	$123.70	$706	-0.67
610–625	619	5	119.00–122.00	$120.80	$748	+2.28
660–695	687	13	112.00–120.00	$113.57	$780	-2.85
712–724	720	25	109.00–116.00	$112.36	$809	-2.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	6	135.00–138.00	$136.67	$513	-2.36
515–530	523	2	119.00–120.00	$119.49	$625	+2.01
555–580	568	2	110.00–116.00	$112.93	$641	-5.07
648	648	9	112.00	$112.00	$726	—
661–691	678	31	108.00–113.00	$109.92	$745	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	318	3	158.00–166.00	$160.55	$511	-1.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	120.00	$120.00	$390	-7.39
375–395	378	12	118.00–124.00	$120.27	$455	-2.29
415–442	437	27	114.00–119.00	$115.32	$504	-0.04
475–485	476	10	107.00–112.00	$109.11	$519	-4.04
505–544	527	50	102.00–109.00	$105.46	$556	-2.23
565–575	571	26	100.00–106.00	$103.23	$589	-6.53
605–645	618	19	97.00–105.00	$102.22	$632	-1.84
655–678	669	8	95.00–102.00	$96.47	$645	—
705–740	723	2	92.00–99.00	$95.42	$690	—
760–780	770	2	88.00–94.00	$91.04	$701	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	4	110.00–119.00	$114.96	$366	-4.70
375	375	11	109.00–116.00	$113.55	$426	+4.57
414–440	418	15	109.00–111.00	$110.66	$463	+1.77
475	475	4	95.00–105.00	$100.00	$475	-6.88
510–545	526	5	90.00–100.00	$93.82	$493	-7.82

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–488	484	6	117.00–120.00	$117.98	$571	—
575	575	2	111.00	$111.00	$638	—
620–645	633	2	108.00–109.00	$108.51	$687	-2.36
630–640	635	2	117.00–126.00	$121.54	$772	+10.67
665–675	670	3	103.00–111.00	$105.98	$710	-3.43
725–730	727	3	100.00–106.00	$103.99	$756	-0.25
780	780	2	97.00–101.00	$99.00	$772	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	427	8	126.00–134.00	$130.21	$556	-9.77
461–485	469	16	121.00–132.00	$127.94	$600	-2.57
520–525	524	15	115.00–122.00	$119.33	$625	-1.19
551–580	562	19	110.00–120.00	$115.30	$648	+3.74
607–646	622	36	105.00–113.00	$107.58	$669	+0.30
670–691	683	13	101.00–109.00	$102.97	$703	+3.37
755–760	758	2	85.00–90.00	$87.51	$663	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	440	28	120.00–125.00	$123.63	$544	-0.88
475	475	5	114.00–118.00	$116.40	$553	-1.64
575–585	580	4	93.00–100.00	$97.23	$564	—
610–645	628	2	91.00–95.00	$93.06	$584	-8.28

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1475	1186	80-85%	11	57.00–61.00	$58.61	$695	—
1005–1355	1199	80-85%	24	51.00–56.00	$53.52	$642	—
1060–1315	1226	80-85%	14	45.00–49.00	$46.65	$572	-11.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1140	996	85-90%	19	41.00–46.00	$41.92	$418	+0.74
880–1180	997	85-90%	19	47.00–51.00	$48.82	$487	+7.64
960–1110	1017	85-90%	5	52.00–56.00	$53.74	$547	+7.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1350	1225	75-80%	2	56.00–57.00	$56.45	$692	—
1210–1595	1419	75-80%	17	50.00–55.00	$52.05	$739	+5.87
1270–1520	1433	75-80%	4	45.00–49.00	$46.66	$669	+0.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1600	1386	8	65.00–68.00	$65.71	$911	—
1335–1790	1563	2	77.00–80.00	$78.72	$1,230	—
1395–1880	1713	6	70.00–74.00	$71.93	$1,232	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00–775.00	$708.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	825.00–1,025.00	$868.75

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	550.00–750.00	$650.00

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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.