Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

1,458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $120.30/cwt -3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 569 lb · 54 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $109.79/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 531 lb · 44 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $118.03/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 523 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,458	1,925	2,198
Feeder cattle	1,225	1,690	1,931
Slaughter cattle	218	202	230
Replacement cattle	15	33	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	337	3	138.00–142.00	$140.05	$472	-9.89
370–375	374	9	130.00–137.00	$132.33	$495	-8.98
405–441	431	7	133.00–135.00	$134.44	$579	-5.50
455–485	472	6	125.00–135.00	$128.63	$607	-4.07
505–547	540	17	121.00–125.00	$124.49	$672	-0.07
559–580	569	54	116.00–123.00	$120.30	$685	-3.40
605–645	630	14	111.00–119.00	$114.76	$723	-6.04
654–675	658	25	108.00–113.00	$112.27	$739	-1.30
725	725	4	109.00–110.00	$109.50	$794	-2.86
760	760	2	106.00–107.00	$106.50	$809	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	130.00–132.00	$130.95	$423	—
395	395	3	120.00–126.00	$122.67	$485	-14.00
405–440	423	2	120.00–125.00	$122.60	$519	—
459–475	463	10	120.00–124.00	$122.98	$569	—
545	545	14	116.00	$116.00	$632	-3.49
580	580	10	112.00	$112.00	$650	-0.93
625–645	631	8	105.00–108.00	$107.26	$677	-4.74

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	383	3	144.00–151.00	$146.91	$563	—
405–448	438	14	136.00–145.00	$137.70	$603	—
555–576	573	8	123.00–125.00	$123.24	$706	—
675–685	680	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$785	—
712–730	717	12	112.00–113.00	$112.66	$808	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	5	118.00–127.00	$122.84	$393	+2.84
375–395	381	10	115.00–123.00	$119.12	$454	-1.15
412–425	417	11	110.00–119.00	$114.26	$476	-1.06
454–475	464	38	105.00–112.00	$110.39	$512	+1.28
505–545	531	44	105.00–112.00	$109.79	$583	+4.33
560–595	580	12	100.00–108.00	$104.26	$605	+1.03
620–631	628	16	97.00–105.00	$103.33	$649	+1.11
655–685	673	4	94.00–96.00	$94.74	$638	-1.73
715–745	727	5	90.00–93.00	$91.99	$669	-3.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–430	420	12	122.00–131.00	$124.27	$522	—
460–495	472	7	115.00–121.00	$118.41	$559	+0.43
515–525	524	7	113.00–116.00	$114.57	$600	—
554–595	569	16	110.00–117.00	$111.51	$634	+0.51
625–635	627	5	107.00–113.00	$110.99	$696	+2.48
655–690	667	11	104.00–111.00	$109.33	$729	+3.35
702–710	705	5	94.00–102.00	$99.19	$699	-4.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	5	110.00–116.00	$113.75	$378	-1.21
375–395	380	4	106.00–115.00	$111.43	$423	-2.12
420–430	422	13	98.00–108.00	$101.25	$427	-9.41
460–495	475	4	94.00–104.00	$99.02	$470	-0.98
510–535	529	18	91.00–98.00	$96.06	$508	+2.24
555–595	576	4	90.00–94.00	$92.01	$530	—
625	625	10	85.00–94.00	$89.50	$559	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	418	4	124.00–133.00	$129.31	$541	-0.90
475	475	8	118.00–125.00	$121.38	$577	-6.56
509–528	523	40	115.00–122.00	$118.03	$617	-1.30
554–590	563	16	110.00–116.00	$115.22	$649	-0.08
615–645	627	8	105.00–115.00	$108.00	$677	+0.42
665–670	669	14	93.00–95.00	$94.00	$629	-8.97
725–735	728	4	90.00–91.00	$90.25	$657	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	116.00–123.00	$119.48	$487	-4.15
475–495	483	7	108.00–118.00	$113.30	$547	-3.10
505–525	522	7	106.00–113.00	$109.30	$571	—
575	575	6	100.00–110.00	$104.67	$602	+7.44
605–645	620	3	93.00–103.00	$97.12	$602	+4.06
660–675	668	3	86.00–92.00	$89.31	$597	—
715–745	728	4	79.00–85.00	$82.97	$604	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	423	2	138.00–139.00	$138.49	$586	—
525–530	528	2	125.00–129.00	$127.01	$671	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1350	1170	80-85%	11	57.00–63.00	$59.06	$691	+0.45
1045–1375	1171	80-85%	16	44.00–49.00	$46.77	$548	-11.84
1035–1355	1183	80-85%	18	51.00–56.00	$52.88	$626	-5.73

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1125	976	85-90%	23	45.00–49.00	$46.77	$456	+4.85
860–1100	986	85-90%	9	50.00–53.00	$51.65	$509	+9.73
940–1135	993	85-90%	8	40.00–43.00	$41.99	$417	+0.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1395	1341	75-80%	4	47.00–49.00	$48.23	$647	—
1220–1430	1374	75-80%	8	57.00–62.00	$58.75	$807	—
1225–1580	1430	75-80%	17	50.00–55.00	$52.96	$757	+6.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1660	1376	5	67.00–71.00	$69.46	$956	+3.75
1280–1895	1691	9	73.00–79.00	$75.43	$1,276	—
1665–1855	1792	3	81.00–85.00	$82.24	$1,474	—

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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)	8	775.00–950.00	$846.88

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)	3	500.00–600.00	$550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00–750.00	$712.50

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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.