Cattle Market Pulse

Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

1,600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.96/cwt +18.96 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 686 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $111.30/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 568 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.86/cwt +3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 487 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,600 1,011 1,585
Feeder cattle 1,382 819 1,377
Slaughter cattle 204 180 189
Replacement cattle 14 12 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 328 9 165.00–172.00 $169.32 $555 +1.93
375–390 377 11 155.00–165.00 $160.36 $605 +7.30
420–445 431 6 149.00–155.00 $151.96 $655 +3.60
475–495 486 17 142.00–150.00 $147.70 $718 +6.70
522–545 525 14 140.00–144.00 $143.42 $753 —
566–585 573 9 130.00–135.00 $131.23 $752 -1.51
625–640 627 7 127.00–131.00 $128.72 $807 +6.46
659–679 666 16 123.00–125.00 $123.51 $823 +3.51
756–771 762 10 115.00 $115.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 147.00–150.00 $148.42 $479 -3.14
425–445 430 4 140.00–145.00 $142.03 $611 —
570–595 578 27 124.00–128.00 $124.26 $718 —
620 620 2 121.00–122.00 $121.50 $753 —
690–695 693 2 117.00–119.00 $118.00 $818 —
734 734 7 114.00 $114.00 $837 —
775–790 780 3 105.00–112.00 $109.64 $855 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 377 9 167.00–174.00 $168.73 $636 -2.07
415–435 427 9 158.00–168.00 $164.22 $701 -0.68
560–585 574 16 136.00–142.00 $136.80 $785 -0.69
605–628 623 5 133.00–134.00 $133.19 $830 —
655–660 657 3 128.00–132.00 $129.66 $852 -0.95
715 value added 715 2 127.00 $127.00 $908 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 325 10 135.00–142.00 $138.40 $450 +8.72
365–395 377 6 130.00–137.00 $131.83 $497 +9.64
425–445 429 27 125.00–134.00 $130.02 $558 +10.87
460–496 487 32 116.00–125.00 $118.86 $579 +3.66
510–525 524 16 110.00–118.00 $114.69 $601 +2.41
558–575 568 50 109.00–115.00 $111.30 $632 +3.30
622–645 629 27 106.00–111.00 $109.14 $686 +2.48
675 675 3 107.00–109.00 $107.67 $727 —
715–745 728 3 102.00–108.00 $104.96 $764 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 330 3 145.00–148.00 $146.63 $484 +9.28
375 375 7 140.00–142.00 $140.86 $528 +9.60
410–425 423 7 135.00–138.00 $136.00 $575 +8.67
455–495 472 17 125.00–134.00 $126.67 $598 +1.94
505–525 518 3 120.00–124.00 $121.30 $628 +3.80
555–590 575 4 115.00–120.00 $117.01 $673 +4.03
668–695 674 21 109.00–112.00 $111.18 $749 +6.18
690 value added 690 56 128.75 $128.75 $888 —
715–720 718 2 119.00–127.00 $122.99 $883 —
725 value added 725 4 116.00 $116.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 2 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $451 +9.37
415–445 430 5 110.00–120.00 $113.37 $487 +4.52
475 475 8 105.00–110.00 $107.38 $510 +1.86
515–525 524 11 100.00–109.00 $104.91 $550 +4.68
575 575 2 105.00 $105.00 $604 +4.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 426 8 146.00–154.00 $148.98 $635 +10.00
470–479 476 12 135.00–145.00 $138.07 $657 +5.96
525–545 527 11 130.00–135.00 $132.28 $697 +3.70
560–575 571 8 124.00–130.00 $127.62 $729 +6.33
605–615 610 3 117.00–123.00 $119.32 $728 +6.61
725 725 2 105.00 $105.00 $761 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 135.00–139.00 $137.40 $584 +12.73
490–495 494 5 120.00–129.00 $124.19 $613 +5.66
575 575 4 114.00–120.00 $117.00 $673 +6.04
620–645 633 3 107.00–113.00 $109.98 $696 +8.29
665–695 680 2 102.00–105.00 $103.53 $704 —
725 725 2 95.00 $95.00 $689 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 6 155.00–160.00 $158.00 $672 +9.27
465–495 478 4 146.00–148.00 $146.98 $703 +5.81
525–540 529 4 140.00–141.00 $140.26 $742 +4.17
575 575 5 133.00–135.00 $134.20 $772 +5.04

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1235 986 85-90% 24 45.00–50.00 $47.24 $466 +0.56
900–1135 993 85-90% 15 51.00–55.00 $53.31 $529 +6.63
890–1210 1072 85-90% 10 57.00–59.00 $57.98 $622 -0.19
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1395 1173 80-85% 23 55.00–59.00 $56.60 $664 +6.17
1235 1235 80-85% 3 62.00 $62.00 $766 +4.14
1155–1420 1242 80-85% 17 49.00–54.00 $52.05 $646 -5.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1410 1344 75-80% 8 59.00–61.00 $59.63 $801 —
1245–1460 1378 75-80% 12 52.00–55.00 $54.06 $745 —
1255–1840 1510 75-80% 16 56.00–58.00 $56.79 $858 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1795 1535 5 72.00–77.00 $75.88 $1,165 —
1370–1940 1635 6 82.00–84.00 $82.69 $1,352 —
1350–1940 1737 9 78.00–82.00 $79.70 $1,384 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 400.00–600.00 $487.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 625.00–700.00 $666.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–800.00 $750.00

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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.