Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

2,112 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.09/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 529 lb · 78 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $130.09/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 569 lb · 58 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $121.63/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 668 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,112	1,600	1,665
Feeder cattle	1,781	1,382	1,436
Slaughter cattle	273	204	200
Replacement cattle	58	14	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	9	160.00–170.00	$164.44	$534	-4.88
364–397	380	30	152.00–165.00	$158.21	$601	-2.15
405–445	425	4	145.00–152.00	$148.74	$632	-3.22
465–498	490	27	138.00–148.00	$145.29	$712	-2.41
505–548	522	32	130.00–140.00	$135.81	$709	-7.61
554–595	569	58	128.00–132.00	$130.09	$740	-1.14
610–644	632	16	120.00–128.00	$123.32	$779	-5.40
652–695	668	48	119.00–123.00	$121.63	$812	-1.88
725–730	726	5	115.00–118.00	$116.40	$845	—
755–785	773	6	107.00–116.00	$112.82	$872	-2.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	376	8	167.00–177.00	$171.76	$646	+3.03
410–425	423	9	157.00–167.00	$163.36	$691	-0.86
455–475	468	3	150.00–154.00	$151.30	$708	—
510–540	523	3	140.00–143.00	$141.31	$739	—
555–595	587	29	132.00–136.00	$132.43	$777	-4.37
625–630	626	7	128.00–131.00	$129.29	$809	-3.90
655–690	673	11	125.00–130.00	$128.90	$867	-0.76
720–745	733	2	121.00–124.00	$122.47	$898	—
775–790	783	2	116.00–117.00	$116.50	$912	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	147.00–155.00	$150.79	$495	+2.37
360–390	373	8	145.00–157.00	$149.81	$559	—
466–483	476	12	130.00–133.00	$131.78	$627	—
725–745	732	3	110.00–113.00	$111.98	$820	-2.02

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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	10	140.00–147.00	$143.70	$467	+5.30
370–395	379	6	130.00–140.00	$135.87	$515	+4.04
420–425	424	8	125.00–130.00	$127.75	$542	-2.27
461–495	471	35	118.00–128.00	$121.88	$574	+3.02
511–545	529	78	110.00–117.00	$113.09	$598	-1.60
552–578	567	23	109.00–114.00	$112.56	$638	+1.26
625	625	7	105.00–110.00	$108.00	$675	-1.14
675–695	683	4	100.00–105.00	$103.24	$705	-4.43
720–740	730	2	94.00–103.00	$98.44	$719	-6.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	147.00–150.00	$148.50	$483	+1.87
365–395	376	12	140.00–147.00	$143.73	$540	+2.87
414–435	421	12	130.00–140.00	$135.24	$569	-0.76
451–485	458	12	129.00–135.00	$131.58	$603	+4.91
559–582	565	31	114.00–118.00	$114.42	$646	-2.59
618–645	625	9	112.00–116.00	$113.56	$710	—
665–680	675	5	108.00–112.00	$110.19	$744	-0.99
709	709	5	105.00	$105.00	$744	-17.99
755–760	758	2	100.00–106.00	$102.99	$781	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	126.00–130.00	$128.02	$394	—
360–391	378	13	116.00–124.00	$120.26	$455	-2.29
425–440	431	5	110.00–120.00	$113.64	$490	+0.27
483	483	11	115.00	$115.00	$555	+7.62
510–540	526	6	105.00–110.00	$106.98	$563	+2.07
555–575	570	4	100.00–106.00	$103.98	$593	-1.02
605–645	620	3	96.00–104.00	$100.01	$620	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	443	5	148.00–155.00	$151.01	$669	+2.03
475	475	19	134.00–144.00	$138.63	$658	+0.56
525–545	527	13	125.00–132.00	$129.07	$680	-3.21
567–595	573	26	118.00–126.00	$124.91	$716	-2.71
625–640	631	6	113.00–122.00	$118.46	$747	-0.86
675	675	6	110.00–115.00	$111.50	$753	—
705–730	721	4	102.00–107.00	$105.23	$759	+0.23
770–795	778	6	98.00–105.00	$102.15	$795	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	424	7	156.00–165.00	$159.84	$678	+1.84
455–475	471	7	145.00–150.00	$146.83	$692	-0.15
520–525	524	5	136.00–140.00	$136.79	$717	-3.47
595	595	4	126.00–128.00	$127.50	$759	-6.70
610–625	618	2	122.00–125.00	$123.52	$763	—
759	759	4	115.00	$115.00	$873	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	3	140.00–145.00	$143.00	$636	+5.60
455–495	473	5	123.00–130.00	$127.00	$601	+2.81
505–525	513	4	115.00–122.00	$117.98	$605	—
640–645	643	2	100.00–110.00	$104.98	$675	-5.00
665–675	670	4	95.00–105.00	$98.47	$660	-5.06

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1220	1051	85-90%	19	50.00–55.00	$52.24	$549	-5.74
845–1295	1055	85-90%	11	56.00–61.00	$57.84	$610	-0.14
955–1190	1080	85-90%	29	45.00–49.00	$46.83	$506	-11.15

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1225	1127	80-85%	12	57.00–61.00	$58.88	$664	—
1090–1250	1156	80-85%	12	62.00–67.00	$64.92	$750	+8.32
1110–1375	1249	80-85%	15	50.00–54.00	$51.87	$648	-0.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1800	1377	75-80%	19	55.00–60.00	$56.76	$782	+2.70
1350–1545	1420	75-80%	5	50.00–54.00	$52.15	$741	—
1385–1525	1473	75-80%	5	61.00–63.00	$62.00	$913	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–2105	1561	10	75.00–78.00	$76.25	$1,190	—
1235–1890	1645	11	79.00–82.00	$80.76	$1,329	-1.93
1770–2025	1851	4	83.00–85.00	$84.02	$1,555	—

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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)	2	800.00–825.00	$812.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,228.13
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00

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)	6	700.00–825.00	$775.00

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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.