Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

1,842 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.58/cwt +9.39 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 688 lb · 49 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.75/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 424 lb · 49 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.16/cwt ≈ $631/hd at 512 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,842	2,112	2,027
Feeder cattle	1,581	1,781	1,696
Slaughter cattle	246	273	302
Replacement cattle	15	58	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	3	182.00–185.00	$183.04	$608	—
365–395	382	13	170.00–179.00	$175.46	$670	+3.70
405–425	418	11	167.00–176.00	$169.93	$710	+6.57
455–475	466	22	155.00–165.00	$162.01	$755	+10.71
505–535	528	10	142.00–150.00	$143.66	$759	+2.35
553–595	567	23	140.00	$140.00	$794	+7.57
610–625	617	17	134.00–140.00	$138.82	$857	+9.53
654	654	5	130.00	$130.00	$850	+1.10
707–725	711	27	124.00–128.00	$127.59	$907	+5.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	6	165.00–174.00	$169.67	$551	+5.23
375–390	379	6	163.00–169.00	$166.48	$631	+8.27
475–490	477	7	140.00–150.00	$144.88	$691	-0.41
505–510	508	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$714	+4.69
558–586	579	15	130.00–137.00	$134.18	$777	+4.09
625–645	632	3	130.00–132.00	$131.32	$830	+8.00
675	675	3	125.00	$125.00	$844	+3.37
710–745	733	3	116.00–119.00	$117.31	$860	+0.91
770–795	780	5	114.00–118.00	$116.39	$908	+3.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	326	5	150.00–160.00	$154.39	$503	+3.60
505–545	523	3	120.00–130.00	$124.35	$650	—
605–625	615	2	115.00–119.00	$116.97	$719	—
675	675	2	115.00	$115.00	$776	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	4	147.00–152.00	$149.74	$502	+1.24
375–395	382	6	140.00–147.00	$145.10	$554	+1.37
425	425	11	137.00–140.00	$138.82	$590	+3.58
452–485	460	18	130.00–137.00	$133.91	$616	+2.33
501–540	512	36	121.00–130.00	$123.16	$631	—
552–585	567	20	115.00–117.00	$116.31	$659	+1.89
601 value added	601	13	123.75	$123.75	$744	—
605–646	636	12	110.00–117.00	$112.74	$717	-0.82
675–692	686	17	108.00–116.00	$109.22	$749	-0.97
683–693 value added	689	32	120.00–128.50	$125.08	$862	—
761 value added	761	22	124.00	$124.00	$944	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	324	7	135.00–145.00	$140.46	$455	-3.24
375–390	378	6	130.00–140.00	$136.28	$515	+0.41
414–435	424	49	126.00–136.00	$134.75	$571	+7.00
470–475	475	10	117.00–127.00	$120.10	$570	-1.78
525–540	532	30	114.00–120.00	$117.40	$625	+4.31
573–585	576	10	108.00–114.00	$111.49	$642	-1.07
605–630	621	5	105.00–108.00	$106.39	$661	-1.61
695	695	2	98.00–104.00	$101.00	$702	-2.24
725–735	728	3	92.00–95.00	$93.99	$684	-4.45
780	780	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	$682	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	5	121.00	$121.00	$473	+0.74
420–425	423	3	115.00–116.00	$115.33	$488	+1.69
490–495	493	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$564	-0.50
515–540	528	3	105.00–110.00	$107.35	$567	+0.37
555–585	573	4	95.00–105.00	$99.93	$573	-4.05
605–625	615	2	92.00–100.00	$95.93	$590	-4.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–445	426	28	149.00–158.00	$153.49	$654	+2.48
475–490	477	9	137.00–145.00	$140.89	$672	+2.26
512–545	519	24	128.00–137.00	$132.76	$689	+3.69
555–570	563	2	122.00–124.00	$123.01	$693	-1.90
601–645	605	14	115.00–120.00	$119.48	$723	+1.02
655–695	675	4	110.00–118.00	$112.44	$759	+0.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	425	11	160.00–170.00	$164.34	$698	+4.50
460–475	471	4	151.00–160.00	$156.76	$738	+9.93
515–530	524	8	140.00–148.00	$144.37	$756	+7.58
575	575	2	130.00	$130.00	$748	+2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	3	130.00	$130.00	$618	+3.00
525	525	4	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$643	+4.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1410	1173	80-85%	13	47.00–52.00	$48.37	$567	-16.55
1105–1350	1203	80-85%	29	54.00–59.00	$55.83	$672	—
1125–1310	1205	80-85%	15	62.00–65.00	$62.71	$756	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1315	1227	75-80%	3	48.00–53.00	$50.81	$623	—
1150–1465	1381	75-80%	16	62.00–66.00	$63.11	$872	+6.35
1140–1650	1397	75-80%	33	55.00–60.00	$57.87	$808	+1.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1155	1011	85-90%	16	48.00–53.00	$50.56	$511	—
800–1295	1036	85-90%	20	42.00–47.00	$44.66	$463	—
970–1230	1118	85-90%	12	54.00–59.00	$56.81	$635	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1520	1218	4	70.00–75.00	$72.00	$877	—
1555–2035	1762	3	82.00–84.00	$82.91	$1,461	—
1320–2440	1825	4	75.00–79.00	$76.21	$1,391	—

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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)	3	750.00–800.00	$783.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–775.00	$741.67

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)	5	500.00–575.00	$535.00

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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.