Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

2,609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $108.00/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 524 lb · 63 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $105.05/cwt +5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 575 lb · 51 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $131.71/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 610 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,609	1,842	1,888
Feeder cattle	2,363	1,581	1,582
Slaughter cattle	223	246	239
Replacement cattle	23	15	67

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 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
325–335	326	9	160.00–170.00	$163.99	$535	-5.68
375	375	13	155.00–165.00	$160.23	$601	-6.25
406–445	415	13	146.00–155.00	$151.80	$630	—
470–498	488	44	140.00–150.00	$146.29	$714	+1.41
525–545	531	14	133.00–143.00	$138.48	$735	-2.02
551–587	573	22	130.00–137.00	$131.27	$752	-2.91
601–635	610	51	127.00–134.00	$131.71	$803	+0.39
662–698	671	41	117.00–126.00	$123.10	$826	-1.90
705–745	725	10	114.00–122.00	$116.88	$847	-0.43
765–795	778	4	110.00–115.00	$112.02	$872	-4.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	367	8	167.00–174.00	$169.62	$623	-5.84
425–440	431	15	158.00–167.00	$162.21	$699	-7.72
465–475	474	7	150.00–160.00	$154.84	$734	-7.17
510–525	515	15	147.00–153.00	$150.27	$774	+6.61
555–580	568	2	139.00–143.00	$140.96	$801	+0.96
605–645	643	41	134.00–140.00	$134.19	$863	-4.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	4	150.00–155.00	$151.52	$492	-2.87
375–395	382	3	140.00–146.00	$143.93	$550	—
405–445	425	2	136.00–138.00	$137.05	$582	—
515–545	530	2	122.00–126.00	$123.94	$657	-0.41
635–645	642	3	115.00–119.00	$116.99	$751	+0.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	326	6	128.00–138.00	$132.79	$433	-7.67
375	375	9	125.00–136.00	$130.56	$490	-5.72
425	425	19	121.00–130.00	$126.21	$536	-8.54
456–499	475	41	117.00–126.00	$120.71	$573	+0.61
510–525	522	23	112.00–120.00	$113.57	$593	-3.83
560–598	578	38	108.00–114.00	$110.60	$639	-0.89
617–645	624	35	104.00–111.00	$108.45	$677	+2.06
653–698	690	35	95.00–100.00	$96.93	$669	-4.07
770	770	3	95.00	$95.00	$732	+7.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	324	4	118.00–125.00	$121.75	$394	—
365–375	372	6	116.00–122.00	$118.65	$441	-2.35
425	425	7	115.00–120.00	$118.29	$503	+2.96
455–486	468	49	108.00–115.00	$112.26	$525	-2.24
501–549	524	63	102.00–110.00	$108.00	$566	+0.65
554–595	575	51	100.00–107.00	$105.05	$604	+5.12
610–635	633	18	96.00–102.00	$101.56	$643	+5.63
660–690	675	2	87.00–95.00	$90.91	$614	—
725	725	2	80.00	$80.00	$580	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$471	-4.74
375–380	377	3	138.00–142.00	$140.65	$530	-4.45
475	475	6	127.00–130.00	$128.00	$608	-5.91
555–575	571	7	114.00–119.00	$115.42	$659	-0.89
605–615	610	2	112.00–114.00	$113.01	$689	+0.27
675–685	680	2	108.00–113.00	$110.52	$752	+1.30

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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	428	4	142.00–147.00	$145.21	$621	-8.28
475	475	7	137.00–144.00	$140.29	$666	-0.60
504–526	520	26	128.00–137.00	$130.73	$680	-2.03
560–570	565	2	119.00–125.00	$122.03	$689	-0.98
620–642	641	20	110.00–117.00	$110.34	$707	—
665–680	674	4	109.00–115.00	$110.98	$748	-1.46
705–740	723	2	97.00–105.00	$100.90	$730	—
775	775	2	95.00	$95.00	$736	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	3	134.00–138.00	$135.32	$572	—
465–495	480	2	130.00–135.00	$132.58	$636	+2.58
525–540	530	3	115.00–120.00	$118.30	$627	-4.20
578	578	5	118.00	$118.00	$682	—
625–645	641	11	100.00–110.00	$107.62	$690	—
693	693	3	100.00	$100.00	$693	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	2	157.00–160.00	$158.46	$662	-5.88
460–475	469	4	149.00–157.00	$151.97	$713	-4.79
505–540	523	2	139.00–146.00	$142.38	$745	-1.99
570–575	573	2	126.00–131.00	$128.49	$736	-1.51
605–625	615	2	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$753	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1400	1208	80-85%	20	54.00–59.00	$57.14	$690	-5.57
1060–1380	1241	80-85%	7	48.00–53.00	$51.29	$637	—
1135–1370	1255	80-85%	12	61.00–65.00	$63.23	$794	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1150	1005	85-90%	22	43.00–48.00	$45.69	$459	-4.87
1000–1085	1017	85-90%	5	55.00–57.00	$55.43	$564	+4.87
910–1140	1034	85-90%	7	50.00–53.00	$51.81	$536	+7.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1460	1351	75-80%	7	60.00–65.00	$62.78	$848	-0.33
1255–1685	1394	75-80%	12	54.00–59.00	$56.99	$794	-0.88
1520	1520	75-80%	2	51.00	$51.00	$775	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1865	1538	3	72.00–73.00	$72.40	$1,114	—
1325–2115	1590	13	74.00–78.00	$75.89	$1,207	—
1860–2155	2002	6	79.00–84.00	$81.48	$1,631	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	700.00–825.00	$753.57

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)	6	725.00–800.00	$766.67

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	625.00–800.00	$687.50

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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.