Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

1,774 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $144.92/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 425 lb · 53 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $115.42/cwt -7.68 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 676 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $130.34/cwt -8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 526 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,774	2,609	1,329
Feeder cattle	1,437	2,363	1,113
Slaughter cattle	252	223	167
Replacement cattle	85	23	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 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	328	5	155.00–158.00	$156.82	$514	-7.17
375	375	7	150.00–155.00	$152.29	$571	-7.94
440–445	443	2	145.00–147.00	$146.01	$647	-5.79
470–498	493	18	134.00–145.00	$135.83	$670	-10.46
525–545	526	24	130.00–135.00	$130.34	$686	-8.14
570–575	574	15	125.00–133.00	$125.60	$721	-5.67
613–625	615	10	120.00–125.00	$123.98	$762	-7.73
660–690	676	29	115.00–116.00	$115.42	$780	-7.68

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	2	150.00–151.00	$150.50	$715	-4.34
504	504	12	144.00	$144.00	$726	-6.27
555–585	574	5	135.00–140.00	$136.77	$785	-4.19
605–647	644	12	128.00–131.00	$128.24	$826	-5.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	148.00–152.00	$149.97	$510	-1.55
375–380	378	2	140.00–146.00	$143.02	$541	-0.91
425–430	427	3	133.00–138.00	$136.32	$582	-0.73
625–630	628	2	105.00–115.00	$110.02	$691	-6.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	327	10	126.00–136.00	$131.02	$428	-1.77
360–396	384	9	122.00–132.00	$129.68	$498	-0.88
425–430	426	10	123.00–130.00	$126.90	$541	+0.69
475–490	477	9	114.00–124.00	$119.11	$568	-1.60
514–541	529	19	105.00–112.00	$107.39	$568	-6.18
570–580	578	14	100.00–104.00	$102.93	$595	-7.67
605–641	635	20	98.00–103.00	$98.78	$627	-9.67
656–680	661	8	91.00–95.00	$94.49	$625	-2.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	324	7	117.00–122.00	$119.74	$388	-2.01
355–375	372	9	112.00–120.00	$116.92	$435	-1.73
410–445	426	6	110.00–117.00	$113.52	$484	-4.77
455–475	472	7	106.00–111.00	$108.01	$510	-4.25
521–525	522	11	95.00–102.00	$97.19	$507	-10.81
555–585	570	3	92.00–99.00	$95.37	$544	-9.68
625–640	628	5	90.00–96.00	$93.20	$585	-8.36
675	675	2	85.00	$85.00	$574	-5.91

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	8	127.00–130.00	$128.50	$589	+0.50
668–681 value added	675	20	110.50–122.00	$116.19	$784	—
670–680	675	2	99.00–100.00	$99.50	$672	-11.02
735–740	738	2	96.00–100.00	$98.01	$723	—
799 value added	799	6	100.00	$100.00	$799	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	425	53	140.00–150.00	$144.92	$616	-0.29
470–475	474	4	130.00–140.00	$134.74	$639	-5.55
510–525	520	3	124.00–130.00	$128.04	$666	-2.69
560–575	570	3	114.00–116.00	$115.35	$657	-6.68
660–695	676	6	99.00–108.00	$101.49	$686	-9.49
705–745	725	2	95.00–96.00	$95.51	$692	-5.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	10	151.00	$151.00	$673	-7.46
465–495	484	12	140.00–146.00	$140.91	$682	-11.06
510–515	513	2	134.00–139.00	$136.49	$700	-5.89
681	681	10	118.00	$118.00	$804	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	427	3	120.00–130.00	$126.64	$541	-8.68
475	475	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$572	-12.25
520–530	523	3	108.00–115.00	$111.64	$584	-6.66
555–575	569	5	101.00–110.00	$105.21	$599	-12.79
625	625	5	95.00–100.00	$97.00	$606	-10.62
655–675	666	4	91.00–95.00	$92.73	$618	-7.27
725–740	730	3	88.00–91.00	$89.99	$657	—
775	775	2	86.00	$86.00	$666	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1230	1017	85-90%	23	39.00–44.00	$41.84	$426	-13.59
860–1225	1082	85-90%	18	45.00–49.00	$46.68	$505	—
1060–1190	1135	85-90%	10	51.00–56.00	$53.65	$609	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1310	1184	80-85%	21	45.00–51.00	$48.29	$572	—
1140–1370	1237	80-85%	21	53.00–58.00	$55.14	$682	+3.85
1215–1310	1249	80-85%	7	59.00–61.00	$60.29	$753	+9.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1340	1316	75-80%	5	50.00–52.00	$51.20	$674	—
1110–1625	1317	75-80%	23	54.00–58.00	$56.04	$738	—
1695	1695	75-80%	3	59.00	$59.00	$1,000	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1700	1528	9	70.00–74.00	$72.31	$1,105	-0.09
1460–2035	1642	10	74.00–79.00	$76.48	$1,256	—
1735–2035	1813	5	79.00–83.00	$80.48	$1,459	—

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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	925.00–1,125.00	$996.88
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	775.00–900.00	$846.15
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,325.00	$1,258.33

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)	14	725.00–925.00	$803.57

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)	3	725.00–850.00	$791.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	700.00–825.00	$746.43	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,345.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	450.00–600.00	$512.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,112.50	—

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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.