Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

1,076 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.34/cwt ≈ $689/hd at 592 lb · 35 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $107.67/cwt +8.89 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 638 lb · 29 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $155.72/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 372 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,076	1,774	1,336
Feeder cattle	838	1,437	1,197
Slaughter cattle	216	252	120
Replacement cattle	22	85	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	6	156.00–164.00	$159.04	$528	+2.22
369–375	372	19	150.00–158.00	$155.72	$579	+3.43
420–425	424	5	150.00–154.00	$151.59	$643	+5.58
455–475	466	4	138.00–148.00	$144.07	$671	+8.24
515–530	523	2	130.00–137.00	$133.45	$698	+3.11
565	565	5	130.00	$130.00	$734	+4.40
623–625	623	8	120.00–122.00	$120.25	$749	-3.73
760–775	768	3	104.00–107.00	$105.33	$809	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	383	5	160.00–170.00	$163.62	$627	—
410–425	420	5	156.00–160.00	$158.82	$667	—
470–475	474	5	152.00–158.00	$153.60	$728	+3.10
510–545	525	3	144.00–148.00	$145.63	$765	+1.63
625	625	3	130.00	$130.00	$812	+1.76
733	733	13	120.00	$120.00	$880	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	4	148.00–153.00	$149.76	$487	-0.21
355–395	375	2	140.00–150.00	$144.73	$543	+1.71
475	475	3	124.00	$124.00	$589	—
510–520	515	2	115.00–120.00	$117.52	$605	—
575–595	580	4	110.00–120.00	$113.76	$660	—
625–645	628	8	102.00–109.00	$104.64	$657	-5.38
710–730	720	2	93.00–100.00	$96.55	$695	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	330	4	130.00–138.00	$132.09	$436	+1.07
375–395	379	5	126.00–134.00	$129.25	$490	-0.43
425–445	434	9	120.00–129.00	$123.10	$534	-3.80
475–480	476	10	117.00–124.00	$120.10	$572	+0.99
513–545	527	9	112.00–119.00	$114.24	$602	+6.85
565–590	573	15	109.00–114.00	$110.54	$633	+7.61
625–647	638	29	104.00–111.00	$107.67	$687	+8.89
670–690	680	2	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$687	+6.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	368	3	140.00–144.00	$141.29	$520	—
585–595	590	2	119.00–125.00	$122.03	$720	—
592	592	33	116.00	$116.00	$687	—
619	619	4	115.00	$115.00	$712	—
655	655	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$727	+11.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	337	3	120.00–126.00	$123.40	$416	+3.66
370–395	378	6	115.00–124.00	$119.01	$450	+2.09
415–425	423	4	110.00–115.00	$111.23	$471	-2.29
455–475	472	7	109.00–115.00	$110.86	$523	+2.85
510–540	525	4	105.00–110.00	$107.26	$563	+10.07
575–590	577	8	99.00–106.00	$103.11	$595	+7.74
610–620	617	3	97.00–103.00	$100.66	$621	+7.46
660–675	668	3	95.00–99.00	$97.00	$648	+12.00
725–745	732	3	80.00–88.00	$82.72	$606	—

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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	140.00–146.00	$141.98	$608	-2.94
460–490	475	7	129.00–139.00	$136.05	$646	+1.31
521–525	523	16	121.00–131.00	$124.95	$653	-3.09
575–595	577	17	115.00–121.00	$118.89	$686	+3.54
605–610	608	2	109.00–112.00	$110.51	$672	—
655–675	670	4	105.00–110.00	$108.78	$729	+7.29
720	720	2	96.00–97.00	$96.50	$695	+0.99
755–770	765	3	87.00–91.00	$89.01	$681	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–435	433	2	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$567	+4.35
525–545	528	6	115.00–121.00	$118.33	$625	+6.69
555–590	574	6	103.00–110.00	$105.31	$604	+0.10
607–645	618	13	95.00–105.00	$100.62	$622	+3.62
670–685	678	2	95.00–101.00	$98.03	$665	+5.30

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	430	4	150.00–158.00	$154.17	$663	+3.17
520–545	533	2	132.00–139.00	$135.42	$722	-1.07
555	555	2	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$694	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1175	1155	80-85%	11	48.00–53.00	$50.80	$587	+2.51
1125–1445	1192	80-85%	18	60.00–64.00	$61.92	$738	+13.63
1175–1395	1291	80-85%	19	54.00–59.00	$56.31	$727	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1060	982	85-90%	5	55.00–58.00	$56.57	$556	—
860–1280	1044	85-90%	9	40.00–46.00	$43.74	$457	+1.90
910–1210	1068	85-90%	16	48.00–53.00	$50.28	$537	+3.60

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1575	1380	75-80%	12	61.00–64.00	$61.89	$854	—
1405–1690	1550	75-80%	16	54.00–59.00	$57.26	$888	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1850	1384	7	70.00–74.00	$71.50	$990	—
1380–2195	1770	15	76.00–79.00	$77.17	$1,366	—
1640–2280	1886	11	81.00–83.00	$81.27	$1,533	—

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Bred Cows

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)	7	600.00–700.00	$642.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	450.00–600.00	$537.50

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)	7	750.00–850.00	$796.43

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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.