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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

843 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.80/cwt ≈ $887/hd at 728 lb · 71 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.81/cwt +5.60 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 619 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.81/cwt +8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 470 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 843 1,521 1,140
Feeder cattle 701 1,356 878
Slaughter cattle 134 148 177
Replacement cattle 8 17 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 323 4 175.00–180.00 $176.96 $572 +5.04
375 375 2 170.00 $170.00 $638 —
425 425 7 160.00–165.00 $162.29 $690 —
455–485 473 4 157.00–160.00 $158.76 $751 +1.75
520–525 524 5 148.00–157.00 $154.01 $807 —
580 580 22 137.00–138.00 $137.95 $800 —
605–633 620 11 133.00–136.00 $134.67 $835 —
708 708 8 130.00 $130.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 323 6 165.00–172.00 $168.36 $544 +2.03
375–395 379 8 154.00–164.00 $159.36 $604 -2.92
405–445 430 3 150.00–159.00 $153.73 $661 -2.25
520–545 529 4 135.00–145.00 $140.48 $743 —
570–575 574 7 128.00–136.00 $130.57 $749 —
605–625 608 23 130.00–133.00 $132.60 $806 —
655–665 660 2 127.00–129.00 $127.99 $845 +6.66
745 745 2 120.00 $120.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 328 4 150.00–158.00 $153.74 $504 -3.59
635 635 2 115.00–118.00 $116.50 $740 -2.00
720–745 733 2 113.00–115.00 $113.98 $835 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 326 8 136.00–142.00 $139.24 $454 +5.03
375 375 8 134.00–137.00 $135.00 $506 +3.67
405–425 423 13 130.00–136.00 $132.53 $561 +4.49
462–490 470 33 125.00–133.00 $129.81 $610 +8.09
510–525 520 6 118.00–126.00 $121.98 $634 +1.84
555–595 572 16 117.00–121.00 $119.80 $685 +2.85
625–635 628 3 114.00–115.00 $114.66 $720 +2.07
655–680 671 4 104.00–111.00 $108.72 $730 +3.23
720–745 729 4 98.00–103.00 $100.73 $734 +3.15
775–780 777 3 95.00–96.00 $95.67 $743 +3.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
728 value added 728 71 121.80 $121.80 $887 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–525 522 3 126.00–129.00 $127.34 $665 —
618–640 619 33 118.00–122.00 $121.81 $754 +5.60
673 673 11 117.00 $117.00 $787 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 323 4 125.00–134.00 $130.83 $423 +3.90
375–390 377 8 120.00–130.00 $127.25 $480 +8.24
425 425 6 116.00–126.00 $120.67 $513 +5.05
475 475 5 114.00–121.00 $116.80 $555 +2.82
525 525 6 107.00–115.00 $112.33 $590 —
560–565 563 2 110.00–113.00 $111.51 $628 +5.26
625 625 6 104.00–106.00 $105.00 $656 +3.75
655–660 658 2 99.00–102.00 $100.49 $661 +9.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 422 5 147.00–151.00 $148.81 $628 +0.09
457–480 462 12 138.00–146.00 $144.23 $666 +6.76
525–530 527 5 126.00–136.00 $132.58 $699 +2.94
580–585 583 2 118.00–122.00 $119.99 $700 -2.39
610–640 632 6 111.00–113.00 $112.01 $708 -2.59
655–670 663 2 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $713 -2.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 135.00–142.00 $140.60 $598 +10.33
585–595 590 2 105.00–107.00 $106.01 $625 -5.32
623–630 624 5 104.00–106.00 $105.60 $659 +1.87
695 695 2 95.00–102.00 $98.50 $685 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–575 570 3 130.00–131.00 $130.33 $743 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1115 980 85-90% 11 46.00–51.00 $48.72 $477 —
865–1185 1033 85-90% 16 53.00–58.00 $55.69 $575 +8.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1625 1394 75-80% 11 67.00–71.00 $68.66 $957 +5.09
1270–1605 1446 75-80% 5 59.00–64.00 $60.84 $880 —
1430–1465 1448 75-80% 2 55.00–57.00 $56.01 $811 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1265 1180 80-85% 6 53.00–58.00 $55.48 $655 -7.50
1165–1315 1245 80-85% 4 65.00–70.00 $66.66 $830 +9.56
1080–1365 1260 80-85% 6 59.00–63.00 $60.87 $767 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1640 1460 4 73.00–78.00 $75.99 $1,109 —
1475–1730 1590 4 85.00–87.00 $85.50 $1,359 —
1495–2075 1785 2 87.00 $87.00 $1,553 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–750.00 $741.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 550.00–725.00 $658.33

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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.