Cattle Market Pulse

Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 9, 2021

732 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $127.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 783 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.27/cwt -1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 528 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $141.00/cwt -5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 582 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 732 652 1,032
Feeder cattle 542 543 851
Slaughter cattle 178 102 146
Replacement cattle 12 7 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 323 4 180.00–186.00 $184.00 $594 +1.00
455–460 458 2 155.00–160.00 $157.49 $721 +0.15
582 582 18 141.00 $141.00 $821 -5.24
605–645 625 2 135.00–136.00 $135.48 $847 —
715–720 718 2 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $905 —
783 value added 783 38 127.00 $127.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 5 166.00–176.00 $170.18 $550 -3.51
370–385 375 12 154.00–164.00 $158.00 $592 -5.06
415–425 421 4 148.00–158.00 $153.49 $646 -3.63
465–495 479 6 142.00–150.00 $145.82 $698 -4.50
505–536 530 12 138.00–145.00 $141.07 $748 -1.82
560–575 572 7 133.00–139.00 $134.27 $768 -5.01
605–630 615 3 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $806 -2.08
680–695 688 2 122.00–129.00 $125.46 $863 -1.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–340 322 9 150.00–160.00 $153.46 $494 —
375–395 379 5 147.00–152.00 $149.77 $568 -1.66
525–535 528 3 130.00–134.00 $132.65 $700 —
764–770 764 18 104.00–110.00 $109.66 $838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 148.00 $148.00 $481 —
520–546 528 24 126.00–129.00 $128.27 $677 -1.43
553–565 556 4 125.00–126.00 $125.75 $699 -2.40
642 642 10 120.00 $120.00 $770 +0.46
691 value added 691 12 119.00 $119.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 329 7 134.00–143.00 $138.75 $456 -4.55
365–375 374 11 130.00–140.00 $136.93 $512 -1.99
405–432 427 14 128.00–136.00 $131.70 $562 +0.05
510–525 521 6 118.00–124.00 $121.00 $630 -1.01
570–590 579 5 114.00–121.00 $117.37 $680 -0.62
610–625 620 3 114.00–115.00 $114.33 $709 -0.15
760–785 768 3 94.00–97.00 $95.67 $735 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 375 7 118.00–123.00 $121.02 $454 -2.74
425–445 430 4 118.00–122.00 $120.97 $520 +1.30
475–490 480 3 117.00–118.00 $117.66 $565 +2.23
595 595 2 107.00–109.00 $108.00 $643 —
715–725 720 4 85.00–92.00 $87.98 $633 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–425 411 10 150.00–152.00 $151.38 $622 -0.44
460–490 473 6 138.00–148.00 $144.28 $682 +3.95
510–545 525 5 130.00–140.00 $135.33 $710 +0.30
560–580 568 3 125.00–135.00 $128.99 $733 -1.01
625 625 2 120.00 $120.00 $750 -2.45
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 136.00–144.00 $140.12 $593 +1.14
475–490 479 4 125.00–134.00 $129.71 $621 -3.26
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 430 3 156.00–158.00 $157.32 $676 -3.16

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1185 1021 85-90% 11 57.00–60.00 $57.97 $592 +4.29
895–1165 1037 85-90% 14 51.00–55.00 $53.17 $551 -0.51
990–1175 1081 85-90% 13 61.00–66.00 $62.72 $678 -7.51
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1380 1128 80-85% 7 55.00–59.00 $57.32 $647 —
1045–1295 1159 80-85% 20 60.00–65.00 $63.27 $733 -3.71
1040–1320 1168 80-85% 11 68.00–72.00 $69.90 $816 +2.92
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1640 1379 75-80% 15 61.00–67.00 $64.38 $888 —
1210–1660 1470 75-80% 7 68.00–73.00 $69.67 $1,024 +1.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–2220 1514 8 85.00–89.00 $87.40 $1,323 +9.04
1345–2090 1589 8 90.00–97.00 $91.64 $1,456 —
1480–1735 1605 5 78.00–83.00 $80.68 $1,295 —

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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) 3 700.00–850.00 $783.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 450.00–625.00 $516.67

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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.