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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 16, 2021

362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.00/cwt ≈ $803/hd at 539 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 362 732 1,073
Feeder cattle 254 542 926
Slaughter cattle 108 178 147
Replacement cattle — 12 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 5 162.00 $162.00 $731 +4.51
539 539 38 149.00 $149.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 328 6 154.00–161.00 $159.79 $524 -10.39
370–375 374 6 150.00–154.00 $150.66 $563 -7.34
410–440 426 7 146.00–154.00 $148.55 $633 -4.94
475–490 480 5 142.00–150.00 $147.00 $706 +1.18
515–545 529 5 138.00–144.00 $140.96 $746 -0.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 370 3 138.00–149.00 $141.57 $524 -8.20
420–425 423 3 136.00–143.00 $138.31 $585 —
455–495 475 2 130.00–134.00 $131.92 $627 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 323 6 130.00–140.00 $132.93 $429 -5.82
355–395 375 2 126.00–127.00 $126.47 $474 -10.46
405–445 427 7 120.00–126.00 $124.25 $531 -7.45
475–495 478 8 117.00–124.00 $120.85 $578 —
510–535 524 6 117.00–120.00 $118.18 $619 -2.82
555–570 563 2 112.00–114.00 $113.01 $636 -4.36
605–610 608 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $666 -4.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 372 7 116.00–124.00 $120.26 $447 -0.76
425–440 427 9 111.00–120.00 $116.65 $498 -4.32
455–475 467 5 105.00–115.00 $111.06 $519 -6.60
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 2 111.00–113.00 $112.00 $739 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 6 134.00–141.00 $137.00 $651 -7.28
510–520 515 2 136.00–142.00 $138.97 $716 +3.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 124.00 $124.00 $589 -5.71

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1115 971 85-90% 18 53.00–59.00 $56.09 $545 —
880–1130 993 85-90% 13 60.00–64.00 $61.98 $615 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1405 1319 75-80% 4 68.00–71.00 $69.47 $916 —
1155–1540 1348 75-80% 8 59.00–64.00 $61.43 $828 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1285 1145 80-85% 5 66.00–69.00 $67.26 $770 +9.94
1055–1370 1217 80-85% 5 61.00–64.00 $62.94 $766 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1620 1403 6 85.00–89.00 $86.38 $1,212 —
1170–1855 1577 3 80.00–82.00 $81.14 $1,280 -10.50
1935–2120 2028 4 95.00–96.00 $95.48 $1,936 —

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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.