Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

1,359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.66/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 642 lb · 99 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $139.00/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 579 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.36/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 571 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,359	1,376	925
Feeder cattle	983	1,108	762
Slaughter cattle	262	219	147
Replacement cattle	114	49	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	320	3	179.00–188.00	$181.91	$582	-0.57
425–435	428	3	163.00–165.00	$164.32	$703	+4.88
475–490	478	5	160.00–164.00	$162.38	$776	+7.38
515–525	520	2	154.00–158.00	$155.98	$811	—
555–582	580	14	141.00–146.00	$141.56	$821	—
601–635	605	13	139.00–142.00	$139.24	$842	+1.24
664	664	8	136.00	$136.00	$903	+6.00
705–746	744	19	122.00–127.00	$122.25	$910	-4.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	162.00–165.00	$163.44	$544	-7.47
355–385	375	9	155.00–162.00	$159.08	$597	-4.40
495	495	4	154.00	$154.00	$762	+4.00
570–595	579	30	135.00–140.00	$139.00	$805	+1.69
628	628	11	125.00	$125.00	$785	-3.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	156.00–157.00	$156.51	$524	-2.32
360–395	383	3	147.00–154.00	$151.25	$579	-3.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	365	3	145.00–150.00	$147.63	$539	+7.61
505–535	531	8	128.00–129.00	$128.88	$684	+3.28
551–590	562	18	124.00–129.00	$126.87	$713	+4.31
620–648	642	99	118.00–125.00	$121.66	$781	+1.25
655–686	668	19	114.00–120.00	$118.58	$792	+6.63
719–735	720	20	112.00–114.00	$113.90	$820	—
755–765	757	6	108.00–110.00	$109.66	$830	+6.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	329	7	139.00–147.00	$141.14	$464	+4.89
355–395	373	13	134.00–141.00	$138.31	$516	+3.79
405–445	427	14	129.00–138.00	$135.46	$578	+7.04
475	475	19	126.00–134.00	$130.00	$618	+4.27
510–545	526	7	120.00–128.00	$124.74	$656	+3.47
569–595	571	28	118.00–123.00	$119.36	$682	+2.57
605–645	627	3	113.00–116.00	$114.64	$719	+3.23
685–690	688	2	112.00–113.00	$112.50	$774	+4.72
705–715	710	2	105.00–109.00	$107.01	$760	+5.04
775–785	779	4	102.00–105.00	$103.74	$808	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	122.00–132.00	$126.88	$403	—
375–380	377	3	118.00–126.00	$123.31	$465	+2.71
525	525	2	117.00	$117.00	$614	+4.68
625	625	2	105.00	$105.00	$656	+3.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	426	4	149.00–159.00	$152.63	$650	-0.36
460–485	475	11	140.00–150.00	$145.61	$692	-0.14
525–545	528	8	137.00–142.00	$139.61	$737	+8.01
565–575	573	6	134.00–139.00	$137.18	$786	+9.22
615–645	630	2	127.00–129.00	$127.98	$806	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	2	130.00	$130.00	$812	+4.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	2	115.00	$115.00	$719	+5.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1225	1130	80-85%	11	60.00–65.00	$62.92	$711	—
1050–1350	1173	80-85%	36	66.00–72.00	$68.66	$805	+5.94
1005–1440	1197	80-85%	27	73.00–78.00	$74.96	$897	+12.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1170	955	85-90%	11	48.00–53.00	$50.78	$485	-8.86
860–1025	976	85-90%	9	61.00–65.00	$62.57	$611	+2.93
800–1180	994	85-90%	18	54.00–59.00	$55.73	$554	+1.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1565	1304	75-80%	19	72.00–79.00	$75.31	$982	—
1225–1845	1384	75-80%	12	65.00–71.00	$68.99	$955	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1555	1268	6	76.00–82.00	$78.96	$1,001	—
1470–1805	1668	9	84.00–91.00	$87.97	$1,467	-2.75
1900–2255	2080	4	99.00–104.00	$100.60	$2,092	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,153.57

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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)	19	600.00–800.00	$688.16
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	500.00–650.00	$575.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	750.00–950.00	$866.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,076.79

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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	18	750.00–975.00	$866.67	—
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	30	550.00–725.00	$668.33	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	725.00–800.00	$767.86	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,075.00–1,225.00	$1,164.29	—

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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.