Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

1,443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $163.46/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 437 lb · 45 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.51/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 431 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.94/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 521 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,443	1,359	1,220
Feeder cattle	1,128	983	992
Slaughter cattle	263	262	178
Replacement cattle	52	114	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	6	175.00–185.00	$181.06	$590	-0.85
408–448	437	45	160.00–170.00	$163.46	$714	-0.86
475–495	485	6	157.00–165.00	$160.12	$777	-2.26
510–525	522	9	148.00–156.00	$151.22	$789	-4.76
551	551	16	146.00	$146.00	$804	+4.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	317	3	167.00–175.00	$170.62	$541	+7.18
375	375	9	155.00–165.00	$159.78	$599	+0.70
470–495	477	11	147.00–157.00	$150.25	$717	-3.75
525–545	529	6	138.00–147.00	$142.48	$754	—
565–595	583	3	135.00–144.00	$139.61	$814	+0.61
633	633	10	131.00	$131.00	$829	+6.00
660–675	666	20	126.00–130.00	$126.50	$842	—
797	797	3	120.00	$120.00	$956	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
833 value added	833	28	122.00	$122.00	$1,016	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	318	4	154.00–162.00	$157.52	$501	+1.01
360–375	374	11	142.00–152.00	$147.92	$553	-3.33
638	638	2	125.00	$125.00	$798	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–327	326	20	137.00–146.00	$140.55	$458	-0.59
375–395	376	14	137.00–142.00	$139.57	$525	+1.26
425–435	431	41	129.00–137.00	$135.51	$584	+0.05
475	475	25	124.00–134.00	$129.68	$616	-0.32
525–545	529	19	119.00–129.00	$124.44	$658	-0.30
575–595	577	9	115.00–120.00	$118.11	$681	-1.25
625–645	627	11	108.00–122.00	$113.99	$715	-0.65
675–690	680	3	105.00–111.00	$108.97	$741	-3.53
715–745	733	4	103.00–106.00	$104.51	$766	-2.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	373	7	144.00–149.00	$146.13	$545	-1.50
410–435	413	20	139.00–142.00	$139.20	$575	—
475	475	2	134.00	$134.00	$636	—
521–525	521	33	129.00–130.00	$129.94	$677	+1.06
617–637	624	18	117.00–121.00	$119.53	$746	-2.13
669–675	670	10	111.00–118.00	$116.90	$783	-1.68
760–765	763	2	105.00–107.00	$106.00	$809	-3.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	5	128.00–135.00	$130.46	$431	+3.58
375	375	5	122.00–130.00	$125.20	$470	+1.89
415–440	426	10	118.00–125.00	$122.21	$521	—
455–485	473	4	116.00–121.00	$118.79	$562	—
525	525	2	116.00	$116.00	$609	-1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
838 value added	838	16	115.50	$115.50	$968	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	422	7	148.00–155.00	$152.15	$642	-0.48
475	475	14	138.00–148.00	$142.57	$677	-3.04
525–530	526	7	134.00–144.00	$138.58	$729	-1.03
575	575	15	126.00–136.00	$131.33	$755	-5.85
615–630	624	4	119.00–123.00	$120.51	$752	-7.47
655–690	674	4	113.00–122.00	$117.75	$794	—
715–725	720	2	107.00–110.00	$108.49	$781	—
765–790	778	2	100.00–106.00	$103.05	$802	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	468	3	150.00–158.00	$152.59	$714	—
525	525	11	144.00–148.00	$145.55	$764	—
555–565	558	3	139.00–144.00	$140.99	$787	—
625–640	628	5	128.00–131.00	$129.40	$813	-0.60
660–665	663	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$825	—
705–710	708	2	114.00–116.00	$115.00	$814	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	420	3	140.00–144.00	$142.70	$599	—
455–480	471	4	126.00–135.00	$129.19	$608	—
525–545	538	3	124.00–128.00	$126.36	$680	—
570–590	580	2	119.00–121.00	$120.02	$696	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1220	1150	80-85%	11	67.00–72.00	$68.66	$790	±0.00
1000–1350	1156	80-85%	28	60.00–65.00	$62.16	$719	-6.50
1065–1380	1216	80-85%	21	54.00–59.00	$56.63	$689	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1120	914	85-90%	23	49.00–53.00	$51.98	$475	—
880–1130	975	85-90%	24	55.00–58.00	$55.99	$546	-6.58
905–1110	985	85-90%	4	60.00–64.00	$62.08	$611	+6.35

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1500	1332	75-80%	17	68.00–73.00	$69.54	$926	-5.77
1205–1625	1340	75-80%	24	60.00–66.00	$63.02	$844	—
1225–1440	1349	75-80%	10	55.00–58.00	$56.69	$765	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1660	1323	5	77.00–82.00	$80.21	$1,061	—
1410–1940	1763	8	85.00–89.00	$87.65	$1,545	—
1735–2195	1998	4	90.00–95.00	$92.48	$1,848	—

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Bred Cows

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)	4	700.00–850.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	600.00–800.00	$693.18

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)	3	600.00–775.00	$658.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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	30	775.00–975.00	$875.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,025.00–1,250.00	$1,093.75	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	550.00–575.00	$562.50	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.