Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.25/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 681 lb · 50 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $157.53/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 392 lb · 25 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $127.00/cwt ≈ $922/hd at 726 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	865	1,443	637
Feeder cattle	660	1,128	389
Slaughter cattle	189	263	213
Replacement cattle	16	52	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	320	4	162.00–172.00	$164.38	$526	-6.24
360–397	392	25	157.00–162.00	$157.53	$618	-2.25
405–425	421	6	150.00–160.00	$153.96	$648	—
465–494	488	18	145.00–155.00	$151.92	$741	+1.67
505–545	528	3	145.00–149.00	$147.29	$778	+4.81
575–585	583	16	136.00–142.00	$140.62	$820	+1.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	168.00	$168.00	$630	—
405–430	415	3	162.00–170.00	$166.59	$691	+3.13
455–460	458	2	157.00–162.00	$159.49	$730	-0.63
511	511	5	152.00	$152.00	$777	+0.78
726	726	24	127.00	$127.00	$922	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	324	8	154.00–160.00	$157.62	$511	+0.10
375	375	8	142.00–152.00	$149.00	$559	+1.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–329	326	13	136.00–145.00	$138.11	$450	-2.44
370–395	379	23	132.00–140.00	$136.50	$517	-3.07
405–445	425	12	129.00–136.00	$132.64	$564	-2.87
460–480	475	14	125.00–130.00	$127.79	$607	-1.89
505–530	520	5	122.00–130.00	$125.77	$654	+1.33
565–580	574	7	116.00–120.00	$117.28	$673	-0.83
623–635	626	8	109.00–114.00	$111.12	$696	-2.87
660–690	673	6	107.00–112.00	$109.32	$736	+0.35
720–725	723	4	104.00–107.00	$105.25	$761	+0.74

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	6	134.00	$134.00	$661	±0.00
508–520	512	5	132.00–134.00	$133.00	$681	+3.06
560–575	568	2	123.00–125.00	$123.99	$704	—
681 value added	681	50	123.25	$123.25	$839	—
713	713	3	113.00	$113.00	$806	—
845	845	9	105.00	$105.00	$887	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	8	124.00–132.00	$129.00	$419	-1.46
360–395	376	7	120.00–130.00	$123.97	$466	-1.23
405–435	424	8	117.00–127.00	$121.45	$515	-0.76
475	475	6	113.00–122.00	$118.33	$562	-0.46
525–530	527	3	108.00–113.00	$111.32	$587	-4.68
555–575	570	4	104.00–109.00	$106.77	$609	—
745	745	3	85.00–95.00	$90.00	$670	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	11	150.00–157.00	$153.64	$653	+1.49
475–495	479	8	143.00–150.00	$147.34	$706	+4.77
520–540	530	4	132.00–140.00	$136.49	$723	-2.09
565–580	573	2	129.00–132.00	$130.48	$748	-0.85
625–635	628	3	124.00–126.00	$125.33	$787	+4.82
670–695	683	2	115.00–120.00	$117.55	$803	-0.20
725–735	728	3	111.00–113.00	$112.33	$818	+3.84

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	2	158.00–159.00	$158.51	$678	—
505–525	520	5	144.00–149.00	$145.57	$757	+0.02
625	625	4	130.00–135.00	$132.50	$828	+3.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	415	2	138.00–140.00	$139.01	$577	-3.69
465–475	470	2	125.00–130.00	$127.53	$599	-1.66
525	525	4	120.00–130.00	$125.00	$656	-1.36

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1180	1088	80-85%	8	66.00–71.00	$67.82	$738	—
1035–1225	1134	80-85%	9	53.00–57.00	$55.86	$633	—
1045–1250	1175	80-85%	29	59.00–64.00	$61.89	$727	-0.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1035	908	85-90%	12	47.00–53.00	$49.30	$448	-2.68
800–985	925	85-90%	18	54.00–58.00	$56.23	$520	+4.25
1000–1180	1076	85-90%	9	59.00–63.00	$61.11	$658	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1405	1329	75-80%	4	56.00–58.00	$57.29	$761	-12.25
1230–1450	1370	75-80%	10	65.00–69.00	$66.07	$905	—
1260–1655	1485	75-80%	11	59.00–63.00	$61.80	$918	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1560	1324	5	75.00–79.00	$76.93	$1,019	-3.28
1450–1700	1617	3	87.00–88.00	$87.70	$1,418	—
1650–1955	1879	4	84.00–85.00	$84.78	$1,593	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	960.00	$960.00

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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)	6	400.00–600.00	$470.83

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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	4	725.00–800.00	$762.50	—

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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.