Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

1,352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.01/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 510 lb · 42 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.43/cwt -0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 425 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.59/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 516 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,352	865	600
Feeder cattle	974	660	353
Slaughter cattle	222	189	198
Replacement cattle	156	16	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with some pairs bringing up to 1900. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 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	318	3	165.00–166.00	$165.32	$526	+0.94
375	375	2	157.00	$157.00	$589	-0.53
472–475	473	10	153.00–155.00	$154.60	$731	+2.68
555–575	568	4	135.00–141.00	$138.53	$787	-2.09
610–648	638	9	127.00–134.00	$131.67	$840	—
655–699	693	20	122.00–130.00	$126.61	$877	—
705–735	720	2	119.00–124.00	$121.45	$874	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	370	2	168.00–169.00	$168.51	$623	+0.51
405–440	430	4	162.00–172.00	$165.77	$713	-0.82
470–480	477	3	158.00–166.00	$161.30	$769	+1.81
525–535	528	3	148.00–152.00	$150.65	$795	-1.35
555–568	566	6	145.00–146.00	$145.16	$822	—
787	787	7	121.00	$121.00	$952	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	330	3	154.00–155.00	$154.34	$509	-3.28
370–380	375	10	145.00–154.00	$148.40	$556	-0.60
452–455	452	9	141.00–142.00	$141.11	$638	—
535–545	540	2	129.00–135.00	$132.03	$713	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	6	142.00	$142.00	$513	—
420–445	433	2	140.00–142.00	$140.97	$610	—
475–495	484	4	137.00–141.00	$138.78	$672	+4.78
505–545	510	42	132.00–140.00	$135.01	$689	+2.01
560–583	572	21	125.00–131.00	$129.57	$741	+5.58
605–610	609	18	119.00–127.00	$123.67	$753	—
660–684	679	9	117.00	$117.00	$794	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	9	136.00–146.00	$140.39	$455	+2.28
355–385	375	13	132.00–142.00	$137.30	$515	+0.80
416–445	425	28	126.00–136.00	$132.43	$563	-0.21
460–495	475	13	125.00–135.00	$128.83	$612	+1.04
505–545	516	27	118.00–128.00	$123.59	$638	-2.18
575–585	579	4	117.00–123.00	$119.99	$695	+2.71
675	675	3	111.00	$111.00	$749	+1.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	3	127.00–131.00	$128.39	$426	-0.61
375–395	385	5	119.00–126.00	$122.57	$472	-1.40
410–442	428	12	118.00–125.00	$122.02	$522	+0.57
475	475	8	115.00–120.00	$118.00	$560	-0.33
505–525	515	2	113.00–116.00	$114.47	$590	+3.15
595	595	2	112.00–113.00	$112.50	$669	+5.73
655–690	674	4	94.00–100.00	$97.96	$660	—
705–720	713	2	90.00–94.00	$92.02	$656	+2.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	428	17	148.00–158.00	$152.09	$651	-1.55
455–498	483	11	142.00–150.00	$146.56	$708	-0.78
520–525	524	6	136.00–144.00	$141.34	$741	+4.85
555–575	571	6	128.00–135.00	$130.48	$745	±0.00
615–625	620	2	124.00–127.00	$125.49	$778	+0.16
655–675	665	2	116.00–121.00	$118.46	$788	+0.91
725–735	728	3	108.00–112.00	$110.65	$806	-1.68

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	474	6	154.00–165.00	$158.16	$750	—
519–530	521	8	144.00–147.00	$146.50	$763	+0.93
575–595	587	5	138.00–140.00	$139.22	$817	—
615–625	622	3	132.00–134.00	$132.66	$825	+0.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–440	420	11	132.00–140.00	$135.23	$568	-3.78
455–495	478	6	130.00–140.00	$133.65	$639	+6.12
560–575	571	4	118.00–120.00	$119.51	$682	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1310	1137	80-85%	24	60.00–65.00	$62.32	$709	+6.46
1005–1275	1190	80-85%	6	54.00–58.00	$56.77	$676	-5.12
1110–1360	1252	80-85%	15	66.00–71.00	$67.74	$848	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1090	992	85-90%	16	55.00–59.00	$57.26	$568	—
850–1210	994	85-90%	17	48.00–53.00	$50.74	$504	—
945–1145	1020	85-90%	9	62.00–66.00	$64.10	$654	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1500	1359	75-80%	12	60.00–65.00	$63.18	$859	-2.89
1180–1430	1372	75-80%	18	66.00–70.00	$67.92	$932	+1.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1545	1362	7	75.00–79.00	$76.49	$1,042	—
1200–1895	1594	9	83.00–87.00	$84.46	$1,346	—
1390–2300	1892	5	88.00–94.00	$89.61	$1,695	+4.83

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	625.00–800.00	$708.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	700.00–800.00	$729.55

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)	12	775.00–950.00	$856.25

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,528.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	106	1,900.00–2,175.00	$2,049.53	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,085.71	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,209.62	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	800.00–1,050.00	$912.50	—

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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.