Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

947 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.94/cwt ≈ $976/hd at 740 lb · 91 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.54/cwt +6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 628 lb · 52 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.96/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 467 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	947	1,352	1,050
Feeder cattle	801	974	741
Slaughter cattle	125	222	272
Replacement cattle	21	156	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	379	9	172.00–179.00	$174.16	$660	+5.65
420–430	423	32	170.00–177.00	$172.15	$728	+6.38
460–495	472	6	162.00–171.00	$163.81	$773	+2.51
515–540	531	31	149.00–154.00	$150.71	$800	+0.06
560–593	581	9	146.00–153.00	$149.88	$871	+4.72
602 value added	602	16	145.50	$145.50	$876	—
625–630	629	7	140.00–143.00	$142.15	$894	—
666 value added	666	15	140.00	$140.00	$932	—
675–686	685	9	134.00–137.00	$136.67	$936	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	327	6	164.00–172.00	$168.35	$551	+3.03
375	375	7	162.00–170.00	$168.86	$633	+11.86
455–490	475	5	149.00–158.00	$154.47	$734	-0.13
525–545	530	4	140.00–148.00	$144.46	$766	—
575–580	577	3	139.00–141.00	$140.33	$810	+1.80
620–625	623	3	136.00–139.00	$136.99	$853	+5.32
655–695	680	3	126.00–133.00	$129.27	$879	+2.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–545	538	2	131.00–136.00	$133.47	$718	+1.44
705–735	720	2	117.00–119.00	$118.02	$850	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	8	136.00–139.00	$137.50	$653	-1.28
517–525	518	19	132.00–134.00	$133.79	$693	-1.22
555–597	589	23	128.00–134.00	$130.42	$768	+0.85
602–630	608	14	125.00–127.00	$126.56	$769	+2.89
636 value added	636	38	132.00	$132.00	$840	—
668	668	3	124.00	$124.00	$828	+7.00
725	725	2	113.00–115.00	$114.00	$826	—
738–743 value added	740	89	129.30–137.00	$132.34	$979	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	318	5	140.00–145.00	$142.16	$452	+1.77
375–395	378	11	139.00–145.00	$143.08	$541	+5.78
410–435	425	12	134.00–141.00	$137.49	$584	+5.06
458–475	467	36	130.00–135.00	$131.96	$616	+3.13
505–542	528	14	121.00–129.00	$125.21	$661	+1.62
565–595	580	7	118.00–128.00	$123.39	$716	+3.40
615–640	625	6	117.00–122.00	$119.32	$746	—
660–685	668	4	110.00–116.00	$113.47	$758	+2.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	6	130.00–137.00	$134.22	$501	+11.65
425–445	435	7	124.00–132.00	$128.98	$561	+6.96
475–485	478	4	120.00–125.00	$121.27	$580	+3.27
510–530	520	2	117.00–120.00	$118.47	$616	+4.00
575–580	576	7	110.00–115.00	$113.14	$652	+0.64
610–630	620	2	101.00–108.00	$104.44	$648	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	426	5	155.00–164.00	$160.39	$683	+8.30
475–495	479	8	144.00–154.00	$150.71	$722	+4.15
520–540	529	8	138.00–147.00	$142.75	$755	+1.41
560–575	571	4	139.00–141.00	$140.51	$802	+10.03
605–640	618	3	127.00–131.00	$129.35	$799	+3.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	422	7	165.00–172.00	$169.29	$714	—
455–485	469	4	156.00–161.00	$158.45	$743	+0.29
505–530	519	5	148.00–151.00	$149.40	$775	+2.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	427	3	144.00–148.00	$145.65	$622	+10.42
480	480	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$660	+3.85
560–580	568	3	125.00–130.00	$127.31	$723	+7.80
780–785	783	2	95.00–98.00	$96.50	$756	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1170	1103	80-85%	3	55.00–59.00	$56.92	$628	-5.40
1050–1415	1149	80-85%	11	63.00–69.00	$67.00	$770	+4.68
1165–1300	1239	80-85%	14	70.00–76.00	$73.32	$908	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–930	875	85-90%	4	48.00–51.00	$49.75	$435	—
870–995	949	85-90%	9	54.00–59.00	$56.29	$534	—
910–990	977	85-90%	6	61.00–65.00	$64.04	$626	+6.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1253–1595	1386	75-80%	9	72.00–77.00	$73.89	$1,024	+5.97
1265–1770	1559	75-80%	8	65.00–69.00	$67.36	$1,050	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–1535	1528	2	77.00–79.00	$78.00	$1,192	—
1155–1995	1540	8	83.00–87.00	$84.53	$1,302	—
1200–2050	1774	4	89.00–93.00	$91.51	$1,623	—

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	700.00–850.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	925.00–1,075.00	$1,004.17

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)	2	575.00–675.00	$625.00

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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.