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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

1,208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.73/cwt +5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 568 lb · 39 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $162.50/cwt ≈ $705/hd at 434 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.62/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 468 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,208 947 0
Feeder cattle 909 801 0
Slaughter cattle 230 125 0
Replacement cattle 69 21 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–338 330 11 174.00–178.00 $177.11 $584 +8.76
370–395 379 8 164.00–173.00 $169.69 $643 +0.83
405–445 434 37 160.00–168.00 $162.50 $705 —
475–490 478 5 154.00–160.00 $156.78 $749 +2.31
525–545 527 12 143.00–153.00 $151.15 $797 +6.69
565–595 573 17 137.00–145.00 $138.07 $791 -2.26
725 725 2 131.00 $131.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 378 5 174.00–180.00 $176.78 $668 +2.62
425 425 9 170.00–176.00 $173.11 $736 +0.96
457 457 7 164.00 $164.00 $749 +0.19
520 520 2 154.00–158.00 $156.00 $811 +5.29
605–617 616 9 144.00–146.00 $145.78 $898 +3.63
710 710 1 137.00 $137.00 $973 —
751–762 value added 756 34 137.75–138.00 $137.90 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–530 520 2 131.00–136.00 $133.45 $694 -0.02
615–640 628 2 128.00–130.00 $128.98 $810 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 145.00–148.00 $146.50 $571 —
425–445 430 4 141.00–143.00 $142.48 $613 —
453–475 468 34 136.00–140.00 $137.62 $644 +0.12
525–545 529 14 133.00–141.00 $136.36 $721 +2.57
559–589 568 39 128.00–138.00 $135.73 $771 +5.31
687 value added 687 20 132.00 $132.00 $907 —
710–730 722 3 115.00–119.00 $117.35 $847 +3.35
728 728 2 122.00 $122.00 $888 +8.00
765–795 780 3 108.00–116.00 $111.37 $869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 323 8 140.00–144.00 $142.38 $460 +0.22
375 375 14 137.00–144.00 $140.43 $527 -2.65
425–435 425 24 132.00–141.00 $137.38 $584 -0.11
470–490 476 27 128.00–136.00 $133.74 $637 +1.78
525 525 8 125.00–132.00 $128.50 $675 +3.29
575–595 581 6 120.00–127.00 $124.30 $722 +0.91
625 625 5 119.00–123.00 $120.20 $751 +0.88
665–675 673 5 115.00–119.00 $118.21 $796 +4.74
755–775 765 2 105.00–106.00 $105.51 $807 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 4 135.00–140.00 $138.30 $449 —
375–380 377 3 130.00–135.00 $133.32 $503 -0.90
425–445 433 4 126.00–130.00 $128.48 $556 -0.50
465–475 472 3 120.00–122.00 $121.34 $573 +0.07
560–565 563 2 110.00–113.00 $111.51 $628 -1.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 423 4 168.00–174.00 $170.48 $721 +1.19
505–525 518 4 148.00–150.00 $148.74 $770 -0.66
575–590 581 4 137.00–139.00 $138.24 $803 —
610–645 615 25 130.00–136.00 $134.19 $825 —
665–685 674 7 125.00–133.00 $130.13 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 5 156.00–166.00 $162.35 $703 +1.96
455–499 487 15 145.00–152.00 $146.76 $715 -3.95
505–530 521 4 142.00–147.00 $145.03 $756 +2.28
570–585 576 4 126.00–134.00 $129.97 $749 -10.54
610–640 627 5 121.00–129.00 $124.02 $778 -5.33
675–685 679 4 115.00–119.00 $117.74 $799 —
725–745 730 4 110.00–116.00 $112.26 $819 —
760–790 775 2 110.00–113.00 $111.47 $864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 471 4 136.00–140.00 $139.02 $655 +1.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1310 1186 80-85% 8 62.00–67.00 $63.50 $753 —
1045–1315 1197 80-85% 24 68.00–73.00 $70.60 $845 —
1160–1345 1245 80-85% 23 74.00–79.00 $76.65 $954 +3.33
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1320 1003 85-90% 16 49.00–55.00 $52.89 $530 —
1000–1070 1028 85-90% 5 62.00–67.00 $65.01 $668 —
975–1160 1064 85-90% 10 56.00–60.00 $57.34 $610 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1420 1317 75-80% 9 74.00–77.00 $75.24 $991 —
1150–1555 1349 75-80% 18 67.00–73.00 $70.67 $953 —
1625–1850 1738 75-80% 2 61.00–65.00 $62.87 $1,093 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1215 1208 2 80.00–81.00 $80.50 $972 —
1580–1820 1736 4 85.00–91.00 $88.14 $1,530 —
1645–2225 1821 5 94.00–100.00 $96.23 $1,752 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 27 750.00–975.00 $866.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 700.00–800.00 $745.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 16 800.00–1,000.00 $884.38 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,175.00–1,350.00 $1,229.17 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.