Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

1,407 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $130.19/cwt ≈ $1,092/hd at 839 lb · 49 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.47/cwt ≈ $749/hd at 632 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $150.17/cwt -17.05 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 379 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,407	1,303	396
Feeder cattle	1,073	979	232
Slaughter cattle	271	246	152
Replacement cattle	63	78	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–475	473	5	150.00–158.00	$152.38	$721	-12.62
505–525	519	6	149.00–154.00	$151.83	$788	-5.57
553	553	9	148.00	$148.00	$818	—
611–639	627	18	136.00–139.00	$137.51	$862	—
658–675	663	7	134.00–135.00	$134.71	$893	-2.79
710–715	713	2	130.00–134.00	$132.01	$941	—
755–793	788	7	125.00–131.00	$125.82	$991	-5.17
829–840 value added	839	49	129.50–130.25	$130.19	$1,092	—
868 value added	868	4	126.50	$126.50	$1,098	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	152.00–154.00	$153.00	$528	-20.22
375–380	379	23	150.00–152.00	$150.17	$569	-17.05
465–495	484	7	143.00–150.00	$147.10	$712	-8.47
510–545	525	4	142.00–148.00	$145.22	$762	-3.16
615–625	623	4	130.00–135.00	$131.75	$821	-3.52
665–695	681	4	124.00–133.00	$128.19	$873	-1.94
715–730	723	3	126.00–129.00	$127.33	$921	-0.83

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	341	4	145.00–151.00	$148.73	$507	-12.28
370–380	376	6	138.00–146.00	$141.65	$533	—
615–645	631	4	117.00–127.00	$122.76	$775	+0.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	3	139.00–147.00	$141.84	$464	-1.52
360–387	382	14	132.00–140.00	$139.04	$531	-3.65
420–440	427	5	128.00–131.00	$129.78	$554	-7.37
460–475	472	13	125.00–129.00	$127.38	$601	-5.94
507–545	520	18	117.00–126.00	$121.83	$634	-7.75
575–590	578	6	115.00–123.00	$118.83	$687	-7.25
620–645	627	5	109.00–113.00	$110.61	$694	-11.87
654–695	676	18	108.00–113.00	$110.45	$747	-7.55
725–745	732	3	105.00–107.00	$105.68	$774	-5.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	140.00–144.00	$142.05	$526	—
425–430	428	2	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$580	-11.93
499	499	5	130.00	$130.00	$649	-10.98
520–545	529	4	129.00–132.00	$130.73	$692	-5.53
555–590	574	7	124.00–129.00	$127.28	$731	-2.36
604–649	632	27	117.00–119.00	$118.47	$749	—
713 value added	713	7	117.50	$117.50	$838	—
710–735	723	2	109.00–112.00	$110.47	$799	—
843 value added	843	9	111.50	$111.50	$940	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	377	5	125.00–127.00	$126.19	$476	-2.81
425–440	431	4	121.00–123.00	$121.76	$525	-7.46
475–490	478	6	119.00–122.00	$120.82	$578	-3.69
530–542	539	6	110.00–115.00	$111.15	$599	-6.42
570–575	573	2	105.00–112.00	$108.52	$622	+0.04
625–645	636	5	94.00–104.00	$97.83	$622	-10.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	426	7	140.00–149.00	$144.16	$614	-12.18
455–475	472	9	135.00–144.00	$138.75	$655	-4.88
510–525	515	3	132.00–141.00	$135.99	$700	-1.14
570–595	579	9	120.00–130.00	$123.36	$714	-7.62
605–625	614	6	116.00–123.00	$119.48	$734	-2.76
660	660	2	111.00–117.00	$114.00	$752	-5.01
720–725	724	4	106.00–111.00	$107.24	$776	-3.74
765–795	780	2	101.00–104.00	$102.53	$800	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	7	130.00–140.00	$135.71	$577	-5.28
480–490	485	2	130.00–133.00	$131.48	$638	+1.49
575	575	4	115.00–120.00	$117.50	$676	-3.25

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1150	986	85-90%	18	53.00–58.00	$56.07	$553	-10.84
870–1110	986	85-90%	26	60.00–65.00	$62.32	$614	-4.59
995–1145	1029	85-90%	10	67.00–69.00	$67.80	$698	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1335	1190	80-85%	23	70.00–76.00	$71.98	$857	+7.62
1130–1325	1206	80-85%	13	66.00–69.00	$67.75	$817	-2.79
1090–1435	1215	80-85%	12	60.00–65.00	$62.42	$758	-8.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1575	1329	75-80%	23	64.00–69.00	$67.31	$895	—
1130–1480	1338	75-80%	19	70.00–75.00	$72.62	$972	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1480	1313	3	77.00–81.00	$79.42	$1,043	—
1575–1945	1763	8	89.00–96.00	$92.22	$1,626	—
1600–1925	1775	6	82.00–87.00	$84.58	$1,501	—

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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	750.00–850.00	$807.14
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00	$650.00

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)	4	550.00–725.00	$643.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–825.00	$741.67

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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	14	750.00–925.00	$839.29	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	650.00–775.00	$695.83	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	825.00–1,000.00	$945.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.