Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

936 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $129.93/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 622 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.15/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 539 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $117.29/cwt -3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 485 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	936	1,407	784
Feeder cattle	678	1,073	653
Slaughter cattle	232	271	116
Replacement cattle	26	63	15

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 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	420	3	145.00–150.00	$146.63	$616	—
475	475	16	140.00–147.00	$144.06	$684	-3.04
525–545	530	4	139.00–141.00	$140.49	$745	-4.73
570–590	577	5	133.00–139.00	$136.20	$786	—
611–635	622	30	127.00–132.00	$129.93	$808	-1.82
660–692	672	14	125.00–131.00	$127.47	$857	-0.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	329	5	140.00–145.00	$142.40	$468	-6.33
375	375	9	135.00–142.00	$139.11	$522	-2.54
618	618	7	123.00	$123.00	$760	+0.24

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	2	148.00–149.00	$148.50	$757	-3.33
603	603	4	138.00	$138.00	$832	+0.49

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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	325	2	134.00–140.00	$136.82	$445	-5.02
370–390	377	6	130.00–138.00	$134.63	$508	-4.41
405–437	426	14	124.00–134.00	$128.62	$548	-1.16
470–475	474	6	123.00–130.00	$126.16	$598	-1.22
525–546	539	28	116.00–126.00	$123.15	$664	+1.32
565–595	578	8	110.00–120.00	$116.34	$672	-2.49
610–645	625	7	107.00–114.00	$110.71	$692	+0.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	328	7	124.00–130.00	$126.30	$414	—
375–395	382	3	120.00–125.00	$123.28	$471	-2.91
425–445	427	10	115.00–122.00	$118.68	$507	-3.08
475–495	485	24	111.00–120.00	$117.29	$569	-3.53
505–535	524	5	109.00–115.00	$111.43	$584	+0.28
560–585	574	5	101.00–109.00	$105.03	$603	-3.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	136.00–140.00	$138.00	$607	+2.50
485–495	490	2	135.00–136.00	$135.51	$664	+5.51
505–525	519	6	126.00–130.00	$128.00	$664	-2.73
555–590	570	9	120.00–124.00	$121.99	$695	-5.29
602–625	606	14	115.00–118.00	$116.99	$709	-1.48
668 value added	668	9	118.00	$118.00	$788	—

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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	427	3	137.00–140.00	$138.99	$593	-5.17
475	475	13	129.00–139.00	$133.08	$632	-5.67
520–545	528	6	126.00–135.00	$131.32	$693	-4.67
575–595	579	5	120.00–125.00	$122.40	$709	-0.96
610–625	619	5	117.00–122.00	$119.00	$737	-0.48
675–695	683	5	112.00–116.00	$114.19	$780	+0.19
715–735	725	3	105.00–108.00	$106.34	$771	-0.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	427	7	129.00–135.00	$132.27	$565	-3.44
475	475	3	120.00–125.00	$121.67	$578	-9.81
525	525	5	120.00–122.00	$120.80	$634	—
570–575	573	3	115.00	$115.00	$659	-2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1225	1168	80-85%	11	71.00–76.00	$72.52	$847	+0.54
1070–1425	1181	80-85%	14	60.00–64.00	$62.47	$738	-9.51
1075–1325	1215	80-85%	27	65.00–70.00	$67.97	$826	+5.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1600	1353	75-80%	6	61.00–63.00	$62.30	$843	—
1130–1575	1365	75-80%	14	71.00–75.00	$72.77	$993	—
1185–1665	1392	75-80%	25	65.00–70.00	$67.07	$934	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1145	967	85-90%	12	51.00–55.00	$52.67	$509	-3.40
985–1005	995	85-90%	11	57.00–62.00	$59.46	$592	+3.39
915–1235	1032	85-90%	9	64.00–69.00	$66.84	$690	-0.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1575	1474	6	75.00–81.00	$77.24	$1,139	—
1000–1975	1565	8	82.00–87.00	$84.58	$1,324	—
1730–1995	1838	3	89.00–93.00	$90.62	$1,666	—

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,112.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	850.00–1,025.00	$904.17

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)	6	550.00–750.00	$600.00

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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	4	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,187.50	—

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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.