Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

1,335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.45/cwt -1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 783 lb · 96 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $122.00/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 839 lb · 39 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $140.62/cwt +0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 536 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,335	1,062	1,532
Feeder cattle	1,042	755	1,353
Slaughter cattle	247	250	158
Replacement cattle	46	57	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	6	154.00–158.00	$155.65	$511	+6.16
375–395	381	4	152.00–157.00	$153.79	$586	+8.17
425–440	428	6	145.00–152.00	$148.69	$636	+3.67
475–495	478	8	140.00–150.00	$148.33	$709	+7.30
505–546	536	28	136.00–145.00	$140.62	$754	+0.82
555–580	574	14	128.00–139.00	$131.41	$754	-6.26
625–645	637	11	125.00–134.00	$127.47	$812	-2.69
670–695	675	11	122.00–128.00	$125.99	$850	-0.01
705–725	715	2	123.00–124.00	$123.51	$883	+3.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	485	2	152.00–153.00	$152.49	$740	+4.26
520–525	524	5	147.00–150.00	$149.00	$781	—
575	575	4	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$808	+0.50
610–625	623	6	135.00–140.00	$136.82	$852	+1.75
660–695	676	5	128.00–130.00	$128.61	$869	—
703–728	713	16	127.00–130.00	$128.21	$914	—
839	839	39	122.00	$122.00	$1,024	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	331	4	146.00–152.00	$149.46	$495	+8.43
375–395	378	9	140.00–150.00	$146.08	$552	+7.87
415–440	430	3	139.00–144.00	$141.71	$609	—
455–475	468	3	134.00–139.00	$135.62	$635	+3.91
515–543	535	5	130.00–133.00	$132.22	$707	+1.71
575–595	592	13	125.00–127.00	$126.70	$750	-0.77

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553–598	573	20	121.00–130.00	$124.08	$711	+2.10
607–625	611	25	120.00–125.00	$122.92	$751	+1.38
652–690	660	16	115.00–123.00	$117.69	$777	—
779–790 value added	783	96	114.75–118.75	$117.45	$920	-1.55
825	825	6	107.00	$107.00	$883	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	375	14	129.00–136.00	$131.22	$492	+1.58
425	425	21	124.00–134.00	$127.76	$543	+3.55
455–498	478	22	123.00–130.00	$125.62	$600	+4.63
525	525	18	120.00–128.00	$124.17	$652	+5.57
561–585	566	24	115.00–121.00	$119.69	$677	+8.55
605–640	624	4	113.00–118.00	$115.51	$721	+5.32
665–685	675	4	107.00–114.00	$111.22	$751	—
730–740	735	3	106.00–109.00	$107.33	$789	+4.65
775	775	4	103.00–104.00	$103.50	$802	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	3	128.00–130.00	$128.67	$421	—
425–445	430	7	118.00–122.00	$119.57	$514	+1.81
460–475	473	9	115.00–120.00	$117.90	$558	+4.52
520–530	525	4	109.00–119.00	$115.51	$606	+7.48
560–580	570	2	107.00–112.00	$109.46	$624	—

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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	426	13	140.00–148.00	$144.76	$617	+5.59
475–495	477	10	131.00–140.00	$134.52	$642	+1.06
510–549	535	12	126.00–134.00	$128.70	$689	+1.20
575–585	577	5	120.00–125.00	$121.81	$703	-6.54
620–625	624	5	115.00–122.00	$116.39	$726	+1.46
655–685	676	18	110.00–117.00	$111.10	$751	—
705–725	721	5	105.00–108.00	$106.60	$769	—
780–785	781	15	101.00–108.00	$107.26	$838	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	138.00	$138.00	$586	+6.00
460–480	471	7	122.00–131.00	$126.40	$595	—
510–540	526	7	115.00–125.00	$120.70	$635	-0.64
560–590	573	6	110.00–119.00	$111.97	$642	-3.82
605–625	622	13	105.00–113.00	$109.53	$681	-0.43
730–740	735	3	94.00–100.00	$96.66	$710	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–475	470	2	147.00–150.00	$148.52	$698	+6.51
520	520	2	136.00–142.00	$139.00	$723	—
565–570	568	2	133.00–135.00	$134.00	$761	—
630	630	2	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$810	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1565	1259	75-80%	11	75.00–81.00	$77.48	$975	—
1140–1470	1301	75-80%	22	69.00–74.00	$71.92	$936	—
1260–1480	1373	75-80%	13	65.00–68.00	$66.36	$911	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1135	986	85-90%	25	54.00–59.00	$56.04	$553	+0.79
870–1060	1003	85-90%	6	66.00–70.00	$68.42	$686	+5.31
880–1220	1008	85-90%	14	61.00–65.00	$62.58	$631	-0.53

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1225	1105	80-85%	15	66.00–70.00	$68.03	$752	+6.87
1055–1330	1152	80-85%	13	72.00–76.00	$73.47	$846	+7.01
1060–1465	1223	80-85%	12	61.00–64.00	$62.23	$761	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1825	1424	5	80.00–85.00	$82.69	$1,178	+1.11
1440–2000	1622	6	87.00–93.00	$90.70	$1,471	—
1505–1700	1643	5	94.00–103.00	$99.49	$1,635	—

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	850.00–1,050.00	$932.50

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)	3	750.00–800.00	$783.33

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,400.00–1,575.00	$1,520.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,281.25	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,350.00	—

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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.