Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

1,636 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.13/cwt +5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 671 lb · 105 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $131.64/cwt +4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 641 lb · 58 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $126.40/cwt -2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 512 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,636	1,335	1,170
Feeder cattle	1,403	1,042	955
Slaughter cattle	197	247	196
Replacement cattle	36	46	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	332	3	151.00–156.00	$154.06	$511	-1.59
360–380	375	13	146.00–155.00	$149.83	$562	-3.96
425–445	429	5	143.00–150.00	$146.96	$630	-1.73
460–475	472	5	140.00–150.00	$146.04	$689	-2.29
505–525	518	3	136.00–140.00	$138.70	$718	-1.92
595	595	16	130.00	$130.00	$774	-1.41
610–649	641	58	124.00–132.00	$131.64	$844	+4.17
665–685	673	6	120.00–130.00	$123.82	$833	-2.17
710–725	715	11	119.00–125.00	$123.07	$880	-0.44

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–445	430	17	155.00–165.00	$155.95	$671	—
475–480	478	2	154.00–155.00	$154.50	$739	+2.01
513–535	519	36	147.00–155.00	$148.09	$769	-0.91
560–580	574	5	141.00–147.00	$144.18	$828	+3.68
605–610	608	2	139.00–141.00	$140.00	$851	+3.18
663–686	682	12	132.00–135.00	$132.49	$904	+3.88

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	329	4	146.00–150.00	$147.27	$485	-2.19
375–395	381	5	140.00–145.00	$142.21	$542	-3.87
475–495	482	3	135.00–136.00	$135.34	$652	-0.28
510–545	528	2	125.00–130.00	$127.58	$674	-4.64
555–590	573	2	118.00–124.00	$121.09	$694	-5.61
601	601	9	122.00	$122.00	$733	—

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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	132.00–136.00	$133.88	$435	—
375–395	377	9	128.00–135.00	$130.14	$491	-1.08
405–444	430	20	125.00–131.00	$127.42	$548	-0.34
460–497	484	36	122.00–130.00	$126.70	$613	+1.08
525–544	538	41	121.00–127.00	$124.71	$671	+0.54
562–595	569	43	114.00–123.00	$119.78	$682	+0.09
625–645	631	7	115.00–119.00	$116.02	$732	+0.51
655–698	681	8	111.00–115.00	$112.46	$766	+1.24
745	745	1	102.00	$102.00	$760	-5.33
770–795	783	2	102.00–105.00	$103.48	$810	-0.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–475	470	3	131.00–132.00	$131.67	$619	—
505–525	513	7	129.00–132.00	$129.71	$665	—
555–596	583	12	125.00–128.00	$125.49	$732	+1.41
625–645	632	3	120.00–122.00	$121.32	$767	-1.60
652–685	654	35	118.00–122.00	$121.88	$797	+4.19
679 value added	679	70	123.75	$123.75	$840	—
725	725	2	114.00	$114.00	$826	—
727 value added	727	23	121.00	$121.00	$880	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	4	124.00–130.00	$127.51	$414	-1.16
355–395	375	4	121.00–126.00	$123.26	$462	—
425	425	16	117.00–123.00	$120.00	$510	+0.43
475	475	15	110.00–120.00	$116.40	$553	-1.50
515–525	523	9	109.00–116.00	$111.88	$585	-3.63
555–580	573	9	105.00–113.00	$109.67	$628	+0.21
610–625	620	3	104.00–110.00	$108.03	$670	—
675–680	677	3	100.00–106.00	$102.01	$691	—
730	730	2	94.00–100.00	$97.00	$708	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	434	7	139.00–145.00	$142.82	$620	-1.94
475–485	477	6	130.00–137.00	$133.34	$636	-1.18
503–525	512	43	124.00–130.00	$126.40	$647	-2.30
555–585	569	11	124.00–127.00	$125.19	$712	+3.38
625–630	626	5	115.00–125.00	$119.81	$750	+3.42
651–690	663	14	114.00–122.00	$119.44	$792	+8.34
725–745	732	3	112.00–115.00	$113.98	$834	+7.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	429	5	127.00–135.00	$133.34	$572	-4.66
470–495	476	12	121.00–129.00	$123.68	$589	-2.72
505–545	523	9	120.00–124.00	$121.31	$634	+0.61
570–575	574	8	113.00–122.00	$118.75	$682	+6.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	415	3	152.00–158.00	$154.64	$642	—
555–575	565	2	135.00–136.00	$135.49	$766	+1.49
601–615	603	8	125.00–128.00	$127.62	$770	-0.88

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1250	1171	80-85%	14	65.00–69.00	$67.30	$788	-6.17
1010–1400	1174	80-85%	11	60.00–64.00	$62.14	$730	-11.33
1085–1325	1222	80-85%	15	71.00–75.00	$72.38	$884	+10.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	75-80%	2	65.00	$65.00	$682	—
1030–1560	1263	75-80%	18	74.00–80.00	$76.40	$965	-1.08
1220–1810	1498	75-80%	18	67.00–72.00	$69.71	$1,044	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–990	935	85-90%	8	65.00–69.00	$67.94	$635	—
860–1160	986	85-90%	10	52.00–57.00	$54.48	$537	-1.56
960–1185	1042	85-90%	11	59.00–63.00	$61.07	$636	-1.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1915	1432	7	86.00–90.00	$88.09	$1,261	+5.40
1390–2340	1878	7	92.00–104.00	$96.15	$1,806	—

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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)	10	750.00–950.00	$857.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	950.00–1,050.00	$1,011.11

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	875.00–900.00	$887.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00–750.00	$683.33

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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)	Open	8	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,200.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00–1,100.00	$975.00	—

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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.