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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 8, 2021

1,296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $127.25/cwt ≈ $1,045/hd at 821 lb · 61 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $130.05/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 628 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.48/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 469 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,296 877 869
Feeder cattle 1,110 752 685
Slaughter cattle 169 118 170
Replacement cattle 17 7 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 169.00–174.00 $171.50 $557 +5.66
370–395 387 24 157.00–164.00 $160.01 $619 -1.67
435–445 443 4 155.00–165.00 $160.47 $711 +8.47
470–495 477 7 154.00–160.00 $157.98 $754 —
505–525 520 6 149.00–158.00 $153.50 $798 +4.98
565–594 584 13 142.00–152.00 $144.29 $843 +5.31
615–625 621 14 136.00–140.00 $139.57 $867 +3.08
660–683 678 5 126.00–134.00 $127.56 $865 —
821 value added 821 61 127.25 $127.25 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 370 11 147.00–157.00 $153.42 $568 +2.16
455–490 470 17 142.00–148.00 $145.45 $684 +7.62
525–545 536 14 134.00–144.00 $139.74 $749 +0.24
575–585 577 7 130.00–140.00 $134.30 $775 -0.54
623–645 628 41 127.00–134.00 $130.05 $817 -0.89
665–690 676 5 120.00–126.00 $122.78 $830 -1.87
715–730 724 4 119.00–123.00 $121.25 $878 —
755–770 763 11 118.00–122.00 $121.36 $926 +6.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 374 4 140.00–145.00 $143.00 $535 +3.04
455–490 474 4 130.00–135.00 $131.77 $625 —
515–537 535 13 125.00–131.00 $130.56 $698 —
605–630 623 14 120.00–125.00 $120.43 $750 -4.57
725 725 2 116.00 $116.00 $841 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 325 11 134.00–140.00 $137.82 $448 +3.43
365–375 374 10 130.00–138.00 $134.41 $503 +0.44
415–445 424 24 128.00–136.00 $132.03 $560 +0.23
453–493 469 37 125.00–133.00 $129.48 $607 +2.40
507–540 525 35 119.00–129.00 $123.94 $651 +0.57
575 575 15 118.00–126.00 $121.87 $701 +4.10
616–633 624 23 112.00–119.00 $116.01 $724 +1.05
675 675 4 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $739 +0.84
725 725 5 105.00–108.00 $106.80 $774 +1.03
770–790 780 2 102.00–104.00 $102.99 $803 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 384 4 124.00–129.00 $125.79 $483 +2.57
410–445 430 4 120.00–127.00 $124.45 $535 +2.61
475–495 491 21 115.00–121.00 $116.25 $571 -2.50
525–540 527 7 114.00–119.00 $116.99 $617 +6.99
571–585 578 22 114.00–117.00 $114.72 $663 +8.07
605–645 625 4 105.00–111.00 $108.77 $680 —
660–675 668 2 100.00–102.00 $100.99 $675 -0.01
710–735 723 2 98.00–102.00 $99.97 $723 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 378 6 139.00–141.00 $140.66 $532 +0.91
405–440 423 6 137.00–141.00 $138.31 $585 +1.95
525–545 532 3 130.00–131.00 $130.34 $693 -2.55
570–585 574 4 126.00–131.00 $128.25 $736 +5.25
605–625 613 23 120.00–124.00 $122.54 $751 +4.16
665–695 680 2 113.00–116.00 $114.47 $778 —
725 725 3 108.00–109.00 $108.67 $788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 424 6 140.00–150.00 $145.15 $615 +5.85
470–475 473 2 136.00–141.00 $138.51 $655 +8.01
520–545 536 5 127.00–135.00 $130.43 $699 +5.67
565–595 576 8 124.00–132.00 $127.74 $736 +6.25
620–640 626 12 116.00–124.00 $119.59 $749 +1.15
660–695 674 8 114.00–120.00 $117.49 $792 +2.18
725–745 733 3 108.00–111.00 $109.33 $801 -0.19
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $552 -1.07
470–480 475 10 122.00–130.00 $127.21 $604 +2.35
525 525 9 119.00–125.00 $120.89 $635 +0.05
560–585 574 6 112.00–120.00 $116.50 $669 +3.67
665–675 670 2 109.00–111.00 $109.99 $737 —
705–745 725 2 100.00–106.00 $103.08 $747 +4.08
775–780 776 4 96.00–104.00 $100.01 $776 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1370 1173 80-85% 9 66.00–71.00 $69.50 $815 -2.19
1130–1430 1205 80-85% 29 72.00–78.00 $75.22 $906 +7.38
1235 1235 80-85% 2 64.00 $64.00 $790 -3.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1495 1318 75-80% 15 68.00–73.00 $70.57 $930 —
1205–1420 1359 75-80% 11 75.00–80.00 $76.29 $1,037 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1075 925 85-90% 11 60.00–64.00 $61.67 $570 —
840–1185 1010 85-90% 10 55.00–58.00 $55.93 $565 -5.68
1045–1115 1080 85-90% 3 66.00–69.00 $67.68 $731 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–2010 1297 9 80.00–85.00 $83.34 $1,081 +2.34
1120–1985 1644 8 85.00–91.00 $87.89 $1,445 —
1360–1870 1728 5 92.00–99.00 $94.03 $1,625 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 775.00–850.00 $818.75

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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) 4 750.00–850.00 $806.25
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–800.00 $787.50

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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.