Cattle Market Pulse

Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 29, 2021

1,294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.62/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 557 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.54/cwt +0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 563 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.35/cwt ≈ $900/hd at 632 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,294 937 0
Feeder cattle 916 681 0
Slaughter cattle 351 237 0
Replacement cattle 27 19 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 4 178.00–181.00 $179.74 $602 +0.74
380–395 386 4 174.00–181.00 $176.50 $681 +4.61
415–425 420 4 172.00–177.00 $173.48 $729 +6.58
475–495 478 8 160.00–170.00 $165.63 $792 +0.71
502–533 509 9 158.00–160.00 $159.53 $812 -2.04
555–595 557 25 149.00–155.00 $154.62 $861 +2.15
628–641 632 22 140.00–144.00 $142.35 $900 —
695 695 5 135.00 $135.00 $938 —
725 725 3 130.00–135.00 $133.33 $967 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 381 5 160.00–170.00 $167.12 $637 +6.30
460–485 476 6 147.00–156.00 $149.68 $712 -6.38
501–545 514 15 144.00–150.00 $145.64 $749 -2.60
575–595 588 15 138.00–145.00 $140.91 $829 -5.26
613–628 621 20 137.00–139.00 $138.11 $858 —
728–745 737 16 122.00 $122.00 $899 -3.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 326 5 148.00–155.00 $151.21 $493 -0.13
395 395 2 146.00–148.00 $147.00 $581 -3.00
655–665 660 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $795 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 327 3 138.00–142.00 $140.27 $459 -6.50
375–395 383 6 135.00–140.00 $136.70 $524 -5.88
425–445 427 10 134.00–139.00 $136.51 $583 +0.46
470–495 476 15 129.00–137.00 $134.07 $638 +2.26
525 525 17 127.00–135.00 $130.71 $686 +1.77
575–595 582 11 125.00–132.00 $128.73 $749 +0.22
615–640 625 8 117.00–125.00 $122.00 $762 -1.30
655–695 677 3 113.00–119.00 $116.65 $790 -0.31
712 712 10 115.00 $115.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 153.00–157.00 $155.05 $509 —
445 445 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $625 —
465–475 474 7 138.00–140.00 $138.71 $657 +1.10
505–545 525 4 135.00–139.00 $137.24 $721 +1.12
551–585 563 22 133.00–135.00 $134.54 $757 +0.40
610–625 619 14 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $799 -2.98
666–695 675 9 120.00–129.00 $126.62 $855 +5.05
735–745 740 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $870 —
755–765 760 2 116.00–119.00 $117.49 $893 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 372 5 126.00–133.00 $129.21 $481 +4.39
425–440 432 7 123.00–130.00 $127.25 $550 +1.32
470–490 480 2 122.00–125.00 $123.47 $593 +3.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 424 10 145.00–154.00 $147.38 $625 -3.81
475 475 13 136.00–145.00 $139.92 $665 -2.26
505–525 521 9 133.00–143.00 $136.19 $710 -2.92
575–595 577 11 130.00–138.00 $134.89 $778 +0.51
610–645 626 10 123.00–130.00 $126.80 $794 -4.71
655–695 675 9 117.00–125.00 $119.68 $808 —
725–745 732 3 118.00–120.00 $119.32 $873 —
760–785 770 3 110.00–116.00 $113.63 $875 -0.85
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 2 140.00–141.00 $140.51 $618 +5.03
455–475 465 4 126.00–133.00 $129.76 $603 +0.17
525 525 13 120.00–130.00 $125.23 $657 -3.79
570–575 573 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $708 +0.84
635 635 2 119.00–122.00 $120.50 $765 -0.10
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–645 621 5 136.00–141.00 $138.56 $860 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1170 979 85-90% 15 66.00–71.00 $68.66 $672 —
835–1185 998 85-90% 19 53.00–58.00 $54.81 $547 —
850–1195 1018 85-90% 30 59.00–65.00 $62.05 $632 +7.58
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1305 1121 80-85% 9 73.00–75.00 $73.74 $827 —
1030–1445 1173 80-85% 28 60.00–66.00 $63.77 $748 -3.50
1025–1415 1209 80-85% 26 67.00–71.00 $68.79 $832 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1550 1333 75-80% 30 70.00–75.00 $71.45 $952 -9.55
1100–1740 1445 75-80% 18 65.00–69.00 $67.49 $975 -1.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1975 1471 7 77.00–83.00 $79.48 $1,169 —
1325–1745 1596 7 90.00–92.00 $91.17 $1,455 —
1005–1830 1606 9 85.00–90.00 $86.88 $1,395 —

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Stock Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 950.00–1,075.00 $1,006.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 775.00–975.00 $870.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 600.00–800.00 $671.43

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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.