Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

1,845 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $144.12/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 571 lb · 70 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.10/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 524 lb · 69 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $139.73/cwt +2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 631 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,845	1,890	1,742
Feeder cattle	1,584	1,679	1,491
Slaughter cattle	218	180	240
Replacement cattle	43	31	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	12	172.00–182.00	$177.17	$576	+4.05
375–395	377	9	162.00–170.00	$167.52	$632	-2.92
425–440	436	28	155.00–165.00	$159.33	$695	—
465–476	472	17	151.00–159.00	$156.23	$737	-0.61
505–540	521	7	144.00–152.00	$148.70	$775	-2.84
552–595	571	70	139.00–147.00	$144.12	$823	-1.31
603–644	631	47	135.00–143.00	$139.73	$882	+2.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	185.00	$185.00	$601	-11.00
365–380	374	4	175.00–178.00	$176.26	$659	-9.08
413–445	426	8	165.00–173.00	$168.27	$717	—
465–485	473	6	160.00–165.00	$162.33	$768	+1.33
525–545	529	11	153.00–157.00	$154.36	$817	-4.48
575–580	577	3	147.00–152.00	$148.68	$858	-6.30
604–639	618	37	143.00–147.00	$145.42	$899	-3.04
655–699	689	9	136.00–144.00	$137.49	$947	-6.64
729–738	736	25	132.00	$132.00	$972	-4.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	319	5	160.00–167.00	$164.66	$525	—
375–395	382	3	152.00–159.00	$156.59	$598	+0.33
565–590	576	4	130.00–136.00	$133.47	$769	—
625	625	2	130.00	$130.00	$812	—
660–695	678	2	125.00–127.00	$125.97	$854	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	9	140.00–150.00	$144.67	$472	-1.86
375–387	378	23	139.00–145.00	$140.95	$533	+0.96
405–447	431	18	130.00–140.00	$134.48	$580	-0.16
475–497	484	26	129.00–135.00	$131.21	$635	-0.88
507–543	524	69	125.00–131.00	$128.10	$671	+0.64
565–580	574	26	122.00–129.00	$126.65	$727	+3.41
615–645	631	4	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$773	+0.12
720–745	733	2	112.00–114.00	$113.02	$828	—
784	784	6	108.00	$108.00	$847	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	132.00–138.00	$135.00	$459	-1.68
375	375	7	127.00–135.00	$131.29	$492	—
425–443	434	25	125.00–130.00	$128.22	$556	+0.43
475–480	475	13	119.00–127.00	$124.00	$589	+0.80
510	510	2	120.00–124.00	$122.00	$622	+4.40
560–575	572	5	115.00–122.00	$117.98	$675	+6.02
615–635	629	4	114.00–118.00	$115.99	$730	—
665–675	670	2	108.00–110.00	$108.99	$730	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468–475	471	8	136.00–138.00	$137.75	$649	—
523–530	524	7	132.00–136.00	$132.58	$695	-2.03
565–595	588	13	129.00–131.00	$129.23	$760	-0.64
605–635	617	8	127.00–135.00	$129.16	$797	-2.26
701–715	705	9	121.00–124.00	$122.01	$860	+2.01
758	758	2	121.00	$121.00	$917	—

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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	430	7	153.00–160.00	$157.24	$676	-1.41
460–495	476	10	142.00–150.00	$146.80	$699	+3.03
515–535	523	6	135.00–145.00	$138.81	$726	+3.01
555–592	583	16	133.00–139.00	$137.08	$799	+4.24
635–645	638	3	129.00–133.00	$130.68	$834	-1.34
665–675	673	6	128.00–132.00	$130.67	$879	+1.33
710	710	2	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$912	+7.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	428	6	140.00–148.00	$143.68	$615	+0.39
475	475	6	130.00–135.00	$132.50	$629	+1.19
525–535	526	9	125.00–132.00	$129.11	$679	+1.37
570–585	578	2	129.00–131.00	$129.99	$751	+7.03
665–675	670	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$787	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	423	2	164.00–168.00	$166.04	$702	-2.64
455–475	468	3	151.00–156.00	$152.62	$714	—
615–645	628	3	136.00–139.00	$137.64	$864	-1.55

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1310	1017	85-90%	21	57.00–62.00	$59.99	$610	-5.57
850–1185	1042	85-90%	19	64.00–69.00	$66.95	$698	+1.39
1075–1185	1102	85-90%	5	70.00–72.00	$71.02	$783	+15.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1335	1212	75-80%	8	74.00–76.00	$74.83	$907	—
1150–1400	1310	75-80%	27	69.00–73.00	$71.00	$930	+5.69
1150–1770	1508	75-80%	10	65.00–68.00	$67.25	$1,014	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1220	1123	80-85%	11	62.00–65.00	$63.96	$718	-7.56
1110–1330	1178	80-85%	13	72.00–73.00	$72.39	$853	+5.23
1105–1220	1185	80-85%	14	67.00–70.00	$69.17	$820	+2.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1685	1604	7	81.00–87.00	$84.24	$1,351	—
1655–2010	1833	2	90.00–94.00	$91.81	$1,683	—
1685–2200	1994	4	96.00–101.00	$97.77	$1,950	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	700.00–925.00	$772.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	1,075.00–1,275.00	$1,200.00

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,091.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–775.00	$750.00

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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	8	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,356.25	—

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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.