Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 24, 2021

1,928 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.25/cwt ≈ $966/hd at 622 lb · 51 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.83/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 634 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $135.05/cwt -3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 526 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,928	1,845	1,325
Feeder cattle	1,698	1,584	1,127
Slaughter cattle	220	218	182
Replacement cattle	10	43	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	324	10	170.00–176.00	$172.49	$559	-4.68
359–390	370	17	162.00–172.00	$169.53	$627	+2.01
416–430	420	12	160.00–170.00	$167.83	$705	+8.50
470–475	474	7	151.00–160.00	$157.44	$746	+1.21
525–530	528	6	149.00–150.00	$149.50	$789	+0.80
560–588	584	13	140.00–142.00	$140.15	$818	-3.97
618–630	620	14	134.00–139.00	$138.49	$859	-1.24
655–678	676	16	132.00–136.00	$134.50	$909	—
708–745	711	15	130.00–131.00	$130.07	$925	—
811	811	4	121.00	$121.00	$981	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	320	4	180.00–182.00	$180.48	$578	-4.52
375–385	376	7	176.00–182.00	$179.99	$677	+3.73
460–491	487	20	161.00–170.00	$167.50	$816	+5.17
510–547	542	21	158.00–165.00	$158.68	$860	+4.32
625	625	2	144.00	$144.00	$900	-1.42
678–693	684	14	136.00–137.00	$136.57	$934	-0.92
705–742	720	19	135.00–138.00	$136.67	$984	+4.67
835	835	14	128.00	$128.00	$1,069	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
622 value added	622	51	155.25	$155.25	$966	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	324	4	162.00–167.00	$164.82	$534	+0.16
375	375	6	150.00–160.00	$155.00	$581	-1.59
489	489	4	149.00	$149.00	$729	—
515–546	543	12	134.00–140.00	$139.50	$757	—
575	575	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	$762	-0.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	3	142.00–146.00	$144.26	$469	-0.41
360–385	374	8	135.00–144.00	$138.48	$518	-2.47
410–449	432	18	128.00–137.00	$133.63	$577	-0.85
475–486	478	22	124.00–134.00	$128.98	$617	-2.23
525	525	17	124.00–130.00	$126.18	$662	-1.92
555–584	570	15	123.00–125.00	$124.05	$707	-2.60
615–645	628	4	116.00–120.00	$118.24	$743	-4.26
655–690	672	3	115.00–118.00	$116.32	$782	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	150.00–152.00	$151.01	$513	—
460–475	471	4	136.00–140.00	$138.50	$652	+0.75
510–525	523	7	130.00–137.00	$132.70	$694	+0.12
570–595	579	15	125.00–132.00	$130.79	$757	+1.56
622–645	634	36	124.00–132.00	$128.83	$817	-0.33
651–670	654	6	120.00–127.00	$125.81	$823	—
705–735	720	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$868	-1.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	6	124.00–134.00	$130.00	$488	-1.29
425–435	428	8	116.00–125.00	$121.48	$520	-6.74
475–495	482	3	120.00–121.00	$120.34	$580	-3.66
505–525	521	5	115.00–122.00	$119.43	$622	-2.57
575	575	4	110.00–116.00	$113.00	$650	-4.98
605–625	615	2	110.00–113.00	$111.48	$686	-4.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	6	149.00–160.00	$156.33	$664	-0.91
475–480	475	11	140.00–150.00	$143.82	$683	-2.98
505–529	526	23	132.00–136.00	$135.05	$710	-3.76
555–597	581	19	129.00–137.00	$134.66	$782	-2.42

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	422	3	165.00–166.00	$165.33	$698	-0.71
585–590	588	4	138.00–147.00	$142.75	$839	—
603–635	623	13	133.00–140.00	$137.83	$859	+0.19
654–675	658	15	130.00–139.00	$133.13	$876	—
720–725	723	2	123.00–129.00	$125.99	$911	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	2	145.00–148.00	$146.50	$630	+2.82
475	475	10	128.00–138.00	$133.00	$632	+0.50
525–545	530	6	123.00–131.00	$127.64	$676	-1.47
575	575	2	125.00	$125.00	$719	-4.99
625–635	628	4	115.00–120.00	$117.74	$739	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1205	1003	85-90%	25	55.00–61.00	$57.69	$579	-2.30
985–1120	1012	85-90%	8	67.00–71.00	$68.78	$696	+8.79
970–1200	1029	85-90%	8	62.00–65.00	$63.89	$657	+3.90

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1340	1117	80-85%	10	73.00–78.00	$74.30	$830	+10.34
1025–1450	1199	80-85%	11	62.00–66.00	$63.89	$766	-5.28
1135–1405	1243	80-85%	15	68.00–72.00	$69.36	$862	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1550	1338	75-80%	6	75.00–80.00	$77.07	$1,031	+6.07
1200–1555	1345	75-80%	21	69.00–74.00	$71.24	$958	+0.24
1220–1540	1443	75-80%	5	63.00–68.00	$66.40	$958	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1600	1444	5	81.00–87.00	$83.66	$1,208	—
1310–1615	1511	5	89.00–90.00	$89.60	$1,354	—

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Bred Cows

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)	3	675.00–700.00	$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	4	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.