Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.09/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 569 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $144.98/cwt +1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 479 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.64/cwt +4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 575 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	633	1,928	1,916
Feeder cattle	518	1,698	1,699
Slaughter cattle	94	220	208
Replacement cattle	21	10	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady 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
305–340	323	2	170.00–174.00	$172.11	$556	-0.38
365–375	373	6	161.00–172.00	$168.85	$630	-0.68
405–445	429	5	155.00–167.00	$160.59	$689	-7.24
465–475	471	4	153.00–160.00	$155.49	$732	-1.95
525–545	528	6	148.00–158.00	$153.63	$811	+4.13
555–595	575	7	140.00–148.00	$143.10	$823	+2.95
625–635	628	4	138.00–145.00	$140.52	$882	+2.03
675–690	680	3	131.00–136.00	$134.31	$913	-0.19
710–735	724	4	128.00–132.00	$129.73	$939	-0.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	3	135.00–140.00	$136.67	$649	-12.33
520–525	523	2	135.00–137.00	$136.00	$711	-3.50
575–590	580	3	129.00–133.00	$130.36	$756	-2.14
615–625	623	6	127.00–134.00	$132.85	$828	—
665–695	678	4	120.00–125.00	$123.52	$837	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–530	521	6	158.00–164.00	$160.98	$839	+2.30
558	558	3	154.00	$154.00	$859	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	146.00–152.00	$148.84	$488	+4.58
360–395	373	13	133.00–142.00	$139.23	$519	+0.75
415–445	429	8	130.00–136.00	$133.37	$572	-0.26
475–495	479	5	129.00–135.00	$132.97	$637	+3.99
510–525	520	8	125.00–132.00	$129.28	$672	+3.10
575–595	585	2	128.00–130.00	$129.02	$755	+4.97
665–695	680	2	116.00–118.00	$117.02	$796	+0.70

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	156.00–160.00	$157.98	$494	+6.97
425–430	427	8	136.00–140.00	$137.25	$586	—
568 value added	568	4	139.50	$139.50	$792	—
560–591	577	16	130.00–137.00	$134.67	$777	+3.88
625–630	627	3	128.00–130.00	$129.33	$811	+0.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	140.00–142.00	$140.95	$462	—
405–440	423	2	123.00–125.00	$124.04	$525	+2.56
480–495	488	2	118.00–125.00	$121.45	$593	+1.11
520–540	528	4	118.00–122.00	$119.98	$633	+0.55

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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	431	8	145.00–156.00	$150.89	$650	-5.44
455–487	479	25	137.00–147.00	$144.98	$694	+1.16
520–535	526	6	132.00–138.00	$134.68	$708	-0.37
552–575	569	33	130.00–135.00	$133.09	$757	-1.57
625–645	628	6	124.00–129.00	$124.86	$784	—
665–675	670	2	131.00–134.00	$132.49	$888	—
720–723	723	6	116.00–125.00	$123.51	$893	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414–430	418	9	156.00–165.00	$163.28	$683	-2.05
465–495	475	5	149.00–156.00	$151.95	$722	—
535–540	538	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$756	—
575–580	577	3	138.00–140.00	$139.33	$804	-3.42
605–625	621	5	135.00–140.00	$138.22	$858	+0.39
725–745	735	3	126.00–130.00	$127.68	$938	+1.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	4	130.00–135.00	$131.72	$560	-14.78
525	525	2	128.00	$128.00	$672	+0.36
610–630	620	2	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$697	-5.28

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1120	957	85-90%	9	64.00–65.00	$64.54	$618	—
800–1270	1035	85-90%	17	55.00–60.00	$57.36	$594	-6.53
970–1195	1083	85-90%	2	68.00	$68.00	$736	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1305	1190	80-85%	8	68.00–72.00	$70.28	$836	+6.39
1085–1435	1223	80-85%	6	62.00–67.00	$64.83	$793	-4.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1670	1509	75-80%	6	70.00–74.00	$71.84	$1,084	—
1155–1850	1578	75-80%	7	65.00–68.00	$67.37	$1,063	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1240	1208	2	80.00–86.00	$83.08	$1,004	—
1345–1975	1771	4	87.00–91.00	$89.61	$1,587	—

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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	675.00–850.00	$754.17

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	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	500.00–650.00	$566.67

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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.