Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

2,121 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.00/cwt +6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 469 lb · 49 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $135.77/cwt +3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 632 lb · 49 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $158.59/cwt +6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 480 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,121	1,934	1,576
Feeder cattle	1,872	1,639	1,322
Slaughter cattle	234	225	240
Replacement cattle	15	70	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows 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
325–345	335	4	168.00–172.00	$170.00	$570	—
363–395	375	23	161.00–170.00	$164.93	$618	—
410–445	425	3	160.00–167.00	$162.95	$693	+2.68
469–495	480	33	152.00–160.00	$158.59	$761	+6.14
525–545	527	10	146.00–156.00	$150.09	$791	—
572–595	577	12	139.00–145.00	$142.91	$825	-0.09
625–638	632	49	133.00–139.00	$135.77	$858	+3.26
675–697	688	28	131.00–135.00	$133.51	$919	+3.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	418	3	170.00–172.00	$170.65	$713	+3.25
469–495	484	17	160.00–161.00	$160.40	$776	-6.27
517–530	522	6	156.00–159.00	$157.18	$820	-2.15
560–595	576	6	147.00–151.00	$147.82	$851	+0.55
605–635	617	16	140.00–147.00	$144.36	$891	+1.89
653–675	661	11	135.00–136.00	$135.81	$898	-0.36
713	713	11	132.00	$132.00	$941	-1.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	2	155.00–156.00	$155.49	$560	+1.49
405–445	425	2	135.00–145.00	$140.24	$596	-9.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–332	325	20	140.00–150.00	$146.24	$475	+6.11
375	375	15	135.00–140.00	$136.73	$513	+4.31
422–425	424	17	131.00–140.00	$135.06	$573	+9.05
463–475	469	49	127.00–135.00	$129.00	$605	+6.66
525–546	530	27	125.00–132.00	$128.63	$682	+8.65
565–582	578	21	122.00–130.00	$127.57	$737	+10.90
695	695	2	118.00–119.00	$118.50	$824	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	13	147.00	$147.00	$610	+8.95
531	531	22	138.00	$138.00	$733	+8.90
570–591	582	10	130.00–134.00	$131.61	$766	+3.82
605–645	615	26	126.00–132.00	$128.63	$791	-21.37
705–709	709	18	123.00	$123.00	$872	+2.84
763	763	7	119.00	$119.00	$908	+7.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	327	3	128.00–136.00	$132.99	$435	—
375–390	377	9	124.00–131.00	$129.09	$487	—
405–425	418	3	120.00–126.00	$124.06	$519	+4.13
455–495	476	7	117.00–125.00	$122.27	$582	+11.27
525–526	526	10	114.00–121.00	$118.20	$622	+8.20
555–560	558	2	110.00–119.00	$114.52	$639	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–441	430	22	150.00–160.00	$154.45	$664	+2.77
455–495	479	19	145.00–155.00	$150.68	$722	+9.45
510–540	527	17	134.00–144.00	$137.10	$723	+4.82
555–595	575	9	127.00–136.00	$131.95	$759	+5.60
615–640	626	13	122.00–131.00	$127.30	$797	+11.45
675	675	2	120.00	$120.00	$810	+10.00
705–725	718	4	116.00–120.00	$117.48	$844	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	430	7	135.00–145.00	$137.20	$590	-2.81
475	475	3	135.00	$135.00	$641	+4.62
610–620	615	2	117.00–119.00	$118.01	$726	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	429	5	160.00–165.00	$162.19	$696	+1.76
660–695	672	3	124.00–127.00	$125.64	$844	+1.25
710–740	723	3	122.00–125.00	$123.34	$892	+3.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	80-85%	2	73.00	$73.00	$774	—
1060–1540	1231	80-85%	32	60.00–65.00	$62.56	$770	-12.84
1135–1360	1239	80-85%	18	67.00–71.00	$68.47	$848	-6.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1185	966	85-90%	15	53.00–59.00	$55.69	$538	-0.71
875–1150	1045	85-90%	18	60.00–65.00	$61.63	$644	—
1050–1120	1099	85-90%	5	66.00–69.00	$66.59	$732	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1565	1340	75-80%	12	63.00–67.00	$65.23	$874	—
1145–1660	1364	75-80%	21	68.00–72.00	$69.47	$948	—
1400–1520	1440	75-80%	3	75.00–77.00	$75.70	$1,090	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1570	1314	4	79.00–81.00	$79.98	$1,051	+1.26
1500–1510	1505	2	91.00–93.00	$92.00	$1,385	—
1300–1775	1524	5	85.00–90.00	$86.75	$1,322	—

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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)	5	700.00–825.00	$765.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	775.00–900.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–900.00	$875.00

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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.