Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 21, 2021

1,866 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $140.96/cwt -1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 572 lb · 42 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.95/cwt ≈ $737/hd at 620 lb · 39 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.71/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 515 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,866	2,121	1,864
Feeder cattle	1,614	1,872	1,653
Slaughter cattle	238	234	188
Replacement cattle	14	15	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	313	3	156.00–161.00	$159.05	$498	-10.95
373–390	375	10	154.00–156.00	$154.60	$580	-10.33
405–425	421	5	150.00–157.00	$154.04	$649	-8.91
460–475	471	5	150.00–156.00	$154.02	$725	-4.57
520–528	527	15	142.00–147.00	$146.40	$772	-3.69
553–599	572	42	135.00–145.00	$140.96	$806	-1.95
620–648	626	30	130.00–138.00	$135.29	$847	-0.48
675–692	679	35	125.00–132.00	$131.71	$894	-1.80
704–745	709	20	122.00–129.00	$128.63	$912	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	373	5	148.00–153.00	$150.23	$560	-5.26
545–546	546	7	132.00–135.00	$132.43	$723	—
605–637	634	17	120.00–128.00	$122.15	$774	—
685–690	688	2	113.00–120.00	$116.49	$801	—
704	704	5	116.00	$116.00	$817	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–480	476	7	158.00–161.00	$159.29	$758	-1.11
505–540	522	3	150.00–158.00	$153.27	$800	-3.91
610–625	617	9	138.00–143.00	$140.01	$864	-4.35
703	703	3	130.00	$130.00	$914	-2.00
785	785	7	128.00–130.00	$128.43	$1,008	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	332	12	132.00–142.00	$134.39	$446	-11.85
375	375	17	128.00–136.00	$131.24	$492	-5.49
420–445	427	14	125.00–132.00	$128.29	$548	-6.77
455–493	480	18	122.00–130.00	$124.99	$600	-4.01
509–525	515	38	120.00–128.00	$121.71	$627	-6.92
553–583	568	26	120.00–125.00	$121.31	$689	-6.26
607–635	620	39	118.00–121.00	$118.95	$737	—
652–675	654	14	115.00–118.00	$117.71	$770	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	328	5	125.00–127.00	$125.81	$413	-7.18
375–395	385	4	117.00–125.00	$121.53	$468	-7.56
405–448	433	8	114.00–123.00	$118.04	$511	-6.02
472–475	473	21	113.00–122.00	$119.14	$564	-3.13
565–595	581	10	105.00–110.00	$109.49	$636	-5.03
610–640	625	2	105.00–106.00	$105.51	$659	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–585	573	2	126.00–131.00	$128.45	$736	-3.16
674	674	6	118.00	$118.00	$795	—
701	701	9	117.00	$117.00	$820	-6.00
838	838	29	115.00	$115.00	$964	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	418	10	130.00–137.00	$134.28	$561	-2.92
465–490	481	8	125.00–133.00	$129.73	$624	-5.27
510–525	520	13	116.00–126.00	$122.92	$639	—
575	575	6	110.00–120.00	$115.00	$661	—
605–625	607	12	109.00–116.00	$110.42	$670	-7.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	428	6	145.00–150.00	$147.98	$633	-6.47
465–495	477	6	136.00–146.00	$139.99	$668	-10.69
520–525	524	9	129.00–136.00	$132.56	$695	-4.54
575	575	13	125.00–132.00	$129.54	$745	-2.41
605–640	624	4	118.00–123.00	$120.21	$750	-7.09
710–715	713	2	118.00–123.00	$120.51	$859	+3.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	160.00	$160.00	$680	-2.19
525	525	2	140.00	$140.00	$735	—
610–640	623	3	129.00–135.00	$132.61	$826	—
680–685	683	2	126.00–127.00	$126.50	$864	+0.86
770–775	774	5	123.00–126.00	$124.00	$960	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1360	1153	80-85%	8	54.00–59.00	$55.74	$643	—
1100–1370	1181	80-85%	23	60.00–65.00	$62.41	$737	—
1180–1345	1223	80-85%	12	66.00–70.00	$67.09	$821	+4.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1100	967	85-90%	8	53.00–55.00	$54.26	$525	-1.43
800–1185	977	85-90%	25	45.00–51.00	$48.79	$477	-6.90
910–1045	979	85-90%	5	59.00–62.00	$60.06	$588	+4.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1435	1313	75-80%	4	67.00–72.00	$68.67	$902	+3.44
1140–1425	1343	75-80%	10	61.00–66.00	$63.51	$853	-1.72
1130–1605	1354	75-80%	21	55.00–60.00	$57.60	$780	-11.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1815	1441	4	70.00–77.00	$74.79	$1,078	—
1200–2140	1636	17	80.00–85.00	$82.34	$1,347	—

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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)	6	425.00–600.00	$537.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–800.00	$762.50	—

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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.