Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

1,882 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.31/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 571 lb · 51 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $132.51/cwt -2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 620 lb · 48 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.77/cwt -4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 576 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,882	1,866	1,745
Feeder cattle	1,676	1,614	1,523
Slaughter cattle	191	238	212
Replacement cattle	15	14	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 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	4	154.00–164.00	$160.50	$522	+1.45
365–395	378	11	151.00–160.00	$157.77	$596	+3.17
404–435	406	16	155.00	$155.00	$629	+0.96
460–495	493	35	144.00–150.00	$145.43	$717	-8.59
506–545	528	30	140.00–150.00	$144.21	$761	-2.19
560–594	586	17	132.00–140.00	$136.35	$799	-4.61
601–641	620	48	127.00–135.00	$132.51	$822	-2.78
665–695	680	2	128.00–129.00	$128.49	$874	-3.22
704	704	7	126.00	$126.00	$887	-2.63
755–780	767	3	123.00–127.00	$125.01	$959	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	162.00	$162.00	$688	—
455–485	462	21	158.00–160.00	$158.14	$731	-1.15
605–649	643	38	137.00–145.00	$138.04	$888	-1.97
655–675	668	3	133.00–136.00	$133.98	$895	—
710	710	10	129.00	$129.00	$916	-1.00
775–795	790	8	128.00	$128.00	$1,011	-0.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	6	148.00–152.00	$150.67	$490	—
467	467	15	135.00	$135.00	$630	—
530–545	538	2	130.00–135.00	$132.53	$713	+0.10
585–595	590	2	126.00–128.00	$126.99	$749	—
632	632	3	126.00	$126.00	$796	+3.85
769	769	7	112.00	$112.00	$861	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	127.00–134.00	$130.45	$444	-3.94
360–395	371	9	122.00–130.00	$123.67	$459	-7.57
405–435	423	9	118.00–125.00	$121.99	$516	-6.30
475	475	16	116.00–123.00	$119.75	$569	-5.24
525–528	526	22	116.00–123.00	$121.00	$636	-0.71
555–595	576	47	115.00–121.00	$116.77	$673	-4.54
610–640	614	12	110.00–115.00	$112.32	$690	-6.63
675–690	680	4	109.00–111.00	$110.00	$748	-7.71

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–545	528	6	124.00–127.00	$124.85	$659	—
566	566	11	133.00	$133.00	$753	+4.55
564–590	573	40	122.00–126.00	$124.47	$713	-3.98
625–645	631	23	119.00–125.00	$120.84	$763	—
655–693	678	15	115.00–123.00	$116.63	$791	-1.37
788	788	9	116.00	$116.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$391	-5.48
375	375	5	114.00–120.00	$115.60	$434	-5.93
405–425	419	7	110.00–116.00	$113.46	$475	-4.58
455–485	477	27	107.00–115.00	$114.00	$544	-5.14
530–540	535	3	105.00–109.00	$107.34	$574	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	422	10	141.00–152.00	$145.98	$616	-2.00
475–495	477	14	132.00–143.00	$137.99	$658	-2.00
520–545	528	10	129.00–138.00	$133.88	$707	+1.32
565–575	574	8	129.00–134.00	$130.12	$747	+0.58
605–645	625	10	121.00–126.00	$123.52	$772	+3.31
675	675	4	122.00–125.00	$123.50	$834	—
710–735	720	3	120.00–124.00	$122.00	$878	+1.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	418	4	126.00–132.00	$128.45	$537	-5.83
485	485	2	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$606	-4.73
520–525	524	7	115.00–125.00	$118.56	$621	-4.36
560–595	576	4	110.00–116.00	$112.28	$647	-2.72
621–635	624	14	108.00–119.00	$115.63	$722	+5.21
675	675	2	113.00	$113.00	$763	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	422	5	156.00–160.00	$158.42	$669	-1.58
455–480	471	4	145.00–150.00	$146.46	$690	—
525	525	3	140.00	$140.00	$735	±0.00
555–590	573	2	134.00–138.00	$135.94	$779	—
610–645	626	4	128.00–131.00	$129.77	$812	-2.84
705–740	723	2	124.00–128.00	$125.95	$911	—
765–780	770	3	122.00–126.00	$123.66	$952	-0.34

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–940	922	85-90%	9	51.00–54.00	$52.43	$483	—
835–1035	956	85-90%	25	44.00–50.00	$48.38	$463	-5.88
905–1145	1023	85-90%	9	56.00–61.00	$58.03	$594	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1350	1149	80-85%	18	56.00–61.00	$59.00	$678	—
1035–1215	1149	80-85%	8	50.00–55.00	$53.92	$620	—
1065–1455	1191	80-85%	17	62.00–67.00	$64.29	$766	+1.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1495	1303	75-80%	10	58.00–61.00	$59.97	$781	-8.70
1240–1450	1362	75-80%	10	62.00–68.00	$64.36	$877	+6.76
1490–1620	1555	75-80%	4	55.00–56.00	$55.52	$863	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1705	1315	5	73.00–78.00	$75.67	$995	—
1100–1660	1388	6	79.00–82.00	$80.26	$1,114	—
1350–1720	1585	4	84.00–88.00	$85.94	$1,362	—

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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	775.00–850.00	$795.83
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–900.00	$862.50

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	500.00–700.00	$570.00

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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.