Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

1,804 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $133.86/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 623 lb · 59 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.34/cwt +3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 573 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.65/cwt ≈ $829/hd at 565 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,804	1,882	1,580
Feeder cattle	1,552	1,676	1,383
Slaughter cattle	217	191	183
Replacement cattle	35	15	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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
305–345	330	3	154.00–162.00	$158.02	$521	-2.48
370–395	378	5	150.00–160.00	$157.32	$595	-0.45
405–438	432	17	150.00–155.00	$152.34	$658	-2.66
455–496	479	18	140.00–151.00	$146.04	$700	+0.61
525–548	545	8	135.00–138.00	$137.64	$750	-6.57
560–575	574	31	135.00–140.00	$139.58	$801	+3.23
605–645	623	59	130.00–137.00	$133.86	$834	+1.35
660–680	670	3	124.00–131.00	$127.99	$858	-0.50
710–715	713	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$888	-1.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	371	7	162.00–168.00	$165.15	$613	—
405–415	410	2	158.00–160.00	$158.99	$652	-3.01
496	496	9	152.00	$152.00	$754	-6.14
506	506	9	149.00	$149.00	$754	—
556–579	565	42	143.00–148.00	$146.65	$829	—
610–615	613	2	141.00–143.00	$142.00	$870	+3.96
657–695	665	19	132.00–137.00	$133.86	$890	-0.12
724–745	728	21	126.00–131.00	$129.38	$942	+0.38
772–799	783	10	125.00–129.00	$126.63	$992	-1.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	367	3	138.00–145.00	$141.64	$520	—
460–485	475	12	131.00–139.00	$131.99	$627	-3.01
510–540	523	3	125.00–134.00	$129.61	$678	-2.92
695	695	2	117.00–120.00	$118.50	$824	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	4	133.00	$133.00	$585	—
502–529	520	26	128.00–134.00	$132.29	$688	+7.44
556–599	573	55	125.00–132.00	$129.34	$741	+4.87
611	611	17	129.00	$129.00	$788	+8.16
623–635	625	15	120.00–129.00	$125.46	$784	+4.62
655–690	680	10	118.00–123.00	$119.80	$815	+3.17
720–745	727	12	114.00–119.00	$117.00	$851	—
755–790	773	2	112.00–115.00	$113.47	$877	-2.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	126.00–127.00	$126.50	$434	-3.95
375	375	6	126.00–132.00	$128.50	$482	+4.83
411–425	421	25	122.00–128.00	$125.72	$529	+3.73
461–495	477	35	120.00–127.00	$123.99	$591	+4.24
505–545	531	12	118.00–125.00	$121.60	$646	+0.60
575–595	583	5	114.00–122.00	$119.96	$699	+3.19
675–680	677	3	110.00–115.00	$113.33	$767	+3.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	5	115.00–125.00	$118.23	$443	+2.63
425–445	434	7	109.00–119.00	$112.33	$488	-1.13
475	475	11	105.00–117.00	$112.27	$533	-1.73
515–535	523	6	105.00–115.00	$109.17	$571	+1.83
575–585	579	4	102.00–112.00	$108.48	$628	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–437	429	10	142.00–152.00	$143.73	$617	-2.25
455–495	479	8	130.00–140.00	$134.96	$646	-3.03
510–530	523	4	123.00–127.00	$125.50	$656	-8.38
575–580	578	2	128.00–130.00	$129.00	$746	-1.12
630	630	15	124.00	$124.00	$781	+0.48
660–680	670	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$807	-3.01
715–745	732	3	110.00–115.00	$111.97	$820	-10.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	2	155.00–156.00	$155.49	$650	-2.93
478–484	481	8	145.00–148.00	$146.49	$705	+0.03
538–545	539	9	132.00–137.00	$132.56	$714	-7.44
595–597	597	9	134.00–135.00	$134.89	$805	-1.05
613–645	618	6	128.00–129.00	$128.17	$792	-1.60
680–695	688	2	124.00–125.00	$124.51	$857	—
725–740	731	4	119.00–123.00	$121.23	$886	-4.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	426	4	130.00–135.00	$133.49	$569	+5.04
475–495	480	4	121.00–124.00	$123.23	$592	-1.77
585–595	590	2	115.00–118.00	$116.49	$687	+4.21
655–675	668	3	95.00–100.00	$98.37	$657	-14.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1395	1149	80-85%	17	54.00–59.00	$56.54	$650	-2.46
1075–1390	1161	80-85%	32	60.00–65.00	$62.81	$729	-1.48
1165–1390	1285	80-85%	5	66.00–67.00	$66.18	$850	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1155	975	85-90%	14	44.00–49.00	$45.22	$441	-3.16
965–1175	1025	85-90%	21	50.00–55.00	$52.72	$540	-5.31
930–1110	1035	85-90%	13	57.00–62.00	$59.09	$612	+1.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1475	1240	75-80%	4	64.00–67.00	$64.94	$805	—
1145–1630	1386	75-80%	7	58.00–61.00	$59.58	$826	-4.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1560	1344	5	70.00–77.00	$73.82	$992	-1.85
1180–1735	1381	4	85.00–89.00	$86.89	$1,200	+6.63
1200–1960	1506	6	80.00–84.00	$81.38	$1,226	—

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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)	5	700.00–850.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	850.00–1,000.00	$921.43

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–800.00	$787.50

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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.