Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

2,373 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.87/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 574 lb · 76 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $132.92/cwt -0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 620 lb · 75 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.37/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 468 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,373	1,804	1,858
Feeder cattle	2,058	1,552	1,634
Slaughter cattle	254	217	207
Replacement cattle	61	35	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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
305–325	321	5	155.00–160.00	$159.05	$511	+1.03
370–390	374	19	150.00–160.00	$154.62	$578	-2.70
415–420	418	2	150.00–153.00	$151.51	$633	-0.83
470–495	481	23	144.00–152.00	$148.26	$713	+2.22
515–525	524	9	140.00–145.00	$143.00	$749	+5.36
555–590	570	46	132.00–139.00	$135.96	$775	-3.62
605–649	620	75	128.00–135.00	$132.92	$824	-0.94
680–684	684	29	127.00–130.00	$129.90	$889	+1.91

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–426	425	10	156.00–160.00	$157.00	$667	-1.99
453–485	460	22	152.00–157.00	$154.59	$711	—
504–525	515	13	149.00–152.00	$150.52	$775	+1.52
602–615	603	16	136.00–140.00	$136.38	$822	-5.62
655–671	666	45	132.00–137.00	$132.83	$885	-1.03
705–730	712	10	128.00–130.00	$128.30	$913	-1.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	4	142.00–150.00	$146.60	$474	—
355–380	369	5	138.00–146.00	$140.81	$520	-0.83
476	476	4	140.00	$140.00	$666	+8.01
525–540	528	5	121.00–130.00	$126.17	$666	-3.44
570–575	573	3	120.00–125.00	$121.66	$697	—
605–640	624	4	119.00–122.00	$120.73	$753	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–545	514	35	124.00–131.00	$126.01	$648	-6.28
554–593	574	76	122.00–131.00	$126.87	$728	-2.47
607–625	615	39	120.00–123.00	$121.56	$748	-7.44
670–680	675	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$813	+0.70
716 value added	716	31	137.00	$137.00	$981	—
710–740	725	7	113.00–121.00	$118.56	$860	+1.56
779 value added	779	31	135.25	$135.25	$1,054	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	376	8	126.00–132.00	$128.76	$484	+0.26
408–449	431	45	122.00–130.00	$122.91	$530	-2.81
452–495	468	55	119.00–125.00	$121.37	$568	-2.62
508–545	513	18	119.00–123.00	$120.00	$616	-1.60
575–587	584	20	117.00–123.00	$121.66	$710	+1.70
605–630	616	5	110.00–120.00	$116.18	$716	—
655–692	684	18	108.00–115.00	$113.91	$779	+0.58
725–745	735	4	100.00–107.00	$102.76	$755	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	322	3	127.00–130.00	$129.02	$415	—
375–390	377	8	120.00–123.00	$121.00	$456	+2.77
422–445	425	16	114.00–120.00	$118.73	$505	+6.40
455–475	472	8	112.00–118.00	$115.52	$545	+3.25
505–540	520	7	108.00–118.00	$112.99	$588	+3.82
575	575	2	105.00	$105.00	$604	-3.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	430	17	144.00–150.00	$145.64	$626	+1.91
495	495	2	132.00–135.00	$133.50	$661	-1.46
503–545	517	10	125.00–134.00	$130.27	$673	+4.77
555–575	572	8	120.00–127.00	$123.00	$704	-6.00
635–645	639	8	115.00–120.00	$118.87	$760	-5.13
666–695	679	18	107.00–122.00	$116.92	$794	-3.57
725–745	730	4	105.00–109.00	$106.52	$778	-5.45
785–795	790	2	100.00–102.00	$101.01	$798	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	527	19	135.00–138.00	$136.51	$719	+3.95
610–625	618	2	124.00–125.00	$124.49	$769	-3.68
660–670	665	3	117.00–119.00	$118.00	$785	-6.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	430	4	128.00–138.00	$134.18	$577	+0.69
490–495	493	2	124.00–131.00	$127.48	$628	+4.25
515–525	522	3	116.00–118.00	$117.34	$613	—
570–579	577	10	111.00–118.00	$115.91	$669	-0.58
625	625	3	107.00–111.00	$109.67	$685	—
675	675	2	100.00	$100.00	$675	+1.63

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1135	985	85-90%	21	45.00–51.00	$48.40	$477	+3.18
945–1175	1019	85-90%	7	59.00–62.00	$60.48	$616	+7.76
875–1175	1023	85-90%	20	52.00–57.00	$53.56	$548	+0.84

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1360	1142	80-85%	13	54.00–59.00	$56.09	$641	-0.45
1045–1300	1154	80-85%	16	60.00–63.00	$61.55	$710	-1.26
1105–1370	1204	80-85%	12	64.00–68.00	$65.62	$790	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1470	1342	75-80%	11	67.00–70.00	$68.28	$916	—
1180–1570	1451	75-80%	10	60.00–65.00	$61.21	$888	—
1340–1525	1452	75-80%	3	55.00–59.00	$57.08	$829	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1945	1378	6	75.00–78.00	$76.09	$1,049	-10.80
1100–1900	1567	5	86.00–89.00	$88.14	$1,381	—
1330–2015	1618	8	80.00–85.00	$82.60	$1,336	—

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	800.00–900.00	$842.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	775.00–850.00	$795.83
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	695.00–775.00	$717.14

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)	6	600.00–800.00	$712.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,050.00	$975.00	—

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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.