Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

2,192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.63/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 570 lb · 65 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.81/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 661 lb · 49 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.15/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 664 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,192	2,373	1,925
Feeder cattle	1,853	2,058	1,690
Slaughter cattle	320	254	202
Replacement cattle	19	61	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	3	164.00–167.00	$164.99	$615	—
425	425	2	157.00	$157.00	$667	±0.00
615	615	1	137.00	$137.00	$843	+0.62
651–665	661	49	132.00–138.00	$133.81	$884	+0.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	327	5	156.00–160.00	$158.01	$517	-1.04
360–375	374	11	152.00–160.00	$155.80	$583	+1.18
435–440	438	2	153.00–154.00	$153.50	$672	+1.99
480–495	488	2	143.00–149.00	$146.05	$713	-2.21
520–541	539	25	140.00–148.00	$140.31	$756	-2.69
625	625	5	130.00–136.00	$133.20	$832	+0.28
695	695	2	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$893	-1.40
780–785	783	2	119.00–124.00	$121.51	$951	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	328	4	146.00–150.00	$148.98	$489	+2.38
360–375	372	5	140.00–146.00	$141.16	$525	+0.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	378	4	136.00–145.00	$138.29	$523	—
415–430	423	2	134.00–136.00	$135.02	$571	—
525	525	2	125.00	$125.00	$656	-1.01
558 value added	558	12	130.25	$130.25	$727	—
556–595	573	53	124.00–126.00	$124.58	$714	-2.29
625	625	3	118.00	$118.00	$738	-3.56
653 value added	653	10	133.50	$133.50	$872	—
668–670	669	24	116.00	$116.00	$776	-4.50
770–790	780	2	109.00–112.00	$110.52	$862	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	4	128.00–136.00	$130.97	$426	—
375–380	376	8	126.00–134.00	$130.99	$493	+2.23
425	425	7	122.00–130.00	$126.57	$538	+3.66
465–475	474	10	120.00–125.00	$122.49	$581	+1.12
525	525	10	119.00–124.00	$122.10	$641	+2.10
575–585	576	11	115.00–124.00	$120.28	$693	-1.38
675–695	678	6	111.00–116.00	$114.00	$773	+0.09
715–740	728	2	109.00–110.00	$109.49	$797	+6.73
770	770	1	108.00	$108.00	$832	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	120.00–124.00	$122.00	$458	+1.00
475–495	478	7	114.00–118.00	$116.13	$555	+0.61
575–590	583	2	109.00–113.00	$110.97	$647	+5.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	427	8	142.00–151.00	$146.51	$626	+0.87
470–475	475	10	138.00–148.00	$141.39	$672	+7.89
525	525	13	130.00–138.00	$135.38	$711	+5.11
565–575	573	6	127.00–134.00	$128.82	$738	+5.82
625–645	628	6	118.00–121.00	$120.16	$755	+1.29
655–665	660	2	117.00–120.00	$118.49	$782	+1.57
705–730	721	4	110.00–116.00	$112.73	$813	+6.21
775–795	785	4	105.00–110.00	$107.25	$842	+6.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	420	3	128.00–136.00	$130.60	$549	-3.58
515–525	523	6	120.00–129.00	$123.15	$644	+5.81
675	675	3	100.00–110.00	$106.67	$720	+6.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–645	627	3	127.00–129.00	$128.01	$803	+3.52
705–730	718	2	120.00–123.00	$121.47	$872	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1055	1006	85-90%	29	45.00–50.00	$47.83	$481	-12.65
950–1130	1014	85-90%	5	58.00–62.00	$59.43	$603	-1.05
970–1145	1042	85-90%	13	52.00–57.00	$54.20	$565	+0.64

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1290	1198	80-85%	18	53.00–58.00	$55.55	$665	—
1070–1300	1203	80-85%	15	59.00–63.00	$61.25	$737	-4.37
1185–1300	1254	80-85%	5	64.00–66.00	$64.76	$812	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1260	1253	75-80%	3	66.00–70.00	$67.34	$844	—
1160–1390	1362	75-80%	17	60.00–65.00	$61.69	$840	—
1315–1530	1492	75-80%	18	55.00–58.00	$56.78	$847	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1900	1549	7	75.00–77.00	$75.59	$1,171	—
1405–1750	1577	5	69.00–74.00	$71.12	$1,122	-17.02
1460–1890	1670	3	82.00–87.00	$84.76	$1,415	—

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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)	7	500.00–700.00	$617.86

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)	2	700.00	$700.00

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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.