Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 26, 2021

2,086 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.69/cwt +0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 471 lb · 80 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.29/cwt ≈ $1,059/hd at 760 lb · 58 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $132.70/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 672 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,086	2,192	1,458
Feeder cattle	1,792	1,853	1,225
Slaughter cattle	260	320	218
Replacement cattle	34	19	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–349	339	9	158.00–166.00	$162.38	$550	+4.37
375–390	384	18	150.00–160.00	$155.74	$598	-0.06
501–531	516	23	140.00–145.00	$143.91	$743	+3.60
604–645	614	18	131.00–137.00	$135.48	$832	+2.28
654–695	672	51	128.00–135.00	$132.70	$892	+4.20
710–720	719	8	124.00–127.00	$126.63	$910	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	4	167.00–170.00	$168.50	$632	+3.51
405–445	429	5	158.00–167.00	$161.04	$691	+4.04
480–498	495	6	155.00–158.00	$157.51	$780	—
505–540	514	8	150.00–156.00	$153.46	$789	—
564–575	568	19	143.00–146.00	$144.31	$820	—
610–625	620	3	139.00–140.00	$139.67	$866	+2.67
751–777 value added	760	58	138.50–139.75	$139.29	$1,059	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	307	3	150.00–155.00	$152.35	$468	+3.37
370–375	373	2	148.00–150.00	$148.99	$556	+7.83
484	484	4	133.00	$133.00	$644	—
694	694	4	115.00	$115.00	$798	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	3	130.00–148.00	$141.32	$478	+10.35
365–395	379	7	135.00–143.00	$140.21	$531	+9.22
409–425	418	26	126.00–134.00	$130.68	$546	+4.11
459–496	471	80	122.00–126.00	$122.69	$578	+0.20
507–541	524	41	120.00–125.00	$122.03	$639	-0.07
560–595	586	16	117.00–122.00	$120.14	$704	-0.14
605–625	619	7	116.00–120.00	$118.44	$733	—
655–685	673	6	110.00–114.00	$112.01	$754	-1.99
705–725	718	3	108.00–110.00	$109.35	$785	-0.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	329	5	122.00–133.00	$125.05	$411	—
365–396	378	23	120.00–130.00	$124.99	$472	+2.99
418–430	427	3	119.00–125.00	$123.01	$525	—
470–493	482	21	114.00–120.00	$117.35	$566	+1.22
515–545	526	7	110.00–119.00	$115.56	$608	—
575	575	4	112.00	$112.00	$644	+1.03
725–740	729	4	100.00–104.00	$101.51	$740	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	2	126.00	$126.00	$662	+1.00
560–575	570	3	123.00–124.00	$123.33	$703	-1.25
609–645	612	31	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$741	+3.00
675–696	690	10	116.00–120.00	$117.80	$813	+1.80
710–715	713	2	113.00–116.00	$114.51	$816	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	424	7	144.00–154.00	$149.15	$632	+2.64
472–499	481	27	138.00–147.00	$140.20	$674	-1.19
515–545	526	5	130.00–136.00	$133.16	$700	-2.22
575–595	578	6	129.00–134.00	$131.18	$758	+2.36
610–645	620	21	120.00–130.00	$126.09	$782	+5.93
665–690	677	5	115.00–121.00	$117.99	$799	-0.50
705–710	708	2	109.00–110.00	$109.50	$775	-3.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	428	2	156.00–157.00	$156.50	$670	—
455–475	467	3	154.00–158.00	$156.03	$729	—
625	625	5	130.00–132.00	$131.20	$820	+3.19
675–690	678	5	125.00–128.00	$126.41	$857	—
705–725	715	3	116.00–118.00	$116.99	$836	-4.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	422	5	135.00–140.00	$138.43	$584	+7.83
475–485	478	3	130.00–132.00	$131.32	$628	—
505–545	522	3	120.00–124.00	$122.01	$637	-1.14

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1315	1167	80-85%	20	56.00–59.00	$57.76	$674	+2.21
1105–1395	1224	80-85%	26	60.00–64.00	$62.13	$760	+0.88

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1150	1049	85-90%	10	57.00–60.00	$58.79	$617	+4.59
860–1150	1053	85-90%	16	46.00–51.00	$47.67	$502	—
995–1250	1063	85-90%	14	52.00–56.00	$54.11	$575	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1335	1276	75-80%	5	66.00–67.00	$66.81	$852	-0.53
1185–1420	1307	75-80%	9	60.00–64.00	$62.35	$815	—
1175–1460	1397	75-80%	25	55.00–59.00	$56.64	$791	-5.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1705	1432	3	71.00–76.00	$73.68	$1,055	—
1295–2010	1634	10	77.00–82.00	$80.09	$1,309	—
1560–2025	1861	11	82.00–87.00	$83.86	$1,561	—

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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)	5	800.00–900.00	$845.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	750.00–850.00	$803.57

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)	4	575.00–700.00	$643.75

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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.