Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

2,047 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.34/cwt +12.74 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 572 lb · 61 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $156.77/cwt +4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 528 lb · 55 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.11/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 666 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,047	2,155	2,609
Feeder cattle	1,575	1,632	2,363
Slaughter cattle	434	367	223
Replacement cattle	38	156	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	188.00–196.00	$191.88	$643	—
370–395	377	10	176.00–182.00	$179.68	$677	-2.50
425	425	9	174.00–182.00	$178.44	$758	+7.89
455–475	472	6	175.00–177.00	$175.66	$829	+9.50
505–525	517	5	160.00–166.00	$162.57	$840	+2.77
553–575	562	12	153.00–160.00	$155.93	$876	+0.05
610–645	623	27	145.00–151.00	$149.45	$931	-3.82
659 value added	659	9	152.00	$152.00	$1,002	—
655–695	668	18	140.00–150.00	$146.86	$981	-4.41
756 value added	756	31	151.50	$151.50	$1,145	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	329	9	170.00–180.00	$173.55	$571	-3.66
375–395	378	11	165.00–175.00	$170.97	$646	-0.81
410–445	426	5	165.00–173.00	$169.58	$722	+8.74
460–475	473	8	160.00–170.00	$165.11	$781	+10.16
504–548	528	55	151.00–160.00	$156.77	$828	+4.98
575	575	6	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$834	-2.78
630	630	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$866	-3.47
685–695	690	2	131.00–133.00	$132.01	$911	-7.50
725	725	2	125.00	$125.00	$906	-7.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–545	535	2	140.00–142.00	$140.98	$754	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	4	153.00–157.00	$155.19	$512	—
375–390	378	6	150.00–152.00	$151.66	$573	+2.30
405–425	417	5	146.00–154.00	$150.39	$627	+2.66
456–496	483	25	140.00–142.00	$141.40	$683	—
541–548	543	17	136.00	$136.00	$738	—
572 value added	572	58	145.00	$145.00	$829	—
575–595	582	3	131.00–132.00	$131.66	$766	+0.06
644 value added	644	11	139.50	$139.50	$898	—
661–672 value added	665	35	134.50–137.00	$136.06	$905	—
675–690	680	3	120.00–126.00	$123.97	$843	-6.15
772 value added	772	13	132.50	$132.50	$1,023	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	7	142.00–152.00	$144.95	$471	-2.22
360–380	372	10	137.00–146.00	$140.80	$524	-2.54
420–448	433	13	132.00–142.00	$138.44	$599	+2.59
455–498	482	29	128.00–134.00	$130.62	$630	-0.32
502–545	522	34	125.00–133.00	$131.26	$685	+1.67
564–590	570	14	123.00–131.00	$129.76	$740	+2.18
610–645	622	3	118.00–122.00	$119.71	$745	-2.82

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	322	8	130.00–140.00	$136.51	$440	+3.20
375–395	386	4	129.00–134.00	$131.21	$506	+0.89
405–445	422	5	120.00–130.00	$124.53	$526	+0.48
475–495	482	3	120.00–125.00	$121.71	$587	-2.78
505–545	525	2	118.00–122.00	$119.92	$630	+3.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–434	430	11	170.00–176.00	$170.89	$735	+5.98
460–490	478	23	160.00–170.00	$161.07	$770	+3.85
520–540	525	11	152.00–157.00	$153.81	$808	+1.70
560–565	563	2	150.00–153.00	$151.49	$853	+2.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	429	7	158.00–168.00	$162.24	$696	+2.91
460–482	476	11	148.00–165.00	$157.57	$750	+3.53
530–545	538	2	148.00–151.00	$149.52	$804	+6.53
570–575	573	5	135.00–142.00	$139.61	$800	-2.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	140.00–145.00	$142.47	$620	—
565–575	572	3	120.00–130.00	$126.71	$725	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1110	979	85-90%	9	58.00–62.00	$59.47	$582	+12.29
855–1245	1009	85-90%	53	45.00–50.00	$48.03	$485	-6.02
880–1200	1023	85-90%	31	52.00–57.00	$54.58	$558	+0.53

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1280	1108	80-85%	5	64.00–66.00	$64.46	$714	+0.26
1135–1360	1205	80-85%	25	53.00–58.00	$55.12	$664	-4.24
1135–1405	1227	80-85%	23	59.00–63.00	$60.69	$745	+1.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1535	1338	75-80%	5	65.00–67.00	$65.61	$878	+4.94
1135–1685	1361	75-80%	24	60.00–64.00	$61.26	$834	+4.52
1180–1655	1447	75-80%	19	55.00–59.00	$57.19	$828	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–2105	1513	3	75.00–78.00	$76.28	$1,154	—
1515–1665	1545	5	84.00–85.00	$84.78	$1,310	—
1265–1970	1646	5	80.00–82.00	$80.70	$1,328	—

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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)	7	650.00–850.00	$739.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–900.00	$883.33

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)	8	400.00–550.00	$471.88

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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.