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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

1,627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.82/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 444 lb · 41 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $168.44/cwt -2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 439 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.25/cwt +3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 522 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,627 2,047 1,774
Feeder cattle 1,405 1,575 1,437
Slaughter cattle 207 434 252
Replacement cattle 15 38 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 182.00–184.00 $183.00 $595 -8.88
365–395 372 13 178.00–185.00 $180.08 $670 +0.40
425–449 445 6 177.00–180.00 $177.48 $790 -0.96
455–480 465 6 170.00–176.00 $172.97 $804 -2.69
501 value added 501 6 176.00 $176.00 $882 —
502–545 528 21 161.00–168.00 $163.46 $863 +0.89
565–598 593 16 157.00–159.00 $158.01 $937 +2.08
608–635 628 24 154.00–157.00 $154.73 $972 +5.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 7 172.00–178.00 $174.14 $566 +0.59
375–390 378 12 168.00–176.00 $172.39 $652 +1.42
410–445 431 6 164.00–170.00 $167.15 $720 -2.43
475–490 483 4 160.00–165.00 $162.72 $786 -2.39
525–545 528 8 152.00–160.00 $155.02 $819 -1.75
570–580 575 5 149.00–155.00 $150.79 $867 +5.79
665–680 673 2 135.00–140.00 $137.53 $926 +5.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 164.00–166.00 $164.97 $624 —
445 445 2 152.00–160.00 $156.00 $694 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 3 150.00–156.00 $151.98 $567 +0.32
425–448 444 41 147.00–154.00 $147.82 $656 -2.57
451–495 478 13 143.00–147.00 $144.45 $690 +3.05
509–537 528 18 137.00–144.00 $142.98 $755 +6.98
554–591 571 23 137.00–142.00 $139.82 $798 +8.16
605–610 608 3 130.00–135.00 $132.66 $807 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 4 140.00–148.00 $144.38 $469 -0.57
352–395 364 23 138.00–147.00 $140.74 $512 -0.06
425–447 431 17 135.00–143.00 $139.75 $602 +1.31
470–485 475 8 128.00–136.00 $132.36 $629 +1.74
525–535 530 5 127.00–134.00 $129.82 $688 -1.44
570–597 587 6 124.00–129.00 $127.36 $748 -2.40
634 634 6 125.00 $125.00 $792 +5.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 324 10 130.00–140.00 $136.33 $442 -0.18
375 375 9 130.00–135.00 $132.00 $495 +0.79
410–438 430 7 122.00–130.00 $127.74 $549 +3.21
455–475 471 7 120.00–127.00 $121.97 $574 +0.26
530–535 533 2 122.00–125.00 $123.51 $658 +3.59
560–565 563 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $681 —
625 625 5 110.00–115.00 $112.00 $700 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 439 30 167.00–176.00 $168.44 $739 -2.45
470–475 473 3 165.00–172.00 $167.32 $791 +6.25
501 501 23 162.00 $162.00 $812 +8.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 431 4 160.00–166.00 $162.96 $702 +0.72
475–495 480 8 150.00–160.00 $154.98 $744 -2.59
515–540 526 8 147.00–155.00 $151.52 $797 +2.00
575–595 588 3 134.00–142.00 $138.29 $813 -1.32
610–645 623 3 134.00–138.00 $136.34 $849 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–540 530 2 130.00–135.00 $132.55 $703 —
620–625 623 3 120.00–128.00 $122.65 $764 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1100 973 85-90% 10 54.00–57.00 $55.06 $536 -4.41
850–1305 1041 85-90% 25 49.00–53.00 $50.62 $527 -3.96
1030–1165 1097 85-90% 10 59.00–64.00 $62.09 $681 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1365 1148 80-85% 13 57.00–61.00 $59.05 $678 —
1095–1375 1184 80-85% 14 62.00–67.00 $65.00 $770 —
1140–1310 1200 80-85% 17 68.00–72.00 $69.58 $835 +14.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1555 1355 75-80% 4 72.00–75.00 $73.60 $997 +12.34
1160–1635 1423 75-80% 11 67.00–71.00 $68.74 $978 +11.55
1175–1690 1451 75-80% 5 60.00–65.00 $63.05 $915 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1810 1635 6 77.00–83.00 $79.02 $1,292 -1.68
1600–2215 1850 7 84.00–90.00 $86.58 $1,602 —
1565–1995 1858 6 91.00–95.00 $92.80 $1,724 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–975.00 $887.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 875.00–1,000.00 $914.29

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.