Cattle Market Pulse

Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 11, 2022

1,112 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.27/cwt +4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 567 lb · 29 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.50/cwt ≈ $983/hd at 685 lb · 28 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $152.86/cwt +7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 723 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,112 583 819
Feeder cattle 907 497 800
Slaughter cattle 176 80 19
Replacement cattle 29 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 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
355–395 374 5 186.00–195.00 $189.51 $709 +3.75
415–425 424 7 185.00–190.00 $188.57 $800 +4.03
455–495 477 3 181.00–190.00 $185.29 $884 +2.27
527–533 529 16 170.00–173.00 $172.06 $910 -4.02
575–595 585 2 159.00–160.00 $159.51 $933 -1.97
607–630 613 13 157.00–159.00 $158.53 $972 +3.05
686 686 6 145.00 $145.00 $995 —
705–710 708 2 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $1,023 —
724 value added 724 26 153.50 $153.50 $1,111 +8.50
769 value added 769 6 151.00 $151.00 $1,161 —
865 value added 865 25 143.50 $143.50 $1,241 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 329 5 182.00–192.00 $186.58 $614 +8.68
370–375 374 7 180.00–185.00 $181.28 $678 +7.16
425–441 437 6 175.00–180.00 $175.81 $768 +2.34
460–478 475 10 173.00–177.00 $174.70 $830 +0.99
525 525 2 160.00 $160.00 $840 -6.02
571–590 576 7 155.00–158.00 $157.27 $906 —
610–645 628 2 145.00–153.00 $148.89 $935 +5.38
685–695 690 2 136.00–140.00 $138.01 $952 —
725 725 2 130.00 $130.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 165.00–175.00 $169.92 $552 —
355–370 363 2 158.00–167.00 $162.41 $590 +3.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 158.00–160.00 $158.95 $513 —
395 395 2 156.00–160.00 $158.00 $624 +1.14
425–445 427 17 150.00–160.00 $152.50 $651 +3.62
475–498 481 21 147.00–155.00 $150.45 $724 +2.86
505–530 523 17 145.00–153.00 $149.24 $781 +5.14
553 value added 553 10 149.50 $149.50 $827 +8.50
564–595 574 19 138.00–145.00 $141.52 $812 +5.72
605–639 630 6 136.00–140.00 $136.66 $861 —
685 value added 685 28 143.50 $143.50 $983 —
841 value added 841 7 137.00 $137.00 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 323 9 146.00–156.00 $150.75 $487 +0.98
375 375 11 142.00–150.00 $144.00 $540 -2.80
425–445 432 8 140.00–147.00 $144.47 $624 +1.38
475 475 7 138.00–145.00 $143.14 $680 +0.16
525–540 528 7 135.00–142.00 $138.44 $731 +3.95
570–585 577 3 129.00–137.00 $131.97 $761 +2.55
615–630 625 3 125.00–132.00 $128.98 $806 +5.59
680 680 2 114.00–124.00 $119.00 $809 -0.99
710–740 725 4 110.00–115.00 $113.48 $823 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 324 9 135.00–145.00 $140.60 $456 +0.33
355–390 375 6 130.00–140.00 $137.23 $515 +3.27
415–445 434 4 129.00–136.00 $132.25 $574 —
455–480 472 5 125.00–135.00 $130.04 $614 +5.54
525–545 532 3 120.00–123.00 $121.03 $644 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 423 8 170.00–177.00 $173.74 $735 +1.14
465–495 477 3 168.00–173.00 $170.29 $812 +4.66
525–545 535 4 159.00–162.00 $160.75 $860 +9.28
570–595 583 2 144.00–145.00 $144.51 $842 —
625–640 628 6 135.00–145.00 $140.83 $884 +3.33
725–745 735 3 115.00–122.00 $117.98 $867 —
760–795 778 2 110.00–120.00 $114.89 $894 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 426 8 178.00–184.00 $180.51 $769 +0.55
465–475 474 8 174.00–182.00 $177.49 $841 +4.66
515–545 526 8 163.00–170.00 $167.86 $883 +1.71

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1330 1297 75-80% 3 74.00–75.00 $74.32 $964 —
1120–1495 1299 75-80% 4 65.00–67.00 $65.79 $855 —
1255–1500 1406 75-80% 33 68.00–73.00 $70.59 $992 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1150 1000 85-90% 11 57.00–62.00 $59.24 $592 —
805–1215 1033 85-90% 17 50.00–55.00 $51.26 $530 —
945–1155 1040 85-90% 6 64.00–69.00 $65.64 $683 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1200 1130 80-85% 10 60.00–64.00 $62.56 $707 -9.53
1120–1150 1130 80-85% 3 71.00–73.00 $72.32 $817 +0.23
1015–1475 1200 80-85% 20 65.00–70.00 $67.91 $815 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1550 1447 7 80.00–85.00 $82.49 $1,194 —
1560–1920 1754 5 85.00–90.00 $87.37 $1,532 —
1565–2160 1799 4 92.00–97.00 $95.19 $1,712 —

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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) 8 700.00–900.00 $753.13
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 800.00–975.00 $866.67

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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.