Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 18, 2022

723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.00/cwt ≈ $1,071/hd at 754 lb · 69 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.00/cwt ≈ $991/hd at 708 lb · 48 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.07/cwt -2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 539 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	723	1,112	1,521
Feeder cattle	574	907	1,356
Slaughter cattle	136	176	148
Replacement cattle	13	29	17

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 unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	323	8	180.00–190.00	$182.46	$589	-4.12
355–390	368	4	180.00–185.00	$182.79	$673	+1.51
405–430	420	3	172.00–180.00	$175.60	$738	-0.21
455–495	475	2	173.00–176.00	$174.44	$829	-0.26
525–545	536	9	160.00–166.00	$164.47	$882	+4.47
610–640	628	3	140.00–147.00	$143.72	$903	-5.17
665–675	673	4	136.00–145.00	$139.73	$940	+1.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–545	531	4	170.00–173.00	$171.74	$912	-0.32
646	646	15	151.00	$151.00	$975	-7.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	328	6	170.00–178.00	$174.66	$573	+4.74
375–385	376	7	170.00–174.00	$172.28	$648	+9.87

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	428	5	152.00–160.00	$156.31	$669	+3.81
525–545	539	31	146.00–150.00	$147.07	$793	-2.17
570–593	588	20	138.00–144.00	$141.61	$833	+0.09
708 value added	708	48	140.00	$140.00	$991	—
754 value added	754	69	142.00	$142.00	$1,071	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	327	6	150.00–154.00	$151.03	$494	+0.28
365–385	375	10	144.00–154.00	$147.39	$553	+3.39
425–445	432	3	140.00–148.00	$142.75	$617	-1.72
515–545	535	3	138.00–142.00	$140.30	$751	+1.86
555–585	570	23	126.00–137.00	$136.47	$778	+4.50
630–645	638	3	118.00–125.00	$120.98	$772	-8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	5	136.00–146.00	$140.02	$459	-0.58
365–380	373	2	130.00–138.00	$134.08	$500	-3.15
425–445	435	3	126.00–136.00	$132.40	$576	+0.15
485–495	492	3	122.00–132.00	$127.97	$630	-2.07
525–545	535	3	120.00–130.00	$125.94	$674	+4.91
560–590	577	3	114.00–122.00	$118.74	$685	—

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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	428	6	170.00–180.00	$176.63	$756	+2.89
475–490	479	4	160.00–170.00	$165.47	$793	-4.82
530–540	535	2	145.00–146.00	$145.50	$778	-15.25
565–575	571	4	140.00–149.00	$143.72	$821	-0.79
615–635	627	3	137.00–140.00	$138.65	$869	-2.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	428	6	180.00–190.00	$183.84	$787	+3.33
460–485	473	5	177.00–182.00	$179.38	$848	+1.89
505–520	515	3	160.00–170.00	$164.95	$849	-2.91

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	2	150.00–160.00	$154.79	$655	—
485–495	490	2	140.00–149.00	$144.55	$708	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1285	1173	80-85%	3	64.00–69.00	$66.87	$784	—
1165–1275	1211	80-85%	12	76.00–78.00	$76.94	$932	+9.03
1120–1325	1215	80-85%	11	70.00–75.00	$72.63	$882	+4.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1435	1349	75-80%	6	78.00–81.00	$78.93	$1,065	—
1215–1575	1383	75-80%	15	71.00–76.00	$73.98	$1,023	—
1310–1685	1511	75-80%	5	66.00–70.00	$68.66	$1,037	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1125	935	85-90%	7	50.00–54.00	$51.64	$483	—
940–1125	1012	85-90%	10	60.00–65.00	$62.85	$636	+3.61
970–1105	1023	85-90%	8	67.00–72.00	$69.54	$711	+18.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1570	1343	5	78.00–85.00	$81.17	$1,090	—
1100–1650	1355	4	85.00–90.00	$87.19	$1,181	—

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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)	3	725.00–825.00	$783.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–975.00	$912.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–700.00	$675.00

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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.