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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 8, 2022

768 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.25/cwt ≈ $1,089/hd at 755 lb · 74 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.26/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 678 lb · 41 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $155.67/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 375 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 768 1,075 732
Feeder cattle 608 835 542
Slaughter cattle 152 206 178
Replacement cattle 8 34 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 318 3 210.00–216.00 $214.08 $681 —
355–385 366 4 193.00–202.00 $196.19 $718 —
405–430 418 3 188.00–195.00 $191.07 $799 —
487 487 10 180.00 $180.00 $877 +1.53
681 681 13 149.00 $149.00 $1,015 +0.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 320 4 190.00–200.00 $193.40 $619 +7.48
375–390 379 6 180.00–186.00 $184.15 $698 +1.47
410–437 427 9 176.00–183.00 $180.69 $772 +4.49
465–480 473 3 172.00–180.00 $175.62 $831 +5.76
505–530 518 3 170.00–176.00 $173.31 $898 +7.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 4 174.00–180.00 $177.70 $578 +1.77
365–375 369 4 168.00–175.00 $171.24 $632 +4.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 164.00 $164.00 $615 +3.95
405–425 423 13 160.00–166.00 $162.83 $689 +6.33
475 475 9 157.00–160.00 $159.11 $756 +7.62
505–525 517 9 153.00–158.00 $154.79 $800 +4.46
565–581 580 13 147.00–148.00 $147.93 $858 +4.09
677–682 678 41 141.00–144.00 $143.26 $971 +6.98
755 value added 755 74 144.25 $144.25 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 328 4 156.00–160.00 $158.05 $518 +6.49
355–395 375 18 152.00–162.00 $155.67 $584 +4.00
415–440 429 12 148.00–158.00 $151.86 $651 +0.87
460–490 473 8 146.00–156.00 $150.49 $712 +5.85
505–535 523 9 140.00–150.00 $145.53 $761 +5.85
555–575 570 4 139.00–147.00 $140.95 $803 +6.46
610–640 623 3 134.00–139.00 $135.96 $847 +9.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 4 140.00–150.00 $145.00 $478 +1.44
375–395 378 7 140.00–148.00 $143.89 $544 +2.40
415–445 427 3 140.00–145.00 $142.94 $610 +6.92
465–475 472 3 135.00–136.00 $135.33 $639 +3.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 416 16 182.00–188.00 $186.36 $775 —
475 475 2 174.00 $174.00 $826 —
515–540 528 2 170.00–176.00 $172.93 $913 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 425 4 170.00–177.00 $173.79 $739 +1.16
460–490 478 3 166.00–171.00 $168.28 $804 +4.15
525–540 530 3 160.00–166.00 $162.04 $859 +9.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 150.00 $150.00 $712 -1.98

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1075 991 85-90% 10 64.00–70.00 $66.19 $656 -1.77
800–1260 1021 85-90% 22 55.00–60.00 $56.91 $581 -16.09
975–1080 1028 85-90% 2 72.00–75.00 $73.58 $756 +0.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1430 1334 75-80% 4 83.00–88.00 $85.79 $1,144 —
1175–1590 1384 75-80% 10 78.00–82.00 $80.31 $1,111 -6.79
1225–1655 1511 75-80% 5 74.00–76.00 $75.25 $1,137 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1245 1085 80-85% 4 82.00–85.00 $83.32 $904 —
1010–1305 1134 80-85% 8 75.00–80.00 $77.36 $877 +4.87
1230–1425 1320 80-85% 4 69.00–74.00 $70.70 $933 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1865 1529 7 82.00–87.00 $84.67 $1,295 —
1600–1940 1733 7 107.00–114.00 $111.23 $1,928 —
1545–1935 1822 5 96.00–101.00 $97.81 $1,782 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–700.00 $650.00

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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.