Cattle Market Pulse

Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 1, 2022

735 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Mid State Stockyards LLP report →

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $167.23/cwt +16.35 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 325 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $182.18/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 377 lb · 13 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 steers $174.92/cwt +4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 325 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 735 767 1,359
Feeder cattle 618 599 983
Slaughter cattle 104 161 262
Replacement cattle 13 7 114

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 11.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 332 6 192.00–202.00 $196.55 $653 +17.15
375–395 377 13 180.00–188.00 $182.18 $687 +4.05
415–430 424 9 175.00–185.00 $179.79 $762 +3.90
455–460 458 3 176.00–182.00 $179.35 $821 +5.63
510–526 523 5 168.00–177.00 $175.24 $917 +10.93
580–585 583 2 164.00–165.00 $164.50 $959 —
625–645 635 4 151.00–161.00 $158.21 $1,005 —
690–695 693 2 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $1,046 +9.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 13 170.00–180.00 $174.92 $568 +4.96
375 375 8 165.00–175.00 $170.63 $640 +2.20
455–495 472 3 155.00–160.00 $157.59 $744 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–475 473 3 185.00–186.00 $185.33 $877 +33.33
525 525 4 179.00–187.00 $182.00 $956 +5.37
625–640 629 4 164.00–166.00 $164.51 $1,035 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 327 3 174.00–177.00 $175.69 $575 —
375–385 377 6 170.00–172.00 $170.34 $642 —
425–430 426 10 165.00–172.00 $168.69 $719 —
465–475 473 11 163.00–168.00 $166.18 $786 +13.38
510–538 527 12 157.00–166.00 $159.23 $839 +9.72
565–595 578 4 149.00–159.00 $155.45 $899 —
605–645 627 7 142.00–149.00 $145.88 $915 +6.69
665–675 673 5 136.00–145.00 $140.40 $945 +6.13
705–735 720 2 127.00–130.00 $128.47 $925 -2.02
755–785 770 2 125.00–129.00 $127.04 $978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 325 13 162.00–170.00 $167.23 $543 +16.35
360–375 374 11 158.00–168.00 $164.83 $616 +16.35
405–445 425 11 154.00–164.00 $159.47 $678 +10.64
470–490 478 8 150.00–160.00 $154.76 $740 +9.28
510–540 526 4 145.00–155.00 $151.49 $797 +10.06
565–595 576 7 136.00–145.00 $139.87 $806 +4.54
675–690 679 4 124.00–133.00 $127.28 $864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 328 7 145.00–155.00 $151.94 $498 +10.31
375 375 11 141.00–151.00 $147.09 $552 +5.09
420–430 427 3 140.00–145.00 $142.02 $606 +4.16
475–480 476 5 130.00–140.00 $137.98 $657 +7.98
515–525 522 3 124.00–129.00 $125.65 $656 -0.65

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 431 7 173.00–179.00 $175.85 $758 +11.50
475–485 477 6 170.00–177.00 $172.52 $823 +8.49
505–530 515 4 160.00–170.00 $165.94 $855 +12.41
575–590 583 3 154.00–164.00 $157.95 $921 +11.35
620–640 627 5 139.00–149.00 $145.38 $912 +8.43
660–675 668 2 140.00–145.00 $142.53 $952 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 490 2 177.00–178.00 $177.49 $870 —
520–545 529 4 172.00–175.00 $173.26 $917 —
560–565 563 2 170.00–172.00 $171.00 $963 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 158.00 $158.00 $672 +4.10
605–640 625 3 129.00–131.00 $129.99 $812 +5.62

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1080 950 85-90% 8 60.00–65.00 $61.83 $587 +3.22
870–1060 990 85-90% 4 72.00–76.00 $73.84 $731 +9.78
800–1460 1078 85-90% 8 68.00–77.00 $72.21 $778 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1255 1123 80-85% 10 81.00–86.00 $83.34 $936 +8.79
1145–1170 1153 80-85% 3 75.00–79.00 $77.65 $895 —
1120–1285 1212 80-85% 3 68.00–72.00 $69.97 $848 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1360 1289 75-80% 5 83.00–89.00 $85.67 $1,104 +2.10
1525–1620 1585 75-80% 3 78.00–82.00 $79.68 $1,263 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1830 1612 7 95.00–100.00 $97.77 $1,576 -10.82
1365–1895 1690 4 105.00–107.00 $106.03 $1,792 —
1420–2200 1783 5 110.00–114.00 $111.75 $1,993 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 625.00–725.00 $683.33

↑ Back to top

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.