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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

864 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.00/cwt ≈ $1,140/hd at 838 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $151.63/cwt -14.31 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 525 lb · 19 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $142.00/cwt ≈ $1,083/hd at 763 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 864 735 1,443
Feeder cattle 742 618 1,128
Slaughter cattle 109 104 263
Replacement cattle 13 13 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 188.00 $188.00 $705 —
407 407 3 184.00 $184.00 $749 —
510–545 526 4 171.00–174.00 $172.74 $909 -9.26
594 594 13 162.00 $162.00 $962 —
613 613 15 158.00 $158.00 $969 -6.51
705 value added 705 11 146.00 $146.00 $1,029 —
763 value added 763 19 142.00 $142.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
838 value added 838 52 136.00 $136.00 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 374 4 174.00–184.00 $177.75 $665 -4.43
425–430 427 5 170.00–176.00 $173.60 $741 -6.19
460–475 472 5 164.00–174.00 $172.05 $812 -7.30
505–525 516 4 158.00–169.00 $165.27 $853 -9.97
575 575 3 157.00–161.00 $159.67 $918 -4.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 321 5 175.00–182.00 $179.82 $577 +4.90
365–395 378 5 168.00–174.00 $171.18 $647 +0.55
475–495 485 2 150.00–156.00 $152.94 $742 -4.65
575–595 585 2 145.00–148.00 $146.47 $857 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 156.00–160.00 $158.00 $514 -9.23
355–375 368 5 150.00–154.00 $151.17 $556 -13.66
410–430 424 9 145.00–153.00 $149.54 $634 -9.93
468–495 477 9 140.00–150.00 $144.56 $690 -10.20
525 525 11 136.00–149.00 $140.91 $740 -10.58
560–590 576 6 130.00–139.00 $133.02 $766 -6.85
620–630 625 8 125.00–133.00 $127.37 $796 —
760–795 778 2 110.00–118.00 $114.09 $888 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 335 3 140.00–148.00 $143.94 $482 -8.00
375–395 383 5 136.00–145.00 $141.59 $542 -5.50
425–445 432 7 134.00–140.00 $137.42 $594 -4.60
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 -0.65
560–575 572 5 117.00–122.00 $120.22 $688 —
610–640 625 3 110.00–115.00 $113.01 $706 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 470 3 150.00–154.00 $151.30 $711 -14.88
515–520 518 2 148.00–150.00 $149.00 $772 -10.23
605 605 12 134.00 $134.00 $811 -11.88

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 421 5 165.00–173.00 $168.56 $710 -7.29
470–490 477 6 154.00–157.00 $155.33 $741 -17.19
520–525 525 19 148.00–157.00 $151.63 $796 -14.31
555–595 573 9 140.00–149.00 $142.63 $817 -15.32
605–625 616 4 135.00–138.00 $136.75 $842 -8.63
675–690 678 5 120.00–132.00 $128.76 $873 -13.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 2 150.00–155.00 $152.53 $648 -5.47
475 475 6 147.00–154.00 $150.33 $714 —
510–525 519 4 142.00–147.00 $144.22 $749 —
560–595 576 6 134.00–138.00 $136.02 $783 —
605–625 622 6 127.00–130.00 $129.18 $803 -0.81
665–695 680 2 118.00–123.00 $120.44 $819 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1250 1140 80-85% 11 77.00–82.00 $79.38 $905 -3.96
1085–1300 1162 80-85% 3 75.00–76.00 $75.31 $875 -2.34
1105–1260 1170 80-85% 11 84.00–89.00 $86.30 $1,010 +8.65
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–935 908 85-90% 8 60.00–65.00 $61.21 $556 —
895–1150 962 85-90% 7 68.00–71.00 $69.24 $666 +7.41
865–1045 967 85-90% 3 72.00–76.00 $74.47 $720 +12.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1440 1306 75-80% 6 88.00–90.00 $89.18 $1,165 —
1215–1795 1385 75-80% 6 78.00–80.00 $78.70 $1,090 —
1305–1525 1402 75-80% 5 81.00–85.00 $82.99 $1,164 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2550 1657 6 93.00–98.00 $96.22 $1,594 -9.81
1350–1865 1669 5 101.00–104.00 $102.21 $1,706 -3.82

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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) 3 700.00–750.00 $716.67

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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.