Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.00/cwt ≈ $869/hd at 595 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $174.65/cwt +6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 425 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $152.39/cwt +2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 424 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	800	864	865
Feeder cattle	671	742	660
Slaughter cattle	115	109	189
Replacement cattle	14	13	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	12	180.00–187.00	$182.50	$684	+4.75
425–445	428	6	174.00–180.00	$177.32	$759	+3.72
525–545	532	3	164.00–174.00	$170.58	$907	+5.31
660–695	672	3	140.00–148.00	$144.26	$969	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–485	476	5	180.00–188.00	$182.62	$869	—
525	525	14	175.00–185.00	$180.86	$950	+8.12
575–595	582	3	166.00–170.00	$168.64	$981	+6.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	378	5	170.00–177.00	$173.75	$657	+2.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	12	155.00–162.00	$158.17	$514	+0.17
360–375	374	11	150.00–158.00	$152.34	$570	+1.17
410–425	424	15	148.00–158.00	$152.39	$646	+2.85
475–480	476	14	145.00–155.00	$150.65	$717	+6.09
520–525	524	8	139.00–148.00	$142.62	$747	+1.71
575–595	580	4	130.00–140.00	$134.96	$783	+1.94
625–640	630	3	130.00–132.00	$131.32	$827	+3.95
655–675	668	3	125.00–128.00	$127.02	$848	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	377	3	162.00–166.00	$164.65	$621	—
420–435	427	9	162.00–170.00	$165.21	$705	—
465–475	474	7	156.00–164.00	$158.57	$752	+7.27
505–545	521	5	150.00–160.00	$154.34	$804	+5.34
595	595	17	146.00	$146.00	$869	—
610–645	636	4	136.00–141.00	$138.24	$879	+4.24
655–675	666	4	129.00–132.00	$130.23	$867	—
710–715	713	2	125.00–127.00	$126.00	$898	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	388	3	139.00–146.00	$142.27	$552	+0.68
425–445	428	8	135.00–145.00	$139.96	$599	+2.54
455–475	466	4	126.00–135.00	$131.57	$613	—
525–530	526	5	120.00–130.00	$126.39	$665	+1.39
555–570	563	2	117.00–126.00	$121.44	$684	+1.22
625–635	629	4	116.00–120.00	$117.51	$739	+4.50
705–745	725	2	110.00–116.00	$112.92	$819	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	425	15	170.00–180.00	$174.65	$742	+6.09
455–480	471	5	162.00–172.00	$165.74	$781	+10.41
525–545	531	9	156.00–166.00	$160.68	$853	+9.05
580–595	588	2	141.00–150.00	$145.44	$855	+2.81
625–635	627	5	135.00–144.00	$139.20	$873	+2.45
690	690	1	137.00	$137.00	$945	+8.24
730–745	738	2	129.00–130.00	$129.49	$956	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	468	4	145.00–155.00	$148.96	$697	-1.37
505–530	518	2	135.00–140.00	$137.56	$713	-6.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–545	538	2	167.00–170.00	$168.48	$906	—
665	665	1	139.00	$139.00	$924	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1245	1139	80-85%	13	79.00–84.00	$81.21	$925	+1.83
1140–1170	1150	80-85%	3	74.00–76.00	$75.32	$866	+0.01
1050–1345	1165	80-85%	11	86.00–91.00	$87.67	$1,021	+12.36

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1485	1318	75-80%	10	87.00–92.00	$88.48	$1,166	-0.70
1200–1475	1339	75-80%	8	82.00–86.00	$83.85	$1,123	-5.33
1290–1650	1504	75-80%	7	75.00–80.00	$78.57	$1,182	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1115	959	85-90%	9	70.00–74.00	$71.21	$683	+1.97
830–1180	978	85-90%	5	65.00–68.00	$65.89	$644	-8.58
1035–1170	1103	85-90%	2	76.00–78.00	$77.06	$850	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1865	1306	6	97.00–100.00	$98.54	$1,287	—
1635–1915	1775	2	113.00–114.00	$113.54	$2,015	—
1665–2230	1832	5	104.00–109.00	$105.23	$1,928	—

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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)	2	875.00–950.00	$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	700.00–800.00	$750.00

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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.