Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 22, 2022

1,127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.08/cwt -6.78 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 519 lb · 77 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.00/cwt ≈ $1,034/hd at 667 lb · 43 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.58/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 611 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,127	800	1,352
Feeder cattle	817	671	974
Slaughter cattle	236	115	222
Replacement cattle	74	14	156

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 unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–532	519	77	170.00–175.00	$174.08	$903	-6.78
667	667	43	155.00	$155.00	$1,034	—
714–733	723	17	142.00–143.00	$142.48	$1,030	—
795	795	4	137.00	$137.00	$1,089	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	180.00–182.00	$181.02	$597	—
375	375	5	178.00–180.00	$179.20	$672	-3.30
425–430	426	5	172.00–175.00	$174.00	$741	-3.32
475–485	478	5	166.00–172.00	$170.18	$813	—
525–545	532	3	162.00–168.00	$165.95	$883	-4.63
570	570	17	156.00–162.00	$156.35	$891	—
601–646	629	13	145.00–152.00	$147.47	$928	—
675–695	679	5	132.00–144.00	$135.65	$921	-8.61
710–725	722	6	131.00–137.00	$134.00	$967	—
755–775	768	3	129.00–134.00	$130.97	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	3	172.00–176.00	$173.35	$567	—
355–375	369	4	166.00–170.00	$168.02	$620	-5.73
505–530	518	2	150.00–155.00	$152.56	$790	—
570–595	579	4	145.00–150.00	$148.25	$858	—
675	675	1	125.00	$125.00	$844	—

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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	2	160.00	$160.00	$520	+1.83
365–375	373	5	152.00–159.00	$154.98	$578	+2.64
425–445	427	12	149.00–156.00	$152.75	$652	+0.36
455–490	473	10	146.00–155.00	$149.46	$707	-1.19
525	525	12	142.00–148.00	$145.00	$761	+2.38
565–575	574	7	139.00–141.00	$140.00	$804	+5.04
625–630	626	6	130.00–135.00	$132.67	$831	+1.35
665–675	670	3	125.00–130.00	$127.67	$855	+0.65

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	425	3	160.00–163.00	$161.63	$687	-3.58
455	455	7	158.00	$158.00	$719	-0.57
532	532	6	151.00	$151.00	$803	-3.34
565–575	572	10	143.00–144.00	$143.90	$823	-2.10
604–625	611	17	137.00–142.00	$139.58	$853	+1.34
655–695	671	5	131.00–135.00	$132.78	$891	+2.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	150.00–152.00	$150.95	$483	—
375	375	7	145.00–150.00	$146.14	$548	+3.87
425	425	9	140.00–148.00	$143.78	$611	+3.82
475–490	477	9	135.00–145.00	$140.45	$670	+8.88
525–545	527	10	131.00–140.00	$137.20	$723	+10.81
575	575	4	130.00–134.00	$132.00	$759	+10.56
655–695	675	2	116.00–120.00	$118.06	$797	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	428	6	168.00–176.00	$170.82	$731	-3.83
460–480	467	5	152.00–173.00	$163.58	$764	-2.16
530–545	535	3	152.00–161.00	$157.28	$841	-3.40
555–565	560	2	141.00–146.00	$143.48	$803	-1.96
620–645	631	6	130.00–140.00	$135.62	$856	-3.58
660–675	670	3	129.00–135.00	$130.97	$877	-6.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	481	6	150.00–160.00	$156.13	$751	+7.17
525–530	527	3	140.00–142.00	$141.33	$745	+3.77
555–565	560	2	125.00–135.00	$130.04	$728	—
605–640	625	3	124.00–130.00	$127.28	$796	—
660–675	670	3	110.00–120.00	$113.28	$759	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–530	523	2	170.00–174.00	$171.97	$899	+3.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1330	1170	80-85%	11	78.00–83.00	$80.70	$944	-6.97
1120–1310	1201	80-85%	36	84.00–89.00	$86.56	$1,040	—
1080–1300	1225	80-85%	8	90.00–92.00	$90.61	$1,110	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1065	918	85-90%	12	65.00–70.00	$68.00	$624	—
815–1105	959	85-90%	18	72.00–77.00	$75.20	$721	+3.99
920–1000	982	85-90%	14	78.00–83.00	$79.77	$783	+13.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1355	1228	75-80%	2	92.00–96.00	$93.79	$1,152	—
1180–1445	1317	75-80%	23	85.00–90.00	$86.95	$1,145	-1.53
1225–1620	1370	75-80%	11	80.00–84.00	$82.59	$1,131	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1650	1273	6	95.00–102.00	$99.10	$1,262	—
1365–2000	1786	7	104.00–110.00	$107.16	$1,914	-6.38
2035–2075	2060	3	115.00–120.00	$117.35	$2,417	—

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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)	5	1,125.00–1,250.00	$1,185.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,275.00–1,475.00	$1,379.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,450.00–1,500.00	$1,487.50

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)	5	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,095.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	1,225.00–1,500.00	$1,358.93	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00	$900.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,112.50	—

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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.