Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

1,108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $172.79/cwt -11.85 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 388 lb · 28 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.85/cwt ≈ $981/hd at 761 lb · 27 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.34/cwt -7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 623 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,108	755	1,303
Feeder cattle	870	607	979
Slaughter cattle	199	138	246
Replacement cattle	39	10	78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–338	337	3	176.00–184.00	$178.65	$602	-8.70
370–391	388	28	172.00–182.00	$172.79	$670	-11.85
405–440	423	2	174.00–177.00	$175.56	$743	-3.10
461–480	469	10	164.00–170.00	$167.19	$784	-1.38
520–545	533	2	160.00–165.00	$162.56	$866	+0.74
610–645	625	4	144.00–150.00	$146.23	$914	+1.23
675–680	676	5	139.00–144.00	$140.41	$949	-4.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	3	188.00	$188.00	$748	-2.00
505–525	514	8	172.00–177.00	$175.35	$901	+7.35
570–595	588	5	160.00–170.00	$166.26	$978	-2.57
623–630	623	21	152.00–159.00	$152.34	$949	-7.66
655–693	687	13	145.00–147.00	$146.70	$1,008	—
725–745	735	2	137.00–138.00	$137.51	$1,011	-6.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	9	170.00–175.00	$173.53	$576	-3.72
360–375	372	5	168.00–172.00	$170.42	$634	-1.76
530–540	535	2	145.00–150.00	$147.52	$789	-0.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–443	434	11	158.00–164.00	$159.26	$691	+1.47
465–498	482	15	151.00–156.00	$152.85	$737	-3.80
521–535	523	12	150.00–152.00	$150.50	$787	-0.70
565–575	572	5	146.00–153.00	$148.98	$852	+2.42
615–623	621	9	137.00–141.00	$140.11	$870	+6.61
722 value added	722	3	132.00	$132.00	$953	—
720–745	733	2	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$898	—
761 value added	761	24	130.00	$130.00	$989	—
760–770	765	3	116.00–123.00	$119.65	$915	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	15	154.00–160.00	$157.04	$523	—
370–375	374	12	152.00–160.00	$157.41	$589	+2.34
425–445	435	18	149.00–155.00	$153.21	$666	+0.79
475–495	479	9	144.00–150.00	$148.30	$710	+2.20
505–535	524	8	136.00–146.00	$140.14	$734	—
575–580	576	10	135.00–143.00	$138.90	$800	+2.41
610–625	622	5	130.00–134.00	$131.99	$821	—
760–770	765	2	111.00–112.00	$111.50	$853	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	320	3	148.00–152.00	$149.93	$480	+3.40
365–385	378	4	140.00–150.00	$144.53	$546	+2.29
425–445	429	5	134.00–144.00	$137.26	$589	-1.03
465–475	472	3	130.00–132.00	$130.66	$617	-3.51
505–540	523	2	120.00–128.00	$123.87	$648	-4.26
555–575	568	3	118.00–120.00	$119.35	$678	-6.00
605–645	623	5	110.00–115.00	$111.83	$697	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	477	5	159.00–166.00	$162.57	$775	-4.09
525–540	529	4	150.00–158.00	$152.04	$804	-7.63
555–595	578	4	142.00–150.00	$147.18	$851	-2.47
625–635	626	7	130.00–140.00	$134.00	$839	-5.35
690–695	693	2	123.00–124.00	$123.50	$856	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	2	168.00	$168.00	$798	—
528–545	529	13	160.00–163.00	$162.76	$861	—
555–570	563	2	150.00–156.00	$152.96	$861	-6.04
660–675	670	3	134.00–137.00	$134.99	$904	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	422	3	150.00–155.00	$151.64	$640	-7.86
460–465	463	2	145.00–152.00	$148.52	$688	-3.71
505–525	521	5	140.00–150.00	$143.95	$750	+0.01
575–595	580	6	130.00–137.00	$134.15	$778	-5.13

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1210	1165	80-85%	15	82.00–85.00	$83.13	$968	+0.96
1105–1335	1182	80-85%	24	76.00–81.00	$78.55	$928	-3.62
1105–1385	1213	80-85%	9	70.00–75.00	$72.64	$881	-13.49

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1150	985	85-90%	15	63.00–68.00	$65.83	$648	-12.09
940–1140	998	85-90%	14	69.00–74.00	$70.88	$707	-1.79
955–1135	1067	85-90%	5	76.00–80.00	$77.95	$832	+11.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1555	1304	75-80%	8	83.00–88.00	$85.08	$1,109	—
1245–1665	1345	75-80%	11	78.00–82.00	$79.55	$1,070	—
1135–1770	1485	75-80%	9	75.00–77.00	$76.15	$1,131	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1380	1255	5	92.00–97.00	$94.56	$1,187	—
1305–2200	1781	9	100.00–105.00	$102.40	$1,824	—
2020–2125	2056	4	106.00–109.00	$107.73	$2,215	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,272.92
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	950.00–1,150.00	$1,035.71

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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	6	950.00–1,050.00	$983.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	850.00–950.00	$891.67	—

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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.