Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

1,267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $138.25/cwt ≈ $1,181/hd at 854 lb · 32 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.67/cwt ≈ $902/hd at 670 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.93/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 534 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,267	1,242	976
Feeder cattle	926	978	729
Slaughter cattle	236	234	187
Replacement cattle	105	30	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	2	177.00–180.00	$178.52	$732	—
478	478	3	173.00	$173.00	$827	—
501	501	6	164.00	$164.00	$822	—
625	625	2	155.00	$155.00	$969	—
698	698	13	149.00	$149.00	$1,040	—
728 value added	728	13	146.00	$146.00	$1,063	—
735	735	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,044	—
758 value added	758	6	145.00	$145.00	$1,099	—
854 value added	854	32	138.25	$138.25	$1,181	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	320	4	171.00–180.00	$174.24	$558	—
355–380	372	5	170.00–179.00	$174.36	$649	+2.42
420–425	423	3	164.00–170.00	$168.02	$711	+0.36
470–490	478	3	160.00–166.00	$163.33	$781	-4.81
525–545	530	4	156.00–160.00	$158.97	$843	—
575–585	577	5	153.00–157.00	$155.20	$896	—
620–625	623	3	142.00–151.00	$148.02	$922	-1.98
655–665	660	2	143.00–145.00	$143.99	$950	—
770–795	783	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$1,022	-0.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	324	4	167.00–168.00	$167.75	$544	—
385–395	390	2	155.00–161.00	$158.04	$616	-3.46
415–420	418	2	152.00–158.00	$155.02	$648	—
515–525	522	3	141.00–151.00	$147.71	$771	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	378	3	158.00–160.00	$158.68	$600	—
405–445	422	3	155.00–158.00	$156.29	$660	-0.66
475–480	476	7	152.00–155.00	$153.29	$730	+3.29
520–541	534	20	148.00–154.00	$150.93	$806	+3.48
559–585	564	14	141.00–148.00	$146.98	$829	+5.85
605–635	625	16	135.00–140.00	$137.05	$857	-1.61
655–694	670	23	130.00–136.00	$134.67	$902	—
703–730 value added	726	18	128.00–129.00	$128.16	$930	-11.59
775–798	796	20	119.00–120.00	$119.10	$948	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	323	6	150.00–158.00	$155.19	$501	-0.54
360–375	370	3	149.00–156.00	$151.27	$560	+1.30
425–445	431	6	147.00–153.00	$149.99	$646	-0.01
465–490	475	8	142.00–151.00	$147.75	$702	+0.86
510–525	523	9	139.00–147.00	$143.10	$748	+5.27
570–580	575	9	131.00–139.00	$135.00	$776	+4.41
625–638	629	10	130.00–135.00	$132.81	$835	+3.08
665–675	672	3	120.00–125.00	$121.65	$817	-0.57
720–735	726	4	114.00–119.00	$115.74	$840	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	330	3	146.00–148.00	$147.31	$486	-1.75
360–395	380	3	142.00–145.00	$143.64	$546	+0.94
465–475	474	7	135.00–140.00	$137.58	$652	+3.50
515–525	523	4	122.00–130.00	$126.77	$663	+0.06
605–615	610	3	112.00–120.00	$115.36	$704	—
660–695	680	3	110.00–116.00	$113.63	$773	—
705–725	718	3	109.00–110.00	$109.67	$787	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	2	164.00–168.00	$165.96	$710	+4.35
460–475	472	5	152.00–161.00	$155.36	$733	-1.01
560–575	571	4	149.00–150.00	$149.75	$855	+1.99
620–640	628	4	139.00–142.00	$140.26	$881	+0.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	427	6	148.00–154.00	$149.85	$640	-6.29
520–535	528	2	130.00–140.00	$134.93	$712	-9.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	4	158.00–160.00	$159.00	$835	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1170	993	85-90%	21	68.00–72.00	$69.98	$695	+7.59
895–1170	1030	85-90%	25	62.00–67.00	$65.20	$672	-4.83
950–1140	1045	85-90%	8	74.00–78.00	$76.01	$794	+5.98

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1405	1219	80-85%	19	73.00–77.00	$75.21	$917	—
1030–1315	1220	80-85%	8	79.00–81.00	$79.33	$968	—
1050–1425	1238	80-85%	6	66.00–70.00	$68.39	$847	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1415	1296	75-80%	9	80.00–83.00	$81.57	$1,057	—
1200–1465	1384	75-80%	17	75.00–79.00	$76.59	$1,060	+4.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1590	1434	7	89.00–94.00	$92.87	$1,332	+5.86
1250–1965	1631	4	99.00–103.00	$100.76	$1,643	—
1200–1900	1641	4	103.00–104.00	$103.58	$1,700	—

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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)	7	725.00–875.00	$792.86

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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	900.00–1,000.00	$958.33	—

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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.