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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

897 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $155.18/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 475 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.93/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 576 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.46/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 525 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 897 1,267 1,062
Feeder cattle 727 926 755
Slaughter cattle 166 236 250
Replacement cattle 4 105 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 7 169.00–172.00 $170.28 $814 -2.72
505–545 514 9 165.00–169.00 $167.85 $863 +3.85
716–738 value added 723 10 137.50–144.25 $139.57 $1,009 -6.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 176.00 $176.00 $572 +1.76
360–365 363 2 170.00–172.00 $170.99 $621 -3.37
475–495 480 5 165.00–168.00 $166.21 $798 +2.88
520–545 527 7 158.00–164.00 $162.14 $854 +3.17
570–580 575 3 155.00–157.00 $156.00 $897 +0.80
675–695 681 4 130.00–135.00 $132.01 $899 -11.98
735–745 742 3 125.00–130.00 $128.01 $950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 329 5 168.00–174.00 $171.16 $563 +3.41
360–385 374 4 160.00–165.00 $161.72 $605 +3.68
480–485 483 2 150.00–152.00 $151.01 $729 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
856 value added 856 8 131.00 $131.00 $1,121 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 324 5 154.00–162.00 $158.39 $513 +3.20
365–390 376 6 150.00–157.00 $152.17 $572 +0.90
405–425 422 11 145.00–152.00 $149.75 $632 -0.24
475–495 478 12 144.00–150.00 $148.14 $708 +0.39
515–545 531 9 135.00–145.00 $141.31 $750 -1.79
575–590 576 15 132.00–141.00 $136.93 $789 +1.93
640 640 2 126.00–129.00 $127.50 $816 -5.31
760–775 769 5 110.00–117.00 $112.37 $864 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 164.00–166.00 $165.04 $611 +6.36
425–430 427 3 153.00–154.00 $153.66 $656 -2.63
475 475 7 150.00–152.00 $150.86 $717 -2.43
525 525 13 146.00–150.00 $148.46 $779 -2.47
560–585 571 5 143.00–148.00 $145.37 $830 -1.61
683 683 4 133.00 $133.00 $908 -1.67
785 value added 785 3 126.50 $126.50 $993 —
795 795 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $946 -0.10
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 148.00–150.00 $149.03 $499 +1.72
365–390 378 6 142.00–148.00 $144.48 $546 +0.84
425 425 9 139.00–145.00 $141.44 $601 —
465–485 475 2 133.00–135.00 $133.98 $636 -3.60
610–635 618 4 109.00–119.00 $115.26 $712 -0.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 430 6 156.00–160.00 $157.84 $679 -8.12
475 475 17 150.00–160.00 $155.18 $737 -0.18
510–545 526 8 145.00–154.00 $149.62 $787 —
570–595 577 9 140.00–150.00 $144.11 $832 -5.64
625–640 630 3 139.00–142.00 $140.02 $882 -0.24
725 725 2 120.00 $120.00 $870 —
775 775 2 115.00–120.00 $117.50 $911 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 424 6 150.00–156.00 $151.32 $642 +1.47
475 475 5 145.00–150.00 $148.00 $703 —
525–535 527 5 130.00–140.00 $137.17 $723 +2.24
605–635 620 2 126.00–127.00 $126.49 $784 —
655–680 668 2 122.00–125.00 $123.47 $825 —
715–745 728 3 106.00–115.00 $109.64 $798 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–625 623 3 146.00–149.00 $148.01 $922 —
655 655 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $914 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–985 953 85-90% 11 69.00–73.00 $70.83 $675 —
855–1140 982 85-90% 20 63.00–67.00 $64.96 $638 -5.02
980–1150 1093 85-90% 4 74.00–76.00 $74.96 $819 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1430 1201 80-85% 15 75.00–79.00 $76.61 $920 +1.40
1155–1280 1218 80-85% 4 81.00–82.00 $81.47 $992 +6.26
1175–1695 1271 80-85% 14 70.00–74.00 $72.43 $921 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1440 1375 75-80% 10 76.00–81.00 $77.91 $1,071 +1.32
1145–1600 1471 75-80% 16 70.00–75.00 $72.86 $1,072 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1935 1677 7 95.00–100.00 $98.02 $1,644 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,083.33 —

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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.