Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

1,271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.98/cwt ≈ $973/hd at 726 lb · 86 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.66/cwt -3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 424 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $168.10/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 495 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,271	897	1,335
Feeder cattle	1,078	727	1,042
Slaughter cattle	178	166	247
Replacement cattle	15	4	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	8	175.00	$175.00	$732	—
466–498	495	38	168.00–169.00	$168.10	$832	-2.18
505–520	513	4	163.00–167.00	$164.99	$846	-2.86
565–590	586	17	155.00–160.00	$155.98	$914	—
620–630	624	5	150.00–152.00	$150.40	$938	—
651–670	652	33	145.00–146.00	$145.97	$952	—
725	725	2	140.00–142.00	$141.00	$1,022	—
752 value added	752	16	139.75	$139.75	$1,051	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–420	405	7	162.00–172.00	$170.52	$691	—
475	475	10	160.00–167.00	$163.00	$774	-3.21
525–538	534	32	150.00–160.00	$158.22	$845	-3.92
575–590	578	6	148.00–154.00	$151.00	$873	-5.00
620–640	630	3	141.00–148.00	$144.96	$913	—
655–680	669	4	138.00–145.00	$142.28	$952	+10.27
705–710	708	2	139.00–140.00	$139.50	$988	+11.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	322	3	166.00–170.00	$167.62	$540	-3.54
355–375	371	8	158.00–166.00	$161.74	$600	+0.02
415–445	430	2	152.00–158.00	$154.90	$666	—
460–475	470	3	150.00–152.00	$150.65	$708	-0.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	4	160.00	$160.00	$549	—
375–385	378	3	158.00–160.00	$159.32	$602	-5.72
535–540	538	2	146.00–147.00	$146.50	$788	-1.96
555–594	590	19	140.00–146.00	$140.55	$829	-4.82
605–643	642	32	135.00–140.00	$136.09	$874	—
665–675	672	3	127.00–135.00	$129.64	$871	-3.36
721–745 value added	725	81	131.00–135.25	$134.60	$976	—
735–745	741	5	122.00–130.00	$123.99	$919	—
763 value added	763	12	130.00	$130.00	$992	+3.50
831–845 value added	836	16	121.50–122.50	$122.12	$1,021	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–341	334	9	150.00–155.00	$153.93	$514	-4.46
410–446	424	42	144.00–149.00	$146.66	$622	-3.09
455–485	472	16	139.00–148.00	$144.47	$682	-3.67
525–545	530	35	135.00–143.00	$139.65	$740	-1.66
560–595	576	20	130.00–140.00	$136.68	$787	-0.25
605–625	622	9	122.00–128.00	$126.01	$784	-1.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	384	5	136.00–145.00	$140.73	$540	-3.75
425	425	11	133.00–140.00	$136.64	$581	-4.80
525–530	528	2	130.00–133.00	$131.49	$694	—
590–595	592	3	118.00–125.00	$122.00	$722	—
605–645	624	7	111.00–120.00	$115.56	$721	+0.30
675–680	676	4	109.00–115.00	$111.00	$750	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	423	7	153.00–161.00	$156.42	$662	-1.42
475	475	15	150.00–158.00	$153.20	$728	-1.98
525–545	531	7	145.00–154.00	$148.45	$788	-1.17
575	575	7	136.00–143.00	$139.14	$800	-4.97
625–640	632	6	130.00–137.00	$133.82	$846	-6.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	11	162.00	$162.00	$688	—
475	475	3	160.00	$160.00	$760	—
525	525	3	156.00–159.00	$157.00	$824	—
575–585	576	7	148.00–155.00	$149.44	$861	—
620–645	628	5	140.00–145.00	$143.38	$900	-4.63
665–695	680	2	137.00–139.00	$137.98	$938	-1.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417–445	423	14	147.00–151.00	$150.06	$635	-1.26
475–490	480	3	140.00–144.00	$142.64	$685	-5.36
525	525	9	136.00–143.00	$139.78	$734	+2.61
580–595	588	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$767	—
605–645	625	2	123.00–129.00	$126.10	$788	-0.39

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1040	998	85-90%	2	74.00–75.00	$74.48	$743	+9.52
845–1240	1010	85-90%	24	62.00–67.00	$64.16	$648	—
960–1135	1032	85-90%	16	68.00–72.00	$69.74	$720	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1395	1223	80-85%	22	75.00–79.00	$76.43	$935	-5.04
1190–1300	1256	80-85%	5	80.00–83.00	$80.97	$1,017	+8.54
1225–1405	1275	80-85%	12	68.00–73.00	$70.06	$893	-2.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1330	1266	75-80%	4	77.00–78.00	$77.74	$984	—
1375–1385	1378	75-80%	3	82.00–83.00	$82.33	$1,135	+4.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1535	1261	4	85.00–90.00	$87.93	$1,109	—
1150–1880	1508	3	91.00–97.00	$92.98	$1,402	—
1740–2155	1903	4	100.00–106.00	$103.25	$1,965	—

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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)	3	700.00–875.00	$808.33

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)	3	575.00–775.00	$641.67

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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	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,266.67	—

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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.