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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

1,280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.25/cwt ≈ $1,087/hd at 743 lb · 69 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.00/cwt ≈ $1,187/hd at 848 lb · 63 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.09/cwt ≈ $576/hd at 389 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,280 1,271 1,636
Feeder cattle 969 1,078 1,403
Slaughter cattle 287 178 197
Replacement cattle 24 15 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
743 value added 743 69 146.25 $146.25 $1,087 —
848 value added 848 63 140.00 $140.00 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 168.00–172.00 $170.00 $586 —
355–375 372 6 164.00–168.00 $165.65 $616 —
416–445 422 13 158.00–165.00 $162.75 $687 -7.77
470–490 486 20 154.00–160.00 $157.96 $768 -5.04
505–535 522 9 149.00–155.00 $151.54 $791 -6.68
575–585 576 12 144.00–150.00 $146.92 $846 -4.08
605–630 623 6 138.00–143.00 $140.99 $878 -3.97
760–777 775 10 127.00–130.00 $127.29 $986 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 327 6 163.00–166.00 $164.01 $536 -3.61
353–375 365 10 157.00–163.00 $159.74 $583 -2.00
430–445 438 2 149.00–153.00 $150.97 $661 -3.93
475–495 478 7 147.00–150.00 $149.13 $713 -1.52
520–525 523 3 140.00–146.00 $141.99 $743 —
625 625 2 134.00 $134.00 $838 —
652–695 660 7 125.00–130.00 $129.25 $853 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 533 3 156.00–160.00 $157.99 $842 -7.00
565–570 568 2 152.00–155.00 $153.49 $872 -2.49
655–695 680 3 140.00–148.00 $143.58 $976 -2.39
715–735 717 13 138.00 $138.00 $989 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 323 3 153.00–163.00 $157.28 $508 +3.35
360–396 389 23 146.00–156.00 $148.09 $576 —
415–445 422 16 145.00–151.00 $149.28 $630 +2.62
455–475 466 4 141.00–148.00 $143.94 $671 -0.53
525–545 529 14 134.00–144.00 $139.21 $736 -0.44
575–595 578 7 132.00–136.00 $134.29 $776 -2.39
620–635 628 2 124.00–128.00 $125.98 $791 -0.03
660–690 679 6 117.00–124.00 $120.02 $815 —
710–745 729 7 112.00–120.00 $117.14 $854 —
780–785 783 2 105.00–112.00 $108.49 $849 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 154.00 $154.00 $628 —
486 486 18 150.00 $150.00 $729 —
525 525 3 149.00–152.00 $151.00 $793 +4.50
560–575 573 8 140.00–148.00 $142.23 $815 +1.68
605–625 618 3 134.00–136.00 $134.65 $832 -1.44
660–675 666 6 128.00–134.00 $132.33 $881 +2.69
715–745 728 3 124.00–130.00 $126.32 $920 +2.33
775–790 780 3 120.00–128.00 $122.70 $957 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 318 3 144.00–146.00 $145.36 $462 —
425 425 2 140.00 $140.00 $595 +3.36
465–475 473 7 132.00–139.00 $136.58 $646 —
575–590 578 6 123.00–128.00 $125.18 $724 +3.18
615–625 622 9 110.00–122.00 $118.00 $734 +2.44
655–675 668 3 100.00–110.00 $106.73 $713 -4.27
725 725 2 100.00 $100.00 $725 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 428 3 154.00–160.00 $156.30 $669 -0.12
452–485 463 6 147.00–153.00 $148.55 $688 -4.65
510–530 523 8 144.00–153.00 $148.76 $778 +0.31
570–595 578 5 132.00–144.00 $137.55 $795 -1.59
605–625 619 7 126.00–133.00 $129.56 $802 -4.26
655–685 668 3 120.00–128.00 $124.61 $832 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 468 4 135.00–144.00 $139.75 $654 -2.89
525 525 3 140.00 $140.00 $735 +0.22
605–640 623 2 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $763 -3.67

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1165 967 85-90% 39 62.00–67.00 $64.81 $627 -9.67
885–1145 1003 85-90% 40 69.00–74.00 $70.99 $712 +6.83
1000–1140 1046 85-90% 8 76.00–78.00 $76.63 $802 +6.89
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1370 1171 80-85% 14 79.00–83.00 $80.90 $947 —
1150–1385 1196 80-85% 37 74.00–78.00 $75.72 $906 —
1030–1315 1221 80-85% 15 68.00–73.00 $70.45 $860 -5.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1405 1290 75-80% 3 79.00–80.00 $79.67 $1,028 +1.93
1165–1450 1298 75-80% 3 83.00–84.00 $83.67 $1,086 +5.93
1295–1410 1369 75-80% 8 71.00–75.00 $73.13 $1,001 -9.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1685 1544 11 90.00–97.00 $93.71 $1,447 —
1735–1995 1866 6 100.00–104.00 $101.56 $1,895 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 770.00–955.00 $880.71
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 975.00–1,065.00 $1,013.33

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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 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,133.33 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,050.00–1,075.00 $1,062.50 —

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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.