Cattle Market Pulse

Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

1,418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.14/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 626 lb · 66 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.12/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 692 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.57/cwt +2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 559 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,418 2,220 1,615
Feeder cattle 1,167 1,782 1,360
Slaughter cattle 220 400 219
Replacement cattle 31 38 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–430 418 10 182.00–187.00 $185.09 $774 +8.80
455–490 472 3 176.00–180.00 $177.98 $840 +7.44
510–543 524 28 166.00–171.00 $168.96 $885 +0.14
555–593 580 22 164.00–168.00 $166.47 $966 +3.11
603–634 626 66 155.00–161.00 $157.14 $984 +2.30
670–692 692 58 147.00–154.00 $147.12 $1,018 -2.94
731 value added 731 8 154.50 $154.50 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 336 7 180.00–182.00 $180.28 $606 +1.32
375–380 376 4 170.00–177.00 $173.01 $651 +2.36
480 480 2 165.00–170.00 $167.50 $804 +10.62
505–525 518 4 158.00–165.00 $162.75 $843 +3.93
553–575 565 7 150.00–157.00 $153.18 $865 -1.42
678–695 679 24 144.00–147.00 $146.79 $997 +3.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 3 157.00–164.00 $160.36 $582 +5.79
515–525 520 3 149.00–153.00 $150.65 $783 +7.65

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 464 9 147.00–150.00 $147.67 $685 +7.63
552–575 559 38 137.00–142.00 $139.57 $780 +2.55
607 607 22 133.00 $133.00 $807 +1.11
707 707 6 128.00 $128.00 $905 +1.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–446 436 25 140.00–146.00 $142.72 $622 +6.15
475–490 478 13 128.00–146.00 $140.72 $673 +5.18
505–525 520 16 132.00–142.00 $137.07 $713 +5.40
575–590 578 5 126.00–132.00 $129.58 $749 +2.72
620–635 626 6 121.00–129.00 $123.52 $773 -1.03
725 725 5 120.00–122.00 $121.20 $879 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 331 5 135.00–142.00 $138.83 $460 —
405–425 419 6 130.00–136.00 $133.33 $559 —
470–490 476 8 122.00–132.00 $128.35 $611 +3.17
530–545 538 2 119.00–120.00 $119.49 $643 -1.49
555–575 570 4 115.00–120.00 $118.78 $677 +0.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–448 430 15 157.00–166.00 $159.92 $688 +0.22
475–495 476 15 154.00–162.00 $158.52 $755 +7.61
525–545 527 34 151.00–158.00 $154.20 $813 +5.34
565–595 580 8 140.00–148.00 $145.01 $841 +5.54
610–625 619 4 133.00–139.00 $137.02 $848 —
670–690 678 4 130.00–135.00 $131.77 $893 -0.73
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–585 576 8 151.00–159.00 $154.49 $890 +2.22
610–645 624 5 143.00–152.00 $147.55 $921 +1.88
665–675 673 13 138.00–145.00 $141.31 $951 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 6 149.00–155.00 $150.80 $645 +1.14
475–490 477 7 143.00–153.00 $148.69 $709 +6.36
515–530 523 6 135.00–145.00 $140.63 $735 +3.97
575–590 581 5 128.00–136.00 $132.79 $772 -2.21

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1200 1008 85-90% 59 63.00–68.00 $64.60 $651 -1.50
950–1230 1020 85-90% 29 69.00–74.00 $70.68 $721 +4.58
1180 1180 85-90% 2 76.00 $76.00 $897 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1340 1194 80-85% 16 69.00–73.00 $70.87 $846 —
1100–1400 1249 80-85% 20 74.00–77.00 $75.20 $939 -8.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1445 1315 75-80% 23 74.00–79.00 $75.92 $998 -9.08
1290–1425 1377 75-80% 11 70.00–73.00 $70.84 $975 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1630 1418 4 80.00–85.00 $82.06 $1,164 —
1355–1785 1524 12 89.00–95.00 $92.07 $1,403 —
1165–1985 1599 6 96.00–100.00 $96.79 $1,548 —

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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) 4 700.00–850.00 $762.50

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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 12 900.00–1,125.00 $950.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 625.00–675.00 $650.00 —

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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.