Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

1,498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.71/cwt +9.72 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 673 lb · 49 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $176.73/cwt -2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 482 lb · 39 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.07/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 525 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,498	1,570	1,890
Feeder cattle	1,274	1,363	1,679
Slaughter cattle	144	173	180
Replacement cattle	80	34	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	331	6	190.00–200.00	$194.48	$644	-3.43
365–395	375	5	185.00–195.00	$189.20	$710	+0.64
405–425	419	4	180.00–190.00	$186.33	$781	+0.22
475–486	482	39	170.00–180.00	$176.73	$852	-2.10
525	525	11	164.00–175.00	$169.73	$891	-3.76
555–575	572	6	165.00–170.00	$166.81	$954	+4.31
604–643	622	22	155.00–165.00	$159.49	$992	+0.20
665–685	675	5	145.00–155.00	$151.99	$1,026	—
735–748	745	14	142.00–145.00	$144.37	$1,076	-2.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	376	5	200.00–210.00	$207.18	$779	+1.18
408–445	421	12	192.00–202.00	$196.29	$826	-6.21
505–540	523	15	176.00–180.00	$179.66	$940	+4.32
604–626	615	20	165.00–170.00	$167.42	$1,030	+3.18
655–678	675	7	160.00–164.00	$160.55	$1,084	+3.84
704	704	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,056	-1.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	377	3	170.00–175.00	$171.68	$647	-6.07
525	525	2	155.00	$155.00	$814	—
575–580	577	3	150.00–155.00	$151.68	$875	—
625–630	627	3	135.00–140.00	$138.32	$867	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	329	8	157.00–165.00	$161.26	$531	+2.44
375–385	377	16	150.00–160.00	$153.54	$579	+1.16
410–444	429	16	146.00–155.00	$149.54	$642	+1.20
475–490	476	13	145.00–150.00	$147.76	$703	+2.59
525	525	30	142.00–150.00	$147.07	$772	+2.10
565–588	578	29	140.00–148.00	$144.66	$836	+3.23
610–645	626	21	135.00–142.00	$141.09	$883	+8.10
680–695	688	2	128.00–130.00	$128.99	$887	-2.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	4	162.00–166.00	$164.00	$615	—
460–475	464	18	153.00–157.00	$154.01	$715	+3.35
525–545	538	10	150.00–157.00	$152.45	$820	+4.06
575–595	589	13	149.00–153.00	$152.32	$897	+7.57
615–625	622	3	145.00–148.00	$145.99	$908	+3.83
663 value added	663	25	150.00	$150.00	$994	—
655–689	683	24	143.00–146.00	$143.28	$979	+6.29
710	710	15	133.00	$133.00	$944	+2.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	421	5	140.00–145.00	$142.79	$601	-0.36
475–490	478	5	138.00–144.00	$140.03	$669	+1.28
510–540	525	7	135.00–140.00	$138.13	$725	+5.15
555–585	572	5	128.00–136.00	$131.56	$753	+4.01
625–640	630	3	120.00–130.00	$126.61	$798	—
675	675	3	110.00–120.00	$116.67	$788	-4.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	423	9	168.00–176.00	$170.42	$721	+2.48
460–495	472	20	156.00–166.00	$160.44	$757	-3.66
525–545	529	8	149.00–158.00	$153.00	$809	-4.36
575–595	578	8	145.00–154.00	$148.52	$858	-2.91
605–640	623	2	145.00–147.00	$145.97	$909	+1.72
655–680	668	3	133.00–138.00	$136.00	$908	-3.11
740–745	743	3	123.00–132.00	$126.67	$941	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	423	5	189.00–199.00	$192.61	$815	+5.97
460–475	470	3	168.00–175.00	$170.28	$800	—
525	525	4	159.00–160.00	$159.50	$837	-4.00
575	575	13	154.00–158.00	$155.77	$896	-1.24
610–645	626	5	149.00–155.00	$152.03	$952	+1.03
665	665	2	145.00–146.00	$145.50	$968	-0.39
715–720	718	2	136.00–138.00	$137.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–575	573	3	135.00–142.00	$139.68	$800	+9.68

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1120	951	85-90%	16	65.00–69.00	$66.89	$636	—
850–1050	954	85-90%	20	71.00–76.00	$73.01	$697	—
950–1150	1021	85-90%	7	77.00–80.00	$78.55	$802	+2.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1430	1299	75-80%	13	87.00–93.00	$90.16	$1,171	—
1155–1520	1385	75-80%	6	77.00–78.00	$77.17	$1,069	—
1395–1765	1493	75-80%	15	81.00–85.00	$82.87	$1,237	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1230	1131	80-85%	11	86.00–91.00	$87.96	$995	+11.72
1030–1365	1191	80-85%	14	79.00–84.00	$81.32	$969	-1.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1565	1342	5	85.00–90.00	$88.88	$1,193	—
1385–1660	1536	4	97.00–100.00	$98.52	$1,513	—
1390–2000	1793	5	104.00–108.00	$105.92	$1,899	—

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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)	18	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,090.28
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,207.69

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)	4	1,075.00–1,175.00	$1,131.25

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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	8	1,325.00–1,575.00	$1,406.25	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,087.50	—

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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.