Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

1,613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.10/cwt +4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 619 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.61/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 566 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.85/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 523 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,613	1,498	1,845
Feeder cattle	1,354	1,274	1,584
Slaughter cattle	233	144	218
Replacement cattle	26	80	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.000 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	11	215.00–225.00	$219.55	$714	—
420–425	424	5	192.00–202.00	$194.38	$824	-1.91
470–495	487	6	180.00–186.00	$182.13	$887	—
514–525	523	40	175.00–185.00	$179.85	$941	+0.19
555–583	577	35	172.00–179.00	$174.14	$1,005	—
605–625	618	3	165.00–166.00	$165.33	$1,022	-2.09
655–690	656	37	158.00–164.00	$163.61	$1,073	+3.06
701	701	14	155.00	$155.00	$1,087	+5.00
765	765	2	146.00–147.00	$146.50	$1,121	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	210.00	$210.00	$682	+15.52
380–390	385	2	190.00–192.00	$190.99	$735	+1.79
410–440	425	4	176.00–185.00	$179.43	$763	-6.90
470–492	480	14	165.00–175.00	$172.61	$829	-4.12
505–548	526	28	164.00–173.00	$171.80	$904	+2.07
560–595	588	19	160.00–170.00	$165.00	$970	-1.81
625–648	633	23	156.00–165.00	$160.23	$1,014	+0.74
655–675	672	7	150.00–158.00	$153.12	$1,029	+1.13
705–725	721	5	145.00–150.00	$147.40	$1,063	+3.03
760–795	775	3	138.00–142.00	$139.97	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	320	3	190.00–195.00	$191.61	$613	—
385–390	388	2	180.00–185.00	$182.48	$708	+10.80
425–445	428	6	165.00–172.00	$168.69	$722	—
561–595	582	32	147.00–155.00	$149.32	$869	-2.36
605–625	618	4	146.00–152.00	$148.47	$918	+10.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	2	154.00–155.00	$154.48	$734	+0.47
518–525	520	7	152.00	$152.00	$790	-0.45
555–593	566	34	148.00–152.00	$150.62	$853	-1.70
560–567 value added	566	9	155.00–158.00	$155.33	$879	—
602–638	617	28	144.00–151.00	$145.85	$900	-0.14
621 value added	621	27	154.50	$154.50	$959	—
665–680	674	8	136.00–143.00	$139.87	$943	-3.41
725 value added	725	6	143.50	$143.50	$1,040	—
725–735	728	10	128.00–133.00	$131.80	$960	-1.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	324	5	155.00–160.00	$157.20	$509	-4.06
360–390	376	7	150.00–159.00	$155.26	$584	+1.72
415–445	431	11	149.00–154.00	$150.18	$647	+0.64
470–495	482	3	144.00–150.00	$147.62	$712	-0.14
515–534	524	25	140.00–150.00	$147.59	$773	+0.52
551–595	562	11	140.00–147.00	$145.77	$819	+1.11
605–645	630	9	136.00–144.00	$140.65	$886	-0.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	392	3	140.00–149.00	$144.66	$567	—
405–430	416	15	138.00–146.00	$143.90	$599	+1.11
565–575	572	3	130.00–135.00	$133.35	$763	+1.79
715–745	730	2	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$821	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	435	4	170.00–180.00	$174.70	$760	+4.28
475–495	478	8	160.00–170.00	$164.88	$788	+4.44
510–525	523	17	153.00–159.00	$156.24	$817	+3.24
560–599	588	14	148.00–158.00	$153.29	$901	+4.77
625–643	632	10	140.00–149.00	$146.22	$924	+0.25
680	680	4	139.00	$139.00	$945	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437–440	437	9	158.00–165.00	$158.78	$694	—
455–485	467	3	140.00–150.00	$144.12	$673	—
505–525	518	3	139.00–148.00	$141.92	$735	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–415	413	3	190.00–194.00	$192.00	$793	-0.61
455–485	468	3	173.00–177.00	$174.97	$819	+4.69
575	575	3	159.00–160.00	$159.67	$918	+3.90
715–720	718	2	143.00–145.00	$144.00	$1,034	+7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1115	985	85-90%	11	80.00–82.00	$80.84	$796	+7.83
930–1160	1000	85-90%	25	68.00–72.00	$70.11	$701	-8.44
820–1200	1017	85-90%	37	74.00–78.00	$75.79	$771	-2.76

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1435	1179	80-85%	28	77.00–81.00	$78.38	$924	-2.94
1085–1480	1205	80-85%	26	82.00–87.00	$84.46	$1,018	—
1180–1375	1233	80-85%	11	89.00–91.00	$89.37	$1,102	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1455	1320	75-80%	30	83.00–88.00	$86.15	$1,137	—
1125–1545	1342	75-80%	5	90.00–92.00	$90.52	$1,215	—
1335–1635	1537	75-80%	12	79.00–82.00	$81.25	$1,249	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1640	1503	2	96.00–97.00	$96.55	$1,451	-1.97
1640–1765	1722	3	99.00–104.00	$101.02	$1,740	—
1620–1850	1735	3	107.00–111.00	$109.40	$1,898	—

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	900.00–1,025.00	$943.75

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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.