Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

1,989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.56/cwt -4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 574 lb · 48 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.49/cwt -0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 560 lb · 41 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.47/cwt -4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 678 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,989	1,613	1,928
Feeder cattle	1,591	1,354	1,698
Slaughter cattle	370	233	220
Replacement cattle	28	26	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	4	230.00–240.00	$236.34	$752	+16.79
375–395	382	6	208.00–216.00	$211.66	$809	—
425–435	433	29	190.00–200.00	$191.78	$830	-2.60
468–495	472	16	182.00–189.00	$182.70	$862	+0.57
507–543	523	21	175.00–185.00	$179.81	$940	-0.04
555–561	560	41	170.00–178.00	$173.49	$972	-0.65
610	610	1	162.00	$162.00	$988	-3.33
665 value added	665	17	168.00	$168.00	$1,117	—
669–695	687	24	152.00–157.00	$153.42	$1,054	-10.19
705–745	725	2	144.00–147.00	$145.46	$1,055	-9.54
785–795	790	19	137.00–142.00	$139.62	$1,103	-6.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	323	6	210.00–220.00	$215.88	$697	+5.88
375	375	4	190.00–200.00	$195.00	$731	+4.01
425–435	428	4	175.00–182.00	$179.27	$767	-0.16
480–495	483	5	171.00–176.00	$174.98	$845	+2.37
515–545	539	14	167.00–173.00	$171.93	$927	+0.13
560–590	568	16	160.00–166.00	$164.35	$934	-0.65
605–635	624	9	154.00–164.00	$157.34	$982	-2.89
775–790	779	4	130.00–135.00	$132.76	$1,034	-7.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	433	2	160.00–167.00	$163.56	$708	-5.13
510–525	520	4	150.00–160.00	$156.05	$811	—
555–585	573	5	150.00–155.00	$152.61	$874	+3.29
625–645	635	2	148.00–150.00	$149.02	$946	+0.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	325	8	167.00–177.00	$171.29	$557	—
365–368	368	15	162.00–169.00	$168.54	$620	—
410–442	436	11	157.00–160.00	$157.53	$687	—
469–475	472	18	155.00	$155.00	$732	+0.52
525–545	532	13	150.00–155.00	$151.69	$807	-0.31
553–589	574	48	144.00–152.00	$147.56	$847	-3.06
625–637	635	15	138.00–143.00	$138.66	$880	-7.19
665–690	681	5	132.00–137.00	$133.37	$908	-6.50
712–745	723	5	129.00–133.00	$131.59	$951	-0.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	331	4	152.00–163.00	$157.64	$522	+0.44
370–395	381	5	150.00–160.00	$156.14	$595	+0.88
415–448	433	24	146.00–154.00	$150.80	$653	+0.62
475–495	476	17	144.00–153.00	$147.58	$702	-0.04
525–530	526	16	140.00–150.00	$146.43	$770	-1.16
575–590	581	4	140.00–144.00	$141.27	$821	-4.50
605–645	612	6	136.00–138.00	$136.33	$834	-4.32
660–675	668	2	130.00–132.00	$131.01	$875	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	318	3	144.00–150.00	$148.08	$471	—
370–375	374	5	142.00–148.00	$145.40	$544	+0.74
425	425	5	142.00–144.00	$143.20	$609	-0.70
465–490	475	7	134.00–141.00	$138.55	$658	—
525–530	528	2	128.00–138.00	$132.98	$702	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	427	6	165.00–175.00	$172.32	$736	-2.38
465–495	474	11	156.00–166.00	$160.25	$760	-4.63
520–525	525	10	152.00–160.00	$154.59	$812	-1.65
575–595	582	17	148.00–158.00	$153.10	$891	-0.19
615–635	621	9	139.00–149.00	$147.34	$915	+1.12
655–675	670	4	133.00–143.00	$137.46	$921	-1.54

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	423	6	185.00–195.00	$188.65	$798	-3.35
455–496	494	24	167.00–173.00	$169.24	$836	-5.73
515–525	523	4	161.00–163.00	$162.51	$850	—
607–615	608	8	154.00–156.00	$155.75	$947	—
715–725	720	2	143.00–144.00	$143.50	$1,033	-0.50
765	765	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,316	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	4	152.00–156.00	$154.00	$654	-4.78
455–485	468	3	141.00–150.00	$146.56	$686	+2.44

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–960	927	85-90%	42	65.00–70.00	$67.60	$627	—
805–1135	1003	85-90%	47	72.00–77.00	$74.66	$749	+4.55
925–1170	1008	85-90%	22	78.00–83.00	$80.13	$808	+10.02

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1125	1073	80-85%	19	78.00–82.00	$79.34	$851	—
1010–1375	1150	80-85%	44	83.00–88.00	$85.41	$982	+7.03
1005–1375	1195	80-85%	9	89.00–94.00	$90.90	$1,086	+12.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1345	1234	75-80%	8	91.00–96.00	$92.72	$1,144	—
1200–1525	1334	75-80%	15	85.00–90.00	$86.96	$1,160	-3.56
1205–1565	1420	75-80%	12	79.00–84.00	$82.40	$1,170	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1520	1384	9	94.00–98.00	$95.82	$1,326	—
1435–1765	1531	5	100.00–105.00	$101.87	$1,560	+5.32
1710–1900	1790	3	105.00–111.00	$107.76	$1,929	—

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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)	4	1,055.00–1,150.00	$1,113.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,220.00

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	875.00–1,050.00	$943.75

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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	4	1,275.00–1,325.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.