Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

2,113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.00/cwt ≈ $1,021/hd at 619 lb · 63 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.44/cwt -5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 475 lb · 28 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.61/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 579 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,113	1,896	1,866
Feeder cattle	1,676	1,520	1,614
Slaughter cattle	425	359	238
Replacement cattle	12	17	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	7	192.00–200.00	$196.57	$639	-4.49
375–395	377	13	182.00–192.00	$186.92	$705	-7.84
425–442	431	8	180.00–185.00	$183.40	$790	-0.17
460–490	474	16	170.00–177.00	$174.04	$825	-3.46
525	525	16	164.00–169.00	$165.75	$870	-8.68
566–575	571	10	159.00–166.00	$161.42	$922	-0.58
605–628	626	20	155.00–160.00	$158.45	$992	+3.08
675–685	680	9	144.00–150.00	$146.54	$996	-1.98
705–725	721	7	140.00–146.00	$143.01	$1,031	+1.76
775–785	776	7	138.00–140.00	$139.00	$1,079	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	326	8	180.00–188.00	$181.77	$593	-1.17
375	375	5	171.00–180.00	$175.40	$658	-4.03
425–445	432	3	167.00–170.00	$168.97	$730	—
458–470	461	4	166.00–168.00	$167.49	$772	+5.38
525	525	2	155.00	$155.00	$814	—
555–590	562	5	150.00–155.00	$153.95	$865	—
625–635	625	21	140.00–149.00	$147.00	$919	—
674–675	674	9	135.00–140.00	$136.11	$917	—
714	714	7	135.00	$135.00	$964	—
773	773	5	132.00	$132.00	$1,020	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	376	8	197.00–205.00	$201.61	$758	—
760–765	763	2	152.00–155.00	$153.50	$1,171	+9.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–388	379	18	147.00–154.00	$150.67	$571	-7.97
410–425	418	20	145.00–150.00	$148.42	$620	-1.91
460–497	475	28	139.00–149.00	$142.44	$677	-5.10
525–532	528	21	137.00–142.00	$139.62	$737	-3.77
570–592	579	28	134.00–141.00	$138.61	$803	-3.86
625	625	10	132.00–137.00	$134.50	$841	+0.52
670–675	673	27	129.00–133.00	$131.14	$883	-1.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
619 value added	619	63	165.00	$165.00	$1,021	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	8	142.00–148.00	$144.00	$468	-6.95
375–396	385	15	140.00–146.00	$143.90	$554	-4.12
425	425	8	134.00–143.00	$138.88	$590	-1.91
475–485	476	7	130.00–138.00	$135.55	$645	-0.92
520–525	524	6	126.00–133.00	$129.16	$677	-4.79
675	675	2	120.00	$120.00	$810	-0.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	2	155.00–160.00	$157.46	$658	-0.01
556	556	4	145.00	$145.00	$806	-5.36
605–625	621	6	140.00–147.00	$142.83	$887	+2.71
670–695	678	9	136.00–146.00	$140.78	$954	+3.77
725–735	728	3	135.00–141.00	$137.02	$998	+1.79
765–775	772	3	127.00–130.00	$129.01	$996	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422–425	424	22	172.00–182.00	$175.19	$743	-5.63
475–480	475	14	161.00–171.00	$166.00	$788	+0.11
525–535	526	12	151.00–161.00	$155.59	$818	-2.40
575	575	12	146.00–156.00	$151.75	$873	+2.76
625–635	627	6	139.00–143.00	$140.67	$882	-5.33
660–675	673	6	135.00–140.00	$137.33	$924	-4.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	159.00–165.00	$162.00	$713	—
475–495	480	7	150.00–159.00	$154.45	$741	-1.69
525	525	4	141.00–148.00	$142.75	$749	-2.42
625–630	628	15	130.00–139.00	$134.60	$845	+5.61
710–730	720	2	115.00–121.00	$118.04	$850	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	186.00–188.00	$187.01	$763	-3.26
505–510	508	2	168.00–170.00	$169.00	$859	-1.98
575	575	3	159.00–169.00	$162.33	$933	—
611–615	612	7	153.00–154.00	$153.14	$937	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1355	1241	80-85%	24	71.00–76.00	$73.42	$911	-6.56
1130–1405	1252	80-85%	32	65.00–70.00	$67.32	$843	—
1220–1295	1258	80-85%	2	78.00–79.00	$78.49	$987	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1210	1029	85-90%	27	68.00–73.00	$70.26	$723	-7.81
880–1235	1038	85-90%	29	60.00–65.00	$62.36	$647	-15.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1340	1287	75-80%	3	73.00–74.00	$73.33	$944	—
1245–1545	1340	75-80%	14	68.00–70.00	$69.05	$925	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1775	1417	5	81.00–86.00	$84.36	$1,195	—
1355–1910	1559	8	90.00–92.00	$90.74	$1,415	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	700.00–850.00	$800.00

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	800.00–925.00	$881.25

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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.