Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

2,173 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $147.44/cwt +5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 626 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.94/cwt -3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 428 lb · 31 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.71/cwt -8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 637 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,173	1,871	1,804
Feeder cattle	1,785	1,507	1,552
Slaughter cattle	375	333	217
Replacement cattle	13	31	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	372	9	172.00–180.00	$173.96	$647	-2.25
475–495	492	12	156.00–160.00	$157.16	$773	-9.47
525–530	525	13	150.00–154.00	$150.46	$790	-8.23
565–575	573	5	144.00–149.00	$145.39	$833	-4.80
610–625	616	22	142.00–147.00	$145.69	$897	+3.37
635–645 value added	638	19	148.00–150.00	$149.47	$954	—
660 value added	660	5	148.00	$148.00	$977	—
710–740	725	2	130.00–134.00	$131.96	$957	-3.79
765–795	780	2	126.00–132.00	$128.94	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–640	637	27	148.00–152.00	$149.71	$954	-8.29
660	660	13	145.00	$145.00	$957	-10.00
710 value added	710	21	147.00	$147.00	$1,044	—
725–745	732	3	138.00–140.00	$139.32	$1,020	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	3	170.00–172.00	$171.31	$569	—
375–390	384	13	163.00–168.00	$164.58	$632	—
420–445	434	6	155.00–160.00	$155.81	$676	—
460–490	487	9	152.00–153.00	$152.11	$741	-1.40
510–535	513	11	144.00–145.00	$144.91	$743	-3.75
570–580	575	2	137.00–140.00	$138.49	$796	-0.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	8	148.00–158.00	$152.22	$499	—
360–390	375	11	146.00–156.00	$151.74	$569	+1.45
405–445	428	31	142.00–152.00	$146.94	$629	-3.77
475	475	7	138.00–145.00	$140.86	$669	-1.02
505–545	518	26	134.00–141.00	$139.41	$722	+1.52
575–595	580	7	127.00–136.00	$131.97	$765	-6.22
620–640	622	9	132.00–135.00	$134.66	$838	+4.70
665–690	678	2	127.00–128.00	$127.49	$864	+0.62
745	745	17	120.00	$120.00	$894	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	2	144.00–148.00	$145.92	$479	+2.56
360–375	372	5	140.00–146.00	$141.97	$528	+1.40
425–445	430	8	133.00–140.00	$134.54	$579	-4.71
475–485	476	7	132.00–135.00	$133.85	$637	-2.97
510–525	517	3	130.00–133.00	$131.33	$679	+6.94
575–585	577	5	117.00–123.00	$120.59	$696	+0.59
615–645	630	3	114.00–121.00	$118.29	$745	+0.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	2	157.00–162.00	$159.53	$702	+1.53
570–595	583	26	137.00–141.00	$139.33	$812	-6.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	428	11	158.00–165.00	$162.81	$697	-2.45
465–475	466	10	150.00–156.00	$150.61	$702	-8.33
515–540	535	15	139.00–144.00	$141.06	$755	-6.94
565–595	578	7	134.00–142.00	$137.86	$797	-7.91
625–640	638	8	125.00–128.00	$125.62	$801	-8.38
655–680	668	2	120.00–129.00	$124.42	$831	-4.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	443	2	142.00–152.00	$146.97	$651	—
475–495	479	5	135.00–144.00	$139.24	$667	—
515–525	522	3	130.00–136.00	$134.03	$700	-8.77
570–590	578	4	127.00–130.00	$128.00	$740	—
615–635	625	3	120.00–124.00	$121.69	$761	—
655–685	671	4	110.00–119.00	$116.00	$778	-3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1345	1246	80-85%	28	70.00–74.00	$71.80	$895	-3.13
1070–1440	1257	80-85%	43	64.00–69.00	$66.05	$830	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1195	1087	85-90%	30	67.00–71.00	$68.47	$744	-3.17
875–1200	1104	85-90%	39	60.00–65.00	$62.03	$685	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1525	1359	75-80%	37	65.00–69.00	$66.21	$900	-2.90
1240–1600	1378	75-80%	18	72.00–77.00	$73.53	$1,013	+4.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1890	1546	8	84.00–89.00	$87.04	$1,346	—
1500–1980	1643	4	96.00–100.00	$98.55	$1,619	—
1310–2045	1684	9	89.00–95.00	$90.81	$1,529	—

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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)	2	725.00–775.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.00

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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.