Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

1,906 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.84/cwt -13.84 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 576 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.00/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 525 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.30/cwt -6.10 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 426 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,906	2,189	2,192
Feeder cattle	1,606	1,841	1,853
Slaughter cattle	276	328	320
Replacement cattle	24	20	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	421	28	175.00–181.00	$180.09	$758	—
465–490	476	16	168.00–176.00	$172.32	$820	—
515–530	524	6	164.00–174.00	$168.66	$884	—
570–595	579	20	160.00–170.00	$163.40	$946	—
610–625	618	11	154.00–160.00	$158.08	$977	+6.95
680–690	681	13	150.00–155.00	$154.53	$1,052	+7.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	3	170.00–176.00	$172.02	$563	—
355–375	372	6	165.00–172.00	$167.84	$624	-1.63
425	425	8	160.00–168.00	$163.00	$693	+3.00
455–490	472	8	160.00–166.00	$162.52	$767	+0.71
515–545	539	17	150.00–158.00	$156.29	$842	+3.79
560–580	565	22	152.00–155.00	$154.30	$872	+6.58
615–630	623	2	142.00–152.00	$146.94	$915	+4.41
685–695	690	2	139.00–143.00	$140.99	$973	-0.68
705–720	706	11	134.00–135.00	$134.09	$947	+1.83
775	775	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	5	160.00	$160.00	$520	—
355–395	378	14	153.00–162.00	$156.21	$590	-2.50
410–425	420	4	150.00–158.00	$154.78	$650	+2.48
460–475	469	5	145.00–150.00	$148.63	$697	-4.31

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	367	13	141.00–148.00	$144.27	$529	-4.04
405–430	426	29	136.00–145.00	$138.30	$589	-6.10
475–485	477	17	132.00–138.00	$134.17	$640	-5.68
525	525	33	128.00–136.00	$132.00	$693	-0.80
575–580	576	7	130.00–134.00	$132.00	$760	-0.41
610–625	620	3	126.00–129.00	$128.02	$794	+0.02
670–680	675	3	116.00–122.00	$118.32	$799	+0.65
725–745	735	4	115.00–118.00	$116.73	$858	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	6	139.00–142.00	$140.50	$745	—
565–590	576	33	136.00–138.00	$136.84	$788	-3.16
620	620	15	133.00	$133.00	$825	-2.44
710	710	8	125.00	$125.00	$888	—
770–780	775	2	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$949	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	328	3	132.00–141.00	$137.57	$451	-6.67
365	365	2	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$495	—
425–435	427	5	125.00–132.00	$128.42	$548	-7.85
470–490	476	14	120.00–130.00	$125.37	$597	-7.30
505–545	537	15	114.00–121.00	$115.50	$620	-11.70
570–575	574	4	111.00–120.00	$113.74	$653	-4.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	426	8	140.00–148.00	$145.24	$619	—
465–475	474	8	132.00–142.00	$138.13	$655	-3.87
515–525	520	13	127.00–135.00	$130.34	$678	-3.26
575–595	582	3	121.00–131.00	$127.59	$743	+1.56
605–625	618	3	110.00–120.00	$116.74	$721	—
725	725	4	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$779	+5.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–485	471	17	144.00–153.00	$145.23	$684	-3.23
515–525	523	6	125.00–147.00	$134.29	$702	-6.34
555–595	578	4	131.00–140.00	$134.99	$780	-0.80
605–625	613	4	125.00–133.00	$129.23	$792	-3.43

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1210	1056	85-90%	25	52.00–56.00	$53.60	$566	-3.95
915–1200	1092	85-90%	20	58.00–63.00	$60.11	$656	-4.69

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1355	1240	80-85%	13	65.00–69.00	$66.49	$824	-4.91
1235–1250	1244	80-85%	7	71.00–75.00	$71.99	$896	+0.59
1055–1445	1263	80-85%	20	59.00–64.00	$61.61	$778	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1585	1365	75-80%	11	65.00–70.00	$67.50	$921	—
1340–1535	1424	75-80%	4	71.00–74.00	$72.30	$1,030	+5.87
1650	1650	75-80%	5	60.00	$60.00	$990	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1830	1438	6	75.00–80.00	$77.33	$1,112	-2.88
1225–1755	1589	7	82.00–87.00	$84.42	$1,341	—
2000–2290	2145	2	89.00–90.00	$89.53	$1,920	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	400.00–600.00	$483.33

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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)	9	625.00–775.00	$694.44
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,212.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–970.00	$935.00

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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.