Cattle Market Pulse

Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

2,185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $166.92/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 562 lb · 77 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.21/cwt -1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 529 lb · 70 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $163.11/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 735 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,185 2,614 1,900
Feeder cattle 1,968 2,289 1,611
Slaughter cattle 205 299 207
Replacement cattle 12 26 82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 192.00 $192.00 $720 —
455–495 459 15 180.00–185.00 $184.37 $846 +3.69
505–525 520 4 177.00–178.00 $177.24 $922 +1.05
520 value added 520 7 183.00 $183.00 $952 —
560–580 572 26 170.00–179.00 $173.74 $994 -1.96
615–635 621 55 168.00–172.00 $168.88 $1,049 -2.87
655 655 21 170.00 $170.00 $1,114 +3.00
728–735 735 69 163.00–165.00 $163.11 $1,199 -0.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 327 7 180.00–188.00 $182.32 $596 -3.97
375–385 378 3 176.00–185.00 $179.05 $677 -3.41
425–445 428 12 172.00–180.00 $177.50 $760 -0.15
460–485 471 28 170.00–177.00 $173.77 $818 +2.80
505–525 523 8 167.00–174.00 $170.64 $892 +0.05
553–595 562 77 162.00–169.00 $166.92 $938 -2.11
615–645 627 17 160.00–167.00 $162.10 $1,016 -0.38
675–685 680 2 160.00–162.00 $160.99 $1,095 +12.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 320 4 170.00–172.00 $171.52 $549 -6.65
360–395 376 6 161.00–175.00 $167.45 $630 -4.33
645 645 2 148.00–150.00 $149.00 $961 +6.71
725 725 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $982 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 328 5 164.00–170.00 $166.84 $547 —
385 385 12 167.00 $167.00 $643 —
415–440 438 36 154.00–159.00 $154.24 $676 -2.43
475 475 4 150.00–152.00 $150.50 $715 -0.16
505–535 529 70 147.00–151.00 $150.21 $795 -1.01
560–595 576 29 148.00–150.00 $148.53 $856 +1.49
595 value added 595 9 160.00 $160.00 $952 —
605–630 628 15 145.00 $145.00 $911 +1.35
630 value added 630 12 150.00 $150.00 $945 +0.50
699 699 11 135.00 $135.00 $944 -5.45
710 value added 710 20 146.50 $146.50 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 324 4 150.00–160.00 $153.71 $498 —
355–385 375 4 150.00–157.00 $153.27 $575 +2.29
420–425 423 18 142.00–150.00 $147.39 $623 -2.12
465–495 486 22 140.00–149.00 $145.84 $709 -0.35
520–545 526 13 137.00–145.00 $143.05 $752 -1.97
555–595 573 36 135.00–144.00 $140.75 $806 +1.20
610–640 625 7 130.00–137.00 $134.01 $838 +4.64
665–685 675 4 120.00–128.00 $123.03 $830 -2.20
725 725 5 120.00 $120.00 $870 -1.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 333 6 136.00–142.00 $137.88 $459 -3.93
370–395 383 2 137.00–139.00 $137.97 $528 +2.59
475–490 477 8 125.00–134.00 $130.85 $624 +2.62
510–525 521 4 125.00–132.00 $127.97 $667 +3.97
625 625 2 120.00 $120.00 $750 +2.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 9 164.00–172.00 $167.30 $711 +6.30
475–495 486 20 159.00–165.00 $160.74 $781 +1.82
505–525 521 11 150.00–160.00 $156.83 $817 -0.84
575–585 577 5 149.00–157.00 $154.58 $892 +4.59
665–685 675 2 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $861 —
720–745 728 5 120.00–127.00 $124.22 $904 +2.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 13 175.00 $175.00 $726 +2.71
515–545 519 7 162.00–167.00 $163.01 $846 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 427 7 150.00–158.00 $155.43 $664 +5.91
530–545 538 2 139.00–145.00 $142.04 $764 -1.64
615–620 618 2 118.00–126.00 $122.02 $754 -5.36

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1205 1050 85-90% 29 57.00–62.00 $59.04 $620 -4.74
965–1160 1051 85-90% 17 65.00–70.00 $67.34 $708 +3.56
1080–1210 1145 85-90% 2 74.00 $74.00 $847 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1235 1176 80-85% 6 72.00–74.00 $72.82 $856 —
1105–1325 1188 80-85% 6 75.00–78.00 $75.91 $902 —
1050–1550 1226 80-85% 19 65.00–70.00 $67.02 $822 -6.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1650 1450 75-80% 2 78.00–80.00 $78.86 $1,143 —
1440–1480 1456 75-80% 6 65.00–70.00 $66.82 $973 —
1515–1700 1626 75-80% 5 74.00–75.00 $74.37 $1,209 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1685 1299 4 78.00–80.00 $78.71 $1,022 —
1270–1780 1523 11 87.00–92.00 $89.12 $1,357 —
1435–1940 1752 8 94.00–99.00 $96.09 $1,683 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 600.00–700.00 $637.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–1,000.00 $950.00 —

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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.