Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

2,371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $166.00/cwt +9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,208/hd at 728 lb · 60 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.75/cwt +7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 577 lb · 40 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $170.66/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 574 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,371	2,064	2,047
Feeder cattle	2,101	1,806	1,575
Slaughter cattle	256	250	434
Replacement cattle	14	8	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	369	11	182.00–192.00	$185.71	$685	-3.34
425–443	437	29	180.00–190.00	$187.19	$818	+5.10
465–475	474	8	178.00–187.00	$181.89	$862	-0.27
525	525	6	175.00–181.00	$177.00	$929	+3.13
562–595	574	38	168.00–175.00	$170.66	$980	-3.01
605–625	615	5	163.00–171.00	$166.59	$1,025	-1.05
655–685	670	2	159.00–160.00	$159.49	$1,069	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
689	689	14	166.00	$166.00	$1,144	-1.08
728	728	60	166.00	$166.00	$1,208	+9.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	374	12	174.00–180.00	$177.33	$663	-2.67
535–545	540	2	160.00–166.00	$163.03	$880	+0.49
588	588	23	155.00	$155.00	$911	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	4	179.00–188.00	$181.76	$596	-0.03
375–390	379	5	175.00–182.00	$179.23	$679	+1.91
405–420	413	4	170.00–180.00	$174.72	$722	+13.70
452–482	467	32	157.00–165.00	$161.11	$752	+1.54
525–535	527	6	154.00–156.00	$155.33	$819	—
570–585	577	40	150.00–157.00	$154.75	$893	+7.25
601–621	610	32	145.00–151.00	$148.33	$905	+7.84
694	694	17	143.00	$143.00	$992	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	5	164.00–170.00	$166.79	$544	+9.79
370–385	376	4	156.00–162.00	$159.50	$600	+3.90
420–440	426	9	150.00–160.00	$156.12	$665	+4.74
475–495	477	15	148.00–155.00	$151.92	$725	+2.39
520–525	524	9	144.00–154.00	$149.78	$785	+5.91
570–575	573	3	140.00–145.00	$143.34	$821	+5.35
630–640	637	11	133.00–136.00	$133.36	$850	-1.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	328	3	152.00–154.00	$152.68	$501	—
405–425	421	5	140.00–146.00	$143.19	$603	+0.79
475–495	478	6	135.00–142.00	$138.19	$661	-0.78
525–530	526	4	130.00–135.00	$133.24	$701	+1.44
575	575	3	120.00–130.00	$123.33	$709	—
655–675	668	4	110.00–120.00	$116.28	$777	-2.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	428	7	176.00–184.00	$180.00	$770	+1.00
460–475	473	9	170.00–180.00	$173.78	$822	+2.25
514–530	520	19	162.00–170.00	$166.43	$865	-1.78
620–625	623	3	144.00–154.00	$147.32	$918	+2.04
710–720	719	11	130.00–138.00	$130.72	$940	+8.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	432	5	166.00–172.00	$169.95	$734	+1.46
475–495	485	4	155.00–165.00	$160.00	$776	-0.65
505–540	523	3	153.00–159.00	$155.93	$816	+4.33
585–595	590	2	143.00–150.00	$146.47	$864	—
625–645	628	6	130.00–140.00	$135.19	$849	+6.93
675–695	682	3	124.00–130.00	$127.96	$873	—
725–745	735	2	118.00–123.00	$120.47	$885	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1355	1039	85-90%	42	56.00–62.00	$58.27	$605	—
990–1160	1099	85-90%	12	65.00–70.00	$67.42	$741	+7.86

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1315	1176	80-85%	24	69.00–74.00	$71.50	$841	+1.00
1100–1280	1183	80-85%	3	77.00–80.00	$78.59	$930	+8.09
1145–1380	1224	80-85%	22	63.00–68.00	$64.99	$795	-11.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1515	1381	75-80%	8	64.00–69.00	$67.53	$933	—
1240–1585	1432	75-80%	10	70.00–75.00	$72.21	$1,034	-0.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1655	1433	13	81.00–86.00	$83.01	$1,190	+2.52
1285–1875	1569	9	87.00–92.00	$89.77	$1,408	—
1380–2205	1793	2	94.00–97.00	$95.85	$1,719	+1.28

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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)	3	800.00–850.00	$833.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	975.00–1,100.00	$1,058.33

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)	2	700.00–775.00	$737.50

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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.