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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

1,798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.25/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 658 lb · 79 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.07/cwt -15.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,148/hd at 667 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.00/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 562 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,798 2,400 723
Feeder cattle 1,503 2,124 574
Slaughter cattle 278 254 136
Replacement cattle 17 22 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 14 190.00 $190.00 $978 —
625 625 3 178.00–180.00 $178.67 $1,117 -6.19
660–667 667 73 172.00–177.00 $172.07 $1,148 -12.66
706–710 706 14 164.00–170.00 $164.43 $1,161 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 321 6 197.00–207.00 $201.45 $647 -5.54
375–380 376 4 192.00–196.00 $194.99 $733 -6.28
410–445 429 5 187.00–196.00 $192.71 $827 -7.20
475–495 482 24 184.00–192.00 $188.75 $910 -9.97
510–545 526 4 179.00–182.00 $180.28 $948 -14.09
574–580 574 19 176.00–179.00 $178.84 $1,027 —
620–645 637 3 175.00–178.00 $176.69 $1,126 —
675 675 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,148 -3.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 3 190.00–192.00 $191.31 $631 —
465–495 477 3 172.00–178.00 $175.39 $837 —
510–525 521 4 170.00–176.00 $174.03 $907 +1.71
575 575 2 170.00 $170.00 $978 +9.97
620–635 626 4 150.00–153.00 $151.01 $945 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–482 477 16 164.00–165.00 $164.57 $785 +0.04
515–520 518 2 158.00–160.00 $159.00 $824 -3.00
562 562 39 159.00 $159.00 $894 +1.94
625–648 641 15 150.00–155.00 $153.76 $986 +2.06
658 value added 658 20 157.00 $157.00 $1,033 -2.26
789 value added 789 24 154.00 $154.00 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 value added 658 79 163.25 $163.25 $1,074 -1.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 367 11 158.00–166.00 $162.75 $597 -3.83
410–425 422 10 155.00–165.00 $159.52 $673 -2.73
460–493 487 25 152.00–160.00 $159.15 $775 +1.68
525–530 525 11 142.00–155.00 $148.46 $779 -5.60
575 575 8 145.00–154.00 $149.13 $857 +2.45
625–645 632 3 146.00–148.00 $147.32 $931 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 373 5 150.00–156.00 $151.98 $567 -0.37
410–425 420 3 140.00–150.00 $143.25 $602 -5.49
475–485 479 4 140.00–145.00 $141.77 $679 -4.77
525–535 528 3 139.00–140.00 $139.66 $737 -3.88
560–585 574 5 134.00–140.00 $138.19 $793 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 431 4 186.00–194.00 $190.01 $819 +0.40
455–485 466 13 186.00–192.00 $187.77 $875 -1.31
505–525 521 8 169.00–179.00 $173.64 $905 +0.32
570–575 574 5 163.00–170.00 $165.99 $953 +3.81
625–635 627 5 158.00–163.00 $159.81 $1,002 +2.40
685–695 690 2 156.00–160.00 $157.99 $1,090 +7.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 176.00 $176.00 $748 -4.00
475 475 5 161.00–171.00 $165.80 $788 —
575 575 3 150.00–151.00 $150.33 $864 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1405 1198 80-85% 20 67.00–71.00 $68.73 $823 -12.74
1140–1420 1215 80-85% 11 80.00–84.00 $81.37 $989 —
1125–1440 1239 80-85% 35 73.00–78.00 $75.96 $941 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1105 1011 85-90% 15 68.00–73.00 $70.15 $709 —
875–1305 1048 85-90% 21 60.00–65.00 $63.32 $664 —
995–1125 1065 85-90% 8 75.00–79.00 $76.87 $819 +4.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1520 1358 75-80% 5 83.00–87.00 $85.10 $1,156 —
1200–1505 1396 75-80% 13 78.00–81.00 $79.31 $1,107 —
1480–1630 1558 75-80% 10 72.00–76.00 $74.03 $1,153 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1670 1406 6 84.00–88.00 $86.05 $1,210 -4.98
1360–1815 1646 8 92.00–96.00 $94.24 $1,551 —
1290–1990 1841 7 97.00–103.00 $99.05 $1,824 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–800.00 $772.50

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 775.00–875.00 $812.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 825.00–850.00 $837.50 —

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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.