Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 21, 2023

1,340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $215.31/cwt +15.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 518 lb · 32 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.14/cwt +5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 567 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $170.64/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 479 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,340	1,252	767
Feeder cattle	946	981	599
Slaughter cattle	378	261	161
Replacement cattle	16	10	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	240.00	$240.00	$804	+15.50
350	350	1	250.00	$250.00	$875	+30.00
420–425	423	3	220.00–225.00	$221.65	$938	+4.65
460–495	480	3	214.00–219.00	$216.94	$1,041	+13.94
505–535	518	32	209.00–219.00	$215.31	$1,115	+15.31
570–586	585	13	203.00–213.00	$204.29	$1,195	—
610–625	615	8	197.00–207.00	$205.12	$1,261	+19.12
701	701	6	191.00	$191.00	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	328	3	225.00–233.00	$227.72	$747	+14.14
360–380	374	8	210.00–220.00	$215.40	$806	+8.88
410–440	424	4	205.00–215.00	$209.92	$890	+5.63
475–498	485	9	203.00–213.00	$207.70	$1,007	+14.03
525–545	528	6	202.00–209.00	$205.69	$1,086	+15.69
575	575	3	198.00–200.00	$199.33	$1,146	+14.99
615–645	628	4	185.00–200.00	$191.25	$1,201	—
655–690	672	3	179.00–185.00	$182.30	$1,225	+5.45
732	732	5	179.00	$179.00	$1,310	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	204.00–211.00	$207.42	$691	—
360–390	375	6	200.00–205.00	$201.51	$756	+5.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–331	323	9	182.00–186.00	$184.34	$595	+2.34
365–385	375	9	172.00–182.00	$177.01	$664	+2.01
420–430	425	12	168.00–178.00	$174.33	$741	+4.33
475–495	479	14	166.00–175.00	$170.64	$817	+6.46
510–525	524	14	165.00–171.00	$168.29	$882	+2.81
570–595	576	14	159.00–168.00	$164.06	$945	+2.20
620–635	626	4	154.00–159.00	$157.49	$986	+2.81
660–675	670	3	143.00–150.00	$147.70	$990	+5.17
705–725	720	4	140.00–141.00	$140.24	$1,010	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	322	5	186.00–190.00	$187.38	$603	—
410–445	429	6	178.00–181.00	$179.64	$771	+2.65
455–480	472	5	176.00–179.00	$177.79	$839	+2.19
510–534	527	10	173.00–180.00	$177.94	$938	+7.60
555–590	567	16	168.00–175.00	$172.14	$976	+5.63
605–628	626	13	165.00–169.00	$168.63	$1,056	+5.77
675–689	687	13	158.00–160.00	$158.30	$1,088	+3.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	318	3	167.00–174.00	$170.99	$544	+2.75
370–395	385	4	159.00–166.00	$162.55	$626	+2.19
425–440	428	6	154.00–163.00	$158.34	$678	+6.25
475–495	479	5	153.00–160.00	$158.55	$759	+7.93
510–530	523	4	150.00–158.00	$153.47	$803	+11.54
560–590	575	2	140.00–150.00	$144.87	$833	+3.22
725	725	2	130.00	$130.00	$942	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	427	10	195.00–205.00	$199.50	$852	+5.51
465–495	481	8	190.00–200.00	$195.09	$938	+7.85
525	525	7	188.00–196.00	$191.14	$1,003	—
555–590	569	12	183.00–190.00	$185.32	$1,054	+8.65
625–645	633	6	170.00–180.00	$176.52	$1,117	—
655–680	665	3	160.00–170.00	$165.27	$1,099	—
725	725	11	157.00	$157.00	$1,138	—
751–760	752	8	146.00–149.00	$148.62	$1,118	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439–445	440	7	186.00–190.00	$189.42	$833	+9.06
455–475	471	5	180.00–187.00	$183.77	$866	+8.24
515–525	520	2	172.00–180.00	$175.96	$915	+4.63

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1195	1006	85-90%	33	74.00–79.00	$76.68	$771	-3.62
965–1155	1032	85-90%	33	80.00–85.00	$82.17	$848	+1.87
1030–1175	1097	85-90%	11	87.00–91.00	$88.85	$975	+2.72

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1360	1209	80-85%	21	90.00–95.00	$91.62	$1,108	+5.33
1055–1490	1214	80-85%	22	83.00–88.00	$85.50	$1,038	-14.45
1150–1320	1252	80-85%	6	97.00–101.00	$99.19	$1,242	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1470	1350	75-80%	5	100.00–103.00	$101.49	$1,370	+8.05
1240–1465	1387	75-80%	7	85.00–90.00	$88.25	$1,224	-16.89
1310–1645	1505	75-80%	19	93.00–98.00	$95.21	$1,433	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1580	1404	10	95.00–100.00	$96.53	$1,355	—
1410–2100	1636	7	102.00–107.00	$104.13	$1,704	—
1530–1885	1771	6	107.00–112.00	$109.90	$1,946	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	700.00–875.00	$793.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	850.00–950.00	$904.17

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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.