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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 11, 2023

2,427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.01/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 519 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $249.51/cwt +1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,449/hd at 581 lb · 61 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.75/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 617 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,427 2,001 2,220
Feeder cattle 1,949 1,644 1,782
Slaughter cattle 318 316 400
Replacement cattle 160 41 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: No trends, all sales closed last week for 4th of July holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 285.00 $285.00 $812 —
320–330 326 10 270.00–275.00 $271.01 $883 —
355–390 375 9 265.00–275.00 $270.04 $1,013 +0.04
403 value added 403 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,128 —
400–440 429 14 252.50–270.00 $260.82 $1,119 -10.68
450–479 471 25 250.00–255.00 $253.53 $1,194 -5.22
475–480 value added 478 5 260.00–265.00 $263.01 $1,257 —
500–545 517 32 245.00–256.00 $252.58 $1,306 +2.58
540–545 value added 542 3 260.00–265.00 $263.32 $1,427 —
580 value added 580 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,496 —
560–593 581 55 245.00–255.00 $248.58 $1,444 +0.93
602–649 630 25 238.00–250.00 $242.87 $1,530 +7.37
650–675 655 52 230.00–245.00 $241.88 $1,584 +10.88
670 value added 670 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,668 —
715 715 23 220.00–228.00 $220.70 $1,578 —
755 755 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,661 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–330 327 15 250.00–255.00 $252.53 $826 —
364–380 368 22 240.00–256.00 $250.26 $921 -13.76
430–435 431 13 234.00–250.00 $238.99 $1,030 -19.47
460–498 485 17 237.50–250.00 $244.54 $1,186 -4.02
502–536 532 36 237.50–250.00 $248.19 $1,320 +8.97
630 630 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,462 +13.75
660–680 667 13 220.00–228.00 $221.94 $1,480 +13.60
740 740 14 209.00 $209.00 $1,547 -0.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 130.00 $130.00 $572 -108.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 326 21 245.00–257.50 $249.08 $812 +1.70
365–395 379 34 230.00–243.00 $237.13 $899 -6.87
405–445 425 41 210.00–235.00 $228.12 $970 —
460–495 475 46 218.00–228.00 $222.75 $1,058 —
500–539 515 51 210.00–225.00 $216.63 $1,116 -3.37
529 value added 529 23 227.50 $227.50 $1,203 —
550–591 577 57 204.00–216.00 $209.93 $1,211 -6.57
600–637 617 58 199.50–209.00 $204.75 $1,263 -5.25
655–668 661 32 195.00–208.00 $198.53 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 326 25 230.00–248.00 $239.12 $780 +0.12
375–381 379 13 215.00–230.00 $224.32 $850 -9.98
430 430 3 225.00 $225.00 $968 -5.70
465–480 470 12 200.00–215.00 $206.33 $970 -14.12
525–545 529 29 195.00–209.00 $204.35 $1,081 -12.37
560–565 561 8 200.00–202.00 $200.50 $1,125 -12.27
625–627 626 11 188.00–192.00 $189.82 $1,188 -13.34
670–695 685 5 167.00–171.00 $168.56 $1,155 -25.72
707–715 709 9 185.00–192.00 $186.57 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 6 218.00 $218.00 $970 +1.15
510 510 1 191.00 $191.00 $974 -13.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 319 11 260.00–275.00 $267.91 $855 —
360–390 376 22 245.00–256.00 $250.78 $943 —
408–440 430 26 240.00–250.00 $243.99 $1,049 —
450–495 463 30 226.00–240.00 $230.77 $1,068 —
465 value added 465 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,151 —
510–549 526 33 216.00–230.00 $224.01 $1,178 —
550–580 571 26 214.00–225.00 $220.01 $1,256 —
620–630 624 8 210.00–220.00 $214.38 $1,338 —
650 650 5 200.00–214.00 $205.60 $1,336 —
720 720 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 11 240.00–255.00 $251.62 $838 —
350–380 367 14 230.00–245.00 $238.98 $877 —
435 435 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,000 —
460–490 478 10 215.00–224.00 $219.74 $1,050 -16.40
525–535 532 7 200.00–212.00 $207.76 $1,105 -17.66
560–580 567 9 200.00–210.00 $205.68 $1,166 -7.79
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 310 8 230.00–235.00 $233.63 $724 —
350–370 360 6 210.00–228.00 $218.75 $788 —
475–490 485 3 198.00–210.00 $206.08 $999 -18.54
520 520 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,009 -21.34
875 875 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,059 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,319 —
1030–1180 1112 80-85% 55 95.00–98.00 $96.95 $1,078 —
955–1280 1153 80-85% 89 101.00–108.00 $103.93 $1,198 +3.56
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1150 1054 85-90% 81 90.00–95.00 $92.42 $974 -8.13
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1300 1174 75-80% 27 95.00–105.00 $98.20 $1,153 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1485 1227 3 102.00–103.00 $102.68 $1,260 —
1020–1585 1339 6 105.00–115.00 $109.68 $1,469 —
1100–1980 1653 14 116.00–125.00 $119.26 $1,971 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 60 1,050.00–1,400.00 $1,241.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 1,350.00–1,575.00 $1,466.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,173.08 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,200.00–1,500.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.