Cattle Market Pulse

Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 19, 2023

2,535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.65/cwt -8.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 571 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $249.94/cwt ≈ $1,422/hd at 569 lb · 57 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $236.49/cwt ≈ $1,599/hd at 676 lb · 52 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,535 2,696 1,676
Feeder cattle 2,535 2,696 1,676

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls were not covered. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 7 279.00 $279.00 $1,085 -6.00
420–440 427 6 270.00–278.00 $273.98 $1,170 -4.52
475–489 484 28 259.00–268.00 $264.94 $1,282
498 value added 498 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,355
505–525 522 7 253.00–256.00 $254.56 $1,329
552–585 569 57 247.00–252.00 $249.94 $1,422
614–625 616 8 244.00–247.00 $244.50 $1,506
667–695 676 52 232.00–239.00 $236.49 $1,599
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 374 9 260.00–270.00 $262.10 $980 -7.90
425–445 429 8 257.00–265.00 $260.99 $1,120
475–488 483 20 247.00–256.00 $250.84 $1,212 -0.17
505–545 520 12 240.00–250.00 $245.74 $1,278 +3.50
575–597 594 18 236.00–245.00 $243.73 $1,448 +6.93
610–645 623 4 232.00–240.00 $235.45 $1,467 +4.16
675 675 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,552
720–745 733 2 214.00–218.00 $215.97 $1,583 -7.85
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 376 15 240.00–250.00 $246.58 $927
525 525 7 225.00–235.00 $229.29 $1,204 -2.45
615–625 623 5 218.00–228.00 $221.38 $1,379 -3.62
720–735 730 3 196.00–200.00 $198.68 $1,450

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 6 232.00–242.00 $238.34 $777 -1.60
375–399 384 18 230.00–238.00 $233.46 $896 +1.23
404–437 423 27 222.00–233.00 $227.14 $961 +1.47
455–498 475 46 210.00–225.00 $220.70 $1,048 +0.70
525 525 22 210.00–220.00 $213.91 $1,123 -5.67
551–588 571 62 200.00–215.00 $208.65 $1,191 -8.74
615–632 626 19 199.00–208.00 $204.15 $1,278 +1.02
675 675 5 190.00–200.00 $196.00 $1,323 -3.14
710–745 728 2 184.00–190.00 $186.93 $1,361 -8.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 322 3 244.00–247.00 $244.98 $789
360–395 385 4 240.00–245.00 $242.71 $934
420–425 424 7 237.00–246.00 $240.28 $1,019 +1.77
465–479 472 13 229.00–234.00 $230.92 $1,090
503–545 521 32 222.00–230.00 $224.45 $1,169
551–580 559 15 210.00–225.00 $219.50 $1,227
605–630 618 2 211.00–212.00 $211.51 $1,307 -4.49
655–680 668 2 203.00–204.00 $203.49 $1,359
681 value added 681 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,464
718–730 720 5 197.00–200.00 $197.61 $1,423 -5.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 329 4 220.00–228.00 $224.47 $739 -4.81
370–395 380 3 218.00–225.00 $220.95 $840 -3.17
425–440 428 6 210.00–220.00 $213.37 $913 -2.44
475 475 5 205.00–213.00 $209.80 $997 -2.05
525–545 528 8 200.00–210.00 $204.77 $1,081 -6.04
575–595 578 6 195.00–201.00 $198.84 $1,149 -7.30
615–645 630 2 190.00–195.00 $192.56 $1,213 -7.18
675–685 678 4 180.00–187.00 $183.01 $1,241 -10.66

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 11 237.00–247.00 $244.07 $1,037 -5.85
474–475 475 19 235.00–246.00 $242.42 $1,151 +1.41
520–545 528 11 221.00–230.00 $225.71 $1,192 -2.60
575–595 577 10 210.00–220.00 $214.21 $1,236 -2.61
625–645 629 8 205.00–215.00 $210.26 $1,323 -2.14
655–675 669 4 198.00–208.00 $200.99 $1,345
710–735 723 2 198.00–205.00 $201.44 $1,456 -1.59
760–765 763 2 181.00–182.00 $181.50 $1,385
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–465 463 2 220.00–225.00 $222.51 $1,030 -9.67
525–545 532 3 208.00–214.00 $210.05 $1,117 -8.95
575 575 10 200.00–208.00 $205.30 $1,180 -4.13
602–633 620 29 190.00–200.00 $193.95 $1,202 -11.05
655–675 673 8 175.00–185.00 $179.13 $1,206
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 423 2 255.00–260.00 $257.46 $1,089 -3.52
456–495 469 8 247.00–252.00 $249.50 $1,170
567 value added 567 38 245.00 $245.00 $1,389

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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.