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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 17, 2023

2,162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $214.77/cwt +4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,020/hd at 475 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $236.39/cwt +4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 475 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $223.39/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 425 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,162 2,282 1,606
Feeder cattle 2,162 1,932 1,606
Slaughter cattle — 319 —
Replacement cattle — 31 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No slaughter or replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 327 7 265.00–275.00 $269.97 $883 -3.36
375–395 376 18 260.00–270.00 $262.33 $986 +1.24
415–445 426 8 256.00–265.00 $260.15 $1,108 +1.86
475–495 485 6 254.00–260.00 $257.15 $1,247 +0.91
525–545 528 6 248.00–252.00 $249.35 $1,317 +4.47
570–575 574 8 240.00–247.00 $242.87 $1,394 +4.05
625–645 631 6 236.00–243.00 $239.97 $1,514 +7.06
660–685 673 4 230.00–236.00 $233.28 $1,570 +11.64
715–735 725 2 214.00–220.00 $217.04 $1,574 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 328 8 280.00–290.00 $284.60 $933 -8.59
375–390 380 3 272.00–280.00 $277.26 $1,054 +2.51
415–445 433 3 267.00–272.00 $269.73 $1,168 +1.30
465–495 480 5 260.00–267.00 $263.99 $1,267 +0.66
525–530 526 8 255.00–264.00 $258.62 $1,360 +1.02
575 575 3 250.00–251.00 $250.33 $1,439 -1.25
605–625 623 11 244.00–248.00 $245.99 $1,533 +4.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 326 5 255.00–265.00 $259.92 $847 +9.25
375–380 376 8 250.00–255.00 $253.37 $953 +5.69
525 525 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,260 +7.55
640–645 643 2 220.00–225.00 $222.49 $1,431 +1.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 326 13 232.00–242.00 $236.78 $772 +9.20
355–375 373 10 228.00–237.00 $233.23 $870 +6.08
420–425 425 18 219.00–228.00 $223.39 $949 +3.75
475 475 31 210.00–220.00 $214.77 $1,020 +4.76
525 525 14 204.00–214.00 $208.14 $1,093 +2.26
555–575 573 16 196.00–205.00 $198.42 $1,137 -2.60
615–635 624 7 190.00–200.00 $196.30 $1,225 -0.32
660–680 673 4 188.00–196.00 $191.47 $1,289 +0.49
725 725 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,385 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 322 6 220.00–230.00 $223.94 $721 +4.94
360–390 376 7 216.00–224.00 $219.71 $826 +6.55
425–445 428 8 202.00–212.00 $207.74 $889 +3.35
475–495 479 12 196.00–206.00 $203.14 $973 +1.87
525 525 18 190.00–200.00 $195.89 $1,028 +5.89
560–575 573 7 182.00–192.00 $186.84 $1,071 -0.91
620–645 628 5 177.00–185.00 $182.39 $1,145 +1.18
675–695 683 3 175.00–183.00 $179.30 $1,225 -0.70
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 244.00–245.00 $244.50 $839 —
375–395 378 8 237.00–246.00 $242.34 $916 +9.51
425 425 10 230.00–240.00 $232.80 $989 —
475 475 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,092 +12.82
725–730 726 5 192.00–195.00 $194.00 $1,408 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 14 240.00–250.00 $245.14 $1,042 +4.45
475–480 475 18 232.00–242.00 $236.39 $1,123 +4.89
510–525 524 11 226.00–236.00 $229.09 $1,200 +5.02
575–590 582 3 225.00–229.00 $227.32 $1,323 +16.28
605–640 624 4 200.00–210.00 $206.93 $1,291 —
660–690 675 6 196.00–206.00 $200.30 $1,352 —
725 725 5 188.00–200.00 $193.20 $1,401 +10.74
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 432 3 230.00–232.00 $230.69 $997 —
505–525 523 11 212.00–220.00 $216.01 $1,130 —
575 575 12 195.00–205.00 $200.00 $1,150 +3.91
625–635 628 3 180.00–190.00 $183.37 $1,152 +11.37
720–735 728 2 180.00–185.00 $182.47 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 255.00–256.00 $255.49 $1,081 +5.49

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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.