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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 14, 2023

2,275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.21/cwt ≈ $1,230/hd at 574 lb · 66 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.13/cwt +3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 468 lb · 56 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.50/cwt ≈ $1,420/hd at 675 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,275 2,086 2,185
Feeder cattle 1,947 2,086 1,968
Slaughter cattle 297 — 205
Replacement cattle 31 — 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and bulls compared to two weeks ago sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder calves compared to one week ago sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 320 3 290.00–297.00 $293.84 $940 —
378 378 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,005 —
413–445 435 23 265.00–275.00 $266.76 $1,160 -5.30
451–497 470 19 260.00–270.00 $263.32 $1,238 -3.67
518–535 520 32 255.00–258.00 $255.25 $1,327 -6.11
552–585 555 17 244.00–254.00 $244.98 $1,360 -6.46
606–630 608 30 240.00–246.00 $241.10 $1,466 -2.39
688 688 37 238.00 $238.00 $1,637 —
710–715 714 9 227.00 $227.00 $1,621 —
760 value added 760 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,748 —
768 768 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,651 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 322 7 265.00–275.00 $267.79 $862 -2.53
375 375 13 255.00–265.00 $258.92 $971 -9.35
460–493 477 11 248.00–258.00 $252.70 $1,205 +1.97
515–530 525 14 240.00–250.00 $243.29 $1,277 -4.01
568–595 582 42 232.00–240.00 $235.42 $1,370 -2.58
602–625 614 19 228.00–234.00 $232.04 $1,425 +0.04
655–664 663 10 224.00–228.00 $224.90 $1,491 +0.96
755–765 760 2 200.00–205.00 $202.48 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 250.00–260.00 $256.00 $832 -6.54
515–525 523 4 228.00–236.00 $234.03 $1,224 +1.70
675 675 4 200.00–205.00 $202.50 $1,367 -12.27
725 725 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–397 394 21 234.00–237.00 $236.64 $932 —
420–438 427 16 230.00–235.00 $231.54 $989 +0.54
457–495 468 56 225.00–233.00 $230.13 $1,077 +3.91
525 525 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,155 +1.63
557–570 value added 560 38 221.00–222.00 $221.73 $1,242 —
593 593 28 204.00 $204.00 $1,210 —
612 value added 612 10 210.00 $210.00 $1,285 —
624 624 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,304 +14.00
668 668 8 203.00 $203.00 $1,356 —
676 value added 676 40 212.00 $212.00 $1,433 —
733 value added 733 19 201.00 $201.00 $1,473 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 327 7 226.00–235.00 $230.70 $754 +0.39
355–395 378 23 224.00–233.00 $228.33 $863 +3.41
406–425 417 24 218.00–228.00 $224.90 $938 -0.63
475–499 482 28 214.00–224.00 $220.96 $1,065 +2.25
515–525 523 9 205.00–215.00 $208.22 $1,089 +1.21
565–585 575 20 192.00–202.00 $198.01 $1,139 -0.33
605–645 619 25 185.00–195.00 $191.92 $1,188 +4.25
675 675 6 177.00–186.00 $181.00 $1,222 -0.38
705–715 710 2 172.00–180.00 $175.97 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 376 6 215.00–220.00 $218.82 $823 +3.82
415–445 430 2 210.00–216.00 $213.10 $916 +1.10
460–490 475 7 202.00–212.00 $207.25 $984 +4.22
525–545 527 11 190.00–200.00 $195.62 $1,031 +0.19
575 575 6 185.00–188.00 $186.50 $1,072 -1.60
620–625 623 3 180.00–184.00 $181.33 $1,130 +3.54
655–675 668 5 166.00–174.00 $170.63 $1,140 —
725–745 732 5 162.00–170.00 $167.77 $1,228 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 420 8 244.00–254.00 $249.76 $1,049 -0.50
454–475 462 37 237.00–247.00 $244.62 $1,130 +0.35
511–545 522 22 230.00–235.00 $232.98 $1,216 -3.63
565 565 2 215.00–220.00 $217.50 $1,229 -9.06
675–690 679 4 187.00–190.00 $189.24 $1,285 -1.25
715–745 730 2 177.00–184.00 $180.57 $1,318 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 3 228.00–238.00 $231.96 $986 —
475–495 484 6 220.00–230.00 $222.49 $1,077 -7.91
535–540 538 3 220.00–224.00 $222.33 $1,196 +2.80
575–595 578 6 200.00–210.00 $206.17 $1,192 -3.66
610–645 626 5 182.00–190.00 $185.45 $1,161 -11.15

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1120 1045 85-90% 7 75.00–80.00 $77.50 $810 —
920–1290 1082 85-90% 8 82.00–87.00 $85.20 $922 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1185 1143 80-85% 5 90.00–95.00 $92.03 $1,052 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1650 1542 6 102.00–105.00 $103.91 $1,602 —
1600–1730 1651 6 108.00–114.00 $110.72 $1,828 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 700.00–850.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 900.00–1,000.00 $958.33

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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.