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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 16, 2024

961 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $205.00/cwt ≈ $1,654/hd at 807 lb · 43 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.00/cwt ≈ $1,490/hd at 745 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.00/cwt ≈ $1,318/hd at 643 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 961 1,477 1,798
Feeder cattle 775 1,237 1,503
Slaughter cattle 154 230 278
Replacement cattle 32 10 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 374 8 290.00–300.00 $296.88 $1,110 +3.58
410–435 423 2 285.00–290.00 $287.57 $1,216 +7.57
460–470 465 2 280.00–285.00 $282.47 $1,313 +10.89
612 612 11 241.00 $241.00 $1,475 -6.97
684 684 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,539 —
704 704 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,584 —
807 807 43 205.00 $205.00 $1,654 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 325 3 285.00–295.00 $290.08 $943 +0.91
360–395 376 5 280.00–290.00 $282.97 $1,064 +4.95
425 425 4 275.00–280.00 $277.50 $1,179 +5.86
465–475 472 3 265.00–275.00 $271.71 $1,282 +8.10
520–535 526 6 250.00–258.00 $253.32 $1,332 +4.71
560–575 571 4 240.00–242.00 $240.49 $1,373 -5.81
613–625 617 9 233.00–235.00 $233.68 $1,442 —
685–695 691 10 220.00–225.00 $222.90 $1,540 +7.90
720–732 730 7 215.00–220.00 $215.70 $1,575 +6.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 280.00 $280.00 $910 —
375–390 378 5 265.00–270.00 $267.40 $1,011 —
505–541 535 12 235.00–245.00 $237.03 $1,268 -1.94
575–585 577 5 226.00–235.00 $232.19 $1,340 —
625–635 628 3 214.00–220.00 $217.98 $1,369 -2.02
675–680 677 3 205.00–210.00 $208.33 $1,410 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 327 5 255.00–262.00 $259.39 $848 —
375–380 375 11 250.00–260.00 $253.82 $952 —
410–425 423 7 245.00–255.00 $248.40 $1,051 —
515–530 523 2 227.00–228.00 $227.49 $1,190 -5.85
643 643 16 205.00 $205.00 $1,318 —
694 694 8 199.00 $199.00 $1,381 —
745 value added 745 25 200.00 $200.00 $1,490 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 9 240.00–250.00 $246.67 $802 +4.09
355–395 375 10 235.00–245.00 $241.68 $906 +2.81
415–445 426 12 232.00–240.00 $235.51 $1,003 +2.41
475 475 10 230.00–235.00 $232.10 $1,102 +1.22
520–526 525 14 215.00–225.00 $217.13 $1,140 -5.05
555–573 570 10 210.00–215.00 $210.49 $1,200 -6.05
610–637 630 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,260 —
715–740 728 3 178.00–183.00 $180.30 $1,313 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 322 3 220.00–230.00 $223.26 $719 -8.31
375 375 4 220.00–225.00 $221.25 $830 +0.31
415–445 429 4 214.00–224.00 $218.98 $939 +0.98
475–485 477 5 212.00–222.00 $214.03 $1,021 —
510–525 520 5 200.00–209.00 $204.78 $1,065 -4.22
575–590 583 6 190.00–200.00 $194.02 $1,131 -4.75
625–645 630 4 185.00–190.00 $188.72 $1,189 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 423 6 260.00–270.00 $264.14 $1,117 +12.44
475–485 476 13 250.00–265.00 $258.23 $1,229 +11.65
510–530 523 4 238.00–248.00 $243.96 $1,276 +6.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–540 528 5 220.00–230.00 $225.41 $1,190 -0.11
575–580 577 3 215.00–220.00 $218.32 $1,260 -1.68

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1205 1015 85-90% 17 81.00–86.00 $83.40 $847 +0.25
890–1175 1086 85-90% 14 87.00–91.00 $88.85 $965 -5.79
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1385 1172 80-85% 15 90.00–95.00 $92.17 $1,080 -7.86
1190–1335 1286 80-85% 10 96.00–100.00 $98.69 $1,269 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1450 1354 75-80% 8 99.00–103.00 $100.45 $1,360 —
1315–1485 1415 75-80% 3 104.00–106.00 $105.01 $1,486 +7.12
1545–1655 1591 75-80% 6 91.00–96.00 $94.36 $1,501 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1770 1490 10 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $1,602 —
1570–1975 1713 4 114.00–117.00 $115.79 $1,983 —
1815–1885 1850 2 118.00–119.00 $118.49 $2,192 —

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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) 9 750.00–900.00 $827.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,130.00 $1,127.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.