Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 23, 2024

1,580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.00/cwt ≈ $1,559/hd at 757 lb · 70 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $219.00/cwt ≈ $1,708/hd at 780 lb · 45 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,521/hd at 742 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,580	961	1,080
Feeder cattle	1,334	775	795
Slaughter cattle	222	154	248
Replacement cattle	24	32	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,138	—
425	425	6	315.00–325.00	$319.50	$1,358	+31.93
515–530	523	2	280.00–285.00	$282.46	$1,477	—
625	625	2	255.00–260.00	$257.50	$1,609	+16.50
780	780	45	219.00	$219.00	$1,708	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	329	5	335.00–342.00	$339.37	$1,117	+49.29
355–375	372	7	320.00–330.00	$325.00	$1,209	+42.03
415–445	428	4	300.00–310.00	$304.91	$1,305	+27.41
455–475	468	4	285.00–293.00	$288.21	$1,349	+16.50
525	525	8	265.00–275.00	$269.38	$1,414	+16.06
575	575	5	255.00–260.00	$257.00	$1,478	+16.51
605–643	634	5	240.00–250.00	$242.91	$1,540	+9.23
667	667	6	239.00	$239.00	$1,594	+16.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	310.00–320.00	$315.00	$1,024	+35.00
375	375	9	290.00–300.00	$296.11	$1,110	+28.71
475	475	3	262.00–265.00	$263.00	$1,249	—
620–630	625	5	215.00–225.00	$219.98	$1,375	+2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	7	260.00–265.00	$261.43	$850	+14.76
375	375	15	250.00–260.00	$256.00	$960	+14.32
410–425	424	12	246.00–255.00	$250.83	$1,064	+15.32
475–495	476	17	236.00–245.00	$239.65	$1,141	+7.55
525–540	527	17	225.00–235.00	$230.69	$1,216	+13.56
555–575	574	15	220.00–230.00	$223.05	$1,280	+12.56
610–625	623	12	208.00–217.00	$210.39	$1,311	+10.39
651–675	655	7	200.00–205.00	$200.71	$1,315	—
705–710	708	2	192.00–198.00	$194.99	$1,381	+14.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	318	3	275.00–280.00	$276.60	$880	+17.21
355–375	370	4	265.00–270.00	$266.20	$985	+12.38
415–425	424	13	260.00–270.00	$261.92	$1,111	+13.52
460–475	470	3	250.00–255.00	$251.63	$1,183	—
505–515	508	3	238.00–245.00	$241.64	$1,228	+14.15
671	671	13	209.00	$209.00	$1,402	+10.00
742	742	43	205.00	$205.00	$1,521	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
757 value added	757	70	206.00	$206.00	$1,559	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	330	4	245.00–250.00	$248.69	$821	+25.43
375–390	378	5	237.00–245.00	$241.37	$912	+20.12
425	425	8	230.00–240.00	$236.25	$1,004	+17.27
465–475	474	9	220.00–230.00	$226.78	$1,075	+12.75
510–540	526	5	210.00–220.00	$216.59	$1,139	+11.81
575	575	5	210.00–215.00	$212.00	$1,219	+17.98
625	625	8	190.00–200.00	$197.50	$1,234	+8.78
655–695	675	2	185.00–190.00	$187.43	$1,265	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	13	280.00–290.00	$286.54	$1,218	+22.40
465–475	474	13	270.00–280.00	$274.00	$1,299	+15.77
520–545	527	10	255.00–265.00	$260.69	$1,374	+16.73
575	575	9	242.00–252.00	$244.22	$1,404	—
610–625	622	6	228.00–237.00	$230.84	$1,436	—
665–675	670	2	208.00–210.00	$208.99	$1,400	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	424	6	265.00–275.00	$270.84	$1,148	—
475–495	477	9	250.00–260.00	$257.21	$1,227	—
525	525	5	230.00–240.00	$236.00	$1,239	+10.59
575–580	577	3	230.00–234.00	$232.66	$1,342	+14.34
625–645	631	4	200.00–210.00	$206.20	$1,301	—
655–675	671	5	195.00–200.00	$198.62	$1,333	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	422	7	295.00–305.00	$298.53	$1,260	—
475	475	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,401	—
510–515	513	2	270.00–280.00	$274.98	$1,411	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1135	958	85-90%	22	93.00–98.00	$94.84	$909	—
910–1190	1021	85-90%	27	87.00–92.00	$89.86	$917	+6.46

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1335	1144	80-85%	11	94.00–98.00	$95.54	$1,093	—
1100–1385	1225	80-85%	15	100.00–105.00	$102.51	$1,256	—
1170–1305	1238	80-85%	8	107.00–110.00	$108.43	$1,342	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1495	1392	75-80%	14	105.00–110.00	$107.11	$1,491	—
1355–1690	1523	75-80%	2	111.00–112.00	$111.44	$1,697	—
1315–1690	1541	75-80%	10	97.00–102.00	$99.35	$1,531	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1100	1068	2	100.00–105.00	$102.58	$1,096	—
1200–1910	1578	4	110.00–115.00	$111.51	$1,760	—
1820–1880	1850	2	117.00–121.00	$118.97	$2,201	+0.48

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–950.00	$910.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,162.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,275.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.