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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

944 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $235.69/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 521 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $254.75/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 425 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $266.38/cwt +7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 375 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 944 1,030 1,249
Feeder cattle 780 905 1,012
Slaughter cattle 143 89 214
Replacement cattle 21 36 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 326 4 340.00–350.00 $344.94 $1,125 -2.05
375 375 8 335.00–345.00 $338.75 $1,270 +13.73
420–425 423 3 320.00–324.00 $321.32 $1,359 +22.57
460–499 490 8 300.00–306.00 $304.82 $1,494 +26.70
505–535 518 3 280.00–292.00 $287.11 $1,487 +16.11
575–595 585 2 264.00–274.00 $268.91 $1,573 —
622–625 623 7 244.00–250.00 $245.72 $1,531 +1.05
683–688 685 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,644 +6.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 374 4 350.00–360.00 $356.22 $1,332 +17.77
405–415 410 3 340.00–350.00 $345.04 $1,415 +27.71
505–525 515 3 300.00–310.00 $305.62 $1,574 +12.18
556 556 9 299.00 $299.00 $1,662 +35.16
615 615 4 256.00–262.00 $257.50 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 382 3 315.00–320.00 $318.28 $1,216 +20.07
525 525 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,444 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 326 10 280.00–290.00 $285.30 $930 +17.80
375–380 375 13 260.00–270.00 $266.38 $999 +7.88
425 425 16 250.00–260.00 $254.75 $1,083 +4.66
455–475 473 9 240.00–250.00 $245.80 $1,163 +4.54
505–525 521 20 230.00–240.00 $235.69 $1,228 +0.48
558–575 567 10 226.00–235.00 $231.46 $1,312 +5.64
603–610 604 10 223.00–228.00 $223.51 $1,350 +11.51
660–675 669 11 210.00–220.00 $210.90 $1,411 +8.88
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 6 250.00–260.00 $255.00 $829 +13.32
355–380 373 6 245.00–255.00 $248.61 $927 +11.11
420–425 424 7 235.00–245.00 $239.87 $1,017 —
475 475 6 229.00–235.00 $231.33 $1,099 +2.89
505–540 524 5 220.00–225.00 $221.58 $1,161 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 330 4 305.00–315.00 $307.61 $1,015 +13.98
365–395 377 3 280.00–295.00 $288.14 $1,086 +19.26
425 425 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,126 +3.89
460–475 470 3 260.00–265.00 $261.63 $1,230 +12.98
501 501 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,227 -2.13
565–580 573 2 236.00–240.00 $238.03 $1,364 —
675 675 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,539 +16.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 3 295.00–300.00 $298.35 $1,262 +13.08
490–495 493 2 286.00–287.00 $286.50 $1,412 +15.60
525–545 532 3 260.00–270.00 $263.42 $1,401 -2.49
585–595 590 2 242.00–250.00 $246.03 $1,452 -6.37
620–645 627 5 230.00–237.00 $234.60 $1,471 +1.00
715–745 730 2 214.00–218.00 $216.04 $1,577 +22.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 421 5 325.00–335.00 $330.43 $1,391 +18.46
460–470 465 2 320.00–325.00 $322.53 $1,500 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 270.00–275.00 $272.46 $1,193 —
615–645 630 2 220.00–224.00 $221.95 $1,398 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1180 1008 85-90% 10 88.00–93.00 $91.22 $919 —
860–1135 1043 85-90% 18 94.00–98.00 $95.57 $997 —
1000–1115 1092 85-90% 5 101.00–103.00 $101.37 $1,107 +6.13
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1330 1143 80-85% 10 103.00–107.00 $104.81 $1,198 —
1270 1270 80-85% 3 111.00 $111.00 $1,410 —
1180–1525 1381 80-85% 7 96.00–101.00 $97.62 $1,348 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1520 1399 75-80% 7 114.00–117.00 $115.72 $1,619 +1.75
1250–1585 1468 75-80% 10 107.00–112.00 $109.24 $1,604 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1710 1533 3 114.00–117.00 $115.70 $1,774 —
1410–1810 1538 9 122.00–127.00 $123.20 $1,895 —
1725–2075 1913 4 127.00–131.00 $129.87 $2,484 —

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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) 5 850.00–900.00 $890.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,150.00–1,300.00 $1,212.50

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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 10 1,200.00–1,375.00 $1,285.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,450.00–1,475.00 $1,462.50 —

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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.