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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 13, 2024

709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $244.26/cwt +8.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 520 lb · 19 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,534/hd at 688 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $258.30/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,563/hd at 605 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 709 944 1,252
Feeder cattle 554 780 981
Slaughter cattle 129 143 261
Replacement cattle 26 21 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 329 5 350.00–355.00 $351.05 $1,155 +6.11
360–385 374 7 335.00–345.00 $338.10 $1,264 -0.65
425 425 6 325.00–330.00 $328.17 $1,395 +6.85
460–466 465 11 309.00–318.00 $309.90 $1,441 +5.08
525 525 6 295.00–302.00 $299.00 $1,570 +11.89
590 590 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,564 -3.91
625 625 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 +4.28
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 310 3 365.00–375.00 $369.92 $1,147 —
360–380 373 4 347.00–357.00 $350.93 $1,309 -5.29
410–425 418 2 340.00–345.00 $342.46 $1,431 -2.58
465–485 475 2 320.00–330.00 $324.89 $1,543 —
505–530 518 2 311.00–312.00 $311.49 $1,614 +5.87
575 575 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,552 -29.00
601–630 605 14 258.00–260.00 $258.30 $1,563 +0.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 325.00–330.00 $327.50 $1,228 +9.22
505–540 523 2 265.00–268.00 $266.45 $1,394 -8.55
575 575 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,495 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 7 275.00–280.00 $277.86 $903 -7.44
360–375 374 11 265.00–275.00 $271.09 $1,014 +4.71
425 425 9 260.00–270.00 $266.11 $1,131 +11.36
475 475 11 247.00–260.00 $253.73 $1,205 +7.93
516–540 520 19 240.00–249.00 $244.26 $1,270 +8.57
560–575 569 12 230.00–240.00 $230.99 $1,314 -0.47
620–625 624 5 214.00–218.00 $216.00 $1,348 -7.51
715–740 728 2 199.00–200.00 $199.49 $1,452 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 329 4 290.00–300.00 $296.16 $974 -11.45
375 375 8 280.00–290.00 $282.50 $1,059 -5.64
460–495 476 4 262.00–270.00 $267.29 $1,272 +5.66
505–525 515 2 252.00–260.00 $255.92 $1,318 +10.92
613 613 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,379 —
688 688 16 223.00 $223.00 $1,534 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 255.00–265.00 $259.96 $827 +4.96
375 375 2 256.00 $256.00 $960 +7.39
410–440 425 5 240.00–250.00 $243.38 $1,034 +3.51
470–475 473 3 225.00–235.00 $228.31 $1,080 -3.02
515–545 532 3 214.00–222.00 $218.67 $1,163 -2.91

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 8 310.00–320.00 $315.00 $1,339 +16.65
470–475 474 4 305.00–310.00 $306.24 $1,452 +19.74
525–530 528 2 280.00–290.00 $284.98 $1,505 +21.56
565–585 575 2 265.00–275.00 $269.91 $1,552 +23.88
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 427 5 325.00–335.00 $331.37 $1,415 +0.94
505–530 522 6 292.00–300.00 $295.65 $1,543 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 430 3 295.00–300.00 $297.31 $1,278 +24.85

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 80-85% 3 109.00 $109.00 $1,237 +4.19
1170–1470 1258 80-85% 14 102.00–107.00 $104.51 $1,315 -6.49
1200–1485 1297 80-85% 9 95.00–100.00 $97.15 $1,260 -13.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1515 1383 75-80% 22 105.00–110.00 $106.17 $1,468 -9.55
1270–1515 1429 75-80% 4 99.00–102.00 $100.45 $1,435 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1130 976 85-90% 11 90.00–95.00 $92.21 $900 —
980–1195 1060 85-90% 10 96.00–101.00 $97.61 $1,035 -3.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1695 1464 7 116.00–118.00 $116.79 $1,710 —
1485–1790 1621 8 120.00–125.00 $122.58 $1,987 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 850.00–1,050.00 $944.44

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,316.67 —

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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.