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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 20, 2024

1,800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.50/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,570/hd at 684 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $320.14/cwt +8.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,645/hd at 514 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.34/cwt +17.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,468/hd at 606 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,800 709 946
Feeder cattle 1,800 554 946
Slaughter cattle — 129 —
Replacement cattle — 26 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No slaughter or replacements were covered. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 328 4 390.00–400.00 $396.28 $1,300 +26.36
436 value added 436 19 348.00 $348.00 $1,517 —
465 465 2 320.00–321.00 $320.50 $1,490 -4.39
494 value added 494 5 332.00 $332.00 $1,640 —
503 503 14 318.00 $318.00 $1,600 +6.51
518 value added 518 35 321.00 $321.00 $1,663 —
733–748 value added 735 27 237.00–238.50 $238.27 $1,751 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 327 5 345.00–355.00 $350.00 $1,144 -1.05
375–395 382 3 330.00–332.00 $330.69 $1,263 -7.41
425 425 6 315.00–325.00 $320.00 $1,360 -8.17
475 475 7 300.00–310.00 $304.86 $1,448 -5.04
525 525 6 295.00–300.00 $297.83 $1,564 -1.17
601–645 616 11 250.00–260.00 $257.65 $1,587 +7.65
725 725 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,668 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 313.00–320.00 $318.25 $1,193 -9.25
420–445 433 2 300.00–305.00 $302.43 $1,310 —
465–495 480 2 282.00–290.00 $285.88 $1,372 —
525–548 538 12 275.00–280.00 $277.05 $1,491 +10.60
575–585 581 4 252.00–262.00 $257.73 $1,497 -2.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 300.00 $300.00 $975 +3.84
375–385 377 6 280.00–290.00 $283.36 $1,068 +0.86
430–440 435 2 275.00–277.00 $276.01 $1,201 —
470–475 474 6 265.00–270.00 $268.00 $1,270 +0.71
520–525 524 21 251.00–257.00 $254.14 $1,332 -1.78
576 576 7 244.00 $244.00 $1,405 —
603 value added 603 37 244.00 $244.00 $1,471 —
605–642 633 4 226.00–230.00 $226.96 $1,437 +1.96
653–699 value added 684 54 226.00–237.00 $229.50 $1,570 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 328 8 280.00–290.00 $284.38 $933 +6.52
375 375 5 265.00–275.00 $269.00 $1,009 -2.09
403–436 429 32 260.00–270.00 $265.90 $1,141 -0.21
475–480 475 17 252.00–262.00 $256.71 $1,219 +2.98
525–549 532 26 240.00–250.00 $242.39 $1,290 -1.87
560–575 573 7 230.00–239.00 $234.70 $1,345 +3.71
640–645 643 3 212.00–224.00 $218.68 $1,406 +2.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 4 265.00–270.00 $268.27 $872 +8.31
375 375 10 250.00–260.00 $253.50 $951 -2.50
425 425 15 245.00–255.00 $250.67 $1,065 +7.29
455–496 478 14 237.00–247.00 $243.83 $1,166 +15.52
515–545 526 7 228.00–238.00 $231.00 $1,215 +12.33
575 575 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,265 —
620–645 629 4 200.00–210.00 $205.96 $1,295 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 5 308.00–316.00 $310.74 $1,321 -4.26
475–480 475 14 290.00–300.00 $296.85 $1,410 -9.39
525 525 8 285.00–292.00 $288.88 $1,517 +3.90
555–575 567 6 249.00–280.00 $271.00 $1,537 +1.09
615–625 624 7 235.00–244.00 $238.14 $1,486 —
675–680 676 9 227.00–237.00 $234.22 $1,583 —
790–795 793 3 209.00–210.00 $209.67 $1,663 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 419 5 292.00–300.00 $294.54 $1,234 -2.77
525 525 5 262.00–270.00 $265.20 $1,392 —
575 575 5 240.00–244.00 $241.60 $1,389 —
620–625 624 5 225.00–230.00 $225.99 $1,410 —
675–685 678 6 212.00–222.00 $219.65 $1,489 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 427 9 325.00–335.00 $327.82 $1,400 -3.55
475–490 481 5 305.00–312.00 $308.02 $1,482 —

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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.