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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 27, 2024

1,506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.41/cwt +32.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,509/hd at 527 lb · 41 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $316.07/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 419 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $289.93/cwt +1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 532 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,506 1,800 1,118
Feeder cattle 1,277 1,800 828
Slaughter cattle 207 — 264
Replacement cattle 22 — 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. With all classes of weaned feeders selling sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,388 —
405–445 420 3 332.00–337.00 $334.74 $1,406 —
470–490 480 2 325.00–332.00 $328.57 $1,577 +8.07
527 value added 527 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,897 +39.00
590 value added 590 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,888 —
648 648 6 278.00 $278.00 $1,801 —
665–672 value added 669 12 294.00–299.00 $296.07 $1,981 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 8 350.00–360.00 $352.50 $1,322 +21.81
415–425 423 4 320.00–325.00 $321.23 $1,359 +1.23
475–495 482 3 300.00–305.00 $301.71 $1,454 -3.15
515–525 523 4 295.00–300.00 $298.77 $1,563 +0.94
575–595 582 3 270.00–280.00 $276.59 $1,610 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 10 325.00–335.00 $329.00 $1,234 +10.75
475–495 485 2 280.00–290.00 $285.10 $1,383 -0.78
620–640 628 3 225.00–230.00 $227.64 $1,430 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 6 300.00–305.00 $301.67 $980 +1.67
395 395 2 290.00–294.00 $292.00 $1,153 +8.64
425–440 426 16 268.00–278.00 $272.20 $1,160 -3.81
460–495 476 9 260.00–270.00 $264.57 $1,259 -3.43
518–547 value added 526 35 289.00–299.00 $291.97 $1,536 —
525–545 531 6 250.00–260.00 $253.97 $1,349 -0.17
560–580 570 2 245.00–250.00 $247.54 $1,411 +3.54
637 637 9 242.00 $242.00 $1,542 +15.04
686 value added 686 8 242.00 $242.00 $1,660 +12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 11 280.00–290.00 $282.55 $918 -1.83
365–375 374 10 267.00–280.00 $274.00 $1,025 +5.00
425–445 430 6 250.00–260.00 $255.13 $1,097 -10.77
465–490 476 4 245.00–257.00 $249.08 $1,186 -7.63
525 525 6 235.00–245.00 $239.00 $1,255 -3.39
565–595 579 5 222.00–232.00 $226.54 $1,312 -8.16
605–645 626 12 212.00–220.00 $218.40 $1,367 -0.28
666–675 667 7 210.00–217.00 $215.99 $1,441 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 380 3 245.00–255.00 $250.00 $950 -3.50
470–485 478 2 238.00–240.00 $238.98 $1,142 -4.85
510–525 518 4 220.00–230.00 $223.70 $1,159 -7.30
610–635 623 2 200.00–208.00 $203.92 $1,270 -2.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–425 419 17 307.00–320.00 $316.07 $1,324 +5.33
475 475 12 292.00–302.00 $296.83 $1,410 -0.02
525–549 532 17 285.00–297.00 $289.93 $1,542 +1.05
555–580 572 3 265.00–275.00 $270.00 $1,544 -1.00
640–645 643 9 238.00–245.00 $239.77 $1,542 +1.63
660–685 673 2 228.00–238.00 $232.91 $1,567 -1.31
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 428 9 322.00–330.00 $327.22 $1,401 -0.60
475 475 4 312.00–322.00 $317.00 $1,506 +8.98
525 525 5 300.00–308.00 $303.20 $1,592 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,275 +5.46
475 475 4 272.00–280.00 $276.00 $1,311 —
520–525 524 7 270.00–275.00 $270.71 $1,419 +5.51

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1340 1311 75-80% 5 119.00–121.00 $119.99 $1,573 —
1205–1670 1377 75-80% 20 113.00–118.00 $114.59 $1,578 —
1190–1520 1415 75-80% 9 107.00–111.00 $109.18 $1,545 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1220 1171 80-85% 8 114.00–119.00 $115.52 $1,353 —
1085–1405 1277 80-85% 17 108.00–113.00 $110.16 $1,407 —
1165–1485 1325 80-85% 2 100.00–104.00 $101.76 $1,348 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1105 1024 85-90% 15 96.00–100.00 $97.72 $1,001 —
980–1115 1052 85-90% 9 102.00–107.00 $105.41 $1,109 —

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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) 11 950.00–1,125.00 $1,036.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,525.00–1,650.00 $1,587.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,366.67

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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.