Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 12, 2024

1,392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.05/cwt +9.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,389/hd at 486 lb · 32 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.40/cwt +16.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,532/hd at 584 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $338.23/cwt +13.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,614/hd at 477 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,392	1,290	1,633
Feeder cattle	1,143	1,074	1,198
Slaughter cattle	226	183	350
Replacement cattle	23	33	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	5	370.00–380.00	$372.00	$1,209	+21.09
360–375	373	7	365.00–375.00	$367.82	$1,372	+39.82
425	425	6	325.00–335.00	$330.00	$1,402	+10.62
475–483	480	7	315.00–320.00	$318.14	$1,527	+1.51
510–548	535	8	304.00–310.00	$306.11	$1,638	+6.70
590–595	591	11	300.00–306.00	$301.00	$1,779	+21.68
615–635	629	20	270.00–284.00	$272.14	$1,712	+8.19
660–685	673	2	270.00–275.00	$272.55	$1,834	+30.03
708–730	711	8	246.00–248.00	$246.26	$1,751	—
775–776	776	18	242.00–245.00	$242.17	$1,879	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	328	7	385.00–395.00	$392.08	$1,286	—
375–385	376	7	380.00–390.00	$382.88	$1,440	+30.63
380–395 value added	388	2	400.00–411.00	$405.39	$1,573	—
425 value added	425	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,700	—
420–435	429	10	340.00–361.00	$351.00	$1,506	-4.00
465–475 value added	472	3	355.00–360.00	$358.36	$1,691	—
455–480	478	23	335.00–342.00	$335.60	$1,604	+10.48
510–525	523	6	320.00–330.00	$325.84	$1,704	+11.80
534–545 value added	537	8	336.00–345.00	$337.65	$1,813	—
560–575 value added	568	2	328.00–332.00	$330.03	$1,875	+11.59
625	625	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,875	+8.21
675–690	679	4	280.00–288.00	$282.03	$1,915	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	7	350.00–360.00	$352.86	$1,147	+18.05
375	375	3	330.00–340.00	$336.67	$1,263	+17.50
435–445	440	2	310.00–315.00	$312.53	$1,375	+2.53
530–538	536	4	290.00–297.00	$291.73	$1,564	+6.78
617–619	618	14	260.00–269.00	$263.85	$1,631	+13.85
721	721	26	240.00	$240.00	$1,730	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	330	6	310.00–320.00	$317.14	$1,047	+14.92
335–345 value added	340	2	330.00–335.00	$332.46	$1,130	—
360–380	374	8	300.00–313.00	$304.76	$1,140	+10.90
375–395 value added	382	3	325.00–335.00	$331.55	$1,267	—
404–425	416	11	290.00–300.00	$297.87	$1,239	+12.31
475–499	485	30	278.00–290.00	$285.32	$1,384	+9.26
495 value added	495	2	295.00–299.00	$297.00	$1,470	—
525	525	8	275.00–280.00	$277.63	$1,458	+19.85
520–545 value added	528	5	285.00–290.00	$286.43	$1,512	+5.82
575–587	584	26	261.00–270.00	$262.40	$1,532	+16.86
611–635	614	8	244.00–247.00	$244.39	$1,501	+1.31
665–675	671	6	232.00–240.00	$235.66	$1,581	—
720–737	734	7	224.00–229.00	$224.70	$1,649	+13.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	6	290.00–300.00	$295.83	$961	+5.98
355–375	373	10	280.00–290.00	$286.70	$1,069	+6.70
425–446	431	14	269.00–280.00	$273.93	$1,181	+2.97
465–475	474	12	265.00–275.00	$271.42	$1,287	+14.35
505–545	525	10	257.00–267.00	$262.08	$1,376	+13.87
575	575	7	240.00–252.00	$247.43	$1,423	+14.54
605–625	621	5	222.00–230.00	$224.19	$1,392	+2.52
655–660	658	4	220.00–226.00	$223.00	$1,467	+8.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	270.00–275.00	$272.50	$940	+3.74
370–375	373	3	265.00–270.00	$266.65	$995	—
405–425	419	5	252.00–262.00	$256.82	$1,076	+12.86
475–490	476	11	247.00–257.00	$251.56	$1,197	+9.13
515–535	525	4	244.00–248.00	$246.25	$1,293	+15.11
575–590	580	3	220.00–224.00	$222.64	$1,291	—
620–625	625	10	210.00–220.00	$215.60	$1,348	+12.60
680–690	685	2	200.00–210.00	$204.96	$1,404	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	416	5	320.00–330.00	$325.91	$1,356	+11.04
460–490	476	6	307.00–315.00	$310.65	$1,479	+3.41
510–525	523	7	290.00–300.00	$296.43	$1,550	+5.89
555–585	574	5	277.00–287.00	$281.79	$1,617	+16.64
625–645	631	5	242.00–255.00	$249.14	$1,572	+10.13
670–675	674	7	238.00–242.00	$240.57	$1,621	+7.59
710–725	720	3	230.00–240.00	$233.29	$1,680	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	3	310.00–315.00	$311.65	$1,318	+14.12
535–545	538	3	280.00–287.00	$284.02	$1,528	—
555–575	568	3	245.00–250.00	$246.63	$1,401	+6.63
710–745	728	2	212.00–222.00	$216.88	$1,579	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	474	4	325.00–335.00	$328.18	$1,556	+12.70

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1310	1215	80-85%	13	114.00–119.00	$116.32	$1,413	-0.52
1110–1345	1231	80-85%	32	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$1,508	+5.64
1070–1380	1255	80-85%	15	127.00–131.00	$128.87	$1,617	+3.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1440	1269	75-80%	27	127.00–133.00	$130.21	$1,652	—
1180–1540	1341	75-80%	8	135.00–138.00	$135.95	$1,823	—
1250–1455	1355	75-80%	12	120.00–125.00	$121.62	$1,648	+1.89

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1150	1037	85-90%	16	110.00–115.00	$112.94	$1,171	+12.52
885–1220	1068	85-90%	13	103.00–108.00	$106.23	$1,135	—
965–1155	1082	85-90%	12	118.00–122.00	$120.02	$1,299	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1255	1178	2	121.00–128.00	$124.73	$1,469	—
1265–2000	1642	9	142.00–148.00	$144.34	$2,370	—
1450–1990	1673	6	132.00–137.00	$134.54	$2,251	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,087.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,437.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	975.00–1,100.00	$1,041.67

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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	6	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,333.33	—

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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.