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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 30, 2024

1,337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 steers $312.63/cwt -12.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 386 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $283.71/cwt -14.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,455/hd at 513 lb · 30 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.00/cwt ≈ $1,632/hd at 722 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,337 1,088 1,544
Feeder cattle 1,039 870 1,228
Slaughter cattle 281 200 306
Replacement cattle 17 18 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 324 6 330.00–340.00 $333.68 $1,081 -2.58
375–391 386 48 310.00–325.00 $312.63 $1,207 -12.82
410–425 420 3 300.00–307.00 $302.28 $1,270 -13.47
525 525 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,470 -9.61
575–595 579 5 265.00–276.00 $271.22 $1,570 -5.47
610–647 642 8 263.00–267.00 $263.47 $1,691 +7.20
675–695 682 3 250.00–255.00 $251.70 $1,717 +11.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 340.00–345.00 $342.35 $1,113 —
370–375 374 6 330.00–340.00 $331.65 $1,240 -13.01
410–435 422 5 308.00–319.00 $313.61 $1,323 -20.07
470–490 477 5 304.00–315.00 $311.39 $1,485 -8.96
504–545 534 26 294.00–308.00 $298.22 $1,592 -17.03
560–580 572 3 280.00–285.00 $283.32 $1,621 -4.21
625–646 642 13 268.00–277.00 $271.08 $1,740 —
665–680 671 4 260.00–270.00 $265.03 $1,778 —
705–735 720 2 244.00–248.00 $246.04 $1,771 +8.04
770–785 778 3 229.00–235.00 $231.65 $1,802 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 475 2 320.00–322.00 $320.98 $1,525 —
551 551 5 297.00 $297.00 $1,636 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 331 8 290.00–302.00 $296.25 $981 -5.63
355–385 372 8 284.00–295.00 $288.31 $1,073 +4.12
410–425 421 5 266.00–277.00 $268.94 $1,132 -11.09
465–495 478 21 260.00–275.00 $268.69 $1,284 -4.81
510–533 527 19 254.00–268.00 $258.90 $1,364 +1.55
555–576 574 20 244.00–257.00 $251.11 $1,441 +2.62
625–630 626 8 232.00–244.00 $234.76 $1,470 +4.45
670–699 695 8 229.00–232.00 $229.36 $1,594 +6.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 270.00–280.00 $275.00 $949 -3.88
370–375 375 10 265.00–272.00 $269.30 $1,010 -0.70
405–425 424 19 255.00–265.00 $257.67 $1,093 ±0.00
475 475 11 250.00–255.00 $252.36 $1,199 -1.58
503–535 514 25 240.00–250.00 $242.27 $1,245 -0.50
554–575 566 21 232.00–242.00 $238.26 $1,349 +8.95
675 675 3 210.00–218.00 $215.33 $1,453 +5.79
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 318 3 314.00–320.00 $317.25 $1,009 —
380–395 390 3 302.00–311.00 $307.06 $1,198 +7.95
470–495 483 2 286.00–288.00 $286.97 $1,386 -5.09
505–545 525 2 270.00–278.00 $273.85 $1,438 +3.52
575 575 3 268.00–275.00 $270.33 $1,554 +4.64
620 620 8 246.00 $246.00 $1,525 -14.00
655–675 656 25 240.00–242.00 $240.08 $1,575 —
722 722 29 226.00 $226.00 $1,632 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 424 9 302.00–310.00 $307.88 $1,305 -19.54
460–480 469 6 290.00–298.00 $293.62 $1,377 -11.18
507–525 513 30 280.00–290.00 $283.71 $1,455 -14.09
575 575 8 271.00–284.00 $276.75 $1,591 -8.91
620–645 629 4 246.00–262.00 $250.97 $1,579 —
655–680 668 2 240.00–250.00 $244.91 $1,636 —
705–745 719 5 226.00–236.00 $230.15 $1,655 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 428 8 293.00–300.00 $298.00 $1,275 -6.22
475–490 477 8 275.00–282.00 $278.26 $1,327 -14.97
525 525 4 270.00–275.00 $272.50 $1,431 -5.60
555–560 558 2 256.00–262.00 $258.99 $1,445 -4.90
645 645 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,522 -8.72

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1185 1181 75-80% 5 129.00–130.00 $129.60 $1,531 —
1200–1470 1332 75-80% 33 122.00–126.00 $124.22 $1,655 —
1165–1445 1360 75-80% 20 115.00–121.00 $118.94 $1,618 -10.36
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1275 1192 80-85% 13 123.00–127.00 $124.25 $1,481 +7.47
1130–1370 1267 80-85% 20 113.00–117.00 $115.09 $1,458 —
1155–1430 1274 80-85% 17 119.00–121.00 $120.18 $1,531 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1175 985 85-90% 6 118.00–122.00 $119.76 $1,180 —
990–1200 1076 85-90% 19 112.00–117.00 $114.45 $1,231 -5.14
860–1225 1078 85-90% 24 105.00–110.00 $106.83 $1,152 -12.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1775 1468 6 125.00–135.00 $129.03 $1,894 —
1355–1920 1602 6 139.00–143.00 $141.41 $2,265 —
1560–2160 1860 4 144.00–145.00 $144.42 $2,686 —

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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) 6 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,104.17

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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 4 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.