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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 6, 2024

1,181 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.60/cwt -17.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 474 lb · 54 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $268.33/cwt ≈ $1,696/hd at 632 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $277.43/cwt -18.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,609/hd at 580 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,181 1,525 1,743
Feeder cattle 1,038 1,244 1,491
Slaughter cattle 127 258 230
Replacement cattle 16 23 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 227 3 410.00–420.00 $416.62 $946 —
375–395 378 8 320.00–330.00 $323.14 $1,221 -29.33
415–420 418 2 312.00–315.00 $313.49 $1,310 -16.51
452–475 454 21 310.00–314.00 $313.13 $1,422 -17.87
515–545 525 6 292.00–300.00 $295.79 $1,553 -14.91
555–593 580 47 276.00–286.00 $277.43 $1,609 -18.20
610–645 632 52 258.00–275.00 $268.33 $1,696 —
737 737 33 236.00 $236.00 $1,739 -15.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 340.00–355.00 $347.30 $965 —
325–330 326 5 320.00–330.00 $325.00 $1,060 -29.96
375–395 382 3 305.00–315.00 $308.45 $1,178 -31.17
415–425 423 5 295.00–305.00 $298.97 $1,265 -25.36
470–485 476 6 280.00–297.00 $287.02 $1,366 -28.77
525–540 526 12 275.00–290.00 $282.40 $1,485 -19.60
575 575 7 260.00–272.00 $266.29 $1,531 -19.16
615–645 627 7 238.00–250.00 $244.26 $1,532 -27.26
675–690 679 7 232.00–242.00 $238.28 $1,618 -20.20
725–746 740 26 224.00–235.00 $226.82 $1,678 -20.17
775–795 788 3 220.00–225.00 $222.98 $1,757 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 328 3 310.00–315.00 $311.70 $1,022 —
375 375 9 285.00–295.00 $290.00 $1,088 -22.93
415 415 2 280.00–287.00 $283.50 $1,177 —
505–540 523 2 250.00–260.00 $254.83 $1,333 -30.81
575–580 576 4 240.00–250.00 $242.52 $1,397 -30.80
660–695 678 2 222.00–228.00 $224.92 $1,525 -18.07
770–785 778 2 215.00–216.00 $215.50 $1,677 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 322 7 285.00–295.00 $289.24 $931 -20.03
370–381 378 15 270.00–280.00 $274.62 $1,038 -25.36
423–435 426 6 258.00–265.00 $259.86 $1,107 -21.68
460–495 474 54 245.00–260.00 $254.60 $1,207 -17.29
510–539 533 24 236.00–247.00 $244.74 $1,304 -16.48
558–595 560 30 228.00–230.00 $229.93 $1,288 -22.07
609–635 612 8 224.00–227.00 $226.61 $1,387 -20.37
655–660 658 2 218.00–222.00 $220.01 $1,448 —
752 752 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,512 -18.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 329 5 265.00–280.00 $274.89 $904 -22.12
375 375 12 250.00–265.00 $257.08 $964 -28.33
405–445 430 17 240.00–255.00 $246.39 $1,059 -22.51
475–495 480 11 230.00–242.00 $235.86 $1,132 -24.13
525 525 12 226.00–235.00 $229.17 $1,203 -22.05
575 575 13 218.00–228.00 $221.38 $1,273 -20.48
615–630 626 14 214.00–222.00 $218.14 $1,366 -17.63
660–695 672 3 210.00–216.00 $212.66 $1,429 -11.30
725–735 728 4 200.00–204.00 $201.01 $1,463 -11.71
775–795 785 2 180.00–188.00 $183.95 $1,444 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 240.00–250.00 $245.00 $796 -32.23
355–390 374 7 230.00–240.00 $237.90 $890 -23.11
420–435 426 6 226.00–235.00 $232.33 $990 -22.76
460–495 476 7 218.00–225.00 $220.45 $1,049 -28.64
525 525 11 210.00–220.00 $215.09 $1,129 -20.92
570 570 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,191 -20.52
625 625 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 -12.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 430 3 280.00–290.00 $285.02 $1,226 -18.54
460–475 474 11 244.00–260.00 $250.61 $1,188 -33.60
505–525 523 9 235.00–248.00 $238.18 $1,246 -39.08
555–595 575 12 230.00–238.00 $233.16 $1,341 -26.84
615–645 630 3 228.00–232.00 $229.97 $1,449 -21.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 10 235.00–250.00 $245.50 $1,043 -41.29
470–475 474 8 226.00–235.00 $230.63 $1,093 -44.22
525 525 3 220.00–230.00 $223.33 $1,172 -35.66
575 575 6 210.00–226.00 $218.67 $1,257 -31.16
615–625 622 5 210.00–220.00 $212.78 $1,323 -22.12

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1655 1355 75-80% 16 136.00–143.00 $140.06 $1,898 —
1200–1490 1376 75-80% 8 146.00–149.00 $146.81 $2,020 —
1455–1650 1573 75-80% 6 130.00–135.00 $131.91 $2,075 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1305 1185 80-85% 12 132.00–137.00 $135.02 $1,600 —
1200–1280 1215 80-85% 6 127.00–131.00 $129.97 $1,579 +4.36
1100–1405 1278 80-85% 4 140.00–143.00 $141.20 $1,805 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1115 1041 85-90% 6 123.00–126.00 $124.84 $1,300 +7.30
945–1160 1087 85-90% 11 117.00–122.00 $118.35 $1,286 -6.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–2060 1703 3 158.00–160.00 $158.88 $2,706 —
1935 1935 2 152.00 $152.00 $2,941 —

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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) 3 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,108.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,825.00–2,050.00 $1,925.00 —

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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.