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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 10, 2024

2,321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.80/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,332/hd at 575 lb · 49 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $225.93/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 475 lb · 36 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $229.10/cwt -6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 425 lb · 31 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,321 1,550 2,696
Feeder cattle 2,321 1,305 2,696
Slaughter cattle 239
Replacement cattle 6

Compared to one week ago: No slaughter cows were covered. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower.

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 325 12 294.00–310.00 $301.92 $981 -24.47
365–375 374 15 282.00–295.00 $287.25 $1,074 -19.88
425 425 16 270.00–285.00 $277.25 $1,178 -25.90
475–485 476 15 262.00–275.00 $268.33 $1,277 -14.22
525–544 531 13 246.00–256.00 $251.21 $1,334 -16.73
575–595 583 5 234.00–240.00 $236.41 $1,378 -13.95
611–645 618 28 225.00–230.00 $227.17 $1,404 -6.85
670–675 673 20 218.00–224.00 $219.71 $1,479 -9.82
712–730 722 25 212.00–222.00 $217.31 $1,569 -5.50
757–775 760 23 210.00–214.00 $211.39 $1,607 -6.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 280.00–285.00 $282.00 $916
375–380 377 15 268.00–278.00 $273.86 $1,032 -8.95
491 491 9 254.00 $254.00 $1,247 -17.19
505–545 533 5 236.00–243.00 $241.06 $1,285 -16.16
575–598 590 19 225.00–230.00 $226.70 $1,338
625–645 630 4 217.00–224.00 $219.50 $1,383 -5.81
675–695 681 7 210.00–216.00 $214.12 $1,458 -7.06
715–720 718 2 206.00–207.00 $206.50 $1,483
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 2 405.00–410.00 $407.53 $909
275–285 277 5 350.00–360.00 $352.06 $975 -15.60
315–325 323 6 315.00–325.00 $318.30 $1,028 -27.53
365–375 373 5 300.00–302.00 $300.39 $1,120 -22.32
575–595 579 12 242.00–250.00 $246.82 $1,429
602–615 605 4 234.00–240.00 $238.48 $1,443
675–685 683 28 225.00–228.00 $226.79 $1,549 -15.21
710–725 720 3 223.00–226.00 $225.01 $1,620 -4.13

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 230 3 290.00–300.00 $293.48 $675
275 275 4 275.00–285.00 $280.00 $770 -9.84
325 325 12 265.00–275.00 $268.75 $873 -0.48
365–395 381 12 245.00–256.00 $249.38 $950 -11.10
425–430 425 31 222.00–240.00 $229.10 $974 -6.73
471–495 475 36 220.00–230.00 $225.93 $1,073 -3.18
525 525 23 214.00–224.00 $218.74 $1,148 -8.78
575–590 576 20 209.00–219.00 $214.15 $1,234 -3.89
620–639 631 27 204.00–214.00 $209.56 $1,322 -6.04
675–693 684 19 194.00–205.00 $197.87 $1,353 -12.63
722–740 726 7 186.00–198.00 $192.57 $1,398
775–795 785 4 178.00–180.00 $178.99 $1,405 -18.53
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 300.00–310.00 $304.86 $802 +5.87
360–375 373 7 260.00–272.00 $263.09 $981 -13.85
405–446 438 10 250.00–262.00 $257.94 $1,130
455–495 478 9 236.00–244.00 $240.24 $1,148 -11.76
505–545 532 12 226.00–236.00 $230.71 $1,227 -3.29
562 value added 562 10 239.00 $239.00 $1,343
552–595 578 39 222.00–236.00 $229.95 $1,329 ±0.00
615–630 627 18 218.00–226.00 $221.45 $1,388 -4.61
654–680 667 26 210.00–218.00 $212.62 $1,418 -9.64
717–725 722 12 200.00–210.00 $203.34 $1,468 -13.70
775–778 777 4 187.00–190.00 $188.50 $1,465 -21.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 240.00–250.00 $245.00 $796
375–385 376 9 220.00–230.00 $224.23 $843 -17.61
425–435 426 10 210.00–220.00 $215.61 $918 -11.38
475–490 476 13 207.00–214.00 $210.76 $1,003 -5.75
525 525 12 200.00–210.00 $204.83 $1,075 -10.51
575–580 575 11 200.00–207.00 $203.37 $1,169 -6.73
625 625 7 192.00–200.00 $197.71 $1,236
654–695 666 12 180.00–285.00 $233.93 $1,558 +33.08
715–740 728 2 178.00–180.00 $178.98 $1,303 -8.01

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 18 250.00–264.00 $254.44 $1,081 -26.79
475–485 476 14 240.00–252.00 $244.30 $1,163 -10.44
525 525 22 224.00–234.00 $227.91 $1,197 -17.64
555–575 569 9 218.00–228.00 $220.62 $1,255 -13.38
610–625 620 23 210.00–218.00 $211.83 $1,313
653–675 668 9 198.00–209.00 $202.48 $1,353 -10.20
725 725 3 180.00–185.00 $181.67 $1,317 -19.96
765–793 786 4 173.00–180.00 $174.70 $1,373 -17.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 3 230.00–238.00 $232.65 $984 -14.59
460–475 473 10 218.00–228.00 $225.43 $1,066 -15.93
520–545 526 14 216.00–222.00 $218.51 $1,149 -13.99
575–590 576 17 206.00–216.00 $210.41 $1,212 -7.49
625–630 626 8 198.00–205.00 $201.63 $1,262 -0.85
659–675 667 12 185.00–195.00 $192.30 $1,283 -2.63
725 725 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,305
760–795 776 4 165.00–172.00 $169.29 $1,314
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 3 282.00–285.00 $282.99 $1,197 -13.58
475–495 479 5 257.00–260.00 $259.38 $1,242

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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.