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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 29, 2024

2,215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $224.97/cwt -5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 525 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $258.44/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 475 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $231.57/cwt -6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 475 lb · 21 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,215 1,758 1,357
Feeder cattle 2,215 1,523 1,357
Slaughter cattle 225
Replacement cattle 10

Compared to two weeks ago: No cows were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 350.00 $350.00 $788 +12.50
260–290 275 2 320.00–325.00 $322.36 $886
325–335 327 5 305.00–315.00 $310.96 $1,017 +1.45
375 375 10 300.00–310.00 $303.80 $1,139 +1.14
425 425 10 285.00–300.00 $290.40 $1,234 -5.79
475 475 13 270.00–284.00 $277.54 $1,318 +0.65
515–545 529 6 262.00–272.00 $266.94 $1,412 -0.04
575 575 18 248.00–258.00 $253.67 $1,459 -0.86
605–630 621 7 238.00–250.00 $240.95 $1,496 -6.54
655–680 671 7 229.00–238.00 $233.28 $1,565 -6.49
725 725 8 220.00–227.00 $223.25 $1,619 -2.75
765–775 773 6 217.00–222.00 $220.51 $1,705 +3.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 295.00–300.00 $298.00 $968 -1.02
355–375 373 8 284.00–295.00 $287.32 $1,072 +3.75
475–495 482 3 260.00–270.00 $266.57 $1,285 +9.05
515–525 523 5 250.00–260.00 $254.80 $1,333 +2.62
555–590 570 3 236.00–246.00 $241.37 $1,376 -4.62
625–635 626 8 226.00–234.00 $230.49 $1,443 -5.17
725 725 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,566
775 775 4 200.00–210.00 $205.00 $1,589
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 380.00 $380.00 $855 -20.00
275–295 285 2 340.00–350.00 $344.82 $983
325–340 327 7 320.00–330.00 $322.90 $1,056 -16.93
410–445 422 3 312.00–318.00 $315.41 $1,331 +10.93
455–460 458 2 290.00–304.00 $296.96 $1,360 +0.11
505–535 525 3 274.00–278.00 $276.00 $1,449
565–575 574 8 260.00–270.00 $264.00 $1,515 -6.21
605–615 612 3 256.00–264.00 $260.65 $1,595

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 295.00–300.00 $297.55 $714
260–275 270 4 260.00–270.00 $265.56 $717
315–325 323 4 254.00–267.00 $258.18 $834 -3.81
355–380 373 10 244.00–256.00 $249.42 $930 -11.42
405–425 424 17 236.00–250.00 $241.15 $1,022 -4.20
475 475 21 226.00–240.00 $231.57 $1,100 -6.01
525 525 35 220.00–232.00 $224.97 $1,181 -5.36
570–575 575 19 214.00–224.00 $219.26 $1,261 -6.44
605–625 623 16 205.00–218.00 $211.11 $1,315 -8.63
655–675 673 16 200.00–210.00 $204.63 $1,377 -6.77
725–740 728 5 193.00–200.00 $196.59 $1,431
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 6 242.00–250.00 $247.33 $804 -0.96
375 375 11 230.00–240.00 $237.09 $889 -1.19
425 425 15 220.00–230.00 $226.00 $960 +0.32
465–475 474 15 211.00–220.00 $217.75 $1,032 +0.45
525–545 527 10 206.00–216.00 $212.38 $1,119 -5.84
575 575 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 +0.11
625–640 628 6 190.00–200.00 $194.02 $1,218 -11.81
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 260 2 280.00–285.00 $282.55 $735
305–325 319 7 270.00–280.00 $272.36 $869 -4.75
510–525 523 6 234.00–238.00 $235.66 $1,233 -5.76
555–575 568 3 228.00–230.00 $228.65 $1,299 -6.35
605–630 620 5 219.00–226.00 $222.61 $1,380
655–680 673 6 210.00–223.00 $213.12 $1,434
710–715 713 2 202.00–206.00 $204.01 $1,455 -13.99

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 426 17 268.00–280.00 $274.11 $1,168 +3.30
470–475 475 25 250.00–268.00 $258.44 $1,228 +4.92
525–535 526 18 234.00–250.00 $241.07 $1,268 -1.26
555–580 574 19 220.00–232.00 $224.20 $1,287 -10.88
625–645 626 15 208.00–220.00 $214.12 $1,340 -15.29
655–695 673 5 205.00–216.00 $210.96 $1,420
715–735 724 7 200.00–210.00 $204.71 $1,482 -11.78
765–780 773 2 190.00–196.00 $193.03 $1,492
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 475 14 230.00–240.00 $237.57 $1,128 +4.31
525 525 7 210.00–220.00 $215.00 $1,129 -15.98
575 575 10 205.00–214.00 $209.80 $1,206 -11.43
620–625 625 12 195.00–208.00 $201.91 $1,262 -18.09
665–675 673 6 190.00–200.00 $191.65 $1,290
725 725 5 186.00–190.00 $188.40 $1,366

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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.