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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 14, 2025

993 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.63/cwt +9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,570/hd at 576 lb · 36 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.01/cwt +8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,789/hd at 733 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $245.09/cwt +9.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,561/hd at 637 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 993 1,027 961
Feeder cattle 895 850 775
Slaughter cattle 90 169 154
Replacement cattle 8 8 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,300 -20.89
355–395 380 15 378.00–395.00 $383.20 $1,456 +7.24
415–445 427 5 370.00–385.00 $375.00 $1,601 +25.00
455–475 463 3 340.00–355.00 $346.76 $1,605 +4.22
525 525 3 340.00–342.00 $340.67 $1,789 +12.16
555–580 561 4 316.00–324.00 $318.07 $1,784 +10.72
605–648 646 21 293.00–298.00 $293.22 $1,894 +0.18
658–685 668 13 275.00–290.00 $284.09 $1,898 +8.87
723–745 726 8 268.00–272.00 $268.51 $1,949 +8.51
759 759 21 266.00 $266.00 $2,019 —
805 805 26 255.00 $255.00 $2,053 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 328 7 380.00–395.00 $389.25 $1,277 -1.51
375–395 376 14 350.00–370.00 $355.36 $1,336 +1.98
425–430 428 4 340.00–360.00 $351.20 $1,503 +11.32
475–495 486 9 317.00–335.00 $321.65 $1,563 -9.67
525–545 531 5 315.00–330.00 $320.99 $1,704 +2.01
555–585 573 15 300.00–310.00 $306.51 $1,756 +5.55
625–630 628 2 280.00–290.00 $284.98 $1,790 +6.06
670–685 680 11 259.00–267.00 $263.57 $1,792 -3.92
701–748 721 7 248.00–260.00 $252.44 $1,820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 340.00–350.00 $345.00 $1,121 -3.67
375 375 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 +12.07
425–430 427 3 320.00–330.00 $326.64 $1,395 +13.17
505–531 528 14 300.00–308.00 $305.14 $1,611 —
570–575 573 2 274.00–280.00 $276.99 $1,587 -5.44
625 625 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 -14.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 8 330.00–350.00 $333.70 $1,088 +22.20
360–375 374 13 320.00–335.00 $328.47 $1,228 —
425–435 426 8 300.00–325.00 $312.48 $1,331 +19.48
475–490 476 17 275.00–290.00 $282.25 $1,344 -2.04
520–534 527 24 268.00–280.00 $274.09 $1,444 -0.56
575 575 11 250.00–260.00 $253.18 $1,456 -3.85
605–647 637 28 236.00–249.00 $245.09 $1,561 +9.52
670–675 674 15 232.00–240.00 $234.40 $1,580 +7.75
705–745 725 4 220.00–228.00 $224.94 $1,631 +0.97
760–775 768 2 210.00–222.00 $215.94 $1,658 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 13 345.00–365.00 $354.62 $1,330 —
425–435 427 6 330.00–350.00 $339.15 $1,448 +32.17
470–475 474 5 300.00–315.00 $306.98 $1,455 +8.03
515–525 522 3 280.00–286.00 $281.97 $1,472 -6.86
561–588 576 36 265.00–279.00 $272.63 $1,570 +9.33
611–646 637 15 256.00–265.00 $258.30 $1,645 —
694 694 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,686 +4.02
723–735 733 30 240.00–245.00 $244.01 $1,789 +8.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,125 +18.00
405–444 432 13 280.00–290.00 $281.86 $1,218 +1.86
475–495 481 17 260.00–270.00 $265.34 $1,276 -0.77
525 525 9 250.00–265.00 $258.33 $1,356 +2.49
575 575 10 240.00–246.00 $241.60 $1,389 +3.63
610–625 618 2 230.00–236.00 $232.96 $1,440 +9.46
675 675 4 210.00–220.00 $215.00 $1,451 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 11 315.00–330.00 $324.55 $1,379 -9.36
465–475 474 9 310.00–330.00 $321.66 $1,525 +1.65
525 525 8 294.00–310.00 $304.00 $1,596 +0.30
565–575 574 7 280.00–295.00 $284.26 $1,632 -7.11
605–645 625 9 260.00–270.00 $263.96 $1,650 +12.70
662–695 673 10 244.00–256.00 $252.95 $1,702 —
765–771 770 6 230.00–243.00 $240.85 $1,855 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 423 4 300.00–310.00 $302.46 $1,279 —
488 488 7 289.00 $289.00 $1,410 -15.00
525–535 528 4 280.00–290.00 $282.54 $1,492 -2.63
625–645 632 3 250.00–252.00 $250.68 $1,584 +15.84
670–675 673 3 230.00–240.00 $236.68 $1,593 —
770–775 773 3 205.00–210.00 $206.66 $1,597 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 350.00–360.00 $354.76 $1,508 ±0.00
465–490 478 2 335.00–340.00 $337.57 $1,614 +2.08
510–525 519 4 318.00–335.00 $328.32 $1,704 +9.64

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1135 1026 85-90% 16 115.00–121.00 $117.58 $1,206 +0.67
1005–1050 1028 85-90% 2 135.00–138.00 $136.47 $1,403 +19.56
950–1240 1033 85-90% 16 124.00–130.00 $126.75 $1,309 +9.84
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1130 1125 80-85% 2 156.00–158.00 $157.00 $1,766 —
1075–1280 1194 80-85% 13 142.00–149.00 $145.03 $1,732 —
1045–1405 1213 80-85% 5 135.00–139.00 $136.35 $1,654 +6.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1450 1316 75-80% 9 154.00–161.00 $157.17 $2,068 —
1285–1390 1364 75-80% 4 165.00–168.00 $165.71 $2,260 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–2060 1731 5 163.00–169.00 $166.65 $2,885 —
1640–1855 1738 3 173.00–179.00 $175.95 $3,058 —

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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) 3 925.00–1,050.00 $998.33

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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.