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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 28, 2025

1,380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $264.75/cwt ≈ $2,039/hd at 770 lb · 130 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.47/cwt ≈ $1,866/hd at 760 lb · 128 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.30/cwt +18.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,771/hd at 678 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,380 993 994
Feeder cattle 1,236 895 905
Slaughter cattle 144 90 89
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
766–773 770 130 264.00–265.50 $264.75 $2,039 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 323 3 390.00–410.00 $398.20 $1,286 +8.95
375–385 376 7 375.00–385.00 $380.69 $1,431 +25.33
420–440 427 6 338.00–350.00 $346.63 $1,480 -4.57
475–495 480 5 332.00–338.00 $335.58 $1,611 +13.93
515–535 528 6 316.00–328.00 $322.13 $1,701 +1.14
625–635 630 2 290.00–296.00 $293.02 $1,846 +8.04
670–683 679 7 277.00–278.00 $277.14 $1,882 +13.57
715–748 741 40 260.00–268.00 $263.91 $1,956 +11.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 323 4 440.00–455.00 $446.12 $1,441 +46.12
355–375 369 5 390.00–405.00 $395.93 $1,461 +12.73
415–445 435 3 356.00–382.00 $373.05 $1,623 -1.95
460–495 473 4 344.00–360.00 $349.65 $1,654 +2.89
505–532 527 13 330.00–345.00 $333.79 $1,759 -6.88
558 558 12 319.00 $319.00 $1,780 +0.93
787 787 5 265.00 $265.00 $2,086 -1.00
809 809 22 272.00 $272.00 $2,200 +17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 329 5 370.00–380.00 $375.00 $1,234 +30.00
365–375 374 8 350.00–365.00 $358.14 $1,339 +18.14
515–520 518 2 300.00–310.00 $305.02 $1,580 -0.12
633 633 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,741 +25.00
675–678 677 16 261.00–270.00 $262.68 $1,778 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,121 —
367 value added 367 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,358 —
360–381 376 16 324.00–350.00 $337.30 $1,268 -17.32
415–435 423 11 318.00–330.00 $323.70 $1,369 -15.45
475–495 478 8 306.00–316.00 $310.23 $1,483 +3.25
507 value added 507 9 311.00 $311.00 $1,577 —
515–525 520 11 296.00–298.00 $297.45 $1,547 +15.48
560–575 571 4 278.00–284.00 $279.47 $1,596 +6.84
628–635 629 10 262.00–268.00 $267.39 $1,682 +9.09
667–679 value added 676 42 263.00–264.00 $263.26 $1,780 —
675–694 686 10 248.00–256.00 $253.05 $1,736 +10.05
705–725 718 3 242.00–248.00 $243.96 $1,752 -0.05
801–802 value added 802 13 244.00–245.00 $244.69 $1,962 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
757–763 760 128 243.00–248.00 $245.47 $1,866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 329 9 320.00–340.00 $331.54 $1,091 -2.16
375–395 379 21 310.00–325.00 $319.49 $1,211 -8.98
425 425 14 305.00–315.00 $308.93 $1,313 -3.55
470–475 475 14 290.00–305.00 $297.92 $1,415 +15.67
525–545 528 16 276.00–290.00 $283.28 $1,496 +9.19
560–575 574 14 266.00–276.00 $270.13 $1,551 +16.95
625–640 628 6 248.00–254.00 $249.68 $1,568 +4.59
715–725 722 3 220.00–230.00 $226.70 $1,637 +1.76
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 330 4 300.00–310.00 $302.61 $999 —
375–385 378 4 295.00–305.00 $297.55 $1,125 -2.45
425–445 434 7 285.00–295.00 $290.15 $1,259 +8.29
475 475 7 275.00–284.00 $279.00 $1,325 +13.66
525 525 4 260.00–272.00 $266.00 $1,396 +7.67
575–580 576 5 248.00–258.00 $251.20 $1,447 +9.60
615–640 626 5 230.00–240.00 $233.22 $1,460 +0.26

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–435 426 12 330.00–350.00 $345.96 $1,474 +21.41
465–485 475 6 315.00–332.00 $325.51 $1,546 +3.85
525 525 9 308.00–324.00 $316.11 $1,660 +12.11
556–575 564 10 290.00–306.00 $297.69 $1,679 +13.43
620–640 629 7 270.00–285.00 $278.83 $1,754 +14.87
665–675 668 4 260.00–270.00 $264.98 $1,770 +12.03
760–785 774 4 250.00–258.00 $253.03 $1,958 +12.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 478 6 300.00–310.00 $304.69 $1,456 +15.69
525–545 532 3 280.00–290.00 $283.42 $1,508 +0.88
565–590 581 6 276.00–280.00 $276.98 $1,609 —
625 625 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,638 +11.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 423 8 350.00–365.00 $353.95 $1,497 -0.81
470–475 474 6 336.00–346.00 $340.99 $1,616 +3.42

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1470 1290 75-80% 23 141.00–147.00 $143.02 $1,845 —
1260–1575 1391 75-80% 6 149.00–155.00 $150.96 $2,100 -14.75
1260–1835 1528 75-80% 10 135.00–140.00 $137.80 $2,106 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1230 1148 80-85% 16 135.00–140.00 $137.25 $1,576 -19.75
1120–1400 1215 80-85% 11 141.00–146.00 $143.44 $1,743 +7.09
1205–1490 1337 80-85% 7 129.00–132.00 $130.95 $1,751 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1045 988 85-90% 2 131.00–132.00 $131.47 $1,299 —
940–1155 1024 85-90% 8 125.00–127.00 $125.92 $1,289 +8.34
1010–1220 1099 85-90% 14 119.00–123.00 $121.10 $1,331 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1780 1440 7 145.00–151.00 $148.80 $2,143 —
1465–1810 1617 3 152.00–157.00 $155.07 $2,507 —
1555–2025 1823 4 163.00–167.00 $164.08 $2,991 —

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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.