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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 4, 2025

1,577 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 2 steers $244.00/cwt ≈ $1,940/hd at 795 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $275.95/cwt -7.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,454/hd at 527 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $306.48/cwt -2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,309/hd at 427 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,577 1,380 944
Feeder cattle 1,400 1,236 780
Slaughter cattle 167 144 143
Replacement cattle 10 — 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 280 5 400.00–420.00 $405.05 $1,134 —
325 325 6 375.00–390.00 $381.67 $1,240 -16.53
375–380 376 10 360.00–375.00 $367.50 $1,382 -13.19
425–445 430 11 340.00–360.00 $349.87 $1,504 +3.24
475–495 478 6 330.00–340.00 $333.38 $1,594 -2.20
521–535 524 18 315.00–332.00 $327.09 $1,714 +4.96
575 575 5 305.00–310.00 $308.00 $1,771 —
605–625 611 10 274.00–282.00 $278.97 $1,705 -14.05
660–670 669 16 268.00–270.00 $269.00 $1,800 -8.14
715–745 738 9 248.00–260.00 $251.52 $1,856 -12.39
795 795 35 244.00 $244.00 $1,940 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 6 490.00–510.00 $496.67 $1,366 —
305–340 324 4 435.00–450.00 $443.71 $1,438 -2.41
355–375 372 11 385.00–405.00 $394.09 $1,466 -1.84
425–445 427 10 365.00–380.00 $371.52 $1,586 -1.53
475 475 7 350.00–360.00 $354.29 $1,683 +4.64
505–545 526 10 335.00–355.00 $341.53 $1,796 +7.74
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 6 350.00–360.00 $352.45 $1,145 -22.55
375 375 10 340.00–350.00 $345.00 $1,294 -13.14
425 425 7 330.00–335.00 $332.14 $1,412 —
575 575 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,725 —
625 625 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,688 -5.00
675 675 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,688 -12.68
725 725 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,740 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 8 320.00–330.00 $323.75 $1,052 -7.79
375 375 19 315.00–325.00 $318.16 $1,193 -1.33
425–440 427 20 300.00–315.00 $306.48 $1,309 -2.45
465–485 475 8 285.00–300.00 $290.88 $1,382 -7.04
525–545 527 25 270.00–285.00 $275.95 $1,454 -7.33
555–575 573 13 258.00–275.00 $264.20 $1,514 -5.93
608–640 619 17 238.00–250.00 $242.81 $1,503 -6.87
665–675 672 6 228.00–230.00 $229.34 $1,541 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 5 300.00–310.00 $302.97 $979 +0.36
375 375 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,125 +2.45
425 425 11 280.00–290.00 $284.55 $1,209 -5.60
475 475 13 266.00–280.00 $271.08 $1,288 -7.92
525–545 528 6 252.00–260.00 $257.01 $1,357 -8.99
570–595 575 8 230.00–258.00 $252.76 $1,453 +1.56
625 625 8 220.00–230.00 $222.50 $1,391 -10.72
675–695 682 3 210.00–220.00 $216.60 $1,477 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 355.00–360.00 $357.50 $1,233 +12.50
365–380 374 4 330.00–340.00 $334.95 $1,253 -2.35
415–435 424 7 320.00–330.00 $323.53 $1,372 -0.17
475 475 8 300.00–310.00 $305.63 $1,452 -4.60
510–515 513 2 296.00–300.00 $298.01 $1,529 +0.56
560–575 571 4 276.00–278.00 $276.49 $1,579 -2.98
615 615 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,538 -17.39
655–685 662 13 244.00–250.00 $248.57 $1,646 -4.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 426 19 330.00–345.00 $336.05 $1,432 -9.91
475 475 16 320.00–335.00 $325.94 $1,548 +0.43
525 525 11 305.00–320.00 $310.45 $1,630 -5.66
555–565 561 4 280.00–300.00 $288.00 $1,616 -9.69
605–625 621 5 256.00–260.00 $258.00 $1,602 -20.83
655–675 666 5 242.00–250.00 $246.81 $1,644 -18.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 427 3 320.00–325.00 $323.32 $1,381 —
475–490 480 6 300.00–315.00 $308.25 $1,480 +3.56
525 525 6 280.00–300.00 $293.33 $1,540 +9.91
560–575 568 2 270.00–280.00 $274.93 $1,562 -2.05
610–635 623 4 240.00–250.00 $245.44 $1,529 -16.56
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 424 5 345.00–355.00 $349.94 $1,484 -4.01
475 475 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,615 -0.99

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1240 1078 85-90% 23 115.00–121.00 $117.53 $1,267 -3.57
1015–1225 1092 85-90% 11 125.00–129.00 $127.26 $1,390 +6.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1540 1346 75-80% 13 139.00–144.00 $141.11 $1,899 —
1215–1715 1423 75-80% 16 131.00–136.00 $133.73 $1,903 —
1380–1700 1573 75-80% 4 148.00–150.00 $149.05 $2,345 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1220 1171 80-85% 15 134.00–139.00 $136.19 $1,595 —
1140–1345 1197 80-85% 13 125.00–131.00 $127.26 $1,523 —
1125–1315 1220 80-85% 2 140.00–142.00 $141.08 $1,721 -2.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1450 1275 2 144.00–147.00 $145.29 $1,852 —
1230–1925 1552 7 155.00–161.00 $157.34 $2,442 —
1680–1795 1768 6 163.00–169.00 $165.51 $2,926 —

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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) 2 1,050.00–1,125.00 $1,087.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,450.00–1,575.00 $1,512.50 —

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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.