Cattle Market Pulse

Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 11, 2025

1,260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $274.73/cwt -16.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 475 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $268.29/cwt -7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 525 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $391.90/cwt -2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,527/hd at 390 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,260 1,577 709
Feeder cattle 1,048 1,400 554
Slaughter cattle 183 167 129
Replacement cattle 29 10 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 11.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 330 14 378.00–395.00 $384.88 $1,270 +3.21
365–385 375 15 350.00–370.00 $357.30 $1,340 -10.20
425–440 428 5 335.00–345.00 $340.96 $1,459 -8.91
475–495 484 9 324.00–335.00 $326.96 $1,582 -6.42
525–540 532 5 314.00–320.00 $316.80 $1,685 -10.29
590 590 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,829 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 229 5 480.00–500.00 $491.03 $1,124 —
260–295 273 3 450.00–485.00 $467.56 $1,276 -29.11
315–325 322 3 410.00–415.00 $411.63 $1,325 -32.08
389 value added 389 11 400.00 $400.00 $1,556 —
375–399 391 6 375.00–378.00 $377.04 $1,474 -17.05
410–425 422 7 352.00–365.00 $360.72 $1,522 -10.80
625 625 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,875 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 328 5 360.00–370.00 $364.05 $1,194 +11.60
375 375 8 330.00–340.00 $336.25 $1,261 -8.75
425 425 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,381 -7.14
455–475 468 3 305.00–315.00 $308.24 $1,443 —
530–545 538 2 290.00–305.00 $297.40 $1,600 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 320 11 300.00–320.00 $303.92 $973 -19.83
365–395 375 11 290.00–310.00 $297.94 $1,117 -20.22
410–445 426 11 280.00–296.00 $286.83 $1,222 -19.65
455–495 475 19 270.00–286.00 $274.73 $1,305 -16.15
505–533 525 18 264.00–275.00 $268.29 $1,409 -7.66
560–580 573 8 256.00–268.00 $262.22 $1,503 -1.98
625–630 627 5 238.00–246.00 $240.40 $1,507 -2.41
675–695 679 9 224.00–230.00 $228.64 $1,552 -0.70
705–725 715 2 218.00–224.00 $220.96 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 16 290.00–305.00 $295.00 $959 -7.97
375 375 7 270.00–280.00 $274.29 $1,029 -25.71
415–445 426 7 263.00–275.00 $266.61 $1,136 -17.94
475 475 8 258.00–262.00 $259.75 $1,234 -11.33
525 525 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,354 +0.99
575–595 585 2 246.00–250.00 $248.03 $1,451 -4.73
625 625 7 220.00–230.00 $225.71 $1,411 +3.21
675 675 4 210.00–220.00 $215.00 $1,451 -1.60
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,172 -19.95
425–445 432 3 300.00–305.00 $301.72 $1,303 -21.81
443 value added 443 6 316.00 $316.00 $1,400 —
455–478 472 9 292.00–300.00 $294.63 $1,391 -11.00
495 value added 495 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,534 —
515 515 2 286.00–288.00 $287.00 $1,478 -11.01
573 573 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,547 -6.49
665–675 673 4 238.00–240.00 $239.51 $1,612 -9.06
715–723 721 5 228.00–231.00 $230.41 $1,661 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
773 773 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,871 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 427 13 320.00–335.00 $328.05 $1,401 -8.00
455–475 474 14 310.00–325.00 $316.19 $1,499 -9.75
510–525 521 8 300.00–315.00 $305.32 $1,591 -5.13
555–595 575 4 272.00–288.00 $281.33 $1,618 -6.67
605–645 624 7 254.00–270.00 $260.53 $1,626 +2.53
655–675 669 14 242.00–260.00 $247.93 $1,659 +1.12
710–740 725 7 235.00–240.00 $237.29 $1,720 —
775–780 778 2 236.00–240.00 $237.99 $1,852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 10 305.00–315.00 $312.00 $1,326 -11.32
475 475 5 300.00–304.00 $300.80 $1,429 -7.45
505–525 518 3 285.00–288.00 $285.97 $1,481 -7.36
565–575 572 3 262.00–270.00 $267.36 $1,529 -7.57
625 625 6 240.00–250.00 $245.00 $1,531 -0.44
675 675 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,552 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1515 1232 75-80% 6 149.00–151.00 $149.41 $1,841 —
1265–1420 1314 75-80% 17 132.00–138.00 $135.08 $1,775 -6.03
1190–1625 1323 75-80% 22 141.00–146.00 $143.45 $1,898 +2.34
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1240 1159 80-85% 17 135.00–140.00 $137.76 $1,597 +1.57
1025–1435 1232 80-85% 11 142.00–146.00 $144.00 $1,774 +2.92
1215–1315 1241 80-85% 9 125.00–130.00 $128.10 $1,590 -12.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1435 1330 4 148.00–149.00 $148.73 $1,978 —
1625–1950 1749 9 153.00–161.00 $157.49 $2,755 —
1860–2170 1954 4 162.00–176.00 $170.21 $3,326 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,975.00–2,000.00 $1,987.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,100.00–2,400.00 $2,283.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,750.00–1,800.00 $1,775.00

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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.