Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 18, 2025

1,271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $355.08/cwt +15.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,839/hd at 518 lb · 33 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $333.62/cwt +1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 581 lb · 32 head

light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $283.71/cwt +15.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,048/hd at 722 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,271	970	1,267
Feeder cattle	1,087	734	986
Slaughter cattle	174	200	246
Replacement cattle	10	36	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	332	3	400.00–420.00	$411.98	$1,368	-10.52
375–398	389	8	395.00–400.00	$399.37	$1,554	-3.96
425–445	433	7	385.00–400.00	$390.67	$1,692	-8.00
465–495	482	7	370.00–380.00	$374.91	$1,807	+11.91
505–545	518	33	350.00–360.00	$355.08	$1,839	+15.79
560–590	581	32	329.00–345.00	$333.62	$1,938	+1.62
625	625	3	324.00	$324.00	$2,025	—
678–692	690	25	287.00–300.00	$289.57	$1,998	—
705–745	722	29	280.00–290.00	$283.71	$2,048	+15.71
778	778	5	277.00	$277.00	$2,155	+17.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	232	3	480.00–500.00	$492.95	$1,144	—
275	275	5	460.00–475.00	$469.00	$1,290	-1.00
325	325	9	430.00–440.00	$435.00	$1,414	-7.38
365–396	384	18	416.00–440.00	$423.23	$1,625	+1.73
405–445	435	27	408.00–425.00	$417.45	$1,816	+7.45
475	475	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,852	-0.58
515–530	523	6	365.00–380.00	$370.00	$1,935	+12.86
555–585	570	4	350.00–358.00	$354.51	$2,021	+15.36
605–620	617	10	326.00–336.00	$328.58	$2,027	+3.58
655–660	658	3	320.00–325.00	$321.66	$2,117	+24.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,662	—
571–595	584	22	316.00–326.00	$322.51	$1,883	—
643	643	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,865	—
710–747	742	16	270.00–276.00	$274.76	$2,039	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	318	8	365.00–380.00	$372.98	$1,186	+13.17
375–395	383	8	345.00–360.00	$353.11	$1,352	+9.49
425–448	436	24	325.00–345.00	$335.41	$1,462	+10.88
475–495	476	22	320.00–332.00	$326.01	$1,552	+19.31
510–525	521	17	300.00–320.00	$311.23	$1,622	+14.79
575–595	580	13	280.00–295.00	$286.58	$1,662	+6.35
615–639	633	24	267.00–282.00	$269.91	$1,709	-0.09

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	10	385.00–400.00	$391.51	$1,276	+10.09
360–395	381	7	380.00–390.00	$385.16	$1,467	+13.37
415–425 value added	422	3	395.00–405.00	$401.72	$1,695	—
420–430	427	8	360.00–380.00	$367.45	$1,569	+18.48
455–465	461	5	335.00–345.00	$338.97	$1,563	+14.95
520–525	524	11	325.00–335.00	$329.45	$1,726	+10.71
555–565	559	5	308.00–320.00	$313.21	$1,751	+10.56
605–610	608	2	294.00–300.00	$297.01	$1,806	—
670–697	689	12	258.00–264.00	$260.32	$1,794	-3.76
705–733	723	24	256.00–262.00	$260.74	$1,885	—
788	788	9	250.00	$250.00	$1,970	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	326	7	340.00–355.00	$345.07	$1,125	—
375–380	376	4	325.00–340.00	$328.79	$1,236	+14.63
410–445	432	8	315.00–325.00	$319.41	$1,380	+21.47
465–475	471	7	305.00–315.00	$310.77	$1,464	+21.76
525–535	527	12	280.00–295.00	$286.77	$1,511	+1.87
555–595	570	5	266.00–275.00	$271.56	$1,548	+12.22
610–635	619	6	250.00–262.00	$257.06	$1,591	—
725	725	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,668	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	427	9	355.00–375.00	$363.95	$1,554	-22.77
475–495	485	10	350.00–360.00	$352.98	$1,712	+5.80
515–540	528	2	337.00–350.00	$343.35	$1,813	+18.99
575–595	587	9	320.00–330.00	$323.74	$1,900	+19.73
610–640	625	7	310.00–320.00	$316.63	$1,979	+34.88
675–695	689	7	280.00–294.00	$287.69	$1,982	+19.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	8	395.00–410.00	$400.60	$1,703	-1.61
475–495	478	6	370.00–390.00	$378.41	$1,809	+17.94
530	530	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,961	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	473	2	320.00–325.00	$322.41	$1,525	+10.08
570–595	588	5	300.00–315.00	$306.96	$1,805	—
615–625	623	4	290.00–300.00	$292.47	$1,822	—
675	675	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,856	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1390	1270	75-80%	26	149.00–157.00	$152.14	$1,932	-1.59
1205–1420	1314	75-80%	32	159.00–165.00	$161.13	$2,117	+1.33
1255–1620	1418	75-80%	15	143.00–148.00	$145.27	$2,060	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1260	1176	80-85%	10	151.00–155.00	$152.87	$1,798	+7.32
1140–1315	1264	80-85%	21	146.00–150.00	$147.54	$1,865	+9.35
1145–1360	1267	80-85%	9	141.00–144.00	$142.37	$1,804	+4.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1060	970	85-90%	3	143.00–144.00	$143.36	$1,391	—
925–1165	1056	85-90%	11	136.00–141.00	$138.60	$1,464	+2.88
1115–1125	1120	85-90%	4	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$1,462	-0.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1640	1483	5	161.00–166.00	$163.84	$2,430	—
1300–2035	1821	5	171.00–175.00	$174.25	$3,173	—
1625–2415	2069	8	181.00–190.00	$185.06	$3,829	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,900.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,525.00	$1,500.00

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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.