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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 25, 2025

1,067 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $380.79/cwt +10.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,997/hd at 524 lb · 38 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $277.00/cwt +7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,709/hd at 617 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $354.61/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,074/hd at 585 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,067 1,271 1,251
Feeder cattle 802 1,087 951
Slaughter cattle 202 174 175
Replacement cattle 63 10 125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,125 +7.05
275–290 278 6 470.00–490.00 $478.35 $1,330 +9.35
325–345 332 6 440.00–460.00 $450.00 $1,494 +15.00
375 375 13 420.00–435.00 $426.92 $1,601 +3.69
415–425 423 5 415.00–430.00 $423.04 $1,789 +5.59
470–475 474 7 390.00–410.00 $402.14 $1,906 +12.14
518 value added 518 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,072 —
525 525 35 370.00–380.00 $379.14 $1,990 +9.14
575–586 585 25 350.00–355.00 $354.61 $2,074 +0.10
605–629 621 16 322.00–333.00 $325.85 $2,024 -2.73
655–662 661 6 319.00–330.00 $320.82 $2,121 -0.84
709 709 10 287.00 $287.00 $2,035 —
831–836 833 16 268.00 $268.00 $2,232 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 440.00–455.00 $447.90 $1,254 —
325–335 328 4 420.00–440.00 $434.89 $1,426 +22.91
370–375 374 5 400.00–420.00 $412.03 $1,541 +12.66
410–445 431 4 390.00–410.00 $401.16 $1,729 +10.49
485–495 490 2 365.00–375.00 $369.95 $1,813 -4.96
525 525 10 350.00–360.00 $351.00 $1,843 -4.08
555–584 579 14 335.00–345.00 $337.84 $1,956 +4.22
605–620 613 2 310.00–315.00 $312.47 $1,915 -11.53
675–695 682 7 290.00–301.00 $297.95 $2,032 +8.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–690 678 2 280.00–288.00 $283.93 $1,925 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 326 4 375.00–385.00 $382.47 $1,247 +9.49
360–385 369 9 350.00–370.00 $362.72 $1,338 +9.61
430–440 435 5 310.00–330.00 $315.98 $1,375 -19.43
460–495 479 9 310.00–320.00 $313.81 $1,503 -12.20
525–545 531 8 300.00–318.00 $312.52 $1,659 +1.29
575–585 581 10 290.00–300.00 $293.46 $1,705 +6.88
601–645 617 27 270.00–278.00 $277.00 $1,709 +7.09
735 735 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,845 —
765–775 770 2 242.00–244.00 $242.99 $1,871 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 5 400.00–420.00 $406.88 $1,335 +15.37
375–395 381 6 380.00–400.00 $387.56 $1,477 +2.40
425–435 426 7 350.00–370.00 $358.54 $1,527 -8.91
470–475 473 6 325.00–335.00 $330.03 $1,561 -8.94
520–525 524 8 325.00–337.00 $328.36 $1,721 -1.09
555–593 582 10 309.00–320.00 $311.70 $1,814 -1.51
605–625 613 8 287.00–300.00 $289.37 $1,774 -7.64
670 670 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,742 -0.32
705–735 711 8 256.00–260.00 $256.50 $1,824 -4.24
829 829 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,907 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 326 7 330.00–355.00 $337.89 $1,102 -7.18
375–390 380 3 320.00–330.00 $326.58 $1,241 -2.21
425 425 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,275 -19.41
455–475 473 8 290.00–300.00 $296.88 $1,404 -13.89
525 525 7 280.00–295.00 $284.29 $1,493 -2.48
710–725 720 3 240.00–242.00 $241.34 $1,738 +11.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,551 +1.05
465–495 475 11 345.00–375.00 $366.65 $1,742 +13.67
525–530 527 3 330.00–340.00 $336.65 $1,774 -6.70
575–595 581 6 310.00–325.00 $319.10 $1,854 -4.64
625 625 2 300.00–310.00 $305.00 $1,906 -11.63
660–670 663 3 292.00–300.00 $296.35 $1,965 +8.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 426 7 395.00–410.00 $404.96 $1,725 +4.36
455–475 468 12 380.00–395.00 $388.01 $1,816 +9.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–535 520 2 300.00–310.00 $305.14 $1,587 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1480 1280 75-80% 21 149.00–154.00 $151.56 $1,940 -0.58
1155–1435 1283 75-80% 21 143.00–147.00 $144.54 $1,854 -7.60
1215–1585 1343 75-80% 6 156.00–161.00 $157.93 $2,121 -3.20
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1320 1136 80-85% 17 136.00–141.00 $138.86 $1,577 —
1005–1255 1154 80-85% 5 149.00–155.00 $151.34 $1,746 -1.53
1075–1315 1170 80-85% 17 144.00–148.00 $146.30 $1,712 -6.57
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1100 1066 85-90% 8 139.00–143.00 $140.74 $1,500 +2.14
900–1235 1068 85-90% 8 135.00–137.00 $135.84 $1,451 -2.76
1020–1140 1074 85-90% 5 126.00–130.00 $127.53 $1,370 -11.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1710 1508 6 161.00–169.00 $164.43 $2,480 —
1770–2020 1872 11 175.00–183.00 $180.34 $3,376 —
1850–2335 2119 5 184.00–195.00 $188.41 $3,992 —

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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) 8 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,653.13
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,950.00–2,000.00 $1,975.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,500.00–2,700.00 $2,600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 2,700.00–3,075.00 $2,881.25 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 2,250.00–2,400.00 $2,343.75 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 2,400.00–2,650.00 $2,515.00 —

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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.