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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

947 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $323.31/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,536/hd at 475 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.07/cwt +19.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 555 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $356.51/cwt -10.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,693/hd at 475 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 947 1,067 1,406
Feeder cattle 684 802 1,010
Slaughter cattle 244 202 344
Replacement cattle 19 63 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 11 435.00–450.00 $441.82 $1,436 +6.93
375–395 386 9 415.00–435.00 $424.39 $1,638 +12.36
420–445 436 10 390.00–415.00 $400.34 $1,745 -0.82
468–494 481 14 370.00–390.00 $380.72 $1,831 +10.77
505–540 526 7 350.00–365.00 $356.62 $1,876 +5.62
563–585 569 10 335.00–350.00 $345.41 $1,965 +7.57
775–780 778 2 270.00–276.00 $272.99 $2,124 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 6 465.00–480.00 $475.08 $1,549 +25.08
365–398 381 8 436.00–455.00 $444.43 $1,693 +17.51
410–425 422 7 430.00–440.00 $435.11 $1,836 +12.07
525 525 6 375.00–380.00 $378.33 $1,986 -0.81
555–575 566 8 350.00–355.00 $351.13 $1,987 -3.48
622 622 3 334.00 $334.00 $2,077 +8.15
660–675 666 5 320.00–325.00 $322.03 $2,145 +1.21
725–745 736 5 290.00–300.00 $296.79 $2,184 +9.79
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 382 3 380.00–395.00 $388.34 $1,483 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 322 6 405.00–415.00 $408.26 $1,315 +1.38
365–390 378 14 380.00–400.00 $388.84 $1,470 +1.28
405–440 428 8 350.00–370.00 $359.28 $1,538 +0.74
455–475 462 16 340.00–356.00 $353.51 $1,633 +23.48
523–545 531 6 322.00–327.00 $323.84 $1,720 -4.52
554–565 555 24 320.00–332.00 $331.07 $1,837 +19.37
605–625 615 4 292.00–297.00 $294.54 $1,811 +5.17
657–661 660 16 282.00–288.00 $284.24 $1,876 +24.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 331 8 370.00–397.00 $385.54 $1,276 +3.07
365–375 370 2 355.00–370.00 $362.40 $1,341 -0.32
420–445 429 6 325.00–342.00 $334.81 $1,436 +18.83
453–490 475 35 315.00–330.00 $323.31 $1,536 +9.50
515–545 534 8 300.00–318.00 $307.76 $1,643 -4.76
570–595 583 18 287.00–307.00 $299.43 $1,746 +5.97
630–645 641 4 262.00–266.00 $263.49 $1,689 -13.51
689–695 691 6 234.00–250.00 $239.36 $1,654 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 480 2 305.00–312.00 $308.43 $1,480 +11.55
525–540 533 2 282.00–290.00 $286.06 $1,525 +1.77

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 432 10 360.00–385.00 $374.37 $1,617 +9.37
455–495 475 18 350.00–370.00 $356.51 $1,693 -10.14
525–545 532 17 335.00–355.00 $348.11 $1,852 +11.46
560–595 577 9 320.00–335.00 $325.06 $1,876 +5.96
605–625 619 7 319.00–330.00 $324.77 $2,010 +19.77
665–690 679 4 282.00–290.00 $285.74 $1,940 -10.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 434 7 390.00–400.00 $394.20 $1,711 -10.76
455–475 469 13 375.00–390.00 $379.96 $1,782 -8.05
525 525 4 365.00–370.00 $367.50 $1,929 —
575 575 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,984 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–525 520 4 300.00–320.00 $304.86 $1,585 -0.28

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 80-85% 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,499 —
1025–1410 1206 80-85% 37 139.00–145.00 $141.98 $1,712 —
1125–1390 1332 80-85% 22 135.00–138.00 $136.20 $1,814 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1360 1269 75-80% 40 138.00–142.00 $139.67 $1,772 -11.89
1180–1660 1354 75-80% 21 144.00–149.00 $145.17 $1,966 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1105 1028 85-90% 13 129.00–135.00 $130.70 $1,344 —
910–1160 1031 85-90% 16 124.00–128.00 $125.86 $1,298 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1500 1498 3 157.00–164.00 $159.33 $2,387 —
1440–1950 1680 9 165.00–171.00 $167.87 $2,820 —
1840–2090 1960 4 179.00–183.00 $181.28 $3,553 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,000.00–2,600.00 $2,357.14
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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 4 2,800.00–2,900.00 $2,850.00 —

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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.