Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

1,548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $358.01/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,041/hd at 570 lb · 78 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $368.49/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,887/hd at 512 lb · 64 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $328.98/cwt +7.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,161/hd at 657 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,548	1,440	1,337
Feeder cattle	1,287	1,241	1,039
Slaughter cattle	187	158	281
Replacement cattle	74	41	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	280	8	465.00–485.00	$473.21	$1,325	-14.58
305–345	315	14	440.00–460.00	$450.78	$1,420	+9.02
357 value added	357	11	464.00	$464.00	$1,656	—
360–395	377	8	425.00–450.00	$436.44	$1,645	+4.19
405–439	429	19	411.00–430.00	$414.26	$1,777	-5.18
455–475	468	3	395.00–400.00	$396.62	$1,856	+7.49
505–525	512	64	368.00–380.00	$368.49	$1,887	-2.70
560–591	570	78	350.00–360.00	$358.01	$2,041	+3.00
606–635	624	21	330.00–348.00	$334.98	$2,090	+6.87
653–668	657	33	321.00–333.00	$328.98	$2,161	+7.65
726–744	731	14	299.00–300.00	$299.71	$2,191	+0.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	435.00–440.00	$437.54	$1,247	-0.74
325–330	326	5	415.00–420.00	$418.99	$1,366	+11.32
360–390	376	12	390.00–410.00	$399.47	$1,502	-3.76
425–435	430	2	395.00–400.00	$397.47	$1,709	+8.63
455–480	468	10	370.00–385.00	$377.42	$1,766	+10.68
515–545	529	5	350.00–365.00	$354.92	$1,878	-1.36
555–575	564	6	338.00–347.00	$341.19	$1,924	+7.31
610–625	618	4	314.00–320.00	$317.04	$1,959	-1.43
670–695	684	4	298.00–308.00	$301.47	$2,062	-0.45
705–728	719	12	285.00–292.00	$287.05	$2,064	+9.84

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,340	—
390–395	392	3	370.00–385.00	$375.04	$1,470	-9.19
495	495	2	332.00–342.00	$337.00	$1,668	—
560–595	573	6	312.00–322.00	$317.88	$1,821	—
620–649	639	11	295.00–300.00	$298.45	$1,907	-2.56
670–695	689	4	286.00–294.00	$289.96	$1,998	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	9	365.00–385.00	$375.20	$1,257	+26.69
355–395	376	11	350.00–362.00	$354.75	$1,334	+10.13
425–440	430	16	340.00–355.00	$347.49	$1,494	+11.84
475–495	481	15	328.00–340.00	$334.93	$1,611	+10.33
515–545	525	13	315.00–330.00	$322.55	$1,693	+9.30
560–580	572	13	296.00–308.00	$301.98	$1,727	+7.49
620–645	637	9	277.00–290.00	$282.82	$1,802	+5.52
660–675	670	5	264.00–280.00	$268.75	$1,801	+8.16
704	704	4	266.00	$266.00	$1,873	+11.26
760–790	772	3	246.00–250.00	$248.00	$1,915	+9.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	465.00–470.00	$467.61	$1,076	—
270–290	283	3	430.00–435.00	$431.59	$1,221	—
325–340	333	2	390.00–395.00	$392.56	$1,307	+21.66
365–378	375	11	370.00–380.00	$371.79	$1,394	+8.46
405–430	424	19	360.00–375.00	$365.06	$1,548	+13.40
455–485	478	4	345.00–348.00	$345.71	$1,652	+7.77
505–525	518	5	336.00–348.00	$340.33	$1,763	+14.01
564–596	577	12	310.00–316.00	$311.47	$1,797	-0.89
610–615	613	2	297.00–300.00	$298.51	$1,830	+0.21
655–665	660	2	285.00–290.00	$287.48	$1,897	+12.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	10	355.00	$355.00	$1,076	—
420–425	424	11	320.00–332.00	$325.45	$1,380	+7.92
455–495	478	6	315.00–325.00	$318.85	$1,524	+13.03
520–530	526	10	300.00–314.00	$305.39	$1,606	+7.22
560–585	574	5	277.00–288.00	$284.05	$1,630	+2.24
665–695	680	2	252.00–260.00	$255.91	$1,740	+15.91

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	422	17	360.00–385.00	$372.99	$1,574	-5.60
465–495	478	14	350.00–360.00	$355.58	$1,700	+13.96
505–540	521	10	334.00–348.00	$339.86	$1,771	+10.73
555–598	569	16	318.00–338.00	$330.87	$1,883	+13.11
605–645	622	7	292.00–304.00	$296.85	$1,846	-7.85
675–695	685	3	286.00–296.00	$290.64	$1,991	+2.90
720–745	737	3	270.00–282.00	$276.61	$2,039	+15.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	482	9	322.00–335.00	$328.21	$1,582	+1.40
565–570	568	2	288.00–292.00	$290.01	$1,647	+5.20
610–645	628	2	276.00–280.00	$278.06	$1,746	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	423	4	390.00–410.00	$394.91	$1,670	-8.69
510–515	513	2	368.00–370.00	$369.00	$1,893	—
560	560	2	344.00–350.00	$347.00	$1,943	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1365	1238	80-85%	13	132.00–137.00	$134.91	$1,670	-6.72
1175–1400	1313	80-85%	24	139.00–144.00	$141.07	$1,852	+5.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1555	1334	75-80%	17	138.00–142.00	$140.05	$1,868	-0.22
1280–1460	1352	75-80%	5	147.00–149.00	$147.86	$1,999	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1105	1060	85-90%	2	132.00–133.00	$132.52	$1,405	-0.26
1090–1105	1098	85-90%	6	125.00–129.00	$127.01	$1,395	+0.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1470	1385	2	161.00–164.00	$162.59	$2,252	—
1200–1905	1595	3	170.00–172.00	$171.10	$2,729	—

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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	1,825.00–2,100.00	$2,008.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	2,350.00–2,650.00	$2,484.21
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,900.00–2,225.00	$2,081.25

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)	3	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,783.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,825.00–3,250.00	$3,037.50	—

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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.