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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 30, 2025

2,064 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $379.33/cwt +3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,340/hd at 617 lb · 61 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $354.15/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,682/hd at 475 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $337.28/cwt -4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,933/hd at 573 lb · 51 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,064 1,819 1,163
Feeder cattle 2,064 1,583 1,163
Slaughter cattle 188
Replacement cattle 48

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter and replacement cows were not covered. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 560.00–565.00 $562.53 $1,367 -24.44
255–275 265 2 525.00–537.00 $531.23 $1,408 -6.75
310–335 325 9 500.00–520.00 $507.57 $1,650 +0.95
355–395 369 18 460.00–480.00 $468.93 $1,730 -20.58
425–445 433 18 455.00–480.00 $469.60 $2,033 +5.81
458–497 470 44 440.00–470.00 $451.49 $2,122 +9.86
520–535 523 34 410.00–430.00 $424.63 $2,221 -4.10
558–588 574 20 392.00–418.00 $400.28 $2,298 +8.63
607–649 617 61 372.00–381.00 $379.33 $2,340 +3.71
663–675 664 44 365.00–376.00 $375.49 $2,493 +5.70
728–737 735 14 340.00–352.00 $349.45 $2,568 -0.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 530.00–550.00 $539.11 $1,213
270–295 285 10 490.00–515.00 $500.70 $1,427 +3.71
310–335 327 20 450.00–475.00 $466.21 $1,525 -2.77
365–395 379 27 425.00–455.00 $446.58 $1,693 -9.07
410–445 420 8 420.00–440.00 $431.65 $1,813 -4.92
460–495 474 15 395.00–425.00 $411.57 $1,951 -8.97
515–545 536 13 385.00–402.00 $392.92 $2,106 -19.01
570–595 585 31 360.00–380.00 $367.68 $2,151 -9.57
625–635 630 18 350.00–370.00 $358.62 $2,259 +0.06
655–660 656 7 335.00–340.00 $338.56 $2,221 -15.74
705–725 716 13 326.00–336.00 $330.98 $2,370 -4.53
755–785 763 11 315.00–326.00 $320.52 $2,446
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 338 5 410.00–430.00 $417.81 $1,412 -14.83
365–395 371 8 400.00–420.00 $413.75 $1,535 +8.25
475–495 482 3 370.00–385.00 $375.14 $1,808
545 545 3 355.00–375.00 $361.67 $1,971
555–590 577 29 320.00–360.00 $334.34 $1,929 -15.53
603–625 610 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,074 -10.00
665–675 668 7 320.00–332.00 $324.86 $2,170

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 331 12 400.00–415.00 $405.53 $1,342 +3.75
355–385 372 25 380.00–405.00 $389.95 $1,451 -0.68
425–445 433 34 360.00–380.00 $372.10 $1,611 -9.72
460–485 475 52 350.00–364.00 $354.15 $1,682 -0.75
525–545 531 41 345.00–355.00 $349.59 $1,856 -2.17
560–598 573 51 330.00–342.00 $337.28 $1,933 -4.41
605–645 626 34 316.00–330.00 $322.64 $2,020 -6.73
655–675 663 17 307.00–322.00 $316.15 $2,096 +5.78
705–735 727 9 300.00–312.00 $303.64 $2,207
780–795 788 2 288.00–290.00 $288.99 $2,277
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–345 320 11 370.00–385.00 $377.60 $1,208
365–395 387 6 360.00–370.00 $364.13 $1,409 -12.36
415–440 426 10 345.00–355.00 $350.50 $1,493 -4.26
465–485 475 12 335.00–345.00 $339.95 $1,615 -3.74
510–545 533 24 328.00–340.00 $334.88 $1,785 +0.83
575–595 578 6 325.00–330.00 $329.14 $1,902 +4.81
615–645 625 19 310.00–315.00 $312.83 $1,955 -2.17
655–685 678 4 295.00–305.00 $299.94 $2,034 +0.36
713–725 722 10 280.00–290.00 $284.18 $2,052
775 775 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,015
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 6 420.00–430.00 $426.57 $1,408 +7.36
355–370 361 5 415.00–425.00 $419.10 $1,513 +1.38
405–425 410 13 390.00–400.00 $392.31 $1,608 -6.04
460–496 484 20 370.00–390.00 $382.45 $1,851 -8.55
553–575 566 20 346.00–354.00 $350.86 $1,986 -6.80
615 615 9 334.00–348.00 $346.44 $2,131 +8.84
670–675 673 2 330.00–332.00 $331.00 $2,228 +9.08

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–447 428 15 376.00–410.00 $392.09 $1,678 -10.58
465–495 485 36 365.00–385.00 $372.50 $1,807 -21.86
525–545 532 43 352.00–380.00 $361.94 $1,926 -15.56
555–585 570 37 340.00–365.00 $350.37 $1,997 -4.60
605–645 628 18 320.00–342.00 $328.64 $2,064 -7.93
655–670 661 7 316.00–330.00 $322.24 $2,130 -4.41
705–745 718 9 310.00–320.00 $314.79 $2,260 -1.06
775–795 788 3 290.00–298.00 $292.62 $2,306 -20.86
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–480 470 10 350.00–360.00 $353.07 $1,659 -8.20
515–545 529 19 340.00–350.00 $345.46 $1,827 -10.61
565–580 575 10 320.00–330.00 $324.98 $1,869 -4.12
635–645 640 4 310.00–316.00 $313.02 $2,003 -3.95
670–675 673 5 300.00–310.00 $306.02 $2,060
775 775 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,170
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 418 27 420.00–448.00 $439.41 $1,837 +8.56
460–485 469 6 400.00–410.00 $403.37 $1,892 -15.57
505–520 513 3 395.00–405.00 $399.97 $2,052 -2.15

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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.