Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

1,266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $325.73/cwt ≈ $2,388/hd at 733 lb · 176 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $339.00/cwt ≈ $2,251/hd at 664 lb · 74 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $359.78/cwt +6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 531 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,266	1,342	1,881
Feeder cattle	1,107	1,224	1,461
Slaughter cattle	133	81	385
Replacement cattle	26	37	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	3	550.00	$550.00	$1,238	—
260–295	280	8	515.00–530.00	$523.33	$1,465	—
315–345	338	7	455.00–500.00	$482.15	$1,630	+16.62
355–395	375	12	440.00–460.00	$450.87	$1,691	-3.12
415–440	425	12	435.00–451.00	$445.40	$1,893	—
476–495	482	11	424.00–440.00	$428.58	$2,066	-8.13
510–545	526	8	400.00–420.00	$409.75	$2,155	-5.70
555–590	581	10	380.00–400.00	$386.42	$2,245	-17.17
620–630	623	3	360.00–370.00	$366.63	$2,284	—
660–670	666	5	350.00–360.00	$352.97	$2,351	-1.91
808	808	4	316.00	$316.00	$2,553	+2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	5	540.00–565.00	$548.00	$1,507	+26.92
325–345	337	3	510.00–530.00	$519.85	$1,752	+28.72
355–390	376	10	485.00–500.00	$491.94	$1,850	+16.66
405–440	419	10	460.00–480.00	$468.87	$1,965	—
465–480	475	9	445.00–455.00	$448.93	$2,132	—
505–545	533	4	425.00–435.00	$430.07	$2,292	—
552–560	553	7	405.00–406.00	$405.86	$2,244	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–535	530	2	375.00–385.00	$380.05	$2,014	—
575	575	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,070	-10.31
625–638	635	10	348.00–355.00	$350.50	$2,226	—
665–693	680	9	330.00–342.00	$334.21	$2,273	-5.76
715–725	723	6	318.00–324.00	$322.34	$2,331	+2.34
780–795	786	7	310.00–316.00	$314.00	$2,468	-1.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
664 value added	664	74	339.00	$339.00	$2,251	—
727–738 value added	733	176	324.00–326.50	$325.73	$2,388	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	224	4	490.00–500.00	$497.54	$1,114	—
325–345	336	7	425.00–435.00	$429.14	$1,442	-4.19
355–397	383	14	400.00–425.00	$408.75	$1,566	-2.55
410–445	433	19	385.00–410.00	$397.86	$1,723	+3.93
465–490	479	13	360.00–380.00	$371.55	$1,780	+7.15
515–547	531	20	350.00–370.00	$359.78	$1,910	+6.64
575–595	585	18	337.00–355.00	$344.44	$2,015	+7.04
613–640	625	9	322.00–335.00	$333.09	$2,082	+4.43
665–690	683	12	312.00–326.00	$320.77	$2,191	-5.01
720–725	723	3	312.00–316.00	$314.67	$2,275	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	6	440.00–455.00	$447.42	$1,441	-7.37
355–390	371	15	430.00–450.00	$436.01	$1,618	-2.70
405–445	424	18	420.00–435.00	$421.68	$1,788	-5.28
455–470	460	3	405.00–415.00	$410.00	$1,886	+10.98
775	775	2	312.00	$312.00	$2,418	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	487	8	340.00–350.00	$347.57	$1,693	+2.51
530–540	537	3	330.00–340.00	$333.29	$1,790	-5.57
565–595	580	2	315.00–325.00	$319.87	$1,855	-8.50
605–630	621	11	300.00–316.00	$308.20	$1,914	-3.59
660–685	673	2	290.00–298.00	$293.93	$1,978	-2.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	419	4	400.00–420.00	$411.31	$1,723	-17.64
455–495	466	5	385.00–400.00	$395.80	$1,844	-15.66
520–540	528	7	380.00–405.00	$392.02	$2,070	-2.03
555–595	588	8	360.00–395.00	$367.36	$2,160	-14.56
605–625	618	3	350.00–355.00	$351.63	$2,173	-10.18
675–685	678	3	330.00–350.00	$340.05	$2,306	-1.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	436	7	440.00–465.00	$447.98	$1,953	-3.56
470–490	480	6	420.00–440.00	$434.18	$2,084	+1.49
580	580	2	385.00–390.00	$387.50	$2,248	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	532	3	350.00–360.00	$356.83	$1,898	-1.34
565–595	580	4	345.00–355.00	$350.13	$2,031	+13.44
615–635	625	2	335.00–340.00	$337.54	$2,110	+11.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1310	1277	75-80%	3	174.00–177.00	$175.03	$2,235	—
1260–1435	1341	75-80%	19	166.00–171.00	$168.06	$2,254	+14.12
1250–1660	1447	75-80%	17	159.00–165.00	$162.38	$2,350	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1270	1148	80-85%	4	168.00–170.00	$169.19	$1,942	+13.55
1005–1315	1163	80-85%	8	153.00–158.00	$156.69	$1,822	+9.67
1100–1335	1214	80-85%	15	160.00–165.00	$162.53	$1,973	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1160	995	85-90%	8	139.00–144.00	$140.90	$1,402	—
975–1105	1055	85-90%	3	147.00–151.00	$149.42	$1,576	+9.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1765	1365	5	175.00–179.00	$176.86	$2,414	—
1270–1710	1558	4	185.00–195.00	$189.81	$2,957	+20.16
1565–2030	1745	6	203.00–207.00	$204.65	$3,571	—

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,400.00

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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.