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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 27, 2026

197 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 197 904 1,380
Feeder cattle 136 799 1,236
Slaughter cattle 44 72 144
Replacement cattle 17 33 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

All classes of cattle were lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 485.00–500.00 $492.78 $1,641 -27.13
370–390 380 2 460.00–480.00 $469.74 $1,785 -36.04
425–445 434 5 440.00–455.00 $446.00 $1,936 -43.82
525 525 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,205 -10.05
625 625 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,469 +18.36
670–695 678 3 350.00–370.00 $363.17 $2,462 +3.71
710–715 713 2 340.00–345.00 $342.49 $2,442 -3.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 495.00–500.00 $497.43 $1,816 -36.52
430–435 433 2 460.00–480.00 $470.06 $2,035 -48.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 285 3 470.00–500.00 $490.70 $1,398 -12.77
420–445 439 4 410.00–425.00 $420.14 $1,844 -5.69
470–495 485 3 390.00–410.00 $401.58 $1,948 -9.92
525–545 530 4 370.00–380.00 $377.43 $2,000 -6.01
560–590 573 5 350.00–375.00 $362.84 $2,079 -5.64
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 279 5 510.00–535.00 $518.73 $1,447 -1.27
410–445 423 5 435.00–450.00 $442.03 $1,870 -18.58
455–480 470 3 420.00–430.00 $425.02 $1,998 -15.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 439 4 420.00–435.00 $423.59 $1,860 -17.99
525–545 535 4 410.00–420.00 $414.91 $2,220 +2.77
575–595 582 3 385.00–395.00 $388.41 $2,261 -8.29
625–635 630 2 365.00–370.00 $367.52 $2,315 -2.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,700 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–525 515 2 430.00–435.00 $432.45 $2,227 -0.23

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1240 1157 80-85% 5 172.00–178.00 $175.27 $2,028 —
1180–1300 1253 80-85% 3 157.00–161.00 $158.99 $1,992 —
1180–1450 1273 80-85% 6 165.00–171.00 $167.54 $2,133 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–960 920 85-90% 3 151.00–154.00 $152.37 $1,402 —
960–1120 1037 85-90% 3 157.00–161.00 $158.77 $1,646 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1785 1627 3 189.00–192.00 $190.57 $3,101 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,850.00–2,150.00 $1,950.00

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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.