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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 17, 2026

1,193 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $607.79/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,994/hd at 328 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $428.29/cwt +5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,244/hd at 524 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $521.23/cwt +17.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,205/hd at 423 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,193 1,449 454
Feeder cattle 1,193 1,320 454
Slaughter cattle — 91 —
Replacement cattle — 38 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter and replacement cows were not covered. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 600.00–620.00 $610.43 $1,404 —
265–275 267 6 585.00–600.00 $597.42 $1,595 -8.61
315–330 326 4 570.00–585.00 $578.68 $1,886 +7.19
375–395 386 11 520.00–550.00 $530.11 $2,046 -2.83
425–440 431 8 500.00–520.00 $514.25 $2,216 +13.33
455–470 464 5 490.00–500.00 $493.92 $2,292 +17.54
540–545 541 4 450.00–455.00 $453.74 $2,455 +16.10
580–585 583 2 425.00–435.00 $430.02 $2,507 +10.11
660–665 663 2 385.00–390.00 $387.51 $2,569 +9.16
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 2 680.00–700.00 $690.11 $1,573 +10.22
255–280 261 4 620.00–640.00 $634.64 $1,656 -7.74
325–330 328 16 595.00–620.00 $607.79 $1,994 +0.61
370–395 383 8 560.00–600.00 $585.45 $2,242 +17.34
420–430 424 8 530.00–550.00 $544.99 $2,311 +14.95
575–590 583 2 440.00–442.00 $441.01 $2,571 —
620–640 630 2 420.00–425.00 $422.46 $2,661 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,485 +30.99
315–345 336 4 490.00–515.00 $498.66 $1,675 -7.06
370–395 380 9 480.00–500.00 $493.10 $1,874 +9.62
410–440 426 12 450.00–475.00 $462.85 $1,972 +5.13
475–495 485 10 440.00–445.00 $442.45 $2,146 +7.47
525–540 530 5 405.00–425.00 $417.99 $2,215 +3.02
565–575 570 4 390.00–405.00 $397.43 $2,265 +11.04
610–645 630 7 342.00–360.00 $351.34 $2,213 -4.85
655–685 673 5 335.00–340.00 $337.19 $2,269 -5.25
710–720 713 4 325.00–332.00 $330.23 $2,355 -4.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 278 3 550.00–560.00 $555.06 $1,543 -37.97
310–340 324 8 525.00–550.00 $533.59 $1,729 +5.49
360–395 373 7 510.00–540.00 $523.98 $1,954 +15.90
410–445 423 12 475.00–500.00 $487.50 $2,062 +8.00
465–475 469 7 455.00–470.00 $464.95 $2,181 +6.90
510–545 534 5 425.00–435.00 $428.91 $2,290 +2.18
620–630 625 2 365.00–375.00 $369.96 $2,312 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 405.00–420.00 $412.59 $1,692 -9.74
455–495 470 4 390.00–410.00 $396.37 $1,863 -14.31
515–530 523 4 395.00–400.00 $397.54 $2,079 +0.11
590–595 593 2 350.00–355.00 $352.51 $2,090 -16.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 422 8 460.00–500.00 $486.04 $2,051 +6.31
460–495 482 8 450.00–480.00 $471.31 $2,272 +17.12
505–545 524 14 420.00–445.00 $428.29 $2,244 +5.83
560–595 566 8 410.00–420.00 $417.44 $2,363 +3.84
615–645 630 2 387.00–395.00 $390.90 $2,463 —
670–675 673 2 360.00–370.00 $364.98 $2,456 —
725–735 730 2 342.00–345.00 $343.49 $2,507 -3.91
775 775 3 330.00–335.00 $333.33 $2,583 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 423 12 505.00–535.00 $521.23 $2,205 +17.29
460–475 470 11 485.00–500.00 $491.39 $2,310 +7.25
530–540 535 2 445.00–450.00 $447.48 $2,394 -9.06
565–580 570 3 420.00–425.00 $421.70 $2,404 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 475 3 420.00–430.00 $425.04 $2,019 —
525 525 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,100 —
580–595 588 3 385.00–395.00 $390.03 $2,293 +17.58
610–635 623 2 370.00–375.00 $372.55 $2,321 —
675 675 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,329 —

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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.