Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 3, 2026

882 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $489.29/cwt -21.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 379 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $527.79/cwt -15.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,043/hd at 387 lb · 19 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $497.39/cwt -49.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,617/hd at 325 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	882	826	1,185
Feeder cattle	761	682	928
Slaughter cattle	98	91	222
Replacement cattle	23	53	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold up to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cows sold steady
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold up to 10.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	610.00–620.00	$615.05	$1,402	—
255–275	270	4	565.00–580.00	$570.00	$1,539	-46.63
315–345	334	8	540.00–560.00	$547.40	$1,828	-21.43
375–395	387	19	515.00–540.00	$527.79	$2,043	-15.98
405–440	433	6	490.00–515.00	$499.87	$2,164	-9.09
465–480	471	8	460.00–485.00	$470.52	$2,216	-26.05
510–545	523	6	435.00–445.00	$440.76	$2,305	—
555–590	578	3	400.00–410.00	$403.20	$2,330	-23.27
625–645	632	3	395.00–400.00	$398.30	$2,517	-14.14
675–685	680	2	367.00–370.00	$368.51	$2,506	-22.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	630.00–635.00	$632.36	$1,442	—
270–295	278	6	590.00–610.00	$600.00	$1,668	-70.19
310–345	324	10	560.00–600.00	$568.35	$1,841	-55.92
360–375	369	8	545.00–565.00	$558.88	$2,062	-9.08
405–435	418	4	520.00–550.00	$532.40	$2,225	-0.85
455–480	465	5	490.00–520.00	$500.87	$2,329	-11.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	4	485.00–500.00	$492.65	$1,887	+20.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	580.00–620.00	$599.55	$1,319	-28.19
255–290	275	8	530.00–550.00	$535.57	$1,473	-54.15
305–340	325	16	490.00–525.00	$497.39	$1,617	-49.78
375–385	379	21	485.00–495.00	$489.29	$1,854	-21.74
410–440	425	11	460.00–480.00	$472.79	$2,009	-20.62
525	525	2	415.00	$415.00	$2,179	-19.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	286	5	500.00–520.00	$508.83	$1,455	-39.91
305–320	316	4	470.00–485.00	$473.62	$1,497	-44.84
390–395	392	5	465.00–480.00	$475.97	$1,866	-17.08
405–445	428	11	430.00–460.00	$448.39	$1,919	-14.29
455–480	469	5	420.00–440.00	$428.14	$2,008	-3.22
525–545	537	11	390.00–405.00	$395.39	$2,123	-20.05
660–680	668	3	338.00–346.00	$341.96	$2,284	-5.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	430.00–455.00	$442.80	$1,386	-40.12
405–445	424	7	405.00–420.00	$413.35	$1,753	—
460–490	478	14	390.00–410.00	$401.07	$1,917	-3.80
515–540	524	8	375.00–385.00	$379.42	$1,988	-8.67
605–635	613	4	345.00–350.00	$346.30	$2,123	-0.78
655–675	665	2	325.00–330.00	$327.46	$2,178	-0.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	425	11	480.00–505.00	$493.15	$2,096	-5.32
460–480	473	7	430.00–460.00	$448.61	$2,122	-23.49
515–535	523	8	415.00–430.00	$423.83	$2,217	-19.89
610–645	623	4	380.00–395.00	$388.66	$2,421	-11.30
675	675	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,362	-16.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–470	467	3	410.00–415.00	$413.32	$1,930	—
510–530	522	6	395.00–410.00	$399.94	$2,088	—
575	575	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,128	—
605–625	618	3	360.00–370.00	$363.26	$2,245	-11.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–495	490	2	485.00–495.00	$490.05	$2,401	-12.69
530–545	538	2	440.00–450.00	$444.93	$2,394	-21.03

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1520	1380	75-80%	6	184.00–188.00	$186.09	$2,568	+7.32
1250–1640	1477	75-80%	6	175.00–181.00	$177.21	$2,617	—
1440–1765	1589	75-80%	7	168.00–173.00	$170.39	$2,707	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1420	1209	80-85%	6	166.00–169.00	$166.94	$2,018	+3.81
1120–1305	1213	80-85%	2	173.00–174.00	$173.54	$2,105	+10.41

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1125	1015	85-90%	3	154.00–160.00	$156.44	$1,588	+4.54
975–1080	1020	85-90%	3	146.00–151.00	$148.60	$1,516	-3.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1690	1490	2	185.00–187.00	$185.87	$2,769	—
1320–1725	1583	8	191.00–196.00	$192.26	$3,043	—
1470–1685	1607	9	206.00–211.00	$207.80	$3,339	—

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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)	5	2,700.00–2,750.00	$2,730.00

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,350.00	—

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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.