Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 24, 2026

1,460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $368.40/cwt +5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,306/hd at 626 lb · 42 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $416.57/cwt -3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,233/hd at 536 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $490.47/cwt ≈ $2,676/hd at 546 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,460	862	1,067
Feeder cattle	1,129	665	802
Slaughter cattle	101	157	202
Replacement cattle	230	40	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cows sold steady
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	640.00–660.00	$649.77	$1,429	-7.09
275	275	2	630.00	$630.00	$1,732	+40.27
315–335	326	11	570.00–600.00	$584.70	$1,906	+52.78
370–390	380	19	540.00–550.00	$544.01	$2,067	+24.19
405–425	414	7	520.00–530.00	$525.60	$2,176	+24.05
475	475	2	500.00	$500.00	$2,375	+22.63
505	505	1	475.00	$475.00	$2,399	—
547 value added	547	29	491.00	$491.00	$2,686	—
563 value added	563	13	492.00	$492.00	$2,770	—
618	618	21	429.00	$429.00	$2,651	—
655	655	18	390.00	$390.00	$2,554	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	600.00–620.00	$609.78	$1,372	+56.63
320–336	334	22	530.00–550.00	$547.38	$1,828	+55.94
370–396	392	21	510.00–540.00	$524.81	$2,057	+50.61
405–430	411	7	505.00–515.00	$508.61	$2,090	+38.61
460–470	468	12	480.00–490.00	$483.33	$2,262	+31.72
505–535	525	3	450.00–460.00	$453.21	$2,379	+18.87
565–585	579	4	415.00–430.00	$418.66	$2,424	+18.66
660–692	664	24	360.00–371.00	$369.57	$2,454	—
761–780	762	13	345.00–350.00	$349.61	$2,664	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	2	435.00	$435.00	$2,284	—
605–625	620	4	380.00–395.00	$386.22	$2,395	—
683	683	4	352.00	$352.00	$2,404	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	285	3	510.00–525.00	$518.19	$1,477	+18.73
322–345	326	16	475.00–500.00	$483.16	$1,575	+11.54
370–395	383	27	465.00–485.00	$472.38	$1,809	+30.61
420–435	425	15	440.00–465.00	$458.92	$1,950	+27.76
475–495	484	17	420.00–450.00	$431.75	$2,090	+26.59
520–545	529	13	385.00–400.00	$396.09	$2,095	+9.73
575–590	579	9	375.00–380.00	$378.31	$2,190	+17.47
610–648	637	23	340.00–356.00	$352.02	$2,242	+9.57
710–746	741	11	324.00–328.00	$325.55	$2,412	+6.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	273	6	530.00–570.00	$544.79	$1,487	-21.63
315–345	334	11	500.00–520.00	$507.88	$1,696	-0.09
355–380	372	5	490.00–515.00	$499.85	$1,859	+20.37
410–440	436	7	465.00–490.00	$471.97	$2,058	+6.59
455–475	468	4	450.00–465.00	$456.19	$2,135	+21.69
525–539	536	30	415.00–417.00	$416.57	$2,233	-3.30
575	575	2	390.00	$390.00	$2,242	+8.30
615–631	626	42	364.00–370.00	$368.40	$2,306	+5.35
671	671	5	364.00	$364.00	$2,442	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	460.00	$460.00	$1,495	+44.77
375	375	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,688	—
425–445	433	5	400.00–410.00	$405.89	$1,758	+6.12
480–499	498	16	390.00–402.00	$400.84	$1,996	—
605–635	612	7	325.00–335.00	$329.99	$2,020	—
685–695	690	2	315.00–318.00	$316.49	$2,184	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	437	6	460.00–490.00	$475.29	$2,077	-2.12
455–490	472	9	450.00–470.00	$461.04	$2,176	+1.04
505–535	516	10	440.00–455.00	$444.04	$2,291	—
565–595	578	7	400.00–420.00	$412.02	$2,381	+23.33
605–640	627	20	380.00–405.00	$391.45	$2,454	+21.56
655–675	660	4	360.00–390.00	$377.37	$2,491	—
725–745	728	6	340.00–345.00	$340.85	$2,481	—
765–775	773	4	330.00–338.00	$331.98	$2,566	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	430	14	495.00–510.00	$504.61	$2,170	+7.71
460–495	481	9	475.00–500.00	$484.81	$2,332	+21.62
515–525	523	4	470.00–475.00	$471.23	$2,465	+38.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	473	3	425.00–440.00	$431.87	$2,043	—
515–530	524	4	400.00–420.00	$407.52	$2,135	+24.95
575	575	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,300	—
675–680	677	3	344.00–350.00	$346.01	$2,342	—
715–740	727	3	320.00–330.00	$324.98	$2,363	—
780–795	785	3	320.00–325.00	$323.31	$2,538	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1450	1318	75-80%	17	176.00–182.00	$178.51	$2,353	—
1200–1540	1328	75-80%	14	183.00–189.00	$186.58	$2,478	—
1190–1550	1358	75-80%	9	169.00–173.00	$171.01	$2,322	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1265	1169	80-85%	5	177.00–182.00	$180.07	$2,105	—
1115–1180	1169	80-85%	6	160.00–167.00	$161.11	$1,883	—
1075–1350	1210	80-85%	13	168.00–175.00	$171.35	$2,073	+5.29

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1105	1008	85-90%	2	151.00–155.00	$152.81	$1,540	—
1000–1130	1047	85-90%	6	159.00–165.00	$160.87	$1,684	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1670	1528	2	204.00–205.00	$204.45	$3,124	—
1495–1785	1613	3	194.00–200.00	$197.46	$3,185	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	3,050.00–3,500.00	$3,217.39
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	2,800.00–3,300.00	$3,010.47

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,700.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	4,400.00–4,500.00	$4,450.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	4,000.00–4,300.00	$4,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,250.00	$4,250.00	—

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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.