Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 28, 2026

1,507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.61/cwt +9.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,589/hd at 767 lb · 47 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $361.00/cwt ≈ $2,845/hd at 788 lb · 43 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $478.42/cwt -13.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,808/hd at 378 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,507	1,516	1,548
Feeder cattle	1,270	1,317	1,287
Slaughter cattle	158	127	187
Replacement cattle	79	72	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

→ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cows sold steady
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	680.00–710.00	$695.00	$1,564	—
275–295	280	4	600.00–620.00	$605.27	$1,695	+2.06
325–335	329	9	570.00–590.00	$577.35	$1,899	+3.71
355–385	375	20	540.00–565.00	$549.76	$2,062	-8.46
410–425	419	4	510.00–530.00	$523.87	$2,195	-16.13
461–498	472	13	495.00–518.00	$501.37	$2,366	—
520–549	541	7	465.00–480.00	$472.13	$2,554	+9.64
556–579	568	23	445.00–457.00	$450.64	$2,560	+11.79
610–625	622	5	418.00–422.00	$419.99	$2,612	-2.07
665–680	673	3	392.00–402.00	$396.63	$2,669	+1.72
715–720	718	3	380.00–382.00	$380.66	$2,733	—
788	788	43	361.00	$361.00	$2,845	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	590.00–600.00	$595.10	$1,428	—
255–295	285	5	575.00–590.00	$584.28	$1,665	+18.84
305–345	331	15	540.00–560.00	$549.47	$1,819	+5.83
375–395	385	15	505.00–530.00	$516.77	$1,990	-3.78
420–445	432	13	475.00–500.00	$494.65	$2,137	-12.28
460–480	468	10	465.00–490.00	$477.45	$2,234	-0.74
510–545	528	7	430.00–440.00	$434.19	$2,293	-16.42
580–595	588	2	415.00–430.00	$422.40	$2,484	+0.25
625–645	636	6	405.00–412.00	$408.81	$2,600	+4.34
675–695	685	11	380.00–390.00	$384.68	$2,635	+4.68
770–785	775	3	346.00–354.00	$350.03	$2,713	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	336	4	500.00–515.00	$511.38	$1,718	+11.38
365–395	380	7	475.00–490.00	$481.92	$1,831	-4.47
425	425	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,912	-13.64
485–495	490	2	430.00–450.00	$439.90	$2,156	-5.01
673–675	673	5	370.00–372.00	$370.40	$2,493	+4.38

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	283	6	495.00–520.00	$507.24	$1,435	-27.58
305–345	328	12	490.00–510.00	$500.98	$1,643	+0.63
355–395	378	32	470.00–495.00	$478.42	$1,808	-13.45
415–447	432	29	440.00–465.00	$451.84	$1,952	-1.68
465–495	479	19	420.00–445.00	$430.86	$2,064	-10.88
513–540	522	18	396.00–410.00	$400.54	$2,091	-23.66
565–595	576	16	380.00–400.00	$389.23	$2,242	+8.75
625–644	639	15	348.00–369.00	$359.19	$2,295	+1.12
655–675	663	4	335.00–345.00	$338.78	$2,246	+1.97
714–745	720	6	320.00–330.00	$326.95	$2,354	-2.77

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	222	3	580.00–590.00	$583.38	$1,295	—
285–295	290	4	535.00–540.00	$537.54	$1,559	-35.47
305–345	325	10	525.00–540.00	$532.27	$1,730	-1.91
360–390	382	10	500.00–525.00	$506.70	$1,936	-12.17
405–440	427	10	470.00–500.00	$478.59	$2,044	+4.52
455–470	459	19	450.00–455.00	$452.14	$2,075	-7.31
505–525	510	6	420.00–435.00	$425.86	$2,172	-7.93
575	575	6	400.00–402.00	$400.33	$2,302	+0.47
605–625	617	3	376.00–394.00	$384.57	$2,373	-0.39
685–687	687	4	350.00–354.00	$351.00	$2,411	—
706–725	708	12	342.00–345.00	$342.26	$2,423	—
766–795	767	47	328.00–338.00	$337.61	$2,589	+9.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	327	3	445.00–470.00	$458.47	$1,499	-26.33
375–395	382	3	440.00–450.00	$446.55	$1,706	-10.78
435–445	440	2	420.00–430.00	$424.94	$1,870	-10.15
455–495	468	4	400.00–410.00	$405.08	$1,896	-21.04
520–547	540	18	380.00–395.00	$385.77	$2,083	-0.86
560–595	570	11	365.00–380.00	$371.42	$2,117	+5.23
620–645	633	2	325.00–335.00	$329.90	$2,088	—
660–675	669	6	320.00–330.00	$324.12	$2,168	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	422	26	465.00–490.00	$481.88	$2,034	-4.57
455–495	476	12	435.00–470.00	$453.73	$2,160	-14.92
510–545	529	23	415.00–440.00	$428.95	$2,269	-3.18
575–595	584	14	400.00–420.00	$409.23	$2,390	+15.66
610–635	619	7	385.00–405.00	$395.62	$2,449	+10.17
660–690	679	8	360.00–390.00	$373.57	$2,537	+2.08

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	434	8	495.00–510.00	$499.83	$2,169	-17.33
460–485	473	13	475.00–490.00	$481.89	$2,279	-2.40
505–545	532	11	445.00–470.00	$455.31	$2,422	+5.64
560–570	564	5	425.00–435.00	$430.96	$2,431	+8.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	438	3	425.00–440.00	$433.23	$1,898	—
465–495	485	3	410.00–420.00	$416.80	$2,021	—
530–545	540	3	390.00–400.00	$396.73	$2,142	-3.29
560–575	569	7	380.00–395.00	$388.54	$2,211	—
605–640	628	4	350.00–380.00	$370.28	$2,325	-4.53

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1495	1378	75-80%	14	168.00–175.00	$170.09	$2,344	-20.79
1225–1730	1432	75-80%	10	162.00–165.00	$164.01	$2,349	-15.77

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1125	1120	80-85%	6	157.00–161.00	$158.99	$1,781	—
1025–1210	1142	80-85%	3	171.00–174.00	$172.75	$1,973	—
1055–1350	1223	80-85%	11	162.00–167.00	$164.97	$2,018	—

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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)	3	2,700.00–2,900.00	$2,783.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,316.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,500.00–2,850.00	$2,650.00

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)	2	2,600.00–2,650.00	$2,625.00

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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)	Open	20	3,650.00–3,950.00	$3,800.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	3,200.00–3,250.00	$3,225.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	3,100.00–3,600.00	$3,320.00	—

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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.