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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 16, 2026

724 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $399.92/cwt +21.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 476 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $434.64/cwt +5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,873/hd at 431 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $479.78/cwt +6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,092/hd at 436 lb · 15 head
Letohatchee 4-weight heifers sold at $419/cwt—mid-pack for the state, running $2/cwt below the AL average ($421) and $23/cwt under Russellville, AL ($442). AL 4-weight heifers have come off $32 from the early May peak of $458. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 724 1,303 1,380
Feeder cattle 644 1,144 1,246
Slaughter cattle 42 128 124
Replacement cattle 38 31 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 284 8 575.00–600.00 $588.25 $1,671 +30.83
305–345 320 4 530.00–555.00 $543.26 $1,738 +2.22
360–380 373 12 510.00–530.00 $516.58 $1,927 +11.55
405–445 427 7 485.00–505.00 $493.39 $2,107 +12.67
460–470 467 3 460.00–480.00 $466.57 $2,179 +10.49
505–545 523 6 422.00–445.00 $435.98 $2,280 +6.97
559–575 563 14 415.00–425.00 $423.19 $2,383 +10.14
638 638 2 398.00 $398.00 $2,539 +10.28
665–690 679 6 368.00–380.00 $373.28 $2,535 +3.28
715–725 720 2 350.00–352.00 $350.99 $2,527 -0.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 211 4 690.00–710.00 $702.19 $1,482 +37.42
265–270 268 3 620.00–640.00 $626.58 $1,679 —
305–330 318 2 560.00–570.00 $565.20 $1,797 -0.15
360–365 363 2 535.00–540.00 $537.48 $1,951 -24.23
505–525 515 6 450.00–460.00 $452.94 $2,333 +5.62
610–620 615 2 412.00–415.00 $413.51 $2,543 —
655–665 660 2 386.00–388.00 $386.99 $2,554 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 4 500.00–520.00 $509.92 $1,698 +42.14
355–390 378 3 490.00–500.00 $493.13 $1,864 +54.95
475 475 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,090 —
520–545 537 3 400.00–420.00 $413.54 $2,221 +8.37
575 575 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,300 +21.93
725 725 2 338.00 $338.00 $2,450 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 6 490.00–500.00 $495.18 $1,411 -36.83
315–340 331 4 470.00–495.00 $477.19 $1,579 -4.76
365–395 385 10 445.00–470.00 $456.26 $1,757 +8.05
415–440 431 16 430.00–445.00 $434.64 $1,873 +5.95
455–495 482 12 415.00–430.00 $421.97 $2,034 +15.38
505–530 513 6 380.00–400.00 $385.61 $1,978 -3.86
570–590 583 3 360.00–370.00 $363.26 $2,118 -1.77
605–630 622 6 340.00–360.00 $346.61 $2,156 -3.01
680–690 685 2 322.00–340.00 $330.93 $2,267 -2.84
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 450.00–460.00 $454.85 $1,524 —
360–395 377 3 420.00–440.00 $429.69 $1,620 +3.64
425–445 435 5 415.00–420.00 $418.05 $1,819 +18.26
465–490 476 24 390.00–410.00 $399.92 $1,904 +21.43
525–535 529 9 372.00–380.00 $376.64 $1,992 +15.49
565 565 4 340.00–350.00 $345.00 $1,949 +2.85
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 550.00–565.00 $557.66 $1,338 —
275–295 285 4 540.00–550.00 $545.18 $1,554 -10.73
305–325 315 3 515.00–535.00 $523.12 $1,648 +13.17
360–375 369 7 475.00–495.00 $482.77 $1,781 -6.43
425–445 432 3 455.00–460.00 $456.72 $1,973 +13.47
455–465 460 2 435.00–440.00 $437.47 $2,012 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 436 15 470.00–495.00 $479.78 $2,092 +6.63
455–490 468 11 440.00–470.00 $454.93 $2,129 +6.46
505–545 522 6 410.00–435.00 $421.52 $2,200 +15.05
555–580 571 5 382.00–400.00 $391.80 $2,237 +8.98
620–625 623 2 372.00–380.00 $375.98 $2,342 +4.45
670–685 678 5 342.00–362.00 $351.55 $2,384 -3.66
725–745 735 4 325.00–337.00 $331.46 $2,436 -18.54
775 775 2 327.00 $327.00 $2,534 -8.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 438 5 430.00–450.00 $443.95 $1,945 +7.31
470–490 478 4 420.00–435.00 $428.77 $2,050 +23.74
525 525 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,995 +5.59
560–585 571 4 360.00–380.00 $372.54 $2,127 +7.62
605–645 628 3 335.00–350.00 $343.47 $2,157 -8.56
675 675 2 316.00 $316.00 $2,133 -18.07
710–725 718 4 310.00–320.00 $315.00 $2,262 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 421 7 500.00–515.00 $507.83 $2,138 +17.83
460–465 462 3 475.00–485.00 $478.36 $2,210 —
530 530 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,358 -22.64

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1470 1275 75-80% 5 189.00–193.00 $190.33 $2,427 —
1220–1715 1390 75-80% 14 180.00–187.00 $184.67 $2,567 -10.34
1705–1770 1757 75-80% 5 171.00–175.00 $172.99 $3,039 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1455 1194 80-85% 6 174.00–180.00 $175.88 $2,100 -1.10
1155–1280 1199 80-85% 4 170.00–173.00 $171.95 $2,062 -5.03
1245–1315 1271 80-85% 6 183.00–186.00 $184.83 $2,349 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1665 1595 2 201.00–207.00 $203.87 $3,252 —
1975–2140 2058 2 214.00–215.00 $214.52 $4,415 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 3,450.00–4,000.00 $3,700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,750.00–3,350.00 $3,080.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 4,100.00–4,650.00 $4,375.00 —

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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.