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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 14, 2026

1,444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $405.63/cwt -13.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,393/hd at 590 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $369.04/cwt -20.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,993/hd at 540 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $456.07/cwt -5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,185/hd at 479 lb · 28 head
Letohatchee 5-weight steers sold at $413/cwt, running $15/cwt below the AL average ($428) and $34/cwt under Cullman. The class is down $18 from its late June peak of $443. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,444 1,412 1,850
Feeder cattle 1,264 1,145 1,684
Slaughter cattle 127 216 161
Replacement cattle 53 51 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 259 4 570.00–580.00 $577.54 $1,496 —
320–335 326 7 525.00–540.00 $536.43 $1,749 -23.57
360–390 376 8 500.00–520.00 $511.03 $1,921 -6.32
405–445 426 10 475.00–500.00 $485.69 $2,069 -2.43
485–495 490 4 450.00–460.00 $453.71 $2,223 -8.45
520–545 531 20 415.00–440.00 $429.39 $2,280 -4.97
565–597 590 45 400.00–420.00 $405.63 $2,393 -13.01
605–645 632 5 385.00–405.00 $396.10 $2,503 +9.52
653–698 669 14 365.00–385.00 $370.50 $2,479 -0.18
705–710 708 3 360.00–375.00 $367.02 $2,599 +3.45
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 485.00–515.00 $499.44 $1,663 —
370–395 382 3 460.00–480.00 $470.09 $1,796 —
420–445 428 3 450.00–460.00 $456.54 $1,954 —
475–490 481 5 420.00–440.00 $430.06 $2,069 -8.33
515–535 532 6 400.00–410.00 $401.61 $2,137 -5.25
575–585 578 8 385.00–390.00 $386.27 $2,233 +0.19
625–640 629 7 360.00–366.00 $361.74 $2,275 -9.87
693 693 5 334.00 $334.00 $2,315 -26.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 272 5 590.00–610.00 $599.78 $1,631 —
380–395 391 7 530.00–535.00 $531.39 $2,078 -11.71
486 486 7 472.00 $472.00 $2,294 -10.22
505–545 528 6 448.00–470.00 $452.90 $2,391 -13.80
555–560 559 4 430.00–450.00 $434.97 $2,431 +1.59
605–610 608 2 415.00–420.00 $417.51 $2,538 +5.97
665–675 670 2 400.00–420.00 $409.93 $2,747 +11.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 3 530.00–540.00 $533.29 $1,456 —
305–330 318 4 465.00–475.00 $470.20 $1,495 -7.13
365–390 381 7 440.00–455.00 $447.87 $1,706 -4.69
425–445 432 18 430.00–445.00 $434.29 $1,876 +2.84
475–486 482 21 410.00–420.00 $415.82 $2,004 -5.05
510–545 528 20 390.00–408.00 $398.03 $2,102 -10.34
555–595 582 19 375.00–385.00 $377.29 $2,196 -4.55
610–645 620 19 350.00–365.00 $359.80 $2,231 +4.78
670–690 680 4 330.00–340.00 $334.93 $2,278 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 375 4 410.00–430.00 $422.73 $1,585 -4.81
405–448 429 9 400.00–420.00 $415.81 $1,784 +7.03
470–490 478 28 380.00–400.00 $393.22 $1,880 -0.57
510–549 540 39 365.00–385.00 $369.04 $1,993 -20.91
555–595 580 11 350.00–371.00 $363.26 $2,107 +0.13
605–645 625 4 330.00–340.00 $335.16 $2,095 —
735–745 742 3 285.00–300.00 $295.04 $2,189 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 4 550.00–570.00 $560.10 $1,445 —
310–325 321 4 485.00–490.00 $486.21 $1,561 -17.05
375–385 380 4 465.00–470.00 $467.47 $1,776 -12.61
410–445 436 4 445.00–460.00 $448.52 $1,956 -7.92
455–460 458 6 435.00–455.00 $443.29 $2,030 -0.17
525 525 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,152 -15.00
551–584 570 27 390.00–400.00 $393.94 $2,245 -14.06
615–629 628 20 378.00–385.00 $379.24 $2,382 —
675 675 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,430 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 434 14 465.00–480.00 $472.36 $2,050 -13.06
460–489 479 28 440.00–470.00 $456.07 $2,185 -5.36
515–545 533 10 405.00–425.00 $414.51 $2,209 -4.35
555–595 572 11 375.00–405.00 $387.98 $2,219 -10.04
605–640 628 20 360.00–380.00 $364.95 $2,292 -11.61
653–680 670 14 345.00–362.00 $354.42 $2,375 -2.35
705–740 718 12 330.00–350.00 $340.70 $2,446 -2.33
760–780 770 4 322.00–330.00 $327.23 $2,520 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 3 440.00–450.00 $446.69 $1,912 +6.80
465–495 479 10 400.00–425.00 $413.21 $1,979 -8.46
525–545 539 16 375.00–390.00 $380.52 $2,051 -9.48
565–590 574 8 365.00–370.00 $368.07 $2,113 -1.63
610–645 635 7 345.00–350.00 $348.63 $2,214 —
660–695 683 3 330.00–335.00 $331.61 $2,265 —
725 725 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,320 -3.29
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 424 9 485.00–505.00 $494.39 $2,096 -25.49
505–535 523 4 425.00–435.00 $429.93 $2,249 -24.85

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1300 1195 80-85% 8 185.00–188.00 $185.92 $2,222 +14.91
1205–1330 1244 80-85% 18 177.00–182.00 $179.43 $2,232 —
1110–1485 1287 80-85% 13 170.00–175.00 $172.60 $2,221 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1570 1384 75-80% 24 175.00–183.00 $178.98 $2,477 -8.07
1175–1460 1397 75-80% 12 184.00–190.00 $187.58 $2,620 +0.53
1310–1620 1462 75-80% 3 192.00–201.00 $196.09 $2,867 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1175 1050 85-90% 9 160.00–164.00 $161.21 $1,693 —
1060–1170 1115 85-90% 5 170.00–172.00 $170.96 $1,906 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1865 1683 3 195.00–202.00 $200.17 $3,369 —
1635–2050 1803 5 212.00–217.00 $215.30 $3,882 —
1800–2030 1943 3 218.00–222.00 $220.32 $4,281 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 3,000.00–3,400.00 $3,155.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 2,400.00–2,800.00 $2,643.75

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,500.00–3,100.00 $2,766.67

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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.