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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 28, 2026

891 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $403.97/cwt -28.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,915/hd at 474 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $371.94/cwt -19.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,971/hd at 530 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $388.25/cwt -34.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 484 lb · 18 head
Letohatchee 4-weight steers sold at $409/cwt, $6/cwt above the AL average ($403) and even with Uniontown, AL. AL 4-weight steers are down $79 from their mid-June peak of $485. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 891 1,349 1,102
Feeder cattle 814 1,215 996
Slaughter cattle 63 95 75
Replacement cattle 14 39 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 271 5 550.00–570.00 $556.38 $1,508 +34.34
335–345 341 4 480.00–500.00 $491.30 $1,675 +4.93
375–385 379 5 445.00–465.00 $456.07 $1,729 -7.47
415–445 431 4 412.00–435.00 $424.12 $1,828 -33.37
455–483 474 25 390.00–415.00 $403.97 $1,915 -28.45
515–525 518 13 390.00–400.00 $392.48 $2,033 -27.66
560–590 576 15 368.00–380.00 $374.30 $2,156 -19.55
625–649 634 17 350.00–362.00 $358.00 $2,270 -19.60
665–695 679 9 336.00–348.00 $343.10 $2,330 -10.90
705–725 716 8 330.00–340.00 $336.01 $2,406 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 328 3 450.00–470.00 $456.80 $1,498 +5.14
375 375 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,519 -30.45
470–495 483 2 380.00–388.00 $384.10 $1,855 -25.80
505–525 518 14 350.00–380.00 $369.76 $1,915 -23.21
565–580 568 6 330.00–350.00 $346.59 $1,969 -29.35
625 625 2 332.00 $332.00 $2,075 -25.57
660 660 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 —
713 713 9 326.00 $326.00 $2,324 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 232 3 670.00–700.00 $682.37 $1,583 -7.06
310–340 325 2 515.00–550.00 $531.69 $1,728 +6.83
360–380 368 3 490.00–498.00 $494.26 $1,819 -6.69
425–435 430 2 445.00–475.00 $459.83 $1,977 —
505–530 518 2 406.00–408.00 $407.02 $2,108 -26.98
575–585 578 3 388.00–395.00 $390.36 $2,256 -20.07
604–615 608 15 370.00–377.00 $373.86 $2,273 —
753 753 2 334.00 $334.00 $2,515 -13.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 500.00–510.00 $504.67 $1,161 -10.56
275–280 278 2 475.00–490.00 $482.43 $1,341 —
305–340 324 10 435.00–455.00 $442.42 $1,433 +14.56
360–390 379 11 400.00–420.00 $407.66 $1,545 -1.86
415–445 431 11 372.00–396.00 $379.90 $1,637 -17.64
455–490 479 17 358.00–372.00 $362.75 $1,738 -20.35
505–540 527 15 342.00–355.00 $347.90 $1,833 -20.31
560–585 576 11 332.00–344.00 $338.91 $1,952 -24.44
605–630 621 9 325.00–338.00 $331.10 $2,056 -11.85
710–745 730 3 300.00–308.00 $304.67 $2,224 -13.33
755–775 765 2 288.00–290.00 $288.99 $2,211 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 441 5 355.00–370.00 $359.98 $1,588 -12.61
455–475 473 10 342.00–357.00 $344.24 $1,628 -5.70
510–530 520 7 320.00–340.00 $330.03 $1,716 -24.59
560–595 584 5 316.00–327.00 $319.71 $1,867 -14.45
615–630 621 8 310.00–320.00 $314.40 $1,952 -7.59
665–675 672 3 310.00–314.00 $311.32 $2,092 -2.04
720–745 733 3 280.00–300.00 $289.93 $2,125 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,479 -9.79
360–365 363 2 430.00–440.00 $435.03 $1,579 -11.13
410–430 417 3 405.00–415.00 $411.56 $1,716 -15.97
460–470 467 3 372.00–375.00 $372.99 $1,742 -44.02
525–535 527 5 356.00–365.00 $357.83 $1,886 -38.39
560–597 584 7 350.00–356.00 $354.18 $2,068 -24.84
620–635 630 5 342.00–352.00 $345.17 $2,175 -10.68
660–675 665 3 337.00–342.00 $339.65 $2,259 +3.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 437 5 390.00–420.00 $401.04 $1,753 -47.95
465–495 484 18 380.00–400.00 $388.25 $1,879 -34.04
505–545 530 19 364.00–385.00 $371.94 $1,971 -19.49
560–590 568 9 350.00–365.00 $359.55 $2,042 -12.86
615–635 630 4 334.00–342.00 $337.48 $2,126 -27.65
660–670 665 3 320.00–330.00 $325.36 $2,164 -7.86
710–730 717 3 316.00–322.00 $319.30 $2,289 -8.99
775–785 780 2 312.00–316.00 $313.99 $2,449 -6.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,615 -51.76
475 475 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,662 -40.96
515–530 525 8 330.00–348.00 $335.28 $1,760 -26.40
570–575 574 11 322.00–342.00 $327.42 $1,879 -17.87
620–640 630 3 320.00–334.00 $327.98 $2,066 -3.41
660–690 675 4 305.00–318.00 $311.36 $2,102 -13.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 422 3 435.00–475.00 $448.12 $1,891 —
455–475 467 6 415.00–425.00 $417.98 $1,952 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1495 1327 75-80% 8 184.00–187.00 $185.26 $2,458 -7.33
1220–1760 1376 75-80% 10 189.00–194.00 $191.41 $2,634 -8.46
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1250 1164 80-85% 7 174.00–177.00 $175.30 $2,040 —
1115–1275 1183 80-85% 8 179.00–185.00 $182.48 $2,159 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1120 1077 85-90% 3 167.00–168.00 $167.69 $1,806 -10.86
1030–1180 1080 85-90% 4 159.00–165.00 $162.13 $1,751 -16.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1890 1570 2 195.00–201.00 $198.61 $3,118 -15.02
1525–1690 1615 3 211.00–217.00 $213.90 $3,454 —

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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) 2 3,000.00–3,050.00 $3,025.00

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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 6 3,700.00–3,950.00 $3,800.00 —

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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.