Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 4, 2026

1,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $423.20/cwt +19.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,019/hd at 477 lb · 39 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.00/cwt +8.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,269/hd at 652 lb · 33 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $489.75/cwt -4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,876/hd at 383 lb · 26 head

Letohatchee 4-weight steers cleared at $433/cwt, $12/cwt above the AL average ($421) and the highest of the 4 yards reporting the class. The class is down $53/cwt from its $477 late-June peak. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,135	891	1,818
Feeder cattle	1,029	814	1,565
Slaughter cattle	79	63	223
Replacement cattle	27	14	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher.

▲ Feeder bulls: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher
▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cows sold steady
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	226	4	560.00–590.00	$574.48	$1,298	—
265–295	277	6	520.00–540.00	$531.36	$1,472	-25.02
325–345	335	14	475.00–500.00	$487.95	$1,635	-3.35
370–392	381	24	450.00–475.00	$463.89	$1,767	+7.82
415–445	432	7	425.00–455.00	$436.17	$1,884	+12.05
465–495	477	39	415.00–438.00	$423.20	$2,019	+19.23
505–539	532	20	395.00–410.00	$400.27	$2,129	+7.79
560–587	578	22	370.00–382.00	$378.36	$2,187	+4.06
610–636	627	18	356.00–372.00	$366.56	$2,298	+8.56
656–680	665	15	338.00–347.00	$341.02	$2,268	-2.08
735–745	739	4	328.00–338.00	$331.50	$2,450	-4.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	660.00–700.00	$680.43	$1,565	-1.94
260–275	266	7	555.00–585.00	$570.66	$1,518	—
310–340	322	10	520.00–550.00	$534.17	$1,720	+2.48
355–390	383	26	480.00–510.00	$489.75	$1,876	-4.51
452–490	467	25	440.00–460.00	$452.53	$2,113	—
515–545	535	21	410.00–420.00	$412.30	$2,206	+5.28
554–587	580	18	386.00–393.00	$387.49	$2,247	-2.87
618	618	19	374.00	$374.00	$2,311	+0.14
655	655	4	357.00	$357.00	$2,338	—
702	702	18	348.00	$348.00	$2,443	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	450.00–460.00	$455.00	$1,479	-1.80
360–395	382	5	410.00–430.00	$422.09	$1,612	+17.09
410–430	420	2	400.00–415.00	$407.68	$1,712	—
475–485	480	2	400.00–405.00	$402.47	$1,932	+18.37
515–525	521	5	384.00–388.00	$386.42	$2,013	+16.66
555–560	559	4	362.00–375.00	$365.23	$2,042	+18.64
615–635	624	11	340.00–352.00	$347.07	$2,166	+15.07
655–670	666	7	328.00–330.00	$329.44	$2,194	-0.56
705–745	718	4	310.00–326.00	$316.53	$2,273	-9.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	235	4	500.00–515.00	$508.94	$1,196	+4.27
270–295	286	12	455.00–478.00	$472.76	$1,352	-9.67
325–343	335	18	420.00–450.00	$431.50	$1,446	-10.92
355–395	369	9	410.00–420.00	$416.68	$1,538	+9.02
415–440	433	9	370.00–405.00	$382.60	$1,657	+2.70
455–495	480	19	355.00–370.00	$362.12	$1,738	-0.63
510–535	525	5	348.00–355.00	$351.63	$1,846	+3.73
560–585	573	25	335.00–350.00	$343.97	$1,971	+5.06
610–640	629	22	328.00–340.00	$332.89	$2,094	+1.79
665–690	678	2	320.00–330.00	$324.91	$2,203	—
725–740	729	4	314.00–324.00	$319.03	$2,326	+14.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	326	8	450.00–475.00	$457.74	$1,492	+2.74
355–375	371	18	430.00–460.00	$444.78	$1,650	+9.75
405–410	408	2	410.00–425.00	$417.45	$1,703	+5.89
483	483	10	388.00	$388.00	$1,874	+15.01
552–555	552	21	360.00	$360.00	$1,987	+5.82
652	652	33	348.00	$348.00	$2,269	+8.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,300	—
430–445	435	3	350.00–365.00	$358.35	$1,559	-1.63
475–490	480	3	341.00–348.00	$343.38	$1,648	-0.86
505–545	525	2	330.00–337.00	$333.37	$1,750	+3.34
570–595	588	6	327.00–335.00	$328.80	$1,933	+9.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	12	400.00–430.00	$413.12	$1,747	+12.08
455–485	473	6	385.00–400.00	$391.51	$1,852	+3.26
505–515	510	7	380.00–385.00	$382.27	$1,950	+10.33
565–575	571	7	360.00–376.00	$363.69	$2,077	+4.14
610–640	624	8	342.00–350.00	$346.23	$2,160	+8.75
675	675	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,228	+4.64
780–795	788	2	312.00–314.00	$313.01	$2,467	-0.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	5	380.00	$380.00	$1,615	±0.00
525–540	531	8	354.00–374.00	$366.37	$1,945	+31.09
565–570	567	7	335.00–350.00	$343.58	$1,948	+16.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	426	8	440.00–465.00	$454.36	$1,936	+6.24

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1210	1192	75-80%	3	191.00–194.00	$191.97	$2,288	—
1235–1775	1373	75-80%	13	176.00–181.00	$177.93	$2,443	-13.48
1220–1465	1374	75-80%	7	185.00–189.00	$186.22	$2,559	-5.19

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1295	1170	80-85%	4	181.00–187.00	$184.04	$2,153	+8.74
1030–1330	1203	80-85%	6	166.00–171.00	$169.30	$2,037	—
1095–1345	1272	80-85%	7	174.00–179.00	$175.31	$2,230	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1000	968	85-90%	3	156.00–158.00	$156.65	$1,516	—
1020–1120	1053	85-90%	3	164.00–166.00	$164.71	$1,734	-2.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1740	1315	10	190.00–200.00	$193.37	$2,543	—
1605–1920	1761	5	205.00–212.00	$208.40	$3,670	—

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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)	2	2,850.00–3,000.00	$2,925.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,830.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,800.00–2,300.00	$2,071.43

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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	8	3,850.00–4,200.00	$4,037.50	—

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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.