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Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 11, 2026

1,118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $356.40/cwt +4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,892/hd at 531 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $447.33/cwt -7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,901/hd at 425 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $344.02/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,971/hd at 573 lb · 24 head
Letohatchee 5-weight heifers brought $350/cwt, running $3/cwt below the AL average ($353) and $14/cwt under Florence. The class is down $35 from its early July peak of $389/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,118 1,135 1,465
Feeder cattle 965 1,029 1,292
Slaughter cattle 96 79 164
Replacement cattle 57 27 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 4 525.00–550.00 $533.81 $1,548 +2.45
340–345 343 5 480.00–500.00 $487.93 $1,674 -0.02
360–385 379 13 442.00–470.00 $455.21 $1,725 -8.68
405–445 430 7 430.00–440.00 $435.07 $1,871 -1.10
475–495 486 10 414.00–430.00 $418.41 $2,033 -4.79
520–545 531 19 380.00–400.00 $391.52 $2,079 -8.75
560–590 571 23 365.00–385.00 $374.05 $2,136 -4.31
605–635 622 21 356.00–364.00 $360.03 $2,239 -6.53
655–680 667 11 340.00–352.00 $346.73 $2,313 +5.71
705–732 724 13 336.00–343.00 $340.79 $2,467 +9.29
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 284 9 570.00–600.00 $580.73 $1,649 +10.07
310–345 328 4 525.00–565.00 $543.93 $1,784 +9.76
355–395 370 8 475.00–500.00 $489.99 $1,813 +0.24
415–445 428 3 450.00–475.00 $459.73 $1,968 —
460–462 462 4 429.00–435.00 $430.50 $1,989 -22.03
505–535 524 7 407.00–412.00 $409.26 $2,145 -3.04
554 554 8 392.00 $392.00 $2,172 +4.51
605–634 630 7 368.00–377.00 $369.23 $2,326 -4.77
662–667 664 18 360.00–365.00 $361.95 $2,403 +4.95
702–745 713 4 346.00–350.00 $348.95 $2,488 +0.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 288 3 500.00–510.00 $503.18 $1,449 —
305–340 328 3 460.00–475.00 $464.64 $1,524 +9.64
355–380 372 3 420.00–440.00 $426.37 $1,586 +4.28
522–545 527 21 356.00–375.00 $359.59 $1,895 -26.83
605–625 612 7 340.00–352.00 $346.10 $2,118 -0.97
665–675 672 9 332.00–338.00 $336.02 $2,258 +6.58
725–745 732 3 322.00–330.00 $327.28 $2,396 +10.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 223 2 530.00–535.00 $532.36 $1,187 +23.42
310–345 334 7 430.00–455.00 $444.18 $1,484 +12.68
355–395 385 7 410.00–430.00 $421.39 $1,622 +4.71
420–445 434 17 375.00–396.00 $389.52 $1,691 +6.92
460–490 473 11 367.00–380.00 $371.98 $1,759 +9.86
525–545 531 26 350.00–368.00 $356.40 $1,892 +4.77
555–595 573 24 336.00–350.00 $344.02 $1,971 +0.05
610–645 633 20 330.00–345.00 $337.34 $2,135 +4.45
655–685 675 4 324.00–334.00 $327.95 $2,214 +3.04
713 713 6 315.00 $315.00 $2,246 -4.03
765–770 768 2 292.00–298.00 $294.99 $2,266 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 214 4 570.00–610.00 $592.11 $1,267 —
305–340 324 4 465.00–485.00 $473.78 $1,535 +16.04
360–390 370 3 435.00–440.00 $436.76 $1,616 -8.02
410–440 419 6 412.00–440.00 $425.46 $1,783 +8.01
460–475 466 4 388.00–400.00 $394.51 $1,838 +6.51
501–540 515 9 370.00–380.00 $372.22 $1,917 —
555–589 585 15 358.00–372.00 $359.94 $2,106 -0.06
601–620 605 5 346.00–354.00 $352.36 $2,132 —
661–680 662 13 334.00–340.00 $334.47 $2,214 -13.53
701 701 6 322.00 $322.00 $2,257 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,300 ±0.00
360–380 375 4 380.00–400.00 $395.20 $1,482 —
430–445 435 3 350.00–360.00 $353.41 $1,537 -4.94
470–490 480 2 335.00–440.00 $386.41 $1,855 +43.03
525–549 541 9 330.00–335.00 $331.10 $1,791 -2.27
575–580 578 8 330.00–332.00 $330.75 $1,912 +1.95
625 625 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,000 —
690–695 693 3 310.00–312.00 $310.66 $2,153 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 426 10 410.00–430.00 $420.06 $1,789 +6.94
470–495 485 15 390.00–410.00 $400.05 $1,940 +8.54
520–540 534 15 375.00–390.00 $383.07 $2,046 +0.80
560–595 571 13 355.00–380.00 $369.23 $2,108 +5.54
625 625 2 332.00 $332.00 $2,075 -14.23
755–775 760 4 306.00–316.00 $313.45 $2,382 +0.44
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 425 25 440.00–465.00 $447.33 $1,901 -7.03
455–495 472 11 412.00–430.00 $421.27 $1,988 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 431 4 400.00–405.00 $401.17 $1,729 +21.17
465–490 478 2 378.00–380.00 $379.03 $1,812 —
530–545 538 4 350.00–360.00 $354.93 $1,910 -11.44
570–595 581 5 340.00–350.00 $344.96 $2,004 +1.38

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1010 1005 85-90% 10 164.00–165.00 $164.50 $1,653 —
920–1165 1031 85-90% 18 156.00–161.00 $158.52 $1,634 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1390 1291 80-85% 17 166.00–171.00 $169.00 $2,182 -6.31
1270–1410 1320 80-85% 7 173.00–177.00 $175.46 $2,316 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1450 1371 75-80% 10 176.00–180.00 $177.74 $2,437 -0.19
1365–1495 1417 75-80% 5 182.00–184.00 $182.84 $2,591 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1765 1595 4 202.00–208.00 $205.84 $3,283 —
1380–1970 1725 3 194.00–197.00 $195.82 $3,378 —
1765–1800 1783 2 212.00–214.00 $212.99 $3,798 +4.59

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,050.00 $2,975.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 3,400.00–3,800.00 $3,530.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,500.00–2,600.00 $2,550.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,000.00–2,400.00 $2,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 2,350.00–2,600.00 $2,475.00 —

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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.