Mid State Stockyards LLP Market Report

Letohatchee, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 18, 2026

1,290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $337.90/cwt -8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,234/hd at 661 lb · 71 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $332.93/cwt -11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,951/hd at 586 lb · 65 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $335.33/cwt -21.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,777/hd at 530 lb · 57 head

Letohatchee 5-weight heifers brought $334/cwt, right in line with the AL average ($334), though $8/cwt under Roanoke, AL ($342). AL 5-weight heifers are down $54/cwt from their early July peak of $389. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,290	1,118	1,436
Feeder cattle	1,098	965	1,247
Slaughter cattle	136	96	139
Replacement cattle	56	57	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cows sold steady
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	550.00–560.00	$555.11	$1,249	—
275–285	280	3	470.00–500.00	$488.15	$1,367	-45.66
325–345	336	12	450.00–470.00	$457.41	$1,537	-30.52
370–390	379	15	420.00–440.00	$433.97	$1,645	-21.24
405–445	426	12	415.00–435.00	$426.97	$1,819	-8.10
465–495	478	8	395.00–410.00	$401.94	$1,921	-16.47
515–548	532	28	360.00–386.00	$372.19	$1,980	-19.33
565–596	581	47	345.00–361.00	$355.83	$2,067	-18.22
615	615	13	349.00	$349.00	$2,146	-11.03
655–674	661	71	329.00–342.00	$337.90	$2,234	-8.83
703–745	720	32	320.00–330.00	$326.58	$2,351	-14.21
835	835	3	309.00	$309.00	$2,580	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,238	-53.18
375–395	385	4	400.00–415.00	$407.31	$1,568	-19.06
525–532	530	13	350.00–356.00	$353.70	$1,875	-5.89
570–580	575	6	330.00–340.00	$335.04	$1,926	—
605–630	618	5	320.00–330.00	$325.08	$2,009	-21.02
665–675	672	3	310.00–320.00	$313.30	$2,105	-22.72
705–720	713	2	314.00–316.00	$314.99	$2,246	-12.29
780–790	785	2	308.00–312.00	$309.99	$2,433	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	3	540.00–580.00	$556.71	$1,603	-24.02
310–340	328	9	495.00–520.00	$504.66	$1,655	-39.27
415–448	438	5	440.00–457.00	$451.42	$1,977	-8.31
558	558	11	369.00	$369.00	$2,059	-23.00
705–745	732	3	337.00–344.00	$341.07	$2,497	-7.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	233	3	480.00–500.00	$494.00	$1,151	-38.36
270–295	280	6	430.00–455.00	$438.35	$1,227	—
330–345	338	2	400.00–420.00	$410.22	$1,387	-33.96
375–390	383	13	380.00–405.00	$396.60	$1,519	-24.79
410–445	425	14	365.00–390.00	$374.75	$1,593	-14.77
470–495	486	17	340.00–360.00	$347.63	$1,689	-24.35
505–544	530	57	325.00–350.00	$335.33	$1,777	-21.07
575–595	586	65	320.00–339.00	$332.93	$1,951	-11.09
610–645	627	46	310.00–325.00	$322.29	$2,021	-15.05
665–695	681	15	300.00–315.00	$305.99	$2,084	-21.96
770–790	780	2	294.00–297.00	$295.48	$2,305	+0.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	5	520.00–535.00	$525.93	$1,278	-66.18
320–345	332	12	430.00–450.00	$443.11	$1,471	-30.67
355–392	376	21	420.00–445.00	$423.29	$1,592	-13.47
415–445	424	10	400.00–425.00	$409.23	$1,735	-16.23
475	475	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,781	-19.51
558–575	571	10	341.00–360.00	$344.42	$1,967	-15.52
605–613	611	5	330.00–334.00	$333.21	$2,036	-19.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	380	4	365.00–370.00	$366.30	$1,392	-28.90
425	425	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,488	-3.41
475–495	486	8	320.00–336.00	$329.77	$1,603	-56.64
520–540	525	8	315.00–320.00	$317.63	$1,668	-13.47
561–585	571	17	310.00–318.00	$310.77	$1,774	-19.98
610–645	628	10	300.00–305.00	$302.43	$1,899	-17.57
662–695	670	10	295.00–325.00	$316.77	$2,122	+6.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	426	7	400.00–425.00	$409.96	$1,746	-10.10
475–495	489	16	365.00–390.00	$378.69	$1,852	-21.36
505–540	532	23	350.00–370.00	$359.33	$1,912	-23.74
555–575	562	8	330.00–350.00	$339.35	$1,907	-29.88
605–615	608	3	315.00–325.00	$318.37	$1,936	-13.63
655–690	667	3	300.00–305.00	$303.28	$2,023	—
710–725	718	2	294.00–304.00	$298.95	$2,146	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,615	-21.17
485–490	489	8	350.00–365.00	$355.60	$1,739	-23.43
515–545	524	7	330.00–345.00	$334.46	$1,753	-20.47
570–590	582	11	315.00–325.00	$319.98	$1,862	-24.98
615–648	633	14	300.00–310.00	$307.48	$1,946	—
675	675	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,025	—
775	775	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,170	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	419	14	430.00–450.00	$438.19	$1,836	-9.14
455–465	458	5	400.00–420.00	$414.97	$1,901	-6.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1315	1236	80-85%	10	168.00–171.00	$168.83	$2,087	—
1200–1430	1336	80-85%	35	159.00–166.00	$161.92	$2,163	-13.54

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1150	955	85-90%	12	145.00–151.00	$148.48	$1,418	—
925–1150	1021	85-90%	17	154.00–159.00	$155.31	$1,586	-3.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1370	1304	75-80%	5	176.00–178.00	$176.84	$2,306	—
1285–1665	1536	75-80%	9	166.00–172.00	$167.29	$2,570	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1520	1394	5	181.00–186.00	$183.41	$2,557	—
1740–1940	1840	2	200.00–205.00	$202.64	$3,729	—

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	3,500.00–3,950.00	$3,685.29
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,816.67

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)	4	3,200.00–3,500.00	$3,325.00

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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.