Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $456.78/cwt on 72 head, up $6.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 27 comparable sales and sits +27.79 against this barn's trailing median of $428.99.

Average price

$456.78

▲ 6.68 vs prior sale

72 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$56.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.69

vs AL average

−30.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	464.59	2,592	43
Medium and Large 2	550	447.99	2,464	27
Medium and Large 3	588	407.60	2,397	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.99/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.04, low $360.12, median $428.99 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale72 hd

456.78

—

AL average15 barns · 262 hd

447.09

+9.69

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−30.77

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.99

+27.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,605	196.80	3,159	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	172.17	2,450	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	165.23	2,021	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	149.19	1,449	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,717	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,113	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,017	6

Every lot, as filed

88 lots · USDA AMS · Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	505.97/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	501.00/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	458.40/cwt	448.00–470.00	2,608	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	461.12/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,969	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	592.22/cwt	565.00–605.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	519.95/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	626.39/cwt	615.00–640.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	482.60/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	438.63/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	388.39/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,249	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	445.11/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	471.72/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	433.75/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	521.80/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,946	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	453.74/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,124	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	550.05/cwt	535.00–560.00	1,760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	493.47/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	457.34/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,378	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	575.17/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	407.60/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	494.84/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,103	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	582.19/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	358.42/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,745	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	507.89/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,189	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	439.31/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,539	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	488.88/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,317	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	482.58/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,538	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	351.79/cwt	348.00–353.00	2,895	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	538.77/cwt	535.00–560.00	2,058	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	501.84/cwt	500.00–502.00	2,414	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	409.41/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,583	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	377.03/cwt	374.00–390.00	2,571	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	395.85/cwt	394.00–400.00	2,704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	696.82/cwt	690.00–700.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	349.88/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	396.89/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,461	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	440.78/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	496.32/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,124	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	450.91/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,372	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	484.52/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,287	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	152.88/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,541	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	173.26/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,374	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	165.09/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,941	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	144.28/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,330	3
Bulls	—	—	1,852	214.28/cwt	211.00–219.00	3,968	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	179.52/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,355	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	166.07/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,584	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	159.90/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,020	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	172.40/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,195	7
Bulls	—	—	1,410	185.43/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,615	3
Bulls	—	—	1,586	194.50/cwt	191.00–201.00	3,085	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,716.67/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,717	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,016.67/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,017	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,112.50/head	3,850.00–4,350.00	4,113	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	434.93/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,340	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	341.53/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	477.56/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,015	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	462.97/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,232	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	417.49/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	381.29/cwt	374.00–400.00	2,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	437.65/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,123	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	460.54/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	403.39/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	365.90/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	482.99/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,855	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	418.19/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,233	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,771	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	335.14/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,426	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	406.60/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	447.45/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	320.97/cwt	318.00–330.00	2,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	392.61/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	373.39/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	368.05/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	403.45/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	474.82/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,508	8

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,249Last week 1,270Year ago 951

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 158Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 79Year ago 47

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	615.00–640.00	626.39
4	250–300	288	565.00–605.00	592.22
3	300–350	323	515.00–530.00	519.95
5	350–400	367	500.00–520.00	505.97
7	400–450	434	470.00–485.00	474.82
8	450–500	468	450.00–470.00	453.74
4	500–550	515	430.00–450.00	438.63
10	550–600	558	400.00–405.00	403.45
6	700–750	713	340.00	340.00
8	750–800	751	334.00	334.00
28	850–900	866	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	490.00–510.00	501.00
13	350–400	384	470.00–495.00	482.99
17	400–450	427	450.00–470.00	461.12
16	450–500	485	425.00–445.00	437.65
15	500–550	534	410.00–430.00	418.19
16	550–600	579	380.00–400.00	388.39
2	600–650	620	362.00–370.00	365.90
5	700–750	724	328.00–340.00	335.14
1	750–800	795	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	450.00–470.00	460.54
4	350–400	373	440.00–450.00	447.45
3	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
6	450–500	477	400.00–420.00	403.39
4	500–550	530	385.00–400.00	392.61
2	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
8	650–700	683	318.00–330.00	320.97
2	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	690.00–700.00	696.82
7	300–350	331	565.00–600.00	575.17
17	350–400	382	535.00–560.00	538.77
7	400–450	431	505.00–510.00	507.89
24	450–500	481	500.00–502.00	501.84
11	500–550	526	475.00–490.00	482.58
32	550–600	569	448.00–470.00	458.40
4	600–650	619	430.00–440.00	433.75
7	650–700	683	394.00–400.00	395.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	490.00–500.00	493.47
2	350–400	375	480.00–485.00	482.60
3	400–450	427	470.00–475.00	471.72
4	450–500	470	440.00–450.00	445.11
2	550–600	588	400.00–415.00	407.60
2	600–650	625	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	570.00–600.00	582.19
9	300–350	320	535.00–560.00	550.05
19	350–400	373	510.00–550.00	521.80
11	400–450	425	490.00–500.00	494.84
14	450–500	474	480.00–495.00	488.88
13	500–550	520	445.00–465.00	457.34
14	550–600	578	435.00–445.00	439.31
12	600–650	631	400.00–425.00	409.41
11	650–700	682	374.00–390.00	377.03
2	700–750	725	365.00–370.00	367.48
42	750–800	766	358.00–360.00	358.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	800–850	823	348.00–353.00	351.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	422	470.00–490.00	477.56
10	450–500	482	450.00–470.00	462.97
6	500–550	538	430.00–440.00	434.93
4	550–600	586	405.00–430.00	417.49
12	600–650	620	380.00–410.00	396.89
8	650–700	681	360.00–375.00	368.05
2	700–750	728	345.00–355.00	349.88
2	750–800	783	338.00–345.00	341.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	428	490.00–505.00	496.32
9	450–500	472	480.00–495.00	484.52
10	500–550	526	445.00–460.00	450.91
5	550–600	573	430.00–450.00	440.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	400.00–410.00	406.60
7	550–600	586	374.00–400.00	381.29
3	600–650	630	370.00–380.00	373.39
4	650–700	688	330.00–340.00	334.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	151.00–155.00	152.88
3	—	922	141.00–147.00	144.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,370	172.00–176.00	173.26
6	—	1,312	179.00–181.00	179.52
9	—	1,556	164.00–169.00	166.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,176	163.00–168.00	165.09
9	—	1,263	155.00–161.00	159.90
7	—	1,273	171.00–174.00	172.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,852	211.00–219.00	214.28
3	—	1,410	183.00–188.00	185.43
8	—	1,586	191.00–201.00	194.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,716.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,016.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	3,850.00–4,350.00	4,112.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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