Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold up to 11.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.60/cwt on 93 head, up $8.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −58.15 against this barn's trailing median of $391.75.

Average price

$333.60

▲ 8.49 vs prior sale

93 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$25.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

vs AL average

−20.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	338.06	1,920	30
Medium and Large 2	541	335.47	1,815	52
Medium and Large 3	551	312.60	1,721	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.46/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.64, low $313.28, median $391.75 across 32 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 sale93 hd

333.60

—

AL average14 barns · 517 hd

332.77

+0.83

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−20.71

This barn, trailing median32 sales

391.75

−58.15

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	—	Average	1,555	179.71	2,795	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	152.08	2,127	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	148.00	1,841	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	139.62	1,550	17

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	476.98/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	316.48/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,310	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	515.09/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	309.15/cwt	304.00–320.00	2,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	322.29/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,895	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	333.32/cwt	328.00–337.00	1,760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	353.10/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	769	300.80/cwt	298.00–302.00	2,313	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	315.39/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	330.98/cwt	324.00–336.00	1,916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	374.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	308.58/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	331.67/cwt	325.00–346.00	1,612	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	416.65/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,596	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	310.89/cwt	300.00–318.00	2,232	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	310.09/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	452.06/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	526.62/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,733	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	404.76/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,052	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	314.89/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	295.20/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,987	8
Bulls	—	—	1,501	182.24/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,735	4
Bulls	—	—	1,627	176.34/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,869	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,561	12
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	570	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	429.10/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	499.81/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,949	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	134.83/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,522	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	149.91/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,803	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	156.60/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,923	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	142.77/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,880	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	157.13/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,131	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	148.71/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,122	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	567.38/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	438.01/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	408.87/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	493.31/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	324.06/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	392.57/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	477.41/cwt	470.00–482.00	1,571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	609.88/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	338.06/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,920	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	328.47/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	405.60/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,927	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	437.67/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,838	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	415.67/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,779	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	330.20/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,067	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	303.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	343.20/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,152	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	332.19/cwt	324.00–337.00	2,232	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	382.26/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,992	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	310.15/cwt	306.00–317.00	2,128	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	291.01/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	308.01/cwt	306.00–310.00	2,088	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	340.80/cwt	336.00–350.00	2,014	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	364.94/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,898	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	407.20/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,584	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	440.12/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	319.50/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,010	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	450.84/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	370.62/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,735	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	391.26/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,682	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	382.08/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,838	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	460.03/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	400.15/cwt	392.00–415.00	1,921	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	322.04/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,868	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	290.66/cwt	289.00–305.00	2,116	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	339.95/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,795	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	351.94/cwt	346.00–365.00	2,031	25

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 →

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Tue Sep 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,027Last week 702Year ago 1,475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 119Year ago 274

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 15Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold up to 11.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	510.00–520.00	515.09
9	300–350	329	460.00–490.00	476.98
5	350–400	365	450.00–470.00	460.03
10	450–500	480	392.00–415.00	400.15
9	500–550	521	370.00–392.00	382.26
25	550–600	577	346.00–365.00	351.94
29	600–650	627	338.00–346.00	343.20
20	650–700	672	324.00–337.00	332.19
19	700–750	730	314.00–320.00	316.48
3	750–800	782	304.00–320.00	309.15
6	800–850	833	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	383	410.00–430.00	416.65
3	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
7	550–600	579	324.00–336.00	330.98
6	600–650	617	310.00–332.00	315.39
4	650–700	675	300.00–316.00	310.09
9	700–750	718	300.00–318.00	310.89
5	750–800	769	298.00–302.00	300.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	600.00–620.00	609.88
2	250–300	263	555.00–580.00	567.38
12	300–350	329	520.00–550.00	526.62
2	350–400	390	485.00–515.00	499.81
2	400–450	425	440.00–465.00	452.06
6	450–500	471	425.00–440.00	429.10
13	500–550	507	400.00–425.00	404.76
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	354.00	354.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	479	350.00–365.00	353.10
5	500–550	528	328.00–337.00	333.32
9	550–600	588	320.00–330.00	322.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	420	430.00–450.00	437.67
15	450–500	475	400.00–430.00	405.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	428	400.00–425.00	415.67
13	450–500	481	370.00–395.00	382.08
13	500–550	520	350.00–375.00	364.94
12	550–600	591	336.00–350.00	340.80
14	600–650	626	320.00–335.00	330.20
5	650–700	686	306.00–317.00	310.15
3	700–750	720	300.00–310.00	303.98
2	750–800	783	290.00–292.00	291.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	370.00–380.00	374.96
13	450–500	486	325.00–346.00	331.67
7	500–550	532	310.00–320.00	314.89
4	550–600	583	305.00–312.00	308.58
2	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
8	650–700	673	290.00–302.00	295.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	480.00–505.00	493.31
4	300–350	329	470.00–482.00	477.41
4	350–400	383	425.00–445.00	438.01
5	400–450	419	400.00–420.00	408.87
4	450–500	468	390.00–395.00	392.57
30	550–600	568	334.00–340.00	338.06
2	600–650	625	325.00–332.00	328.47
4	650–700	675	320.00–328.00	324.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	430.00–450.00	440.12
5	300–350	334	440.00–465.00	450.84
11	350–400	389	400.00–420.00	407.20
18	400–450	430	380.00–400.00	391.26
13	450–500	468	360.00–380.00	370.62
39	500–550	528	330.00–346.00	339.95
13	550–600	580	317.00–330.00	322.04
23	600–650	629	310.00–323.00	319.50
4	650–700	678	306.00–310.00	308.01
13	700–750	728	289.00–305.00	290.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,501	180.00–185.00	182.24
3	—	1,627	176.00–177.00	176.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,102	140.00–145.00	141.61
5	—	1,129	132.00–136.00	134.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,203	147.00–153.00	149.91
3	—	1,228	155.00–158.00	156.60
13	—	1,317	140.00–146.00	142.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,356	155.00–161.00	157.13
21	—	1,427	146.00–153.00	148.71

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

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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Letohatchee Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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