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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Oct 6

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,381 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 1,366▲ 1,381 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

167 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 109▲ 167 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 44▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.36/cwt on 97 head, down $1.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −63.77 against this barn's trailing median of $381.13.

Average price

$317.36

▼ 1.72 vs prior sale

97 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.16

vs AL average

−50.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	325.93	1,765	47
Medium and Large 3	546	309.31	1,689	50

One grade step is worth $16.61/cwt here — about $77 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale97 hd

317.36

—

AL average16 barns · 597 hd

324.53

−7.16

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−50.55

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.13

−63.77

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.64, low $313.28, median $381.13 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Low	1,627	166.04	2,702	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,389	135.48	1,882	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	130.16	1,581	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	122.65	1,315	5thin

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)	—	$2,375	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,330	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,733	3thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	611.01/cwt	595.00–630.00	1,363	5
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	572.23/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,316	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	535.12/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,488	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	509.74/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,652	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	444.83/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,441	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	485.63/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,617	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	476.40/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,744	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	401.73/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,515	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	445.87/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,690	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	440.06/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,848	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	393.15/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,683	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	406.36/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,934	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	374.82/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,792	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	377.45/cwt	369.00–395.00	1,948	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	360.83/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,916	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	361.59/cwt	359.00–377.00	2,029	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	340.44/cwt	335.00–346.00	1,998	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	339.98/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,115	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	331.73/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,116	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	676	311.74/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,107	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	331.90/cwt	326.00–338.00	2,267	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	296.04/cwt	294.00–298.00	2,146	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	317.68/cwt	312.00–322.00	2,306	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	838	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,598	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	224	504.70/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,131	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	486.52/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,348	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	455.40/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,275	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	457.54/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,482	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	437.48/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,431	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	394.87/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,291	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	419.28/cwt	407.00–430.00	1,572	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	363.62/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,407	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	401.64/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,562	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	347.32/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,476	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	397.43/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,701	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	380.71/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,645	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	362.46/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,704	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	334.62/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,589	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	327.41/cwt	322.00–338.00	1,722	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	313.65/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,650	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	323.05/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,848	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	302.81/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,744	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	329.19/cwt	324.00–332.00	2,057	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	296.21/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,860	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	306.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,929	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	293.97/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,993	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	693	280.58/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,944	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	718	279.35/cwt	278.00–280.00	2,006	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	288.48/cwt	288.00–294.00	2,120	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,273	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	373.32/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,557	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	427.87/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,788	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	401.61/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,695	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	409.95/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,939	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	350.11/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,663	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	380.24/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,821	24
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	336.76/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,775	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	359.78/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,910	32
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	332.09/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,893	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	321.88/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,851	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	323.82/cwt	316.00–328.00	2,004	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	303.02/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,903	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	671	300.00/cwt	296.00–304.00	2,013	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	312.82/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,124	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	306.01/cwt	302.00–308.00	2,228	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	154.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,274	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	168.27/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,751	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	174.07/cwt	172.00–176.00	3,086	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	122.65/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,315	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	128.33/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,532	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	133.83/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,681	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,932	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	133.70/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,860	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375.00/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,375	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,330.00/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,330	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,733.33/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,733	3

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 Oct 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,381Last week 1,366Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 109Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 44Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	422	390.00–415.00	401.61
24	450–500	479	365.00–400.00	380.24
32	500–550	531	350.00–370.00	359.78
9	550–600	570	328.00–338.00	332.09
12	600–650	619	316.00–328.00	323.82
12	650–700	679	310.00–318.00	312.82
3	700–750	728	302.00–308.00	306.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	370.00–375.00	373.32
11	450–500	475	340.00–355.00	350.11
9	500–550	527	332.00–345.00	336.76
16	550–600	575	320.00–325.00	321.88
6	600–650	628	300.00–306.00	303.02
8	650–700	671	296.00–304.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	418	420.00–440.00	427.87
6	450–500	473	405.00–420.00	409.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	224	500.00–520.00	504.70
4	250–300	280	445.00–470.00	455.40
9	300–350	327	420.00–445.00	437.48
6	350–400	389	395.00–405.00	401.64
14	400–450	432	370.00–390.00	380.71
14	450–500	470	355.00–375.00	362.46
31	500–550	526	322.00–338.00	327.41
16	550–600	572	318.00–330.00	323.05
14	600–650	629	300.00–320.00	306.71
10	650–700	678	290.00–302.00	293.97
12	700–750	735	288.00–294.00	288.48
2	750–800	775	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	480.00–510.00	486.52
11	300–350	324	450.00–480.00	457.54
7	350–400	375	407.00–430.00	419.28
2	400–450	428	395.00–400.00	397.43
5	600–650	625	324.00–332.00	329.19
7	700–750	738	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	370.00–400.00	394.87
6	350–400	387	350.00–380.00	363.62
12	400–450	425	340.00–360.00	347.32
29	450–500	475	330.00–344.00	334.62
30	500–550	526	305.00–322.00	313.65
20	550–600	576	300.00–315.00	302.81
12	600–650	628	290.00–300.00	296.21
7	650–700	693	278.00–284.00	280.58
3	700–750	718	278.00–280.00	279.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	560.00–590.00	572.23
3	250–300	278	515.00–545.00	535.12
16	300–350	333	475.00–495.00	485.63
10	350–400	379	435.00–460.00	445.87
2	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
7	450–500	476	395.00–415.00	406.36
10	500–550	516	369.00–395.00	377.45
7	550–600	561	359.00–377.00	361.59
11	600–650	622	338.00–346.00	339.98
3	650–700	683	326.00–338.00	331.90
12	700–750	726	312.00–322.00	317.68
6	800–850	838	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	223	595.00–630.00	611.01
5	300–350	324	500.00–525.00	509.74
7	350–400	366	470.00–485.00	476.40
2	400–450	420	435.00–445.00	440.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	430.00–450.00	444.83
9	350–400	377	400.00–415.00	401.73
3	400–450	428	390.00–400.00	393.15
2	450–500	478	370.00–380.00	374.82
6	500–550	531	355.00–365.00	360.83
22	550–600	587	335.00–346.00	340.44
6	600–650	638	325.00–335.00	331.73
8	650–700	676	310.00–314.00	311.74
2	700–750	725	294.00–298.00	296.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	150.00–160.00	154.68
2	—	1,773	172.00–176.00	174.07
3	—	1,635	167.00–170.00	168.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,072	121.00–125.00	122.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,391	132.00–135.00	133.70
4	—	1,385	139.00–140.00	139.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,256	133.00–135.00	133.83
16	—	1,194	125.00–132.00	128.33

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,733.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,330.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,375.00

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.