Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.91/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −109.41 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$282.91

63 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$41.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

vs AL average

−21.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	299.53	1,568	24
Medium and Large 2	549	277.14	1,523	30
Medium and Large 3	553	257.78	1,426	9thin

One grade step is worth $41.76/cwt here — about $142 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.64, low $331.35, median $392.32 across 31 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 sale63 hd

282.91

—

AL average13 barns · 429 hd

282.09

+0.81

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−21.73

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−109.41

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	1,587	154.51	2,453	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	142.90	1,953	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	137.96	1,667	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	123.57	1,316	24

Every lot, as filed

76 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	400–450	423	323.70/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,369	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	253.05/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,736	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	297.69/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	316.11/cwt	308.00–324.00	1,660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	335.58/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	283.28/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,496	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	325.51/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	264.75/cwt	264.00–265.50	2,039	130
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	322.13/cwt	316.00–328.00	1,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	346.63/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	308.93/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,313	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	331.54/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,091	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	380.69/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,431	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	264.98/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	741	263.91/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,956	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	293.02/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	276.98/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	270.13/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,551	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	226.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	319.49/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,211	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	297.92/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,415	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	249.68/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	253.03/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	266.00/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	297.55/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	304.69/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	283.42/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	279.00/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	290.15/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,259	7
Bulls	—	—	1,823	164.08/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,991	4
Bulls	—	—	1,617	155.07/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,507	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	131.47/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,299	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	125.92/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,289	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	143.02/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,845	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	137.25/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,576	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	137.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,106	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	150.96/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,100	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	130.95/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,751	7
Bulls	—	—	1,440	148.80/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,143	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	143.44/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,743	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	121.10/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,331	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	262.68/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,778	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	358.14/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,339	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	233.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	251.20/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	302.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	373.05/cwt	356.00–382.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	395.93/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	367	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	243.96/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	340.99/cwt	336.00–346.00	1,616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	353.95/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,497	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	676	263.26/cwt	263.00–264.00	1,780	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	802	244.69/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,962	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	337.30/cwt	324.00–350.00	1,268	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	446.12/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	267.39/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	310.23/cwt	306.00–316.00	1,483	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	349.65/cwt	344.00–360.00	1,654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,200	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	507	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,577	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	333.79/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,759	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	345.96/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,474	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	278.83/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	279.47/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	245.47/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,866	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	297.45/cwt	296.00–298.00	1,547	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	277.14/cwt	277.00–278.00	1,882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	398.20/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,286	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 Jan 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,236Last week 895Year ago 905

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 90Year ago 89

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. 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
4	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
16	350–400	376	324.00–350.00	337.30
11	400–450	423	318.00–330.00	323.70
8	450–500	478	306.00–316.00	310.23
11	500–550	520	296.00–298.00	297.45
4	550–600	571	278.00–284.00	279.47
10	600–650	629	262.00–268.00	267.39
10	650–700	686	248.00–256.00	253.05
3	700–750	718	242.00–248.00	243.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	320.00–340.00	331.54
21	350–400	379	310.00–325.00	319.49
14	400–450	425	305.00–315.00	308.93
14	450–500	475	290.00–305.00	297.92
16	500–550	528	276.00–290.00	283.28
14	550–600	574	266.00–276.00	270.13
6	600–650	628	248.00–254.00	249.68
3	700–750	722	220.00–230.00	226.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	300.00–310.00	302.61
4	350–400	378	295.00–305.00	297.55
7	400–450	434	285.00–295.00	290.15
7	450–500	475	275.00–284.00	279.00
4	500–550	525	260.00–272.00	266.00
5	550–600	576	248.00–258.00	251.20
5	600–650	626	230.00–240.00	233.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	370.00	370.00
9	500–550	507	311.00	311.00
42	650–700	676	263.00–264.00	263.26
13	800–850	802	244.00–245.00	244.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
128	750–800	760	243.00–248.00	245.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	426	330.00–350.00	345.96
6	450–500	475	315.00–332.00	325.51
9	500–550	525	308.00–324.00	316.11
10	550–600	564	290.00–306.00	297.69
7	600–650	629	270.00–285.00	278.83
4	650–700	668	260.00–270.00	264.98
4	750–800	774	250.00–258.00	253.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	478	300.00–310.00	304.69
3	500–550	532	280.00–290.00	283.42
6	550–600	581	276.00–280.00	276.98
2	600–650	625	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	350.00–365.00	353.95
6	450–500	474	336.00–346.00	340.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	390.00–410.00	398.20
7	350–400	376	375.00–385.00	380.69
6	400–450	427	338.00–350.00	346.63
5	450–500	480	332.00–338.00	335.58
6	500–550	528	316.00–328.00	322.13
2	600–650	630	290.00–296.00	293.02
7	650–700	679	277.00–278.00	277.14
40	700–750	741	260.00–268.00	263.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
130	750–800	770	264.00–265.50	264.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	370.00–380.00	375.00
8	350–400	374	350.00–365.00	358.14
2	500–550	518	300.00–310.00	305.02
4	600–650	633	275.00	275.00
16	650–700	677	261.00–270.00	262.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	440.00–455.00	446.12
5	350–400	369	390.00–405.00	395.93
3	400–450	435	356.00–382.00	373.05
4	450–500	473	344.00–360.00	349.65
13	500–550	527	330.00–345.00	333.79
12	550–600	558	319.00	319.00
5	750–800	787	265.00	265.00
22	800–850	809	272.00	272.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,823	163.00–167.00	164.08
3	—	1,617	152.00–157.00	155.07
7	—	1,440	145.00–151.00	148.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	131.00–132.00	131.47
8	—	1,024	125.00–127.00	125.92
14	—	1,099	119.00–123.00	121.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,290	141.00–147.00	143.02
10	—	1,528	135.00–140.00	137.80
6	—	1,391	149.00–155.00	150.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,148	135.00–140.00	137.25
7	—	1,337	129.00–132.00	130.95
11	—	1,215	141.00–146.00	143.44

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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