Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.96/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −123.36 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$268.96

58 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$29.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

vs AL average

−29.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	283.66	1,565	6thin
Medium and Large 2	543	271.93	1,476	38
Medium and Large 3	555	254.58	1,413	14thin

One grade step is worth $29.08/cwt here — about $152 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 sale58 hd

268.96

—

AL average14 barns · 507 hd

273.31

−4.35

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−29.90

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−123.36

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	1,601	159.00	2,546	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	138.49	1,954	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	132.65	1,573	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	120.68	1,306	34

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,088	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,513	4thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	500–550	524	327.09/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,714	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	269.00/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	308.00/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	405.05/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	381.67/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	306.48/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,309	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	318.16/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,193	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,940	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	278.97/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	229.34/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	251.52/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,856	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	242.81/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,503	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	349.87/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,504	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	323.75/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,052	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	264.20/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,514	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	290.88/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,382	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	246.81/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	245.44/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	271.08/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,288	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	293.33/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	308.25/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	323.32/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	274.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	252.76/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	332.14/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	302.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	216.60/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,477	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	127.26/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,390	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	141.11/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,899	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	133.73/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,903	16
Bulls	—	—	1,768	165.51/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,926	6
Bulls	—	—	1,552	157.34/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,442	7
Bulls	—	—	1,275	145.29/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,852	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,087.50/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,088	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,512.50/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	257.01/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,357	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	149.05/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,345	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	141.08/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,721	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	136.19/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,595	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	127.26/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,523	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	117.53/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,267	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	284.55/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,209	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	222.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,391	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,294	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	352.45/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	496.67/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	276.49/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	323.53/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	298.01/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	341.53/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,796	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	305.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,452	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	394.09/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,466	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	371.52/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	354.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	288.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	248.57/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,646	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	443.71/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	367.50/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,382	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	325.94/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,548	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	336.05/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,432	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	310.45/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	275.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,454	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	258.00/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	333.38/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,594	6

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,400Last week 1,236Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 144Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	400.00–420.00	405.05
6	300–350	325	375.00–390.00	381.67
10	350–400	376	360.00–375.00	367.50
11	400–450	430	340.00–360.00	349.87
6	450–500	478	330.00–340.00	333.38
18	500–550	524	315.00–332.00	327.09
5	550–600	575	305.00–310.00	308.00
10	600–650	611	274.00–282.00	278.97
16	650–700	669	268.00–270.00	269.00
9	700–750	738	248.00–260.00	251.52
35	750–800	795	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	350.00–360.00	352.45
10	350–400	375	340.00–350.00	345.00
7	400–450	425	330.00–335.00	332.14
2	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
8	700–750	725	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	490.00–510.00	496.67
4	300–350	324	435.00–450.00	443.71
11	350–400	372	385.00–405.00	394.09
10	400–450	427	365.00–380.00	371.52
7	450–500	475	350.00–360.00	354.29
10	500–550	526	335.00–355.00	341.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	320.00–330.00	323.75
19	350–400	375	315.00–325.00	318.16
20	400–450	427	300.00–315.00	306.48
8	450–500	475	285.00–300.00	290.88
25	500–550	527	270.00–285.00	275.95
13	550–600	573	258.00–275.00	264.20
17	600–650	619	238.00–250.00	242.81
6	650–700	672	228.00–230.00	229.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	300.00–310.00	302.97
6	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
11	400–450	425	280.00–290.00	284.55
13	450–500	475	266.00–280.00	271.08
6	500–550	528	252.00–260.00	257.01
8	550–600	575	230.00–258.00	252.76
8	600–650	625	220.00–230.00	222.50
3	650–700	682	210.00–220.00	216.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	355.00–360.00	357.50
4	350–400	374	330.00–340.00	334.95
7	400–450	424	320.00–330.00	323.53
8	450–500	475	300.00–310.00	305.63
2	500–550	513	296.00–300.00	298.01
4	550–600	571	276.00–278.00	276.49
7	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
13	650–700	662	244.00–250.00	248.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	426	330.00–345.00	336.05
16	450–500	475	320.00–335.00	325.94
11	500–550	525	305.00–320.00	310.45
4	550–600	561	280.00–300.00	288.00
5	600–650	621	256.00–260.00	258.00
5	650–700	666	242.00–250.00	246.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	320.00–325.00	323.32
6	450–500	480	300.00–315.00	308.25
6	500–550	525	280.00–300.00	293.33
2	550–600	568	270.00–280.00	274.93
4	600–650	623	240.00–250.00	245.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	345.00–355.00	349.94
2	450–500	475	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,092	125.00–129.00	127.26
23	—	1,078	115.00–121.00	117.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,346	139.00–144.00	141.11
16	—	1,423	131.00–136.00	133.73
4	—	1,573	148.00–150.00	149.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	140.00–142.00	141.08
15	—	1,171	134.00–139.00	136.19
13	—	1,197	125.00–131.00	127.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,768	163.00–169.00	165.51
7	—	1,552	155.00–161.00	157.34
2	—	1,275	144.00–147.00	145.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,087.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,512.50

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

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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