Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.85/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −132.47 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$259.85

14 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$19.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

vs AL average

−37.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	269.71	1,480	7thin
Medium and Large 3	554	249.99	1,384	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.72/cwt here — about $95 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 sale14 hd

259.85

—

AL average14 barns · 188 hd

261.99

−2.14

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−37.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−132.47

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	1,657	165.34	2,739	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	142.61	1,989	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	137.79	1,677	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	131.26	1,382	9thin

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)	—	$1,700	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	250–300	272	339.03/cwt	335.00–350.00	922	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	268.99/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	286.00/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	319.51/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	319.81/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,519	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	222.98/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	276.00/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	249.93/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	295.28/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,293	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	302.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	341.31/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	366.94/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,383	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	387.80/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,256	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	261.32/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	304.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	258.30/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,635	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,902	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	146.35/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,047	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	140.09/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,569	4
Bulls	—	—	1,898	175.17/cwt	169.00–180.00	3,325	11
Bulls	—	—	1,503	163.08/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,451	7
Bulls	—	—	1,393	149.97/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,089	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,562.50/head	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,739.29/head	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,739	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	127.45/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,387	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	133.17/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,378	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	134.47/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,647	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	145.45/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	403.28/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,315	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	235.98/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	337.44/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	260.50/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	267.98/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	327.81/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,396	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	390.51/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,449	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	371.68/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	295.70/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	438.89/cwt	430.00–445.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	281.13/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,302	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	317.26/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,041	10

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 454Last week 1,048Year ago 1,800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 183Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 29Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	272	335.00–350.00	339.03
10	300–350	328	310.00–325.00	317.26
6	400–450	438	286.00–300.00	295.28
9	450–500	463	276.00–290.00	281.13
4	500–550	525	272.00–280.00	276.00
3	550–600	580	260.00–262.00	261.32
3	600–650	615	244.00–254.00	249.93
2	750–800	783	222.00–224.00	222.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	423	318.00–320.00	319.51
3	450–500	462	292.00–300.00	295.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	425	270.00–280.00	275.00
4	450–500	479	265.00–274.00	267.98
4	500–550	525	260.00–262.00	260.50
3	550–600	592	234.00–240.00	235.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	320.00–335.00	327.81
11	450–500	475	315.00–328.00	319.81
4	500–550	520	300.00–310.00	302.43
6	550–600	578	282.00–290.00	286.00
6	600–650	633	266.00–274.00	268.99
2	750–800	768	230.00–232.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
5	450–500	475	300.00–310.00	304.00
3	600–650	633	255.00–262.00	258.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	330.00–340.00	334.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	380.00–395.00	387.80
15	350–400	377	355.00–375.00	366.94
7	400–450	426	335.00–350.00	341.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	430.00–445.00	438.89
14	300–350	326	395.00–415.00	403.28
8	350–400	371	385.00–400.00	390.51
6	400–450	427	365.00–385.00	371.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	335.00–340.00	337.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	136.00–138.00	137.01
9	—	1,399	144.00–149.00	146.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	139.00–143.00	140.09
12	—	1,225	133.00–137.00	134.47
4	—	1,290	145.00–146.00	145.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	126.00–128.00	127.45
6	—	1,035	132.00–135.00	133.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,898	169.00–180.00	175.17
7	—	1,503	161.00–166.00	163.08
6	—	1,393	147.00–156.00	149.97

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,562.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,739.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.00

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

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle