Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 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 $283.85/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −108.47 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$283.85

33 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$30.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.70

vs AL average

−23.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	292.35	1,620	11thin
Medium and Large 2	536	284.77	1,526	17thin
Medium and Large 3	544	262.05	1,426	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.30/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd

283.85

—

AL average16 barns · 301 hd

270.15

+13.70

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−23.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−108.47

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	—	Low	1,766	176.36	3,114	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	145.05	2,020	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	141.02	1,661	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	131.33	1,354	29

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)	—	$1,938	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,385	10

Every lot, as filed

67 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	300–350	326	417.87/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,362	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	268.67/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	287.19/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	331.97/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	345.71/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	274.42/cwt	266.00–282.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	312.96/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	325.48/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	437.86/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	300.75/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	278.40/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	296.90/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,422	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	262.99/cwt	260.00–266.00	2,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	287.95/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,506	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	399.00/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,496	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	243.11/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	306.14/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	233.03/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	345.60/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,465	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	303.31/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,328	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	261.95/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	281.01/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	329.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,051	7
Bulls	—	—	1,330	153.43/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,041	3
Bulls	—	—	1,958	183.35/cwt	179.00–189.00	3,590	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	153.04/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,032	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	145.73/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,094	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	147.82/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,698	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,394	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,162.50/head	2,125.00–2,200.00	2,163	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,533.33/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,533	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,937.50/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,938	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	133.29/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,490	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	133.72/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,353	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	141.50/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,732	19
Bulls	—	—	1,468	170.82/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,508	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,346	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	139.10/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,921	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	378.33/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,411	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	286.00/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	269.10/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	251.48/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	394.00/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,281	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	354.43/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	363.38/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,174	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	341.03/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	305.98/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	371.41/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,593	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	325.46/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,377	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	321.38/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	431.43/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	402.53/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	435.00/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	302.01/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	387.98/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	362.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	287.24/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	456.79/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	339.87/cwt	335.00–346.00	1,295	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	310.70/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,672	7

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 454Year ago 1,277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 92Year ago 207

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 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
7	250–300	275	435.00–445.00	437.86
7	300–350	326	410.00–425.00	417.87
20	350–400	375	395.00–410.00	399.00
5	400–450	426	365.00–415.00	387.98
7	450–500	481	340.00–350.00	345.71
4	500–550	523	324.00–330.00	325.48
4	550–600	583	310.00–316.00	312.96
8	600–650	627	298.00–308.00	300.75
2	650–700	688	280.00–290.00	284.95
2	750–800	763	260.00–266.00	262.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	385.00–400.00	394.00
9	350–400	373	370.00–390.00	378.33
2	500–550	528	300.00–312.00	306.14
2	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	450.00–470.00	456.79
4	300–350	325	430.00–440.00	435.00
3	350–400	383	420.00–440.00	431.43
2	400–450	425	400.00–405.00	402.53
5	450–500	469	360.00–370.00	362.94
2	500–550	528	350.00–360.00	354.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	424	340.00–355.00	345.60
8	450–500	479	328.00–338.00	331.97
7	500–550	538	306.00–315.00	310.70
5	550–600	572	295.00–310.00	302.01
5	600–650	636	285.00–290.00	287.19
5	650–700	676	265.00–277.00	268.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	290.00–295.00	292.47
4	550–600	568	280.00–282.00	281.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	429	360.00–385.00	371.41
10	450–500	483	350.00–360.00	354.43
3	500–550	522	335.00–348.00	341.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	325.00–335.00	329.37
2	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
10	400–450	438	300.00–316.00	303.31
15	450–500	479	290.00–305.00	296.90
13	500–550	523	278.00–298.00	287.95
4	550–600	578	266.00–282.00	274.42
4	600–650	620	260.00–268.00	261.95
5	650–700	673	240.00–248.00	243.11
2	700–750	718	230.00–236.00	233.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	300.00–310.00	305.00
2	400–450	445	280.00–292.00	286.00
5	450–500	475	276.00–280.00	278.40
3	500–550	528	263.00–274.00	269.10
2	550–600	568	248.00–255.00	251.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	360.00–370.00	363.38
12	350–400	381	335.00–346.00	339.87
11	400–450	423	320.00–330.00	325.46
6	450–500	465	316.00–325.00	321.38
3	500–550	520	305.00–308.00	305.98
8	550–600	567	285.00–296.00	287.24
7	650–700	670	264.00	264.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	150.00–159.00	153.43
13	—	1,958	179.00–189.00	183.35
4	—	1,468	167.00–174.00	170.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,328	151.00–157.00	153.04
17	—	1,437	144.00–148.00	145.73
14	—	1,381	137.00–141.00	139.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,149	147.00–150.00	147.82
10	—	1,118	131.00–137.00	133.29
19	—	1,224	139.00–144.00	141.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	143.00	143.00
8	—	1,012	132.00–136.00	133.72
18	—	1,049	125.00–130.00	128.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,125.00–2,200.00	2,162.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,533.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,937.50

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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