Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

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 cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.72/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −104.60 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$287.72

49 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.09

vs AL average

−17.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	292.54	1,597	31
Medium and Large 2	553	279.42	1,544	18thin

One grade step is worth $13.12/cwt here — about $53 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 sale49 hd

287.72

—

AL average13 barns · 289 hd

281.63

+6.09

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−17.30

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−104.60

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	1,742	176.28	3,071	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,306	151.19	1,975	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	145.97	1,724	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	135.66	1,374	27

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)	—	$1,663	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,379	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,317	36

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	306.51/cwt	302.00–313.00	1,631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	246.02/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	251.01/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,576	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	819	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,048	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	393.26/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,487	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,909	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	352.41/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,508	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	340.05/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	245.69/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,649	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	293.63/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,404	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	330.43/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,778	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	301.11/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	342.06/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	227.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	312.83/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,336	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	295.37/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	285.19/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,531	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	317.39/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	394.89/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	318.78/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	283.33/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	329.06/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,221	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	235.01/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	272.20/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,557	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	314.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	303.93/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	316	376.77/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,191	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	257.55/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	288.19/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	269.27/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	361.12/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,325	11
Bulls	—	—	1,868	187.41/cwt	183.00–193.00	3,501	8
Bulls	—	—	1,758	176.77/cwt	174.00–179.00	3,108	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	143.66/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,442	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	144.56/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,855	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	151.89/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,820	12
Bulls	—	—	1,463	153.18/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,241	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,378.57/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,379	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,144.44/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,144	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,862.50/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,863	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,488.89/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,489	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	158.69/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,152	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	150.85/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,931	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	138.15/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,650	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	129.54/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,396	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	146.27/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,707	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	136.18/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,299	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	305.61/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,149	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	280.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	298.30/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	653	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	467.60/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,267	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	357.07/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	455.99/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	349.52/cwt	346.00–356.00	1,695	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	302.22/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,562	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	311.09/cwt	306.00–322.00	1,481	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	394.89/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	252.14/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,755	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	346.68/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,307	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	332.94/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,438	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	360.27/cwt	350.00–368.00	1,232	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	323.19/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	285.55/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,619	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	241.80/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,835	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	272.04/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	407.08/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	322.84/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	272.87/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,727	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	286.51/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	248.68/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	246.97/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	4

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 928Last week 633Year ago 1,074

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 215Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 16Year ago 33

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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
4	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	532	302.00–313.00	306.51
10	550–600	566	290.00–302.00	295.37
4	600–650	625	286.00–288.00	286.51
5	650–700	662	270.00–276.00	272.04
3	700–750	715	248.00–250.00	248.68
6	750–800	781	242.00–254.00	246.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	315.00–320.00	318.78
3	500–550	530	295.00–300.00	298.30
3	550–600	578	282.00–286.00	283.33
8	600–650	623	266.00–272.00	269.27
2	650–700	683	255.00–260.00	257.55
4	700–750	728	230.00–240.00	234.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	485	346.00–356.00	349.52
3	500–550	533	320.00–330.00	323.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	342	350.00–368.00	360.27
12	350–400	377	340.00–355.00	346.68
10	400–450	432	325.00–340.00	332.94
10	450–500	476	306.00–322.00	311.09
13	500–550	517	292.00–312.00	302.22
18	550–600	567	280.00–288.00	285.55
39	600–650	633	270.00–273.00	272.87
14	650–700	696	252.00–254.00	252.14
2	700–750	713	244.00–248.00	246.02
14	750–800	759	241.00–246.00	241.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	335.00–345.00	340.05
12	350–400	371	320.00–335.00	329.06
5	400–450	427	300.00–322.00	312.83
15	450–500	478	286.00–300.00	293.63
10	500–550	537	280.00–292.00	285.19
8	550–600	572	266.00–276.00	272.20
12	600–650	628	250.00–254.00	251.01
15	650–700	671	240.00–252.00	245.69
9	700–750	709	230.00–240.00	235.01
6	750–800	777	220.00–230.00	227.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00–315.00	312.52
7	350–400	376	300.00–312.00	305.61
4	400–450	428	285.00–298.00	288.19
5	450–500	482	275.00–285.00	280.91
6	650–700	653	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	328	390.00–400.00	394.89
6	350–400	378	385.00–395.00	393.26
12	400–450	428	345.00–360.00	352.41
7	450–500	488	334.00–350.00	342.06
14	500–550	538	325.00–337.00	330.43
8	550–600	579	315.00–320.00	317.39
7	600–650	631	300.00–304.00	301.11
49	700–750	715	267.00	267.00
12	800–850	819	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	316	370.00–385.00	376.77
11	350–400	367	355.00–370.00	361.12
5	500–550	529	310.00–320.00	314.05
2	550–600	585	300.00–308.00	303.93
4	600–650	620	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	271	460.00–480.00	467.60
5	300–350	329	450.00–460.00	455.99
7	350–400	360	400.00–420.00	407.08
5	400–450	419	390.00–405.00	394.89
9	450–500	471	352.00–365.00	357.07
9	550–600	572	320.00–331.00	322.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,868	183.00–193.00	187.41
7	—	1,758	174.00–179.00	176.77
4	—	1,463	150.00–159.00	153.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,004	142.00–146.00	143.66
10	—	1,078	128.00–131.00	129.54
10	—	954	134.00–139.00	136.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,283	143.00–147.00	144.56
12	—	1,356	158.00–160.00	158.69
11	—	1,280	149.00–153.00	150.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,198	150.00–154.00	151.89
10	—	1,194	136.00–141.00	138.15
24	—	1,167	144.00–148.00	146.27

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	—	—	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,378.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,862.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,144.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,488.89

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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