Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.63/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −99.69 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$292.63

35 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$41.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.26

vs AL average

−22.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	313.91	1,679	10thin
Medium and Large 2	547	287.91	1,575	19thin
Medium and Large 3	549	272.12	1,494	6thin

One grade step is worth $41.79/cwt here — about $185 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 sale35 hd

292.63

—

AL average15 barns · 266 hd

286.37

+6.26

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−22.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−99.69

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	1,722	180.35	3,106	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,318	152.57	2,011	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	145.06	1,747	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	135.55	1,458	31

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)	—	$2,233	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,781	8

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	339.15/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	296.67/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,961	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	371.79/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	324.53/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	306.70/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,441	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	390.58/cwt	375.00–398.00	1,828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,992	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	280.23/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	284.90/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	470.00/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	421.50/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,581	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	386.81/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	437.53/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	398.67/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	339.29/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	442.38/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	422.50/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,373	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	357.14/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,914	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,073	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,010	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	403.33/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	332.00/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	363.00/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	360.47/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,709	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	347.18/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	304.01/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,751	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	386.72/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	312.33/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,484	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	145.55/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,726	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	131.00/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,453	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	147.51/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,000	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	138.19/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,727	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	135.72/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,473	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	159.80/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,122	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	153.73/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,980	27
Bulls	—	—	1,897	185.88/cwt	183.00–193.00	3,526	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	152.95/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,854	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	140.90/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,443	9
Bulls	—	—	1,346	167.24/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,251	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	177.38/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,803	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,233.33/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	267.70/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	297.94/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	314.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,213	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	324.36/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	281.75/cwt	277.00–288.00	1,792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	402.21/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	259.34/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	289.01/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	343.62/cwt	335.00–357.00	1,295	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	348.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	324.02/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	318.74/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	302.65/cwt	302.00–304.00	1,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	381.42/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	296.44/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,565	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	264.08/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,775	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	359.81/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,746	2

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 928Year ago 1,143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 222Year ago 226

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 35Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	386	310.00–320.00	314.16
6	400–450	428	290.00–302.00	297.94
3	450–500	463	285.00–295.00	289.01
3	500–550	525	280.00–288.00	284.90
3	550–600	573	258.00–260.00	259.34
3	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	377.00–390.00	381.42
6	350–400	373	365.00–380.00	371.79
5	400–450	423	345.00–355.00	348.97
4	450–500	463	320.00–328.00	324.02
7	500–550	520	310.00–323.00	318.74
3	550–600	570	302.00–304.00	302.65
73	650–700	672	264.00–270.00	264.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	355.00–365.00	359.81
8	350–400	377	335.00–357.00	343.62
5	400–450	429	320.00–332.00	324.53
13	450–500	470	297.00–315.00	306.70
9	500–550	528	290.00–305.00	296.44
10	550–600	564	275.00–288.00	280.23
2	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	720	240.00–245.00	242.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	460.00–480.00	470.00
6	300–350	328	430.00–450.00	442.38
10	350–400	375	415.00–430.00	421.50
4	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
8	450–500	468	375.00–398.00	390.58
14	500–550	536	355.00–360.00	357.14
7	550–600	559	339.00–340.00	339.15
15	600–650	613	325.00	325.00
13	650–700	661	290.00–301.00	296.67
9	750–800	762	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	380.00–390.00	386.81
2	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	435.00–445.00	437.53
10	300–350	325	410.00–430.00	422.50
6	350–400	375	400.00–410.00	403.33
4	400–450	431	390.00–405.00	398.67
4	450–500	476	355.00–370.00	363.00
7	500–550	529	335.00–345.00	339.29
5	550–600	575	330.00–335.00	332.00
4	700–750	725	268.00	268.00
9	750–800	773	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	423	395.00–410.00	402.21
10	450–500	474	355.00–375.00	360.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	385.00–390.00	386.72
6	450–500	474	342.00–352.00	347.18
8	500–550	531	315.00–335.00	324.36
8	550–600	576	300.00–312.00	304.01
4	600–650	636	277.00–288.00	281.75
4	650–700	689	262.00–275.00	267.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	310.00–317.00	312.33
4	500–550	518	300.00–310.00	305.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,186	143.00–148.00	145.55
13	—	1,250	135.00–141.00	138.19
9	—	1,212	151.00–155.00	152.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,109	129.00–132.00	131.00
11	—	1,085	135.00–137.00	135.72
9	—	1,024	139.00–143.00	140.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,356	146.00–150.00	147.51
9	—	1,328	158.00–163.00	159.80
27	—	1,288	151.00–156.00	153.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,897	183.00–193.00	185.88
5	—	1,346	161.00–170.00	167.24
4	—	1,580	175.00–182.00	177.38

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	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,233.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,850.00

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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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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