Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $341.51/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −87.48 against this barn's trailing median of $428.99.

Average price

$341.51

97 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$41.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.46

vs AL average

−15.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	363.80	1,971	10thin
Medium and Large 2	549	344.52	1,891	65
Medium and Large 3	584	322.51	1,883	22

One grade step is worth $41.29/cwt here — about $88 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

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.04, low $360.12, median $428.99 across 27 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 sale97 hd

341.51

—

AL average13 barns · 229 hd

337.05

+4.46

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−15.65

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.99

−87.48

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	1,837	176.16	3,237	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,320	154.67	2,041	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	147.71	1,836	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	137.59	1,453	18

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)	—	$1,740	5

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1	400–450	427	367.45/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	271.56/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	372.98/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	319.41/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,380	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	286.77/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,511	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	390.67/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	391.51/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,276	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	423.23/cwt	416.00–440.00	1,625	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	742	274.76/cwt	270.00–276.00	2,039	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	326.01/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,552	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	353.11/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,352	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	492.95/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	417.45/cwt	408.00–425.00	1,816	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	355.08/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,839	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	283.71/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,048	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	469.00/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,290	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	435.00/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,414	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	333.62/cwt	329.00–345.00	1,938	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	399.37/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	321.66/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	411.98/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	370.00/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	354.51/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	328.58/cwt	326.00–336.00	2,027	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	322.51/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,883	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	289.57/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,998	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	374.91/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	400.60/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	363.95/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	352.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,712	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	343.35/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	306.96/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	322.41/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,525	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	147.54/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,865	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	138.60/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,464	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	145.27/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,060	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	161.13/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,117	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	152.14/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,932	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	142.37/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,804	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	152.87/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,798	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	143.36/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,391	3
Bulls	—	—	1,483	163.84/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,430	5
Bulls	—	—	1,821	174.25/cwt	171.00–175.00	3,173	5
Bulls	—	—	2,069	185.06/cwt	181.00–190.00	3,829	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	287.69/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,982	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	323.74/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,900	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	292.47/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	378.41/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	338.97/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	335.41/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,462	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	401.72/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	328.79/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	316.63/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	329.45/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,970	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	286.58/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,662	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	297.01/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	260.32/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,794	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	385.16/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	310.77/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	313.21/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	311.23/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,622	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	345.07/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,125	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	269.91/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,709	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	260.74/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,885	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	257.06/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,591	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 Mar 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,087Last week 734Year ago 986

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 200Year ago 246

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 36Year ago 35

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	326	385.00–400.00	391.51
7	350–400	381	380.00–390.00	385.16
8	400–450	427	360.00–380.00	367.45
5	450–500	461	335.00–345.00	338.97
11	500–550	524	325.00–335.00	329.45
5	550–600	559	308.00–320.00	313.21
2	600–650	608	294.00–300.00	297.01
12	650–700	689	258.00–264.00	260.32
24	700–750	723	256.00–262.00	260.74
9	750–800	788	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	340.00–355.00	345.07
4	350–400	376	325.00–340.00	328.79
8	400–450	432	315.00–325.00	319.41
7	450–500	471	305.00–315.00	310.77
12	500–550	527	280.00–295.00	286.77
5	550–600	570	266.00–275.00	271.56
6	600–650	619	250.00–262.00	257.06
2	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	365.00–380.00	372.98
8	350–400	383	345.00–360.00	353.11
24	400–450	436	325.00–345.00	335.41
22	450–500	476	320.00–332.00	326.01
17	500–550	521	300.00–320.00	311.23
13	550–600	580	280.00–295.00	286.58
24	600–650	633	267.00–282.00	269.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	395.00–405.00	401.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	400.00–420.00	411.98
8	350–400	389	395.00–400.00	399.37
7	400–450	433	385.00–400.00	390.67
7	450–500	482	370.00–380.00	374.91
33	500–550	518	350.00–360.00	355.08
32	550–600	581	329.00–345.00	333.62
3	600–650	625	324.00	324.00
25	650–700	690	287.00–300.00	289.57
29	700–750	722	280.00–290.00	283.71
5	750–800	778	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	480.00–500.00	492.95
5	250–300	275	460.00–475.00	469.00
9	300–350	325	430.00–440.00	435.00
18	350–400	384	416.00–440.00	423.23
27	400–450	435	408.00–425.00	417.45
3	450–500	475	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	523	365.00–380.00	370.00
4	550–600	570	350.00–358.00	354.51
10	600–650	617	326.00–336.00	328.58
3	650–700	658	320.00–325.00	321.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
22	550–600	584	316.00–326.00	322.51
3	600–650	643	290.00	290.00
16	700–750	742	270.00–276.00	274.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	425	395.00–410.00	400.60
6	450–500	478	370.00–390.00	378.41
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	427	355.00–375.00	363.95
10	450–500	485	350.00–360.00	352.98
2	500–550	528	337.00–350.00	343.35
9	550–600	587	320.00–330.00	323.74
7	600–650	625	310.00–320.00	316.63
7	650–700	689	280.00–294.00	287.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	320.00–325.00	322.41
5	550–600	588	300.00–315.00	306.96
4	600–650	623	290.00–300.00	292.47
4	650–700	675	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,264	146.00–150.00	147.54
9	—	1,267	141.00–144.00	142.37
10	—	1,176	151.00–155.00	152.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,056	136.00–141.00	138.60
4	—	1,120	130.00–131.00	130.50
3	—	970	143.00–144.00	143.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,418	143.00–148.00	145.27
32	—	1,314	159.00–165.00	161.13
26	—	1,270	149.00–157.00	152.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,483	161.00–166.00	163.84
5	—	1,821	171.00–175.00	174.25
8	—	2,069	181.00–190.00	185.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,500.00

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

Steers · 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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