Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.93/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −66.06 against this barn's trailing median of $428.99.

Average price

$362.93

87 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$27.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.78

vs AL average

−1.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	370.40	2,032	63
Medium and Large 2	557	343.32	1,911	24

One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale87 hd

362.93

—

AL average14 barns · 277 hd

348.15

+14.78

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−1.05

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.99

−66.06

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	1,829	177.84	3,252	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,289	149.29	1,925	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	143.70	1,657	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	135.73	1,450	21

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)	—	$2,288	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,653	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,740	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,344	8

Every lot, as filed

75 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	426	358.54/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	296.88/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	313.81/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	337.89/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,102	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	325.85/cwt	322.00–333.00	2,024	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	426.92/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,601	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	369.95/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	241.34/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	283.93/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,035	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	478.35/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,330	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	326.58/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	315.98/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	382.47/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	401.16/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	434.89/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	447.90/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	412.03/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	402.14/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	379.14/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,990	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	354.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,074	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,232	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	423.04/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	337.84/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,956	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	351.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	297.95/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	388.01/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,816	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	305.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	366.65/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,742	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	404.96/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,725	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	157.93/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,121	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	151.56/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,940	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	138.86/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,577	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	135.84/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,451	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	144.54/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,854	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	146.30/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,712	17
Bulls	—	—	1,508	164.43/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,480	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	151.34/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,746	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	127.53/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,370	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	140.74/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,500	8
Bulls	—	—	2,119	188.41/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,992	5
Bulls	—	—	1,872	180.34/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,376	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,653.13/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,653	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,515.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,515	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,343.75/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,344	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,881.25/head	2,700.00–3,075.00	2,881	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	406.88/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,335	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	311.70/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,814	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	256.50/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,824	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	296.35/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	336.65/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	319.10/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	289.37/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	328.36/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	387.56/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	312.52/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	242.99/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	284.29/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	277.00/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,709	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	293.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	362.72/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,338	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	320.82/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,121	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	450.00/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,494	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 802Last week 1,087Year ago 951

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 174Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 10Year ago 125

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	400.00–420.00	406.88
6	350–400	381	380.00–400.00	387.56
7	400–450	426	350.00–370.00	358.54
6	450–500	473	325.00–335.00	330.03
8	500–550	524	325.00–337.00	328.36
10	550–600	582	309.00–320.00	311.70
8	600–650	613	287.00–300.00	289.37
8	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
8	700–750	711	256.00–260.00	256.50
7	800–850	829	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	330.00–355.00	337.89
3	350–400	380	320.00–330.00	326.58
2	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
8	450–500	473	290.00–300.00	296.88
7	500–550	525	280.00–295.00	284.29
3	700–750	720	240.00–242.00	241.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	375.00–385.00	382.47
9	350–400	369	350.00–370.00	362.72
5	400–450	435	310.00–330.00	315.98
9	450–500	479	310.00–320.00	313.81
8	500–550	531	300.00–318.00	312.52
10	550–600	581	290.00–300.00	293.46
27	600–650	617	270.00–278.00	277.00
2	700–750	735	251.00	251.00
2	750–800	770	242.00–244.00	242.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
6	250–300	278	470.00–490.00	478.35
6	300–350	332	440.00–460.00	450.00
13	350–400	375	420.00–435.00	426.92
5	400–450	423	415.00–430.00	423.04
7	450–500	474	390.00–410.00	402.14
35	500–550	525	370.00–380.00	379.14
25	550–600	585	350.00–355.00	354.61
16	600–650	621	322.00–333.00	325.85
6	650–700	661	319.00–330.00	320.82
10	700–750	709	287.00	287.00
16	800–850	833	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	440.00–455.00	447.90
4	300–350	328	420.00–440.00	434.89
5	350–400	374	400.00–420.00	412.03
4	400–450	431	390.00–410.00	401.16
2	450–500	490	365.00–375.00	369.95
10	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	351.00
14	550–600	579	335.00–345.00	337.84
2	600–650	613	310.00–315.00	312.47
7	650–700	682	290.00–301.00	297.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	678	280.00–288.00	283.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	395.00–410.00	404.96
12	450–500	468	380.00–395.00	388.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	300.00–310.00	305.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
11	450–500	475	345.00–375.00	366.65
3	500–550	527	330.00–340.00	336.65
6	550–600	581	310.00–325.00	319.10
2	600–650	625	300.00–310.00	305.00
3	650–700	663	292.00–300.00	296.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,343	156.00–161.00	157.93
21	—	1,280	149.00–154.00	151.56
21	—	1,283	143.00–147.00	144.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,136	136.00–141.00	138.86
17	—	1,170	144.00–148.00	146.30
5	—	1,154	149.00–155.00	151.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,068	135.00–137.00	135.84
5	—	1,074	126.00–130.00	127.53
8	—	1,066	139.00–143.00	140.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	161.00–169.00	164.43
5	—	2,119	184.00–195.00	188.41
11	—	1,872	175.00–183.00	180.34

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	—	—	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,653.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,515.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,343.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	2,700.00–3,075.00	2,881.25

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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