Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

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 8.00 to 12.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.96/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −67.36 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$324.96

137 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$60.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.30

vs AL average

+3.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	340.42	1,772	83
Medium and Large 2	540	307.89	1,664	41
Medium and Large 3	562	280.12	1,573	13thin

One grade step is worth $60.30/cwt here — about $199 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

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 sale137 hd

324.96

—

AL average14 barns · 479 hd

305.67

+19.30

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

+3.78

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−67.36

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	—	Average	1,405	165.22	2,321	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,295	142.18	1,842	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	138.84	1,813	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	129.48	1,317	14

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)	—	$1,743	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	303.04/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	319.26/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,660	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	347.68/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,606	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	331.34/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,749	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	330.29/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,718	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	362.57/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,900	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	408.87/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,537	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	250.87/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,864	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	439.46/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	371.04/cwt	366.00–380.00	1,603	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	327.30/cwt	316.00–334.00	1,872	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	289.60/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	336.76/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,428	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	301.76/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	350.46/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,335	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,982	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	324.50/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	344.19/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,051	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	291.85/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,661	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	300.67/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	271.26/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,701	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	381.75/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,832	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	397.25/cwt	385.00–404.00	1,704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	417.00/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,355	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	280.98/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	332.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,212	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	331.65/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,592	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	375.55/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,217	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	325.19/cwt	317.00–332.00	1,545	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	259.35/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,727	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	386.67/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,454	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	318.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	315.83/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,352	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	347.03/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,506	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	140.94/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,845	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	129.03/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,423	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	123.91/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,243	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	138.29/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,318	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	137.95/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,746	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	146.55/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,814	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,880.00/head	1,875.00–1,885.00	1,880	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,852	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	240.04/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,615	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,202	151.70/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,823	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	145.35/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,961	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	131.44/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,747	9
Bulls	—	—	1,405	165.22/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,785	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,972	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	303.94/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	354.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	254.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	273.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,567	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	436.74/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,441	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,624	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	397.99/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,703	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	422.32/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	497.26/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	368.33/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	256.53/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	422.77/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	405.08/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	337.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	289.99/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,778	3

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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,368Last week 633Year ago 1,358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 138Year ago 312

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 10Year ago 51

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	485.00–510.00	497.26
8	300–350	330	430.00–445.00	436.74
7	350–400	386	420.00–430.00	422.77
2	400–450	420	415.00–430.00	422.32
7	500–550	503	370.00	370.00
10	550–600	557	363.00	363.00
3	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	430.00–450.00	439.46
5	300–350	325	415.00–420.00	417.00
12	350–400	376	400.00–415.00	408.87
7	400–450	429	385.00–404.00	397.25
22	450–500	480	370.00–385.00	381.75
9	500–550	524	358.00–365.00	362.57
19	550–600	596	337.00–345.00	344.19
6	600–650	641	322.00–325.00	324.50
23	650–700	693	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	376	380.00–390.00	386.67
12	500–550	529	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	432	366.00–380.00	371.04
29	450–500	462	340.00–357.00	347.68
26	500–550	528	327.00–342.00	331.34
16	550–600	572	316.00–334.00	327.30
3	600–650	633	300.00–307.00	303.04
7	650–700	683	280.00–300.00	289.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	340.00–352.00	347.03
18	450–500	480	330.00–338.00	331.65
7	500–550	526	315.00–320.00	318.56
4	550–600	580	297.00–310.00	301.76
4	600–650	621	280.00–284.00	280.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	428	390.00–410.00	397.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	370.00–385.00	375.55
19	350–400	381	340.00–360.00	350.46
25	400–450	424	330.00–345.00	336.76
81	450–500	475	317.00–332.00	325.19
24	500–550	520	310.00–323.00	319.26
17	550–600	569	288.00–300.00	291.85
13	600–650	627	266.00–278.00	271.26
33	650–700	666	256.00–265.00	259.35
13	700–750	743	238.00–253.00	250.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	395.00–420.00	405.08
5	350–400	381	365.00–380.00	368.33
2	400–450	405	350.00–355.00	352.50
2	450–500	485	335.00–340.00	337.53
16	500–550	520	325.00–338.00	330.29
3	550–600	557	318.00	318.00
3	600–650	613	288.00–294.00	289.99
2	650–700	685	266.00	266.00
3	700–750	718	263.00	263.00
2	750–800	773	255.00–258.00	256.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	350.00–360.00	354.96
7	350–400	364	330.00–340.00	332.91
6	400–450	428	305.00–325.00	315.83
8	450–500	473	300.00–316.00	303.94
3	500–550	527	300.00–302.00	300.67
10	550–600	572	270.00–280.00	273.95
3	600–650	638	250.00–260.00	254.97
2	650–700	673	238.00–242.00	240.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	464	350.00	350.00
64	500–550	519	344.00	344.00
22	600–650	605	326.00	326.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,309	138.00–143.00	140.94
4	—	1,238	145.00–148.00	146.55
9	—	1,329	129.00–133.00	131.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,103	128.00–131.00	129.03
6	—	1,003	121.00–127.00	123.91
4	—	953	137.00–140.00	138.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,266	135.00–141.00	137.95
3	—	1,202	151.00–153.00	151.70
15	—	1,349	143.00–148.00	145.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	163.00–167.00	165.22

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)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,875.00–1,885.00	1,880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

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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