Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.77/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −87.55 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$304.77

75 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$31.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

vs AL average

−25.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	322.65	1,766	19thin
Medium and Large 2	549	303.87	1,668	34
Medium and Large 3	551	290.73	1,603	22

One grade step is worth $31.91/cwt here — about $163 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 sale75 hd

304.77

—

AL average15 barns · 441 hd

303.04

+1.74

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−25.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−87.55

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	1,699	165.75	2,816	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,331	142.08	1,891	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	139.62	1,765	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	128.43	1,370	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)	—	$2,517	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,374	19

Every lot, as filed

79 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	550–600	578	317.76/cwt	312.00–324.00	1,837	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	378.59/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	329.13/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,711	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	407.67/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	304.70/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,901	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	366.74/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	318.47/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	301.92/cwt	294.00–306.00	2,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	344.62/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,327	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	287.74/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,939	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	326.81/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	274.99/cwt	274.00–276.00	2,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	333.88/cwt	326.00–337.00	1,923	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	313.25/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,635	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	388.84/cwt	382.00–395.00	1,664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	254.74/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,847	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	384.23/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	348.51/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	438.28/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	238.51/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	356.28/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,885	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	403.23/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,516	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	338.49/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	294.49/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,696	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	335.65/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,447	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	341.62/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,640	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	277.30/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,719	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	260.59/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	298.17/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,562	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	305.82/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	284.81/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,672	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	146.13/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,970	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	140.27/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,856	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	135.67/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,787	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,757	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,749	28
Bulls	—	—	1,804	168.66/cwt	167.00–172.00	3,043	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,373.68/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,374	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,516.67/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,517	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	261.03/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	301.01/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,920	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	160.50/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,424	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	126.60/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,353	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	132.78/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,409	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	403.60/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	360.56/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	326.32/cwt	324.00–332.00	1,765	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	281.81/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,646	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	371.19/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	337.94/cwt	334.00–342.00	1,585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	729	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,377	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	355.01/cwt	347.00–370.00	2,020	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	321.33/cwt	308.00–326.00	2,124	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	419.44/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	432.25/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	281.49/cwt	280.00–286.00	2,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	256.46/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,995	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	363.33/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	298.79/cwt	296.00–302.00	2,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	441.76/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	264.65/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	312.36/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	370.90/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,224	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	298.30/cwt	288.00–302.00	1,906	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	328.11/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,044	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	389.13/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,806	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	351.66/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,456	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	275.18/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,868	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,128	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	487.79/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	324.60/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,542	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	277.21/cwt	274.00–282.00	2,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	261.41/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,882	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 Apr 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,241Last week 1,368Year ago 870

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 253Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 29Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	420	370.00–390.00	378.59
23	450–500	480	335.00–350.00	341.62
18	500–550	520	320.00–332.00	329.13
13	550–600	578	312.00–324.00	317.76
16	600–650	624	300.00–310.00	304.70
7	650–700	674	280.00–294.00	287.74
2	700–750	720	255.00–268.00	261.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	320.00–330.00	326.81
2	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	587	284.00–285.00	284.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	395.00–420.00	403.60
5	450–500	484	358.00–365.00	360.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	430.00–445.00	438.28
4	300–350	323	405.00–415.00	407.67
17	350–400	376	400.00–415.00	403.23
10	400–450	428	382.00–395.00	388.84
15	450–500	474	365.00–377.00	366.74
23	500–550	529	350.00–365.00	356.28
20	550–600	576	326.00–337.00	333.88
8	600–650	615	308.00–320.00	318.47
5	650–700	664	294.00–306.00	301.92
5	700–750	722	274.00–282.00	277.21
2	750–800	790	274.00–276.00	274.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	369	380.00–390.00	384.23
2	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	519	336.00–340.00	338.49
2	600–650	638	300.00–302.00	301.01
2	700–750	730	250.00–260.00	255.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	291	460.00–500.00	487.79
3	300–350	340	435.00–445.00	441.76
5	350–400	374	425.00–440.00	432.25
9	400–450	410	415.00–420.00	419.44
30	450–500	464	385.00–405.00	389.13
4	500–550	531	370.00–375.00	371.19
9	550–600	569	347.00–370.00	355.01
18	600–650	623	326.00–330.00	328.11
11	650–700	661	308.00–326.00	321.33
5	700–750	717	296.00–302.00	298.79
4	750–800	778	280.00–286.00	281.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	615	346.00	346.00
27	700–750	729	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	345.00–355.00	348.51
12	350–400	385	340.00–355.00	344.62
16	400–450	431	325.00–340.00	335.65
45	450–500	475	317.00–330.00	324.60
17	500–550	522	310.00–316.00	313.25
17	550–600	576	290.00–305.00	294.49
12	600–650	620	272.00–280.00	277.30
13	650–700	683	256.00–268.00	260.59
16	700–750	725	250.00–260.00	254.74
4	750–800	773	238.00–240.00	238.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	315.00–320.00	317.53
7	450–500	487	300.00–310.00	305.82
12	500–550	524	292.00–302.00	298.17
10	550–600	584	274.00–286.00	281.81
2	600–650	623	260.00–262.00	261.03
2	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	365.00–380.00	370.90
6	350–400	386	360.00–370.00	363.33
39	400–450	414	344.00–355.00	351.66
4	450–500	469	334.00–342.00	337.94
14	500–550	541	324.00–332.00	326.32
5	550–600	565	308.00–318.00	312.36
53	600–650	639	288.00–302.00	298.30
10	650–700	679	270.00–280.00	275.18
6	700–750	735	262.00–268.00	264.65
19	750–800	778	246.00–259.00	256.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	611	306.00	306.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,348	144.00–149.00	146.13
29	—	1,323	139.00–143.00	140.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,317	134.00–138.00	135.67
2	—	1,195	147.00	147.00
28	—	1,235	140.00–145.00	141.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,069	125.00–129.00	126.60
8	—	1,061	131.00–135.00	132.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,804	167.00–172.00	168.66
5	—	1,510	159.00–165.00	160.50

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)	19	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,373.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,516.67

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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