Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.34/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −81.66 against this barn's trailing median of $428.99.

Average price

$347.34

15 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$4.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.19

vs AL average

−30.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	350.52	2,001	4thin
Medium and Large 2	559	346.18	1,937	11thin

One grade step is worth $4.34/cwt here — about $65 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

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 sale15 hd

347.34

—

AL average12 barns · 231 hd

355.53

−8.19

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−30.71

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.99

−81.66

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	1,568	178.74	2,803	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,295	149.86	1,940	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	142.35	1,693	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	135.40	1,410	13

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)	—	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,988	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,113	8

Every lot, as filed

85 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	450–500	484	353.24/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,710	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	300.28/cwt	292.00–310.00	2,018	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	288.64/cwt	286.00–292.00	2,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	323.02/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,029	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	422.37/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,402	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	341.11/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,794	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	283.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	287.87/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,119	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	373.12/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,582	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	308.22/cwt	304.00–312.00	2,096	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	309.01/cwt	307.00–314.00	1,789	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	365.78/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	338.83/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	376.63/cwt	372.00–384.00	1,793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	271.66/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	343.30/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,631	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	403.83/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	355.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,525	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	323.81/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,713	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	335.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	339.99/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,448	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	383.28/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,430	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	367.66/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,401	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	243.32/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	340.20/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,442	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	360.76/cwt	360.00–361.00	1,746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	323.77/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,544	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	693	281.00/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	309.85/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	400.58/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,310	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	304.37/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	783	272.42/cwt	270.00–274.00	2,133	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	138.24/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,515	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,322	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	145.21/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,831	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	156.30/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,393	5
Bulls	—	—	1,783	188.20/cwt	187.00–189.00	3,356	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	181.16/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,672	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,131.25/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,131	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,112.50/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,113	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	263.40/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,665	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	152.11/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,941	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	145.42/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,723	20
Bulls	—	—	1,400	168.07/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,353	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	138.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,655	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	396.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	304.72/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	347.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	347.01/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,128	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	273.32/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	277.31/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	411.91/cwt	408.00–420.00	1,726	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	780	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	2,094	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	283.75/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,893	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	393.01/cwt	385.00–398.00	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	656	302.36/cwt	301.00–307.00	1,983	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	367.28/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,723	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	268.61/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	349.72/cwt	344.00–356.00	1,812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	338.49/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	350.52/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	441.85/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,423	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,386	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,182	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	743	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,021	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	403.47/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	429.14/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	275.90/cwt	273.00–279.00	2,284	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	371.34/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,225	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	948	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,470	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,299	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	264.29/cwt	257.00–265.00	2,069	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	322.11/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,823	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	293.46/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	322.62/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,868	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	313.59/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,960	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	280.86/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,761	7

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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,413Last week 951Year ago 1,221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 172Year ago 273

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 47Year ago 27

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	424	365.00–385.00	373.12
10	450–500	484	342.00–360.00	353.24
22	500–550	526	330.00–350.00	341.11
20	550–600	579	318.00–330.00	322.62
14	600–650	625	305.00–320.00	313.59
5	650–700	672	292.00–310.00	300.28
3	700–750	717	286.00–292.00	288.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	426	330.00–355.00	339.99
2	450–500	480	330.00–340.00	335.10
2	550–600	578	305.00–315.00	309.85
2	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	693	280.00–282.00	281.00
3	700–750	718	270.00–275.00	273.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	390.00–400.00	396.00
15	450–500	469	365.00–375.00	367.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	332	410.00–430.00	422.37
9	350–400	373	395.00–415.00	403.83
7	400–450	431	395.00	395.00
8	450–500	476	372.00–384.00	376.63
3	500–550	518	357.00–370.00	365.78
8	550–600	575	336.00–345.00	338.83
8	600–650	628	320.00–332.00	323.02
17	650–700	680	304.00–312.00	308.22
29	700–750	736	285.00–300.00	287.87
3	750–800	768	280.00–290.00	283.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	400.00–405.00	400.58
18	350–400	373	380.00–390.00	383.28
4	450–500	484	360.00–361.00	360.76
8	600–650	624	300.00–315.00	304.37
2	650–700	668	290.00–300.00	294.98
3	700–750	710	272.00–282.00	277.31
5	750–800	783	270.00–274.00	272.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	322	435.00–450.00	441.85
6	350–400	358	420.00–440.00	429.14
9	400–450	419	408.00–420.00	411.91
2	450–500	463	395.00–400.00	397.49
4	550–600	571	350.00–352.00	350.52
2	600–650	633	337.00–340.00	338.49
59	800–850	828	273.00–279.00	275.90
22	850–900	887	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	900–950	948	260.50	260.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	330	365.00–385.00	371.34
9	350–400	381	360.00–380.00	367.66
25	400–450	429	350.00–365.00	355.41
15	450–500	475	336.00–350.00	343.30
23	500–550	529	320.00–332.00	323.81
8	550–600	579	307.00–314.00	309.01
7	600–650	627	280.00–284.00	280.86
2	650–700	675	266.00–277.00	271.66
3	700–750	723	240.00–250.00	243.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	340.00–355.00	347.01
5	350–400	379	340.00–350.00	347.92
9	400–450	424	336.00–345.00	340.20
8	450–500	477	320.00–330.00	323.77
6	500–550	530	300.00–310.00	304.72
8	550–600	576	290.00–300.00	295.00
3	600–650	632	260.00–270.00	263.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	656	301.00–307.00	302.36
11	700–750	743	272.00	272.00
26	750–800	780	268.50	268.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	400.00–410.00	403.47
5	350–400	369	385.00–398.00	393.01
5	500–550	518	344.00–356.00	349.72
11	550–600	566	320.00–340.00	322.11
2	600–650	630	292.00–295.00	293.46
9	650–700	667	278.00–288.00	283.75
6	700–750	711	262.00–270.00	268.61
11	750–800	783	257.00–265.00	264.29
22	850–900	866	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	900–950	905	254.00	254.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,096	137.00–139.00	138.24
7	—	994	131.00–135.00	132.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,261	143.00–148.00	145.21
5	—	1,531	156.00–158.00	156.30
27	—	1,276	150.00–155.00	152.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,185	143.00–149.00	145.42
18	—	1,199	135.00–140.00	138.03
2	—	1,143	150.00–151.00	150.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,783	187.00–189.00	188.20
2	—	1,475	179.00–183.00	181.16
4	—	1,400	167.00–169.00	168.07

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)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,131.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,112.50

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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Letohatchee Stockyards

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

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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