Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $363.49/cwt on 144 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −65.51 against this barn's trailing median of $428.99.

Average price

$363.49

144 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$39.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs AL average

−15.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	372.01	2,013	97
Medium and Large 2	549	349.12	1,918	38
Medium and Large 3	551	332.25	1,832	9thin

One grade step is worth $39.76/cwt here — about $181 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 sale144 hd

363.49

—

AL average11 barns · 324 hd

355.66

+7.82

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−15.64

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.99

−65.51

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	1,817	199.53	3,626	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	170.55	2,442	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	161.79	1,879	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	149.84	1,500	11

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)	—	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,833	3thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	400–450	435	392.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	353.77/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,903	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	303.64/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,740	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	320.70/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	721	292.98/cwt	292.00–296.00	2,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	349.95/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	325.07/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	384.66/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	337.38/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	313.88/cwt	308.00–319.00	1,977	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	325.71/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,557	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	283.64/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	274.51/cwt	274.00–275.00	2,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	783	287.50/cwt	287.00–288.00	2,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	315.07/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,654	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	512.17/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	395	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,785	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	331.38/cwt	325.00–341.00	2,214	50
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	398.03/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	297.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,988	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	144.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,524	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	162.49/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,828	10
Bulls	—	—	1,798	193.00/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,470	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	203.88/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,731	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	171.80/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	419	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,865	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,833.33/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,833	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	168.98/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,911	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	178.76/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,190	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	153.44/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,923	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	163.62/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,436	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	149.88/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,485	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	158.48/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	444.72/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	344.50/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,262	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	392.22/cwt	389.00–400.00	1,902	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	341.01/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,766	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	448.14/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	404.92/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	307.36/cwt	301.00–314.00	1,893	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,800	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	370.40/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,615	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	412.50/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	359.07/cwt	355.00–364.00	1,652	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	364.29/cwt	351.00–367.00	2,044	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	422.54/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	344.02/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,658	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	377.43/cwt	371.00–388.00	1,989	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	264.98/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	340.17/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,942	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	333.81/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	361.87/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,697	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	332.97/cwt	324.00–335.00	1,708	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	317.81/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,161	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	307.79/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	367.75/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,364	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	340.90/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	296.78/cwt	294.00–302.00	1,991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	387.50/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	301.83/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,856	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	297.34/cwt	296.00–300.00	2,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	314.06/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,803	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	331.49/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,092	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	323.40/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,824	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	286.99/cwt	284.00–290.00	2,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	405.12/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	280.67/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,869	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	378.88/cwt	370.00–384.00	1,811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	301.00/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,176	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	333.55/cwt	328.00–342.00	1,771	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	302.31/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	365.85/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,595	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	361.99/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,560	38

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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,696Last week 1,107Year ago 1,786

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 160Year ago 301

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 41

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	410.00–420.00	412.50
8	350–400	382	400.00–410.00	405.12
2	400–450	435	385.00–400.00	392.50
7	450–500	478	370.00–384.00	378.88
25	500–550	538	350.00–360.00	353.77
13	550–600	571	335.00–350.00	340.17
12	600–650	631	325.00–335.00	331.49
7	650–700	680	310.00–321.00	317.81
6	700–750	723	300.00–302.00	301.00
3	750–800	778	296.00–300.00	297.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	395.00–405.00	398.03
4	350–400	381	380.00–400.00	384.66
3	450–500	475	345.00–355.00	349.95
5	500–550	534	338.00	338.00
4	550–600	573	320.00–330.00	325.07
11	600–650	630	308.00–319.00	313.88
2	650–700	668	295.00–300.00	297.55
4	700–750	721	292.00–296.00	292.98
2	750–800	783	287.00–288.00	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	500.00–525.00	512.17
3	300–350	332	440.00–460.00	448.14
9	350–400	388	428.00	428.00
18	400–450	449	401.00	401.00
48	450–500	485	389.00–400.00	392.22
57	500–550	527	371.00–388.00	377.43
40	550–600	561	351.00–367.00	364.29
4	600–650	615	340.00–354.00	344.50
50	650–700	668	325.00–341.00	331.38
24	700–750	718	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	395	452.00	452.00
15	400–450	419	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	380.00–395.00	387.50
20	350–400	371	360.00–375.00	367.75
38	400–450	431	350.00–365.00	361.99
22	450–500	482	335.00–352.00	344.02
39	500–550	513	324.00–335.00	332.97
19	550–600	574	310.00–324.00	314.06
39	600–650	615	298.00–306.00	301.83
15	650–700	666	276.00–292.00	280.67
4	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	418	335.00–342.00	337.38
15	450–500	478	320.00–330.00	325.71
18	500–550	525	312.00–322.00	315.07
22	550–600	573	300.00–308.00	303.64
4	600–650	634	280.00–295.00	283.64
2	650–700	678	260.00–270.00	264.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	440.00–460.00	444.72
6	300–350	325	410.00–435.00	422.54
49	400–450	436	365.00–375.00	365.85
15	450–500	460	355.00–364.00	359.07
32	500–550	518	337.00–350.00	341.01
2	550–600	558	325.00–330.00	327.51
13	600–650	616	301.00–314.00	307.36
1	650–700	680	296.00	296.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	335.00–350.00	340.90
4	450–500	471	330.00–340.00	333.81
6	500–550	520	320.00–324.00	320.70
8	550–600	578	300.00–312.00	307.79
2	700–750	733	274.00–275.00	274.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	400.00–410.00	404.92
2	450–500	485	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	436	360.00–385.00	370.40
22	450–500	469	350.00–370.00	361.87
15	500–550	531	328.00–342.00	333.55
7	550–600	564	318.00–330.00	323.40
9	600–650	632	298.00–310.00	302.31
5	650–700	671	294.00–302.00	296.78
3	700–750	738	284.00–290.00	286.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	142.00–145.00	144.01
6	—	991	149.00–151.00	149.88
2	—	945	157.00–160.00	158.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,125	159.00–165.00	162.49
6	—	1,131	168.00–171.00	168.98
6	—	1,253	151.00–156.00	153.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,501	169.00–175.00	171.80
4	—	1,225	177.00–182.00	178.76
6	—	1,489	163.00–165.00	163.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	190.00–196.00	193.00
3	—	1,830	200.00–206.00	203.88

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,833.33

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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