Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $366.57/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −62.43 against this barn's trailing median of $428.99.

Average price

$366.57

95 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$42.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.31

vs AL average

−9.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	379.90	2,051	54
Medium and Large 2	565	356.62	2,015	25
Medium and Large 3	562	337.14	1,896	16thin

One grade step is worth $42.76/cwt here — about $156 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 sale95 hd

366.57

—

AL average14 barns · 388 hd

356.26

+10.31

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

−9.17

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.99

−62.43

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	1,699	185.38	3,150	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,374	169.63	2,331	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	161.18	1,946	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	150.39	1,606	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)	—	$2,300	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	5

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	350–400	380	373.61/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,420	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	292.28/cwt	287.00–296.00	2,110	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	324.60/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,870	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	289	454.97/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,315	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	332.53/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,078	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	299.41/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,895	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	343.57/cwt	337.00–352.00	1,632	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	345.79/cwt	344.00–349.00	2,161	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	414.33/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	391.41/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,303	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	241.98/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	331.44/cwt	326.00–340.00	1,733	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	317.98/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	439.55/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,697	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	424.50/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,354	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	336.91/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,786	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	304.16/cwt	297.00–310.00	2,056	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	369.65/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	410.73/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,951	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	418.01/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,789	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,907	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	398.16/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,700	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	350.72/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,073	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	386.01/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,849	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	368.97/cwt	362.00–371.00	2,074	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	376.91/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,817	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	402.91/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,712	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	456.27/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,483	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	326.38/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,236	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,362	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	451.11/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	503.43/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,384	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	388.62/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,442	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	145.10/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,611	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	152.50/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,603	10
Bulls	—	—	1,808	193.66/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,501	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	186.74/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,470	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	164.85/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,253	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	157.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,882	23
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,150	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,833.33/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,833	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,437.50/head	2,325.00–2,550.00	2,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,240	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	169.04/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,951	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	162.83/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,034	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	179.24/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,775	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	171.79/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,316	22
Bulls	—	—	1,499	178.16/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	344.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	304.55/cwt	297.00–310.00	2,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	326.92/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,576	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	324.10/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,356	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	390.82/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,024	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	479	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,060	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	360.20/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	423.39/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,355	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	355.26/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,346	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	334.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,924	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	318.01/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	299.01/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,722	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	356.94/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,496	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	286.87/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	401.73/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	392.17/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	282.60/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	278.03/cwt	274.00–280.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	358.70/cwt	350.00–368.00	1,718	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	321.18/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	336.93/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,442	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	317.07/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,674	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	367.10/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,905	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	316.93/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,800	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	320.59/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,988	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	311.58/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	296.94/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	343.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,483	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,393Last week 1,684Year ago 1,244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 161Year ago 258

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	333	380.00–400.00	391.41
11	350–400	380	365.00–380.00	373.61
22	400–450	419	350.00–364.00	356.94
35	450–500	475	337.00–352.00	343.57
15	500–550	523	326.00–340.00	331.44
37	550–600	568	312.00–320.00	316.93
17	600–650	633	290.00–310.00	299.41
5	700–750	723	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	767	240.00–246.00	241.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	445.00–465.00	451.11
10	300–350	319	410.00–435.00	424.50
7	350–400	371	385.00–395.00	388.62
20	550–600	596	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	355.00–370.00	360.20
19	350–400	379	345.00–360.00	355.26
27	400–450	428	330.00–345.00	336.93
23	450–500	482	320.00–334.00	326.92
23	500–550	528	310.00–320.00	317.07
13	550–600	576	290.00–305.00	299.01
3	600–650	622	280.00–288.00	282.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	360.00–380.00	369.65
16	450–500	479	350.00–368.00	358.70
14	500–550	530	330.00–344.00	336.91
14	550–600	576	320.00–330.00	324.60
7	600–650	620	320.00–322.00	320.59
8	650–700	676	297.00–310.00	304.16
7	700–750	722	287.00–296.00	292.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	425	395.00–415.00	402.91
10	450–500	482	370.00–385.00	376.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	340.00–350.00	343.28
10	500–550	535	315.00–328.00	321.18
5	550–600	588	310.00–318.00	311.58
4	600–650	620	290.00–304.00	296.94
7	650–700	673	280.00–292.00	286.87
3	700–750	720	274.00–280.00	278.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	289	450.00–460.00	454.97
6	300–350	320	420.00–430.00	423.39
7	350–400	389	410.00–420.00	414.33
11	400–450	427	390.00–405.00	398.16
14	450–500	479	380.00–395.00	386.01
9	500–550	519	360.00–372.00	367.10
16	550–600	591	348.00–360.00	350.72
11	600–650	625	330.00–340.00	332.53
4	650–700	663	316.00–320.00	317.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	275	495.00–520.00	503.43
10	300–350	325	445.00–470.00	456.27
16	350–400	386	430.00–455.00	439.55
15	400–450	428	410.00–430.00	418.01
22	450–500	475	405.00–425.00	410.73
27	500–550	518	380.00–400.00	390.82
27	550–600	562	362.00–371.00	368.97
43	600–650	625	344.00–349.00	345.79
10	650–700	685	326.00–330.00	326.38
28	700–750	727	320.00–325.00	324.10
6	750–800	762	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	448.00	448.00
9	450–500	479	430.00	430.00
9	600–650	624	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	400.00–405.00	401.73
7	350–400	376	385.00–400.00	392.17
2	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
5	500–550	532	340.00–350.00	344.04
11	550–600	576	330.00–340.00	334.00
4	600–650	623	316.00–320.00	318.01
5	650–700	688	297.00–310.00	304.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,110	143.00–147.00	145.10
10	—	1,051	151.00–157.00	152.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,367	161.00–167.00	164.85
4	—	1,548	179.00–180.00	179.24
22	—	1,348	168.00–175.00	171.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,194	155.00–160.00	157.64
7	—	1,154	168.00–172.00	169.04
16	—	1,249	161.00–167.00	162.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,808	193.00–195.00	193.66
3	—	1,858	185.00–190.00	186.74
4	—	1,499	174.00–181.00	178.16

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	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,833.33
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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,325.00–2,550.00	2,437.50

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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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

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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