Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.29/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −60.03 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$332.29

85 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$39.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.57

vs AL average

−27.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	355.57	2,010	17thin
Medium and Large 2	561	336.12	1,885	35
Medium and Large 3	547	316.24	1,730	33

One grade step is worth $39.33/cwt here — about $280 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

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 sale85 hd

332.29

—

AL average16 barns · 615 hd

332.86

−0.57

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−27.51

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−60.03

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	1,640	197.18	3,235	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,412	184.13	2,600	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	171.05	2,197	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	155.05	1,604	19

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)	—	$2,944	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,365	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,363	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,050	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,575	4thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1	450–500	458	377.49/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	496.18/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,642	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	352.37/cwt	351.00–362.00	2,315	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	312.53/cwt	308.00–322.00	2,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	458.54/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	360.43/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,889	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	432.47/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	445.30/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	431.91/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	305.58/cwt	300.00–314.00	2,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	405.28/cwt	396.00–420.00	2,128	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	332.80/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	454.73/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,937	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	381.13/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	411.79/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	394.54/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,444	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	394.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.40/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	372.93/cwt	365.00–378.00	1,969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	455.36/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	492.30/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	299.53/cwt	294.00–305.00	2,160	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	361.23/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	518.56/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,364	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	475.99/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,347	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	379.11/cwt	370.00–383.00	2,157	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	353.83/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,024	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	420.96/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	347.38/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	335.32/cwt	334.00–340.00	2,086	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	457.63/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,487	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	320.80/cwt	312.00–330.00	2,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	391.76/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,692	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	358.85/cwt	356.00–370.00	2,264	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	421.95/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,030	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	646	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,242	16
Bulls	—	—	1,809	206.98/cwt	205.00–209.00	3,744	7
Bulls	—	—	1,413	176.15/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,489	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	150.22/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,484	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	164.76/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,776	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	158.06/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,701	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	177.73/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,714	18
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,066.67/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,067	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,575	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,362.50/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,363	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,944.44/head	2,750.00–3,150.00	2,944	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,492.86/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,493	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,050	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	415.82/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,950	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	176.02/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,251	9
Bulls	—	—	1,459	190.56/cwt	188.00–193.00	2,780	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	196.06/cwt	193.00–198.00	2,859	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	187.61/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,379	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	168.57/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,169	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	317.32/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	349.50/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,496	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	317.75/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,671	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	348.95/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	302.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,881	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	333.41/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	329.17/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,054	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	361.94/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	321.48/cwt	318.00–328.00	2,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	346.35/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,005	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	294.87/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,285	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	338.64/cwt	332.00–341.00	2,296	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	325.80/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,036	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	293.99/cwt	288.00–296.00	2,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	388.74/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	327.30/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	371.77/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,599	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	345.76/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,182	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	329.58/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,902	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	313.24/cwt	309.00–326.00	2,130	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	353.32/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	712	317.96/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	355.70/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,700	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	589	313.23/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,845	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	321.16/cwt	314.00–330.00	2,017	42
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	298.45/cwt	295.00–302.00	2,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	679	303.61/cwt	298.00–305.00	2,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	258.99/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	327.97/cwt	322.00–337.00	2,371	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	383.86/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,294	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	357.15/cwt	352.00–362.00	2,039	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	326.03/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	614	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,903	4

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,247Last week 1,292Year ago 2,402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 164Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	283	470.00–485.00	475.99
12	300–350	325	450.00–470.00	457.63
8	350–400	362	420.00–445.00	432.47
19	400–450	432	385.00–400.00	391.76
4	450–500	458	375.00–380.00	377.49
4	500–550	543	360.00–365.00	361.23
13	550–600	572	350.00–365.00	353.83
10	600–650	622	334.00–340.00	335.32
12	700–750	725	326.00	326.00
2	750–800	773	312.00–330.00	320.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	450.00–460.00	455.36
5	300–350	341	400.00–430.00	411.79
9	350–400	366	380.00–400.00	394.54
11	400–450	430	360.00–380.00	371.77
20	450–500	478	350.00–365.00	355.70
11	500–550	525	340.00–360.00	350.40
24	550–600	577	325.00–340.00	329.58
42	600–650	628	314.00–330.00	321.16
31	650–700	680	309.00–326.00	313.24
7	700–750	721	294.00–305.00	299.53
4	750–800	758	288.00–296.00	293.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	646	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	380.00–390.00	383.86
5	350–400	386	355.00–370.00	361.94
11	400–450	428	345.00–355.00	349.50
10	450–500	485	330.00–340.00	333.41
22	500–550	526	315.00–325.00	317.75
11	550–600	589	310.00–320.00	313.23
12	600–650	621	300.00–310.00	302.88
2	750–800	760	258.00–260.00	258.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	505.00–525.00	518.56
13	300–350	331	485.00–515.00	496.18
6	350–400	383	450.00–480.00	458.54
12	400–450	426	445.00–465.00	454.73
16	450–500	481	415.00–440.00	421.95
6	500–550	525	396.00–420.00	405.28
9	550–600	569	370.00–383.00	379.11
20	600–650	631	356.00–370.00	358.85
8	650–700	657	351.00–362.00	352.37
3	700–750	718	342.00–350.00	347.38
6	750–800	760	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	283	485.00–500.00	492.30
6	300–350	330	430.00–455.00	445.30
6	350–400	373	420.00–445.00	431.91
8	450–500	488	380.00–400.00	388.74
9	500–550	528	365.00–378.00	372.93
15	550–600	571	352.00–362.00	357.15
17	600–650	631	340.00–355.00	345.76
20	650–700	678	332.00–341.00	338.64
55	700–750	723	322.00–337.00	327.97
10	750–800	772	320.00–330.00	327.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	531	345.00–355.00	348.95
6	550–600	579	340.00–350.00	346.35
5	600–650	624	328.00–330.00	329.17
4	650–700	673	318.00–328.00	321.48
5	700–750	712	314.00–320.00	317.96
2	750–800	770	295.00–302.00	298.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	390.00–400.00	394.97
12	450–500	485	370.00–395.00	381.13
15	500–550	524	355.00–370.00	360.43
8	550–600	581	330.00–342.00	332.80
11	600–650	625	320.00–334.00	325.80
3	650–700	685	308.00–322.00	312.53
6	700–750	730	300.00–314.00	305.58
6	750–800	775	285.00–300.00	294.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	424	410.00–430.00	420.96
6	450–500	469	405.00–420.00	415.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	350.00–355.00	353.32
4	500–550	513	320.00–332.00	326.03
3	550–600	587	316.00–320.00	317.32
4	600–650	614	310.00	310.00
5	650–700	679	298.00–305.00	303.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,809	205.00–209.00	206.98
2	—	1,413	175.00–177.00	176.15
4	—	1,459	188.00–193.00	190.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	988	147.00–152.00	150.22
2	—	1,078	162.00–168.00	164.76
8	—	1,076	155.00–160.00	158.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,527	175.00–180.00	177.73
5	—	1,458	193.00–198.00	196.06
16	—	1,268	185.00–191.00	187.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,279	173.00–179.00	176.02
18	—	1,287	165.00–171.00	168.57

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)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,066.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,362.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,750.00–3,150.00	2,944.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,492.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,050.00

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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