Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 11.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.42/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −54.90 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$337.42

102 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$41.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

vs AL average

−32.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	362.70	1,966	16thin
Medium and Large 2	558	337.44	1,883	61
Medium and Large 3	560	321.19	1,799	25

One grade step is worth $41.50/cwt here — about $166 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 sale102 hd

337.42

—

AL average16 barns · 604 hd

340.88

−3.47

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−32.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−54.90

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	1,903	190.72	3,629	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,367	170.82	2,335	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	166.10	2,058	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	157.24	1,577	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,290	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,939	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,943	7

Every lot, as filed

78 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	471	387.49/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,825	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	326.68/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	426.25/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	377.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,007	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	343.33/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,796	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	382.74/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,611	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	381.43/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,804	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	317.00/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	489.54/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,630	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	358.38/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,061	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	441.06/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,685	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	399.22/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,924	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	331.97/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	388.02/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,467	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	356.87/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,234	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	433.26/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	328.40/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,043	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	345.76/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,317	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	297.16/cwt	294.00–304.00	2,140	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	311.11/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	333.06/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,945	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	402.96/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,346	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	333.13/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,242	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	363.35/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,715	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	403.11/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	343.02/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,972	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	312.30/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,961	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	323.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,719	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	332.16/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,917	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	402.40/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	165.99/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,698	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	169.00/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,080	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	162.14/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,036	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	157.88/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,560	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	167.29/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,307	26
Bulls	—	—	1,903	190.72/cwt	190.00–191.00	3,629	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,938.89/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,939	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,290.00/head	3,250.00–3,350.00	3,290	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,942.86/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,943	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,837	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	353.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	304.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,016	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	175.65/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,373	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	175.38/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,084	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	150.47/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	481.05/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	695	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,613	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	413.11/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,942	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	336.65/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,094	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	363.87/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,350	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	341.71/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	484.25/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,816	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	543.89/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,817	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	342.85/cwt	342.00–348.00	2,462	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	403.37/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,718	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	805	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,850	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	724	369.38/cwt	361.00–371.00	2,674	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	468.36/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,316	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	341.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	418.25/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,531	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	370.26/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,351	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	360.93/cwt	356.00–366.00	2,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	339.45/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,318	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	432.64/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,865	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	466.77/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,007	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	430.48/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,075	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	433.76/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,418	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	343.09/cwt	335.00–352.00	2,168	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	355.68/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,038	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	369.22/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,957	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	408.18/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,131	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	365.27/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,936	12

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 Aug 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,377Last week 1,247Year ago 2,148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 139Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 11.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	475.00–500.00	481.05
11	250–300	281	455.00–480.00	468.36
11	300–350	327	425.00–450.00	433.76
22	350–400	366	405.00–425.00	418.25
15	400–450	426	395.00–415.00	403.37
12	450–500	471	380.00–395.00	387.49
12	500–550	530	360.00–375.00	365.27
4	550–600	578	350.00–360.00	354.98
3	600–650	623	340.00–345.00	341.66
7	650–700	683	336.00–340.00	339.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	430.00–440.00	433.26
15	300–350	334	390.00–415.00	402.96
20	350–400	378	380.00–405.00	388.02
25	400–450	421	375.00–390.00	382.74
40	450–500	472	350.00–375.00	363.35
26	500–550	523	335.00–350.00	343.33
35	550–600	584	330.00–340.00	333.06
16	600–650	622	325.00–335.00	328.40
4	650–700	675	316.00–318.00	317.00
7	700–750	720	294.00–304.00	297.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	371	360.00–375.00	363.87
7	400–450	421	350.00–365.00	353.61
6	450–500	477	340.00–345.00	341.71
8	500–550	531	320.00–330.00	323.73
17	550–600	574	320.00	320.00
13	600–650	628	310.00–315.00	312.30
5	650–700	663	300.00–310.00	304.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	333	480.00–500.00	489.54
17	350–400	382	420.00–450.00	441.06
7	400–450	433	410.00–435.00	426.25
13	450–500	482	385.00–410.00	399.22
12	500–550	531	370.00–390.00	377.93
24	550–600	575	350.00–370.00	358.38
18	600–650	626	350.00–364.00	356.87
20	650–700	670	340.00–350.00	345.76
6	700–750	724	330.00–336.00	331.97
3	750–800	782	326.00–328.00	326.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	400.00–410.00	402.40
3	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	575	340.00–345.00	343.02
9	600–650	622	330.00–340.00	336.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	695	376.00	376.00
18	700–750	724	361.00–371.00	369.38
26	800–850	805	354.00	354.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	334	525.00–550.00	543.89
30	350–400	375	470.00–500.00	484.25
14	400–450	430	455.00–490.00	466.77
9	450–500	482	420.00–435.00	430.48
14	500–550	522	400.00–420.00	408.18
21	600–650	635	365.00–372.00	370.26
4	650–700	670	356.00–366.00	360.93
14	700–750	718	342.00–348.00	342.85
3	750–800	752	336.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	429	400.00–415.00	403.11
18	450–500	473	370.00–395.00	381.43
14	500–550	530	360.00–380.00	369.22
14	550–600	573	350.00–365.00	355.68
17	600–650	632	335.00–352.00	343.09
8	650–700	673	332.00–335.00	333.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	528	330.00–340.00	334.98
11	550–600	577	328.00–335.00	332.16
9	600–650	625	310.00–320.00	311.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	431	420.00–445.00	432.64
16	450–500	470	400.00–435.00	413.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,023	163.00–168.00	165.99
10	—	988	155.00–161.00	157.88
10	—	1,003	149.00–154.00	150.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,231	167.00–171.00	169.00
32	—	1,256	160.00–165.00	162.14
8	—	1,188	173.00–178.00	175.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,379	165.00–171.00	167.29
19	—	1,351	172.00–179.00	175.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,903	190.00–191.00	190.72

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)	9	—	—	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,938.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	3,250.00–3,350.00	3,290.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,942.86

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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