Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls over 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.77/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −41.55 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$350.77

111 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$39.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

vs AL average

−17.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	367.20	2,023	40
Medium and Large 2	552	344.92	1,904	57
Medium and Large 3	544	327.59	1,782	14thin

One grade step is worth $39.61/cwt here — about $241 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 sale111 hd

350.77

—

AL average16 barns · 675 hd

354.66

−3.90

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−17.57

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−41.55

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	1,539	194.86	3,000	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	171.43	2,400	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	165.16	2,001	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	153.40	1,614	24

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)	—	$3,310	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,425	6

Every lot, as filed

79 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 3	500–550	528	334.49/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	394.20/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,522	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	327.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,039	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	312.12/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,066	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	317.30/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	442.34/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,690	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	393.40/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,861	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	327.13/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,365	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	334.91/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	344.25/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,155	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	754	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	335.41/cwt	332.00–345.00	2,418	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	362.55/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,744	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	402.75/cwt	390.00–412.00	2,106	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	423.63/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,872	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	455.39/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	323.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	307.95/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,251	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	463.29/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,529	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	446.00/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	394.52/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,055	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	423.56/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,046	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	349.29/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,386	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	491.10/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,385	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	449.40/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	372.53/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,012	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	363.55/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	424.49/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,212	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	476.33/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,786	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	378.69/cwt	376.00–382.00	2,318	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	404.53/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,691	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	411.50/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	357.31/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,040	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	383.83/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,792	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	169.98/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,040	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	150.22/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,483	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	157.16/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,774	11
Bulls	—	—	1,530	194.11/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,970	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	169.17/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,243	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	174.60/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,626	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,425	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,310.00/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,310	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	551.33/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	341.64/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,152	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	468.59/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,015	11
Bulls	—	—	1,708	202.73/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,463	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	161.47/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,970	17
Bulls	—	—	1,309	184.29/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	344.16/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	354.20/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	614	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	318.39/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	345.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	329.29/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	343.23/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	398.31/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	721	302.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	338.40/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,936	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	494.27/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	367.03/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,320	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	372.38/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,137	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	369.22/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	410.61/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,523	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	471.64/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	381.42/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,648	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	352.70/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,862	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	366.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	328.43/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,053	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	353.68/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,051	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	430.49/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,425	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	370.81/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,965	34

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 Sep 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,348Last week 1,108Year ago 2,321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 175Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	386	390.00–400.00	394.20
5	400–450	424	350.00–360.00	354.20
7	450–500	479	340.00–350.00	345.69
8	500–550	528	325.00–340.00	334.49
6	550–600	565	315.00–325.00	318.39
6	600–650	614	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	685	300.00–310.00	305.07
4	700–750	715	290.00–300.00	295.03
2	750–800	775	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	465.00–475.00	471.64
7	300–350	331	425.00–440.00	430.49
22	350–400	371	400.00–425.00	410.61
30	400–450	432	370.00–390.00	381.42
29	450–500	481	355.00–370.00	362.55
26	500–550	528	345.00–365.00	352.70
31	550–600	572	330.00–350.00	338.40
36	600–650	625	322.00–335.00	328.43
9	650–700	662	320.00–330.00	323.92
12	700–750	731	300.00–315.00	307.95
4	750–800	754	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	282	485.00–505.00	491.10
17	300–350	330	450.00–475.00	463.29
10	350–400	380	440.00–455.00	446.00
13	400–450	418	400.00–420.00	404.53
33	450–500	467	380.00–390.00	383.83
26	500–550	540	370.00–380.00	372.53
14	550–600	571	354.00–370.00	357.31
6	600–650	630	340.00–345.00	341.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	395.00–405.00	398.31
5	450–500	485	360.00–370.00	366.12
6	500–550	532	340.00–350.00	343.23
7	550–600	581	325.00–335.00	329.29
13	600–650	623	320.00–330.00	327.33
7	650–700	662	305.00–320.00	312.12
4	700–750	721	300.00–310.00	302.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	442	415.00–430.00	423.63
18	450–500	473	385.00–400.00	393.40
34	500–550	530	355.00–385.00	370.81
24	550–600	580	345.00–365.00	353.68
13	600–650	626	335.00–350.00	344.25
5	650–700	674	325.00–340.00	334.91
7	700–750	723	320.00–340.00	327.13
3	750–800	770	315.00–322.00	317.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	428	440.00–455.00	449.40
6	450–500	472	405.00–420.00	411.50
11	500–550	521	390.00–400.00	394.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	316	490.00–500.00	494.27
10	350–400	382	430.00–450.00	442.34
31	450–500	483	420.00–430.00	423.56
59	500–550	523	390.00–412.00	402.75
11	550–600	574	365.00–380.00	372.38
28	600–650	632	355.00–375.00	367.03
29	650–700	683	340.00–360.00	349.29
17	700–750	721	332.00–345.00	335.41
7	750–800	785	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	570.00	570.00
11	300–350	327	540.00–570.00	551.33
18	350–400	375	470.00–500.00	476.33
11	400–450	430	460.00–480.00	468.59
7	450–500	473	440.00–465.00	455.39
11	500–550	521	420.00–440.00	424.49
3	550–600	575	390.00	390.00
11	600–650	612	376.00–382.00	378.69
5	650–700	681	362.00–370.00	363.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	529	365.00–375.00	369.22
2	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
6	600–650	618	335.00–350.00	344.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,200	168.00–173.00	169.98
17	—	1,220	158.00–165.00	161.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	987	148.00–154.00	150.22
11	—	1,129	155.00–161.00	157.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,326	167.00–172.00	169.17
5	—	1,504	173.00–176.00	174.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	190.00–199.00	194.11
7	—	1,708	200.00–206.00	202.73
5	—	1,309	181.00–186.00	184.29

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850.00

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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