Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.48/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −50.84 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$341.48

133 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$29.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

vs AL average

−18.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	354.89	1,845	33
Medium and Large 2	540	342.72	1,850	68
Medium and Large 3	558	324.99	1,815	32

One grade step is worth $29.90/cwt here — about $31 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 sale133 hd

341.48

—

AL average14 barns · 636 hd

344.51

−3.03

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−18.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−50.84

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	1,558	188.76	2,940	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	163.80	2,270	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	159.17	1,860	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	146.27	1,584	25

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)	—	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,045	10

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	434.80/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,878	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	316.09/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,089	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	438.64/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,452	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	366.47/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,920	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	445.45/cwt	427.00–460.00	2,103	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	325.98/cwt	324.00–328.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	343.60/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	321.27/cwt	317.00–326.00	1,995	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	396.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,524	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	317.24/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,294	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	472.93/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	354.89/cwt	352.00–358.00	1,845	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	451.38/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,724	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	518.68/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	354.19/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,682	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	299.18/cwt	298.00–305.00	2,121	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	395.92/cwt	382.00–402.00	1,928	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	492.71/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,375	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	404.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	337.58/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,272	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	375.60/cwt	369.00–385.00	2,175	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	358.50/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,388	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	509.99/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,683	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	405.08/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,965	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	336.97/cwt	330.00–341.00	2,379	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	360.07/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,261	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	546.98/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	390.68/cwt	390.00–392.00	2,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	479.69/cwt	462.00–500.00	1,804	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,369	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	427.43/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	474.90/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,539	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	561.14/cwt	547.00–580.00	1,605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	412.25/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,168	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	395.31/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,269	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	456.42/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,995	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	413.59/cwt	410.00–424.00	1,940	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	142.59/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,523	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	150.26/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,651	12
Bulls	—	—	1,775	193.04/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,426	2
Bulls	—	—	1,413	185.90/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,627	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	172.92/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,032	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	154.29/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,850	15
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	398.42/cwt	391.00–420.00	1,673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	631.56/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,314	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	167.49/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,923	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	160.63/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,842	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	167.77/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,359	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	160.22/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,251	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	321.97/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	336.25/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,085	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	353.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,504	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	312.16/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,951	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	333.33/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,583	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	370.42/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,337	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	344.87/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,824	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	321.92/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,851	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	289.97/cwt	286.00–294.00	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	391.77/cwt	382.00–405.00	2,080	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	319.87/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,124	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	367.28/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,616	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	343.11/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,969	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	304.70/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	721	300.49/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	334.44/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,943	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	451.87/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	322.17/cwt	318.00–327.00	2,494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	368.11/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	659	306.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,019	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	328.94/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,766	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	242	476.45/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,153	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	328.49/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,060	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	566.88/cwt	560.00–572.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	783	275.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	401.25/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	360.42/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,040	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	357.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	417.02/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	337.82/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,797	10

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,475Last week 1,348Year ago 1,066

Slaughter CattleReceipts 274Last week 105Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 37Year ago 5

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	432	420.00–455.00	434.80
11	450–500	469	410.00–424.00	413.59
3	500–550	518	390.00–392.00	390.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	433	400.00–415.00	404.50
17	450–500	487	382.00–402.00	395.92
16	500–550	524	360.00–380.00	366.47
36	550–600	574	337.00–350.00	343.11
21	600–650	627	320.00–340.00	328.49
9	650–700	664	317.00–325.00	319.87
8	700–750	723	310.00–320.00	317.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	350.00–370.00	357.06
10	500–550	532	330.00–350.00	337.82
9	550–600	584	315.00–330.00	321.97
3	600–650	643	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	688	300.00–312.00	304.70
4	700–750	721	300.00–302.00	300.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	242	470.00–490.00	476.45
5	250–300	273	440.00–460.00	451.87
18	300–350	331	425.00–450.00	438.64
13	350–400	384	390.00–405.00	396.83
31	400–450	440	360.00–385.00	367.28
36	450–500	475	350.00–365.00	354.19
54	500–550	529	340.00–350.00	344.87
14	550–600	581	330.00–340.00	334.44
52	600–650	621	317.00–326.00	321.27
17	650–700	661	312.00–320.00	316.09
12	700–750	709	298.00–305.00	299.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	210	540.00–560.00	546.98
5	250–300	279	485.00–515.00	492.71
9	300–350	324	465.00–490.00	474.90
11	350–400	368	415.00–440.00	427.43
4	400–450	420	391.00–420.00	398.42
33	500–550	520	352.00–358.00	354.89
2	600–650	623	340.00–347.00	343.60
2	650–700	668	324.00–328.00	325.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	400.00–405.00	401.25
6	350–400	384	360.00–380.00	368.11
16	400–450	426	350.00–360.00	353.07
12	450–500	475	330.00–340.00	333.33
14	500–550	537	320.00–337.00	328.94
18	550–600	575	315.00–330.00	321.92
19	600–650	625	307.00–317.00	312.16
9	650–700	659	300.00–310.00	306.40
2	700–750	720	286.00–294.00	289.97
2	750–800	783	270.00–280.00	275.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	620.00–650.00	631.56
10	250–300	286	547.00–580.00	561.14
12	300–350	330	500.00–520.00	509.99
27	350–400	376	462.00–500.00	479.69
7	400–450	437	450.00–465.00	456.42
22	450–500	472	427.00–460.00	445.45
11	500–550	526	410.00–420.00	412.25
7	550–600	574	390.00–400.00	395.31
23	600–650	631	370.00–372.00	370.42
8	650–700	666	356.00–360.00	358.50
13	700–750	705	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	560.00–572.00	566.88
6	250–300	278	500.00–535.00	518.68
13	300–350	340	455.00–485.00	472.93
14	350–400	382	430.00–460.00	451.38
7	400–450	427	410.00–420.00	417.02
10	450–500	485	400.00–415.00	405.08
18	500–550	531	382.00–405.00	391.77
17	550–600	579	369.00–385.00	375.60
19	600–650	628	355.00–370.00	360.07
14	650–700	673	330.00–350.00	337.58
19	700–750	706	330.00–341.00	336.97
8	750–800	774	318.00–327.00	322.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	525	370.00–375.00	372.48
10	550–600	566	360.00–364.00	360.42
14	600–650	620	330.00–340.00	336.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,068	140.00–146.00	142.59
12	—	1,099	148.00–152.00	150.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	171.00–175.00	172.92
8	—	1,406	167.00–169.00	167.77
14	—	1,405	159.00–164.00	160.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,199	150.00–157.00	154.29
6	—	1,148	166.00–169.00	167.49
16	—	1,147	159.00–165.00	160.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	190.00–195.00	193.04
3	—	1,413	183.00–188.00	185.90

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)	6	—	—	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,200.00

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

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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