Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.56/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −43.76 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$348.56

151 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$25.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.54

vs AL average

−42.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	359.75	2,049	42
Medium and Large 2	542	351.91	1,909	62
Medium and Large 3	547	334.13	1,828	47

One grade step is worth $25.62/cwt here — about $221 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 sale151 hd

348.56

—

AL average14 barns · 553 hd

345.01

+3.54

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−42.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−43.76

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	1,850	183.77	3,399	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,367	164.25	2,245	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	154.21	1,930	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,112	146.20	1,625	52

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,463	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	550–600	561	345.85/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,940	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	306.77/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,249	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	314.08/cwt	305.00–316.00	2,277	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	331.40/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,922	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	642	320.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,059	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	357.24/cwt	350.00–368.00	1,879	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	434.95/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,253	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	490.56/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,315	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	354.31/cwt	342.00–364.00	2,204	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	374.88/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,949	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	333.19/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,096	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	426.08/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,811	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	319.01/cwt	316.00–322.00	2,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	345.57/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,554	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	411.26/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,378	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	383.64/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,665	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	485.10/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	459.61/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	365.43/cwt	358.00–380.00	1,765	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	393.94/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,481	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	357.00/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,410	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	441.83/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,644	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	354.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	404.10/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,523	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	434.89/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	325.72/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,160	37
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	390.66/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,863	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	293.33/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	373.27/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	308.95/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,079	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	351.41/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,504	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	366.32/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	726	320.76/cwt	316.00–327.00	2,329	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	333.71/cwt	332.00–337.00	2,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	691	306.97/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	771	273.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	373.44/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	376.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	338.40/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,125	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,220	2
Bulls	—	—	2,157	187.74/cwt	181.00–191.00	4,050	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	157.15/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,354	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	165.59/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,222	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	155.15/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,716	7
Bulls	—	—	1,714	175.67/cwt	173.00–178.00	3,011	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,463	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	149.57/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,805	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	142.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,572	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	155.99/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,986	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	149.27/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,676	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	166.51/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,165	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	169.45/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,155	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	304.18/cwt	300.00–306.00	2,169	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	329.55/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,905	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	336.49/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,787	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	367.36/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,367	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	353.80/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,843	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	345.14/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,629	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	469.79/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	374.98/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	431.90/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,810	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	412.47/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	427.54/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,368	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	347.76/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,180	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	370.00/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,453	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	464.39/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	573.36/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	520.32/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	369.65/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,314	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	418.96/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,011	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	397.33/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,705	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	380.58/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,219	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	759	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	402.42/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,133	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	391.62/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,888	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	412.30/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,744	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	417.60/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	306.35/cwt	305.00–313.00	2,334	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	363.43/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,108	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	322.00/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	387.49/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	437.08/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,037	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	357.21/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,065	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	487.79/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	398.28/cwt	392.00–412.00	2,266	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	354.51/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	529.89/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	453.55/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	550.56/cwt	535.00–560.00	1,542	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	379.89/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,355	14

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,653Last week 1,506Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 145Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	480.00–490.00	485.10
5	250–300	288	420.00–440.00	434.95
17	300–350	335	400.00–420.00	411.26
20	350–400	376	380.00–400.00	393.94
27	400–450	434	370.00–390.00	383.64
53	450–500	483	358.00–380.00	365.43
33	500–550	526	350.00–368.00	357.24
29	550–600	561	340.00–350.00	345.85
23	600–650	629	325.00–338.00	333.19
37	650–700	663	317.00–332.00	325.72
13	700–750	725	305.00–316.00	314.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	370.00–380.00	373.27
9	350–400	372	365.00–375.00	367.36
11	400–450	428	350.00–360.00	351.41
29	450–500	472	340.00–355.00	345.14
31	500–550	531	330.00–345.00	336.49
16	550–600	578	325.00–335.00	329.55
13	600–650	642	320.00–325.00	320.68
7	650–700	673	300.00–315.00	308.95
9	700–750	713	300.00–306.00	304.18
5	750–800	771	270.00–280.00	273.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	520.00–540.00	529.89
5	250–300	280	450.00–480.00	469.79
6	300–350	320	425.00–430.00	427.54
4	350–400	380	415.00–425.00	417.60
17	400–450	429	390.00–410.00	397.33
6	450–500	473	385.00–390.00	387.49
6	500–550	519	370.00–385.00	374.98
36	550–600	578	355.00–362.00	357.21
17	600–650	627	345.00–350.00	347.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	370.00–380.00	373.44
8	450–500	484	360.00–370.00	366.32
13	500–550	521	350.00–360.00	353.80
11	550–600	580	330.00–335.00	331.40
2	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
5	650–700	691	300.00–315.00	306.97
5	700–750	733	305.00–310.00	306.77
3	750–800	770	290.00–300.00	293.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	423	400.00–430.00	412.30
24	450–500	482	380.00–400.00	391.62
20	500–550	520	365.00–390.00	374.88
10	550–600	580	355.00–375.00	363.43
12	600–650	622	342.00–364.00	354.31
3	650–700	688	320.00–324.00	322.00
2	700–750	743	316.00–322.00	319.01
6	750–800	762	305.00–313.00	306.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	419	420.00–445.00	431.90
6	450–500	475	410.00–415.00	412.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	510.00–530.00	520.32
5	250–300	268	480.00–510.00	490.56
12	300–350	329	450.00–470.00	459.61
21	350–400	372	435.00–455.00	441.83
11	400–450	425	420.00–430.00	426.08
12	450–500	480	415.00–425.00	418.96
28	500–550	530	390.00–415.00	402.42
16	550–600	583	370.00–390.00	380.58
31	600–650	626	360.00–375.00	369.65
15	650–700	675	348.00–360.00	357.00
26	700–750	739	340.00–350.00	345.57
4	750–800	759	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	430.00–440.00	434.89
17	350–400	377	400.00–420.00	404.10
8	450–500	477	385.00–400.00	390.66
10	500–550	521	375.00–380.00	376.47
3	550–600	577	350.00–360.00	354.91
4	600–650	628	335.00–342.00	338.40
3	650–700	663	332.00–337.00	333.71
7	700–750	726	316.00–327.00	320.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	223	560.00–620.00	573.36
14	250–300	280	535.00–560.00	550.56
5	300–350	321	480.00–500.00	487.79
6	350–400	375	460.00–475.00	464.39
8	400–450	428	440.00–465.00	453.55
7	450–500	466	430.00–450.00	437.08
4	500–550	525	420.00–425.00	422.50
24	550–600	569	392.00–412.00	398.28
14	600–650	620	375.00–390.00	379.89
54	650–700	663	360.00–374.00	370.00
2	700–750	715	354.00–355.00	354.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	194.00	194.00
3	—	2,157	181.00–191.00	187.74
4	—	1,714	173.00–178.00	175.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,498	154.00–160.00	157.15
10	—	1,342	164.00–168.00	165.59
7	—	1,272	169.00–171.00	169.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,106	153.00–157.00	155.15
28	—	1,106	140.00–145.00	142.10
17	—	1,123	147.00–151.00	149.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,207	147.00–152.00	149.57
28	—	1,273	154.00–160.00	155.99
2	—	1,300	166.00–167.00	166.51

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)	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,462.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.00

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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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