Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.29/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −53.03 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$339.29

76 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$40.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

vs AL average

−17.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	359.69	1,927	8thin
Medium and Large 2	546	343.69	1,877	49
Medium and Large 3	574	319.34	1,832	19thin

One grade step is worth $40.35/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale76 hd

339.29

—

AL average15 barns · 535 hd

334.71

+4.57

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−17.60

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−53.03

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	—	Low	1,609	180.41	2,902	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	159.24	2,208	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	149.46	1,815	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	138.30	1,471	37

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)	—	$2,148	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,753	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,590	5

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 2	700–750	735	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	409.96/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	424.86/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,623	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	355.04/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,073	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	359.41/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,714	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	340.07/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,938	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	346.90/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,821	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	394.76/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,465	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	377.48/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,004	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	319.00/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,160	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	422.76/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	302.90/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,205	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	405.88/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,928	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	327.44/cwt	315.00–331.00	2,027	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	377.37/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,608	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	395.60/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,701	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	335.28/cwt	333.00–340.00	2,052	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	463.94/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,531	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,185	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	343.32/cwt	336.00–350.00	2,132	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	476.26/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	431.03/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,099	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	378.38/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	447.52/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,266	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	377.17/cwt	377.00–380.00	2,233	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,492	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	404.33/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,682	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	421.26/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,803	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	403.03/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,096	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	408.36/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,936	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	364.88/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	439.52/cwt	435.00–447.00	1,820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	306.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,418	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	472.47/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	431.52/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,415	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,285	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	136.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,457	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	142.69/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,515	9
Bulls	—	—	1,568	171.27/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,686	4
Bulls	—	—	1,850	200.29/cwt	198.00–203.00	3,705	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	167.85/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,195	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	143.32/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,863	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,990.63/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,991	16
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,753.13/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,753	16
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,590.00/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,590	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,566.67/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	334.39/cwt	334.00–335.00	2,438	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	159.80/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,874	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	150.59/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,760	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	158.75/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,203	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	153.19/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,215	14
Bulls	—	—	1,573	180.06/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	406.57/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	351.03/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	416.68/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,579	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	417.51/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	449.45/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,681	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	355.88/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,331	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	315.16/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,847	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	332.78/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	304.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	384.92/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	274.89/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	323.37/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	292.99/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	398.03/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	372.46/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	345.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	308.43/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,113	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	355.86/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	459.17/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	347.98/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	379.31/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,274	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	399.33/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,124	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	302.05/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	333.64/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,289	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	391.99/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,874	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	337.88/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,912	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	299.74/cwt	280.00–384.00	2,203	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	436.55/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	438.94/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,492	13

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 Nov 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,233Last week 1,124Year ago 1,120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 130Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 25Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	430	385.00–405.00	395.60
44	450–500	478	360.00–400.00	391.99
23	500–550	531	365.00–390.00	377.48
16	550–600	584	345.00–365.00	355.04
14	600–650	621	336.00–350.00	343.32
11	650–700	677	315.00–330.00	319.00
2	700–750	735	300.00–310.00	305.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	428	415.00–430.00	421.26
10	450–500	474	400.00–420.00	408.36
14	500–550	520	395.00–415.00	403.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	350.00–365.00	355.86
6	500–550	528	340.00–350.00	345.07
7	550–600	566	330.00–345.00	337.88
5	600–650	633	320.00–325.00	323.37
5	650–700	685	305.00–310.00	308.43
6	700–750	735	280.00–384.00	299.74
2	750–800	773	270.00–280.00	274.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	435.00–440.00	436.55
4	300–350	323	405.00–420.00	409.96
19	350–400	371	380.00–400.00	394.76
28	400–450	426	365.00–385.00	377.37
47	450–500	477	350.00–370.00	359.41
26	500–550	525	340.00–355.00	346.90
23	550–600	570	330.00–345.00	340.07
16	600–650	619	315.00–331.00	327.44
2	650–700	678	300.00–304.00	302.05
10	700–750	728	300.00–305.00	302.90
2	750–800	795	280.00–285.00	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	470.00–490.00	476.26
6	250–300	283	440.00–455.00	447.52
15	300–350	328	420.00–440.00	431.52
21	350–400	379	410.00–430.00	416.68
15	400–450	416	395.00–420.00	404.33
6	450–500	466	375.00–385.00	378.38
5	500–550	520	360.00–370.00	364.88
3	550–600	562	348.00–355.00	351.03
11	600–650	612	333.00–340.00	335.28
6	650–700	658	332.00	332.00
8	750–800	788	300.00–310.00	306.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	370.00–385.00	379.31
7	350–400	374	350.00–370.00	355.88
7	400–450	419	340.00–360.00	347.98
7	450–500	479	330.00–345.00	332.78
4	500–550	528	330.00–340.00	335.02
15	550–600	586	310.00–325.00	315.16
3	600–650	617	300.00–310.00	304.68
2	650–700	678	290.00–296.00	292.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	455.00–465.00	459.17
13	300–350	340	430.00–445.00	438.94
16	350–400	382	415.00–435.00	424.86
7	400–450	439	415.00–430.00	422.76
11	450–500	475	395.00–415.00	405.88
29	500–550	532	390.00–410.00	399.33
17	550–600	592	377.00–380.00	377.17
2	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
7	650–700	686	330.00–340.00	333.64
10	750–800	753	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	470.00–480.00	472.47
16	300–350	330	455.00–470.00	463.94
28	350–400	374	440.00–460.00	449.45
9	400–450	414	435.00–447.00	439.52
9	450–500	487	425.00–445.00	431.03
2	500–550	508	415.00–420.00	417.51
7	600–650	603	379.00	379.00
25	700–750	729	334.00–335.00	334.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	400.00–420.00	406.57
5	350–400	371	395.00–400.00	398.03
2	450–500	463	380.00–390.00	384.92
2	500–550	518	370.00–375.00	372.46
5	550–600	578	360.00	360.00
14	650–700	695	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,064	135.00–140.00	136.89
9	—	1,062	141.00–146.00	142.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,308	164.00–172.00	167.85
20	—	1,388	157.00–161.00	158.75
14	—	1,446	151.00–155.00	153.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,300	142.00–146.00	143.32
6	—	1,173	157.00–163.00	159.80
21	—	1,169	148.00–154.00	150.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	169.00–175.00	171.27
2	—	1,850	198.00–203.00	200.29
9	—	1,573	177.00–183.00	180.06

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,990.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,753.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,590.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,566.67

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

Replacement Cattle