Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $349.65/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −42.67 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$349.65

43 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs AL average

−40.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	352.51	1,962	38
Medium and Large 3	554	327.92	1,817	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.59/cwt here — about $145 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 sale43 hd

349.65

—

AL average16 barns · 472 hd

351.77

−2.11

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−40.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−42.67

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	1,568	191.43	3,003	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	166.12	2,296	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	161.79	1,924	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	143.22	1,449	11

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)	—	$2,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	436	447.98/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,953	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	434.18/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,084	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	387.50/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	351.63/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	367.36/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,160	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	411.31/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	448.93/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,132	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	366.63/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	405.86/cwt	405.00–406.00	2,244	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	445.40/cwt	435.00–451.00	1,893	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	352.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	519.85/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	468.87/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,965	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	482.15/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	786	314.00/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,468	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	428.58/cwt	424.00–440.00	2,066	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	386.42/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,245	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	409.75/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,155	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	450.87/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,691	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	350.50/cwt	348.00–355.00	2,226	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	322.34/cwt	318.00–324.00	2,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	380.05/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	523.33/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,465	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,251	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	447.42/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	334.21/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,273	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	491.94/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,850	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	548.00/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	430.07/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	344.44/cwt	337.00–355.00	2,015	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	397.86/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,723	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	429.14/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,442	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	156.69/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,822	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	140.90/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,402	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	168.06/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,254	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	169.19/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,942	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,973	15
Bulls	—	—	1,365	176.86/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,414	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	149.42/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,576	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	162.38/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,350	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	175.03/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,235	3
Bulls	—	—	1,558	189.81/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,957	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	204.65/cwt	203.00–207.00	3,571	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	392.02/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,070	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	350.13/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	340.05/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	356.83/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	395.80/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	408.75/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,566	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	333.29/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	371.55/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	347.57/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	293.93/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	337.54/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	224	497.54/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	333.09/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	308.20/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,914	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	320.77/cwt	312.00–326.00	2,191	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	314.67/cwt	312.00–316.00	2,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	421.68/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,788	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	319.87/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	359.78/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,910	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	325.73/cwt	324.00–326.50	2,388	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	436.01/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,618	15

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 Dec 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,107Last week 1,224Year ago 1,461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 81Year ago 385

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 37Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	440.00–465.00	447.98
6	450–500	480	420.00–440.00	434.18
2	550–600	580	385.00–390.00	387.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	400.00–420.00	411.31
5	450–500	466	385.00–400.00	395.80
7	500–550	528	380.00–405.00	392.02
8	550–600	588	360.00–395.00	367.36
3	600–650	618	350.00–355.00	351.63
3	650–700	678	330.00–350.00	340.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	350.00–360.00	356.83
4	550–600	580	345.00–355.00	350.13
2	600–650	625	335.00–340.00	337.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	540.00–565.00	548.00
3	300–350	337	510.00–530.00	519.85
10	350–400	376	485.00–500.00	491.94
10	400–450	419	460.00–480.00	468.87
9	450–500	475	445.00–455.00	448.93
4	500–550	533	425.00–435.00	430.07
7	550–600	553	405.00–406.00	405.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
8	250–300	280	515.00–530.00	523.33
7	300–350	338	455.00–500.00	482.15
12	350–400	375	440.00–460.00	450.87
12	400–450	425	435.00–451.00	445.40
11	450–500	482	424.00–440.00	428.58
8	500–550	526	400.00–420.00	409.75
10	550–600	581	380.00–400.00	386.42
3	600–650	623	360.00–370.00	366.63
5	650–700	666	350.00–360.00	352.97
4	800–850	808	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	375.00–385.00	380.05
3	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
10	600–650	635	348.00–355.00	350.50
9	650–700	680	330.00–342.00	334.21
6	700–750	723	318.00–324.00	322.34
7	750–800	786	310.00–316.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	650–700	664	339.00	339.00
176	700–750	733	324.00–326.50	325.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	440.00–455.00	447.42
15	350–400	371	430.00–450.00	436.01
18	400–450	424	420.00–435.00	421.68
3	450–500	460	405.00–415.00	410.00
2	750–800	775	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	490.00–500.00	497.54
7	300–350	336	425.00–435.00	429.14
14	350–400	383	400.00–425.00	408.75
19	400–450	433	385.00–410.00	397.86
13	450–500	479	360.00–380.00	371.55
20	500–550	531	350.00–370.00	359.78
18	550–600	585	337.00–355.00	344.44
9	600–650	625	322.00–335.00	333.09
12	650–700	683	312.00–326.00	320.77
3	700–750	723	312.00–316.00	314.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	487	340.00–350.00	347.57
3	500–550	537	330.00–340.00	333.29
2	550–600	580	315.00–325.00	319.87
11	600–650	621	300.00–316.00	308.20
2	650–700	673	290.00–298.00	293.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,163	153.00–158.00	156.69
4	—	1,148	168.00–170.00	169.19
15	—	1,214	160.00–165.00	162.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	995	139.00–144.00	140.90
3	—	1,055	147.00–151.00	149.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,341	166.00–171.00	168.06
17	—	1,447	159.00–165.00	162.38
3	—	1,277	174.00–177.00	175.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,365	175.00–179.00	176.86
4	—	1,558	185.00–195.00	189.81
6	—	1,745	203.00–207.00	204.65

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)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400.00

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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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