Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.61/cwt on 12 head, up $4.94 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 27 comparable sales and sits −4.39 against this barn's trailing median of $428.99.

Average price

$424.61

▲ 4.94 vs prior sale

12 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$30.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.80

vs AL average

−40.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	440.03	2,403	6thin
Medium and Large 2	559	409.19	2,287	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.84/cwt here — about $115 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

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.04, low $360.12, median $428.99 across 27 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 sale12 hd

424.61

—

AL average11 barns · 167 hd

407.81

+16.80

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−40.72

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.99

−4.39

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	1,791	189.36	3,392	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,463	165.06	2,415	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	154.81	1,907	17

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)	—	$2,307	7

Every lot, as filed

75 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	200–250	238	509.66/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	369.99/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	489.82/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	398.76/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	328.14/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,333	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	441.58/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	439.91/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	383.44/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,036	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	430.05/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	396.70/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	425.83/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	598.53/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,359	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	424.02/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	352.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	525.27/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,519	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	481.37/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	519.91/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	359.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,104	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	412.14/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	505.78/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,927	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	368.48/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	439.88/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	383.42/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	360.12/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	503.47/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,364	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	411.50/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,963	15
Bulls	—	—	1,661	202.72/cwt	199.00–205.00	3,367	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	156.63/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,315	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	157.44/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,948	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	149.99/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,834	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	174.21/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,326	3
Bulls	—	—	2,102	187.83/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,948	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,066.67/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,487.50/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	323.40/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	452.43/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	339.74/cwt	335.00–344.00	2,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	472.22/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,596	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	166.29/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,476	12
Bulls	—	—	1,283	170.64/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	488.11/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,065	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	432.68/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,293	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	460.08/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	533.95/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,997	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	315.07/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	343.41/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	568.60/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	452.99/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,111	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	380.85/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,178	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	343.35/cwt	343.00–344.00	2,688	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	478.89/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,796	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,433	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	367.47/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	440.24/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,038	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	518.50/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,250	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	602.80/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,664	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	460.61/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,990	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	467.97/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,274	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	343.32/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	410.10/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	564.40/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,863	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	419.97/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	376.64/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	359.46/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,426	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,591	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	522.44/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	2

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 Jan 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 799Last week 1,067Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	238	500.00–530.00	509.66
7	250–300	271	500.00–515.00	503.47
4	300–350	343	465.00–490.00	481.37
9	350–400	366	425.00–450.00	439.88
6	400–450	408	400.00–435.00	425.83
15	450–500	477	400.00–425.00	411.50
7	500–550	531	375.00–395.00	383.44
3	550–600	585	360.00–375.00	368.48
7	600–650	625	350.00–360.00	352.09
45	700–750	711	327.00–330.00	328.14
3	750–800	777	318.00	318.00
7	800–850	832	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	380.00–390.00	383.42
3	500–550	535	345.00–370.00	360.12
3	550–600	582	340.00–350.00	343.41
4	600–650	613	335.00–344.00	339.74
2	650–700	670	310.00–320.00	315.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	550.00–600.00	568.60
2	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
4	300–350	323	515.00–530.00	522.44
16	350–400	375	460.00–500.00	478.89
12	400–450	432	440.00–480.00	460.61
13	450–500	463	430.00–470.00	440.24
2	500–550	520	405.00–415.00	410.10
6	550–600	572	380.00–385.00	380.85
2	600–650	625	365.00	365.00
19	750–800	751	324.00	324.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	425.00–455.00	441.58
5	450–500	484	410.00–435.00	424.02
4	500–550	525	400.00–425.00	412.14
3	550–600	585	395.00–400.00	396.70
5	600–650	630	365.00–375.00	369.99
3	650–700	675	335.00–350.00	343.32
2	750–800	775	325.00–330.00	327.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
6	550–600	586	350.00–370.00	359.00
2	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	682	320.00–330.00	323.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	423	475.00–500.00	488.11
10	450–500	466	445.00–465.00	452.99
9	500–550	530	430.00–440.00	432.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	227	585.00–600.00	598.53
4	250–300	275	520.00–540.00	525.27
9	300–350	326	500.00–530.00	519.91
12	350–400	381	495.00–520.00	505.78
4	400–450	425	480.00–495.00	489.82
5	450–500	468	430.00–450.00	439.91
2	500–550	525	425.00–435.00	430.05
4	550–600	576	390.00–405.00	398.76
3	600–650	630	375.00–380.00	376.64
11	650–700	675	357.00–360.00	359.46
9	700–750	728	346.00	346.00
14	750–800	762	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	460.00–485.00	472.22
2	350–400	380	450.00–455.00	452.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	276	590.00–630.00	602.80
14	300–350	330	550.00–590.00	564.40
19	350–400	374	520.00–540.00	533.95
15	400–450	434	510.00–530.00	518.50
8	450–500	486	455.00–485.00	467.97
3	500–550	520	455.00–465.00	460.08
3	550–600	572	415.00–425.00	419.97
2	600–650	625	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	663	365.00–370.00	367.47
57	750–800	783	343.00–344.00	343.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,661	199.00–205.00	202.72
7	—	2,102	185.00–191.00	187.83
3	—	1,283	167.00–175.00	170.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,478	154.00–161.00	156.63
3	—	1,335	172.00–176.00	174.21
12	—	1,489	163.00–170.00	166.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,237	155.00–161.00	157.44
6	—	1,223	146.00–152.00	149.99

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)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,066.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,487.50

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

Steers · 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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