Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All classes of cattle were lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.32/cwt on 9 head, down $5.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −23.00 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$369.32

▼ 5.90 vs prior sale

9 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.06

vs AL average

−68.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	369.32	2,046	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale9 hd

369.32

—

AL average9 barns · 138 hd

373.38

−4.06

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−68.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−23.00

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	—	Average	1,627	190.57	3,101	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	168.47	2,068	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	155.57	1,522	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	3thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	500–550	515	432.45/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	388.41/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	414.91/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	367.52/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	423.59/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	470.06/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	492.78/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	363.17/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	362.84/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	490.70/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	446.00/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	497.43/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	469.74/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	425.02/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	518.73/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	442.03/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	401.58/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	377.43/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	420.14/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,844	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,627	190.57/cwt	189.00–192.00	3,101	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	167.54/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,133	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	175.27/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,028	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	158.99/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,992	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	158.77/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,646	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	152.37/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,402	3

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 799Year ago 1,236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 72Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 33Year ago 0

All classes of cattle were lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	430.00–435.00	432.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	420.00–435.00	423.59
4	500–550	535	410.00–420.00	414.91
3	550–600	582	385.00–395.00	388.41
2	600–650	630	365.00–370.00	367.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	495.00–500.00	497.43
2	400–450	433	460.00–480.00	470.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	485.00–500.00	492.78
2	350–400	380	460.00–480.00	469.74
5	400–450	434	440.00–455.00	446.00
3	500–550	525	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	625	395.00	395.00
3	650–700	678	350.00–370.00	363.17
2	700–750	713	340.00–345.00	342.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	470.00–500.00	490.70
4	400–450	439	410.00–425.00	420.14
3	450–500	485	390.00–410.00	401.58
4	500–550	530	370.00–380.00	377.43
5	550–600	573	350.00–375.00	362.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	510.00–535.00	518.73
5	400–450	423	435.00–450.00	442.03
3	450–500	470	420.00–430.00	425.02

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	189.00–192.00	190.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	165.00–171.00	167.54
5	—	1,157	172.00–178.00	175.27
3	—	1,253	157.00–161.00	158.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	157.00–161.00	158.77
3	—	920	151.00–154.00	152.37

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle