Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher with slaughter bulls up to 221 cwt. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.71/cwt on 25 head, up $28.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +11.39 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$403.71

▲ 28.48 vs prior sale

25 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$38.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.37

vs AL average

−27.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	415.52	2,279	9thin
Medium and Large 2	555	399.86	2,218	14thin
Medium and Large 3	525	377.52	1,982	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.00/cwt here — about $297 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 sale25 hd

403.71

—

AL average11 barns · 204 hd

385.34

+18.37

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−27.83

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

+11.39

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	1,633	194.51	3,176	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	180.09	2,396	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	176.28	2,279	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	150.14	1,478	12

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)	—	$2,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	300–350	325	538.91/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,832	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	436.17/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	606.99/cwt	595.00–630.00	1,973	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	431.40/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	538.11/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	399.00/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,282	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	505.48/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,189	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	378.19/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,564	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	417.76/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,452	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	474.97/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	454.81/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	489.97/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	564.17/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,059	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	414.94/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,216	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	436.20/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	388.55/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,215	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	354.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	390.02/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	595.20/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	550.42/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	579.73/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	333.35/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	483.22/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,831	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	168.66/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,021	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	186.07/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,456	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	175.47/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,313	8
Bulls	—	—	1,804	205.69/cwt	202.00–210.00	3,711	5
Bulls	—	—	1,561	191.84/cwt	188.00–200.00	2,995	5
Bulls	—	—	1,467	180.33/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,645	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	377.52/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,982	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	147.61/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,467	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	157.73/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,506	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	180.83/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,571	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	175.64/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,220	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	200.53/cwt	200.00–201.00	2,874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	497.49/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	465.07/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,018	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	387.09/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	511.55/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,698	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	461.35/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	416.59/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	532.64/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	635.27/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	501.09/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	464.94/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,190	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	446.65/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	511.59/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,918	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	578.27/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,579	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	634.41/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	454.96/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	588.47/cwt	575.00–600.00	2,242	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	478.44/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,000	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	433.29/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	328.47/cwt	326.00–331.00	2,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	325.56/cwt	324.00–327.00	2,559	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	734.56/cwt	730.00–740.00	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	431.65/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,232	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 Feb 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 136Year ago 1,400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 44Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher with slaughter bulls up to 221 cwt. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	630.00–640.00	635.27
11	250–300	273	570.00–595.00	578.27
5	300–350	325	530.00–550.00	538.91
12	350–400	375	500.00–530.00	511.59
7	400–450	418	470.00–490.00	478.44
5	450–500	471	455.00–470.00	464.94
4	500–550	519	430.00–440.00	436.17
5	550–600	572	395.00–405.00	399.00
6	700–750	733	326.00–331.00	328.47
36	750–800	786	324.00–327.00	325.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	530.00–570.00	550.42
7	250–300	276	520.00–560.00	538.11
12	300–350	332	500.00–520.00	511.55
20	350–400	379	470.00–495.00	483.22
5	400–450	434	455.00–470.00	465.07
4	450–500	483	420.00–440.00	431.40
6	500–550	534	400.00–425.00	414.94
8	550–600	570	375.00–395.00	388.55
5	600–650	617	350.00–370.00	354.05
3	650–700	683	325.00–335.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	450.00–475.00	461.35
2	500–550	525	375.00–380.00	377.52
3	600–650	622	330.00–340.00	333.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	750–800	791	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	730.00–740.00	734.56
7	250–300	286	620.00–660.00	634.41
11	300–350	325	595.00–630.00	606.99
9	350–400	381	575.00–600.00	588.47
2	500–550	508	495.00–500.00	497.49
2	550–600	560	450.00–460.00	454.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	278	580.00–610.00	595.20
6	300–350	334	550.00–590.00	579.73
10	350–400	365	530.00–580.00	564.17
2	450–500	473	485.00–495.00	489.97
3	500–550	515	445.00–460.00	454.81
4	550–600	588	435.00–440.00	436.20
2	650–700	668	385.00–395.00	390.02
9	750–800	753	354.00	354.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	433	490.00–520.00	505.48
5	450–500	480	465.00–485.00	474.97
3	500–550	517	425.00–435.00	431.65
7	550–600	587	415.00–430.00	417.76
5	600–650	637	380.00–395.00	387.09
8	650–700	678	370.00–385.00	378.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	429	520.00–555.00	532.64
5	450–500	471	495.00–505.00	501.09
3	500–550	532	445.00–450.00	446.65
3	550–600	562	430.00–435.00	433.29
3	600–650	620	410.00–425.00	416.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	168.00–169.00	168.66
3	—	1,320	181.00–189.00	186.07
8	—	1,318	173.00–178.00	175.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	994	145.00–151.00	147.61
3	—	955	157.00–159.00	157.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,422	180.00–181.00	180.83
10	—	1,264	173.00–178.00	175.64
2	—	1,433	200.00–201.00	200.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,804	202.00–210.00	205.69
5	—	1,561	188.00–200.00	191.84
3	—	1,467	180.00–181.00	180.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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