Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter and replacement cows were not covered. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.97/cwt on 20 head, down $3.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +13.65 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$405.97

▼ 3.00 vs prior sale

20 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$46.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.33

vs AL average

−23.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	428.91	2,290	5thin
Medium and Large 2	548	408.85	2,240	9thin
Medium and Large 3	546	382.53	2,090	6thin

One grade step is worth $46.38/cwt here — about $200 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 sale20 hd

405.97

—

AL average16 barns · 394 hd

399.64

+6.33

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−23.20

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

+13.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

54 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	350–400	380	493.10/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	337.19/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	417.99/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	387.51/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	430.02/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	544.99/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,311	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	585.45/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,242	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	369.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	487.50/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,062	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	453.74/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	578.68/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	634.64/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	610.43/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	530.11/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,046	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	514.25/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,216	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	422.46/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	441.01/cwt	440.00–442.00	2,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	690.11/cwt	680.00–700.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	607.79/cwt	595.00–620.00	1,994	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	597.42/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	493.92/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,292	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	364.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	390.90/cwt	387.00–395.00	2,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	521.23/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,205	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	491.39/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,310	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	421.70/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	471.31/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,272	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	390.03/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	425.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	372.55/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	428.91/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,290	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	486.04/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,051	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	333.33/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	343.49/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	428.29/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,244	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	417.44/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,363	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	396.37/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	351.34/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,213	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	533.59/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	464.95/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,181	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	523.98/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,954	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	330.23/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	397.43/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	498.66/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	412.59/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	397.54/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	555.06/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	462.85/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,972	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	442.45/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,146	10

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 17, 2026

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

Receipts 1,193Last week 1,320Year ago 454

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter and replacement cows were not covered. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	336	490.00–515.00	498.66
9	350–400	380	480.00–500.00	493.10
12	400–450	426	450.00–475.00	462.85
10	450–500	485	440.00–445.00	442.45
5	500–550	530	405.00–425.00	417.99
4	550–600	570	390.00–405.00	397.43
7	600–650	630	342.00–360.00	351.34
5	650–700	673	335.00–340.00	337.19
4	700–750	713	325.00–332.00	330.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	550.00–560.00	555.06
8	300–350	324	525.00–550.00	533.59
7	350–400	373	510.00–540.00	523.98
12	400–450	423	475.00–500.00	487.50
7	450–500	469	455.00–470.00	464.95
5	500–550	534	425.00–435.00	428.91
2	600–650	625	365.00–375.00	369.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	405.00–420.00	412.59
4	450–500	470	390.00–410.00	396.37
4	500–550	523	395.00–400.00	397.54
2	550–600	593	350.00–355.00	352.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	600.00–620.00	610.43
6	250–300	267	585.00–600.00	597.42
4	300–350	326	570.00–585.00	578.68
11	350–400	386	520.00–550.00	530.11
8	400–450	431	500.00–520.00	514.25
5	450–500	464	490.00–500.00	493.92
4	500–550	541	450.00–455.00	453.74
2	550–600	583	425.00–435.00	430.02
2	650–700	663	385.00–390.00	387.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	680.00–700.00	690.11
4	250–300	261	620.00–640.00	634.64
16	300–350	328	595.00–620.00	607.79
8	350–400	383	560.00–600.00	585.45
8	400–450	424	530.00–550.00	544.99
2	550–600	583	440.00–442.00	441.01
2	600–650	630	420.00–425.00	422.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	422	460.00–500.00	486.04
8	450–500	482	450.00–480.00	471.31
14	500–550	524	420.00–445.00	428.29
8	550–600	566	410.00–420.00	417.44
2	600–650	630	387.00–395.00	390.90
2	650–700	673	360.00–370.00	364.98
2	700–750	730	342.00–345.00	343.49
3	750–800	775	330.00–335.00	333.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	423	505.00–535.00	521.23
11	450–500	470	485.00–500.00	491.39
2	500–550	535	445.00–450.00	447.48
3	550–600	570	420.00–425.00	421.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	420.00–430.00	425.04
2	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	588	385.00–395.00	390.03
2	600–650	623	370.00–375.00	372.55
2	650–700	675	345.00	345.00

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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