Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher with bull up to 225. Replacement cows sold steady. Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.54/cwt on 48 head, down $6.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +7.22 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$399.54

▼ 6.43 vs prior sale

48 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$53.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs AL average

−30.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	425.98	2,290	10thin
Medium and Large 2	553	398.90	2,208	29
Medium and Large 3	544	372.24	2,027	9thin

One grade step is worth $53.74/cwt here — about $263 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 sale48 hd

399.54

—

AL average15 barns · 427 hd

402.34

−2.80

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−30.87

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

+7.22

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	1,855	205.01	3,803	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,334	175.80	2,344	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	166.93	2,068	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	151.88	1,529	9thin

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)	—	$2,861	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,657	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,900	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,836	14

Every lot, as filed

69 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	550–600	570	412.48/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	624.27/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,004	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	390.63/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	462.68/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,990	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	366.59/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,266	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	627.74/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	353.40/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	496.57/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	487.26/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	543.77/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,968	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	387.22/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,227	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	352.43/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	388.09/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	415.44/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,173	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	568.83/cwt	545.00–590.00	1,940	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	426.47/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	589.72/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	404.87/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	319.32/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	567.96/cwt	555.00–600.00	2,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	533.25/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	412.44/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	508.96/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,204	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	512.53/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	670.19/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	472.45/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	616.63/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	498.47/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,168	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	399.96/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,472	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	443.72/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,378	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	524.68/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,240	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	502.74/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,343	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	143.22/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,501	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,549	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	151.90/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,530	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	202.78/cwt	197.00–207.00	3,620	12
Bulls	—	—	2,066	211.71/cwt	210.00–215.00	4,374	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	163.13/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,000	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	177.71/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,115	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	168.68/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,173	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	171.37/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,310	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,218	186.62/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,273	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	178.77/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,474	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	—	2,836.00/head	2,836.00–2,836.00	2,836	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,657.14/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,657	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,971.43/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	2,971	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	432.56/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	342.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	374.37/cwt	370.00–388.00	2,355	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	366.65/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	418.01/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,404	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	465.96/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	347.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,190	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	482.92/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	289	548.74/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	493.41/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,097	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	472.10/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,276	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	434.98/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	493.05/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,874	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	511.03/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,942	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	464.48/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,192	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	547.17/cwt	535.00–560.00	1,756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	518.46/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	431.36/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,066	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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 1,193Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 0Year ago 215

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 0Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	620.00–650.00	627.74
4	250–300	273	580.00–620.00	589.72
9	300–350	321	535.00–560.00	547.17
9	350–400	380	505.00–525.00	511.03
10	400–450	425	480.00–500.00	493.41
12	450–500	472	455.00–475.00	464.48
6	500–550	516	425.00–450.00	434.98
4	550–600	570	410.00–415.00	412.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	540.00–555.00	548.74
6	300–350	333	515.00–530.00	518.46
13	350–400	380	480.00–500.00	493.05
7	400–450	430	450.00–475.00	462.68
10	450–500	479	420.00–445.00	431.36
12	500–550	523	405.00–425.00	415.44
17	550–600	575	370.00–405.00	387.22
6	600–650	618	355.00–375.00	366.59
2	650–700	670	345.00–350.00	347.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	470.00–490.00	482.92
4	450–500	480	400.00–415.00	404.87
5	500–550	524	380.00–400.00	388.09
4	550–600	570	345.00–360.00	352.43
7	600–650	631	340.00–350.00	347.08
2	650–700	678	325.00–330.00	327.49
3	700–750	710	318.00–320.00	319.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	650.00–690.00	670.19
9	300–350	321	620.00–640.00	624.27
6	350–400	377	555.00–600.00	567.96
3	400–450	420	530.00–540.00	533.25
2	450–500	465	510.00–515.00	512.53
2	500–550	515	475.00–500.00	487.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	277	600.00–630.00	616.63
11	300–350	341	545.00–590.00	568.83
8	350–400	362	530.00–550.00	543.77
6	400–450	433	500.00–525.00	508.96
3	450–500	467	485.00–505.00	496.57
3	550–600	577	420.00–440.00	426.47
2	600–650	635	405.00–420.00	412.44
7	650–700	673	380.00–400.00	390.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	470.00–475.00	472.45
3	650–700	682	350.00–360.00	353.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	435	485.00–505.00	498.47
22	450–500	482	450.00–490.00	472.10
8	500–550	536	435.00–450.00	443.72
8	550–600	575	410.00–425.00	418.01
9	600–650	618	390.00–405.00	399.96
3	650–700	662	360.00–370.00	366.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	515.00–540.00	524.68
7	450–500	466	495.00–510.00	502.74
5	500–550	525	465.00–470.00	465.96
2	550–600	575	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	430.00–435.00	432.56
4	600–650	629	370.00–388.00	374.37
4	650–700	683	340.00–350.00	342.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	140.00–146.00	143.22
2	—	965	160.00–161.00	160.51
5	—	1,007	149.00–155.00	151.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,226	160.00–166.00	163.13
4	—	1,190	176.00–179.00	177.71
8	—	1,288	167.00–173.00	168.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,348	169.00–176.00	171.37
3	—	1,218	184.00–190.00	186.62
4	—	1,384	177.00–181.00	178.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,785	197.00–207.00	202.78
4	—	2,066	210.00–215.00	211.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	2,836.00	2,836.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,657.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,800.00–3,300.00	2,971.43
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00

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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