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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold up to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.17/cwt on 21 head, down $8.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −1.15 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$391.17

▼ 8.37 vs prior sale

21 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$35.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.24

vs AL average

−29.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	415.00	2,179	2thin
Medium and Large 2	537	395.39	2,123	11thin
Medium and Large 3	524	379.42	1,988	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.58/cwt here — about $191 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 sale21 hd

391.17

—

AL average16 barns · 395 hd

394.41

−3.24

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−29.79

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−1.15

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	—	Low	1,585	198.95	3,152	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	177.50	2,641	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	168.59	2,040	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	152.52	1,552	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,730	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	600.00/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	532.40/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	508.83/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	442.80/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	448.39/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,919	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	615.05/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	470.52/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,216	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	568.35/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	527.79/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,043	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	368.51/cwt	367.00–370.00	2,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	346.30/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	558.88/cwt	545.00–565.00	2,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	547.40/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	403.20/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	492.65/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	398.30/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	428.14/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	570.00/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	499.87/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	632.36/cwt	630.00–635.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	500.87/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,329	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	440.76/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,305	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	388.66/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	413.32/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	423.83/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,217	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	490.05/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,401	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	170.39/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,707	7
Bulls	—	—	1,490	185.87/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,769	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	148.60/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,516	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	156.44/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,588	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	186.09/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,568	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	177.21/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,617	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	173.54/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,105	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	166.94/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,018	6
Bulls	—	—	1,583	192.26/cwt	191.00–196.00	3,043	8
Bulls	—	—	1,607	207.80/cwt	206.00–211.00	3,339	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,730.00/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,730	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	489.29/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,854	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	448.61/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,122	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	399.94/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,088	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	363.26/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	493.15/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,096	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	395.39/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,123	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	473.62/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	497.39/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,617	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	379.42/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,988	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	535.57/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	599.55/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	475.97/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	472.79/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,009	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	401.07/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,917	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	413.35/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	341.96/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,284	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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 761Last week 682Year ago 928

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 91Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 53Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold up to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	630.00–635.00	632.36
6	250–300	278	590.00–610.00	600.00
10	300–350	324	560.00–600.00	568.35
8	350–400	369	545.00–565.00	558.88
4	400–450	418	520.00–550.00	532.40
5	450–500	465	490.00–520.00	500.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	610.00–620.00	615.05
4	250–300	270	565.00–580.00	570.00
8	300–350	334	540.00–560.00	547.40
19	350–400	387	515.00–540.00	527.79
6	400–450	433	490.00–515.00	499.87
8	450–500	471	460.00–485.00	470.52
6	500–550	523	435.00–445.00	440.76
3	550–600	578	400.00–410.00	403.20
3	600–650	632	395.00–400.00	398.30
2	650–700	680	367.00–370.00	368.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	485.00–500.00	492.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	580.00–620.00	599.55
8	250–300	275	530.00–550.00	535.57
16	300–350	325	490.00–525.00	497.39
21	350–400	379	485.00–495.00	489.29
11	400–450	425	460.00–480.00	472.79
2	500–550	525	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	500.00–520.00	508.83
4	300–350	316	470.00–485.00	473.62
5	350–400	392	465.00–480.00	475.97
11	400–450	428	430.00–460.00	448.39
5	450–500	469	420.00–440.00	428.14
11	500–550	537	390.00–405.00	395.39
3	650–700	668	338.00–346.00	341.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	430.00–455.00	442.80
7	400–450	424	405.00–420.00	413.35
14	450–500	478	390.00–410.00	401.07
8	500–550	524	375.00–385.00	379.42
4	600–650	613	345.00–350.00	346.30
2	650–700	665	325.00–330.00	327.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	425	480.00–505.00	493.15
7	450–500	473	430.00–460.00	448.61
8	500–550	523	415.00–430.00	423.83
4	600–650	623	380.00–395.00	388.66
2	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	410.00–415.00	413.32
6	500–550	522	395.00–410.00	399.94
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	618	360.00–370.00	363.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	485.00–495.00	490.05
2	500–550	538	440.00–450.00	444.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,589	168.00–173.00	170.39
6	—	1,380	184.00–188.00	186.09
6	—	1,477	175.00–181.00	177.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	146.00–151.00	148.60
3	—	1,015	154.00–160.00	156.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	173.00–174.00	173.54
6	—	1,209	166.00–169.00	166.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	185.00–187.00	185.87
8	—	1,583	191.00–196.00	192.26
9	—	1,607	206.00–211.00	207.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350.00

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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