Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $404.28/cwt on 54 head, up $21.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +11.96 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$404.28

▲ 21.09 vs prior sale

54 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.35

vs AL average

−20.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	414.91	2,234	32
Medium and Large 2	549	388.82	2,136	22

One grade step is worth $26.09/cwt here — about $98 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 sale54 hd

404.28

—

AL average16 barns · 358 hd

396.93

+7.35

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−20.91

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

+11.96

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	1,579	200.26	3,162	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,331	179.65	2,390	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	170.61	2,032	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	158.86	1,648	8thin

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)	—	$3,084	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,010	43
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,775	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,100	6

Every lot, as filed

81 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	450–500	475	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	498	400.84/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,996	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	456.19/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	396.09/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,095	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	741	325.55/cwt	324.00–328.00	2,412	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	378.31/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,190	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	518.19/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	525.60/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,176	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	369.57/cwt	360.00–371.00	2,454	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	458.92/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,950	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	544.79/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	609.78/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,770	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	386.22/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	524.81/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,057	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	349.61/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,664	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	584.70/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,906	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	418.66/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,555	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	453.21/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	649.77/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	547.38/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,828	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	483.33/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,262	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	547	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,686	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,651	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	508.61/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,090	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	544.01/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,067	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	346.01/cwt	344.00–350.00	2,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	484.81/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,332	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	407.52/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	340.85/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	475.29/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,077	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	504.61/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,170	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	171.01/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,322	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	186.58/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,478	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	178.51/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,353	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	160.87/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,684	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	171.35/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,073	13
Bulls	—	—	1,613	197.46/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,185	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	161.11/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,883	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	180.07/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,105	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	152.81/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	204.45/cwt	204.00–205.00	3,124	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,010.47/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,010	43
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,775.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,775	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,217.39/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,217	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,450.00/head	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,100.00/head	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,100	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	727	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	331.98/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	471.23/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	391.45/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,454	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	412.02/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,381	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	431.87/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	507.88/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,696	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	471.97/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,058	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	377.37/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	323.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	444.04/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,291	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	461.04/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,176	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	416.57/cwt	415.00–417.00	2,233	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	431.75/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,090	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	483.16/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,575	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	329.99/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,020	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	368.40/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,306	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	472.38/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,809	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	316.49/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	405.89/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	499.85/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	352.02/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,242	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	2

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,129Last week 665Year ago 802

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 157Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 230Last week 40Year ago 63

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

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	220	640.00–660.00	649.77
2	250–300	275	630.00	630.00
11	300–350	326	570.00–600.00	584.70
19	350–400	380	540.00–550.00	544.01
7	400–450	414	520.00–530.00	525.60
2	450–500	475	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	505	475.00	475.00
21	600–650	618	429.00	429.00
18	650–700	655	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	435.00	435.00
4	600–650	620	380.00–395.00	386.22
4	650–700	683	352.00	352.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	600.00–620.00	609.78
22	300–350	334	530.00–550.00	547.38
21	350–400	392	510.00–540.00	524.81
7	400–450	411	505.00–515.00	508.61
12	450–500	468	480.00–490.00	483.33
3	500–550	525	450.00–460.00	453.21
4	550–600	579	415.00–430.00	418.66
24	650–700	664	360.00–371.00	369.57
13	750–800	762	345.00–350.00	349.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	547	491.00	491.00
13	550–600	563	492.00	492.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	433	400.00–410.00	405.89
16	450–500	498	390.00–402.00	400.84
7	600–650	612	325.00–335.00	329.99
2	650–700	690	315.00–318.00	316.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	530.00–570.00	544.79
11	300–350	334	500.00–520.00	507.88
5	350–400	372	490.00–515.00	499.85
7	400–450	436	465.00–490.00	471.97
4	450–500	468	450.00–465.00	456.19
30	500–550	536	415.00–417.00	416.57
2	550–600	575	390.00	390.00
42	600–650	626	364.00–370.00	368.40
5	650–700	671	364.00	364.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	510.00–525.00	518.19
16	300–350	326	475.00–500.00	483.16
27	350–400	383	465.00–485.00	472.38
15	400–450	425	440.00–465.00	458.92
17	450–500	484	420.00–450.00	431.75
13	500–550	529	385.00–400.00	396.09
9	550–600	579	375.00–380.00	378.31
23	600–650	637	340.00–356.00	352.02
11	700–750	741	324.00–328.00	325.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	425.00–440.00	431.87
4	500–550	524	400.00–420.00	407.52
3	550–600	575	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	677	344.00–350.00	346.01
3	700–750	727	320.00–330.00	324.98
3	750–800	785	320.00–325.00	323.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	430	495.00–510.00	504.61
9	450–500	481	475.00–500.00	484.81
4	500–550	523	470.00–475.00	471.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	437	460.00–490.00	475.29
9	450–500	472	450.00–470.00	461.04
10	500–550	516	440.00–455.00	444.04
7	550–600	578	400.00–420.00	412.02
20	600–650	627	380.00–405.00	391.45
4	650–700	660	360.00–390.00	377.37
6	700–750	728	340.00–345.00	340.85
4	750–800	773	330.00–338.00	331.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,358	169.00–173.00	171.01
14	—	1,328	183.00–189.00	186.58
17	—	1,318	176.00–182.00	178.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,047	159.00–165.00	160.87
2	—	1,008	151.00–155.00	152.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,210	168.00–175.00	171.35
6	—	1,169	160.00–167.00	161.11
5	—	1,169	177.00–182.00	180.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	194.00–200.00	197.46
2	—	1,528	204.00–205.00	204.45

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	—	—	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,010.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,217.39
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700.00

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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