Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $443.46/cwt on 70 head, down $37.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 27 comparable sales and sits +14.47 against this barn's trailing median of $428.99.

Average price

$443.46

▼ 37.58 vs prior sale

70 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

vs AL average

−39.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	455.22	2,566	23
Medium and Large 2	572	437.71	2,506	47

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $60 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

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.04, low $360.12, median $428.99 across 27 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 sale70 hd

443.46

—

AL average14 barns · 185 hd

445.25

−1.79

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−39.72

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.99

+14.47

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	1,645	196.16	3,226	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	174.42	2,390	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	166.63	1,992	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	157.88	1,637	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,888	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,717	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,569	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,379	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,975	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,217	12

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2	550–600	586	431.58/cwt	422.00–435.00	2,529	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	564.52/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	473.18/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,006	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	435.94/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,276	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	454.20/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,126	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	392.20/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	535.59/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,505	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	517.12/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,198	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	462.63/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,781	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	385.16/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,419	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	482.94/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,115	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	539.67/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,072	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	570.79/cwt	560.00–576.00	1,866	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	407.91/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,203	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	456.92/cwt	456.00–470.00	2,266	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	377.99/cwt	374.00–390.00	2,223	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	455.08/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,989	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	333.72/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,219	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	407.41/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,167	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	502.06/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	377.33/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	457.78/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,417	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	347.98/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	439.87/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	457.92/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	361.11/cwt	359.00–370.00	2,654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	432.05/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,031	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	328.62/cwt	327.00–332.00	2,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	591.34/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,668	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	163.58/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,005	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	157.88/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,637	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	176.46/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,455	13
Bulls	—	—	1,473	184.25/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,714	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	211.22/cwt	206.00–216.00	4,087	3
Bulls	—	—	1,539	191.89/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,953	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,887.50/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,888	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,716.67/head	3,550.00–3,900.00	3,717	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,216.67/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,217	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,975.00/head	3,750.00–4,200.00	3,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,568.75/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,569	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,378.57/head	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,379	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	385.46/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	494	402.48/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,988	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	177.03/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,142	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	169.75/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,918	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,251	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	183.65/cwt	183.00–184.00	2,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	450.52/cwt	450.00–452.00	2,577	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	489.46/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,349	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	459.61/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	490.09/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	374.92/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	385.95/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,266	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	538	460.21/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	477.84/cwt	450.00–520.00	2,499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	595.75/cwt	585.00–610.00	1,906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	531.47/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	558.85/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	493.85/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,852	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	655.21/cwt	640.00–670.00	1,540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	623.80/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	539.07/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,243	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	399.23/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,304	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	487.55/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,330	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	530.86/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,203	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	378.37/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	454.79/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	477.52/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	571.93/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,105	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	591.36/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	427.35/cwt	416.00–433.00	2,231	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	412.80/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,332	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 Mar 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,089Last week 1,129Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 101Year ago 244

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 230Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
7	250–300	282	580.00–600.00	591.34
28	300–350	327	560.00–576.00	570.79
36	350–400	384	530.00–560.00	539.67
9	400–450	425	500.00–525.00	517.12
15	450–500	496	456.00–470.00	456.92
11	500–550	528	445.00–465.00	457.78
36	550–600	586	422.00–435.00	431.58
9	600–650	636	390.00–410.00	392.20
3	650–700	673	375.00–380.00	377.33
5	700–750	735	359.00–370.00	361.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	640.00–670.00	655.21
3	250–300	277	610.00–640.00	623.80
10	300–350	320	585.00–610.00	595.75
12	350–400	368	565.00–590.00	571.93
6	400–450	416	535.00–545.00	539.07
19	450–500	480	485.00–500.00	489.46
4	500–550	524	470.00–480.00	477.52
19	550–600	572	450.00–452.00	450.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	450.00–470.00	459.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	550.00–580.00	564.52
14	250–300	281	525.00–540.00	535.59
9	300–350	334	490.00–520.00	502.06
11	350–400	385	450.00–475.00	462.63
19	400–450	437	440.00–465.00	455.08
40	450–500	470	420.00–440.00	432.05
18	500–550	540	395.00–415.00	407.91
19	550–600	588	374.00–390.00	377.99
2	650–700	663	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	237	580.00–610.00	591.36
10	250–300	270	550.00–570.00	558.85
7	300–350	311	520.00–540.00	531.47
9	350–400	375	480.00–520.00	493.85
12	400–450	424	465.00–495.00	473.18
3	450–500	475	450.00–465.00	454.79
21	500–550	522	416.00–433.00	427.35
7	550–600	577	395.00–405.00	399.23
3	600–650	618	375.00–380.00	378.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	480.00–500.00	490.09
3	300–350	337	450.00–475.00	457.92
4	350–400	375	430.00–445.00	439.87
4	450–500	494	400.00–410.00	402.48
9	500–550	519	380.00–390.00	385.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	445.00–475.00	460.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	438	460.00–500.00	482.94
15	450–500	468	440.00–470.00	454.20
19	500–550	522	420.00–445.00	435.94
10	550–600	565	400.00–416.00	412.80
11	600–650	628	380.00–400.00	385.16
2	700–750	733	346.00–350.00	347.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	532	395.00–415.00	407.41
5	550–600	587	380.00–390.00	385.95
4	600–650	615	370.00–380.00	374.92
11	650–700	665	330.00–350.00	333.72
3	700–750	735	327.00–332.00	328.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	415	525.00–540.00	530.86
15	450–500	478	480.00–500.00	487.55
5	500–550	523	450.00–520.00	477.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,226	161.00–166.00	163.58
2	—	1,210	176.00–178.00	177.03
7	—	1,130	169.00–171.00	169.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,037	155.00–161.00	157.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,391	174.00–179.00	176.46
10	—	1,332	168.00–170.00	169.01
3	—	1,410	183.00–184.00	183.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	183.00–185.00	184.25
3	—	1,935	206.00–216.00	211.22
5	—	1,539	190.00–195.00	191.89

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,887.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	3,550.00–3,900.00	3,716.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,568.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,378.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,750.00–4,200.00	3,975.00

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

Steers · 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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