Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $414.64/cwt on 63 head, up $12.73 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 32 of 31 comparable sales and sits +22.32 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$414.64

▲ 12.73 vs prior sale

63 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$53.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

vs AL average

−12.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	437.65	2,323	13thin
Medium and Large 2	553	412.63	2,282	43
Medium and Large 3	549	384.27	2,109	7thin

One grade step is worth $53.38/cwt here — about $214 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale63 hd

414.64

—

AL average16 barns · 493 hd

410.75

+3.89

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−12.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

+22.32

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	1,690	206.67	3,493	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,389	182.99	2,541	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	174.16	2,077	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	158.33	1,638	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)	—	$2,688	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,883	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,117	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,060	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	430.30/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,281	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	451.96/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,174	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	427.53/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	493.88/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,862	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	536.84/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	507.19/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	469.13/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,022	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	511.13/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	399.04/cwt	380.00–402.00	2,454	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	464.74/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	495.70/cwt	480.00–508.00	2,553	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	366.61/cwt	365.00–367.00	2,695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	508.86/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,674	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	524.87/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	330.11/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,380	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	402.51/cwt	388.00–410.00	2,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	412.77/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	602.06/cwt	590.00–610.00	2,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	658.18/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,896	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	514.40/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,474	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	580.00/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,897	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	463.72/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,472	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	497.36/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	480.33/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	440.15/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,575	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	541.53/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,042	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	539.93/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,241	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	584.86/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	419.13/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	431.25/cwt	427.00–450.00	2,730	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	569.71/cwt	560.00–585.00	2,119	35
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	353.59/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	447.54/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,300	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	517.03/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,244	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	443.32/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	472.51/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	493.72/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,355	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	175.49/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,060	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	177.47/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,529	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	191.73/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,608	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	185.52/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,530	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	168.87/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,021	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	160.17/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,648	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	151.87/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	200.14/cwt	197.00–203.00	3,262	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	183.18/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,319	8
Bulls	—	—	1,750	213.20/cwt	209.00–219.00	3,731	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,116.67/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,117	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,575	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,883.33/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,883	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,233.33/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,233	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	475.35/cwt	464.00–485.00	2,210	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	398.02/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,285	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	359.92/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	390.99/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,479	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	485.15/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,062	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	360.84/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,252	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	471.83/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,241	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	339.32/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	347.84/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	457.20/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	442.17/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,277	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	303.45/cwt	298.00–312.00	2,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	395.76/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,276	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	565.74/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	427.47/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	437.41/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	328.37/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,207	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	488.47/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,125	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	353.77/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	418.30/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,439	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	352.33/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	397.04/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	342.64/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	365.68/cwt	362.00–375.00	2,461	6

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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,148Last week 809Year ago 1,368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 82Year ago 253

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 49Year ago 29

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 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	288	510.00–540.00	524.87
22	300–350	329	500.00–520.00	508.86
19	350–400	377	480.00–500.00	493.88
35	400–450	431	450.00–480.00	469.13
10	450–500	481	445.00–460.00	451.96
21	500–550	530	420.00–435.00	430.30
22	550–600	575	380.00–400.00	395.76
8	600–650	624	352.00–370.00	360.84
5	650–700	668	340.00–355.00	347.84
7	700–750	721	320.00–338.00	330.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	370	450.00–475.00	457.20
2	400–450	440	430.00–445.00	437.41
2	450–500	485	425.00–430.00	427.53
5	500–550	541	390.00–400.00	397.04
2	550–600	568	340.00–365.00	352.33
4	600–650	636	330.00–345.00	339.32
6	650–700	672	320.00–330.00	328.37
3	700–750	720	298.00–312.00	303.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	272	560.00–590.00	565.74
5	300–350	315	530.00–550.00	536.84
12	350–400	364	505.00–520.00	511.13
13	400–450	425	480.00–495.00	485.15
32	450–500	475	465.00–480.00	471.83
9	500–550	515	435.00–455.00	442.17
4	550–600	566	420.00–435.00	427.47
30	600–650	615	380.00–402.00	399.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	580.00–600.00	584.86
14	300–350	327	570.00–590.00	580.00
14	350–400	377	525.00–550.00	541.53
4	400–450	428	500.00–515.00	507.19
4	450–500	484	490.00–505.00	497.36
11	500–550	533	455.00–470.00	463.72
23	550–600	585	435.00–445.00	440.15
6	600–650	626	410.00–425.00	419.13
3	650–700	670	388.00–410.00	402.51
5	700–750	735	365.00–367.00	366.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	288	640.00–680.00	658.18
5	300–350	335	590.00–610.00	602.06
35	350–400	372	560.00–585.00	569.71
17	400–450	415	530.00–545.00	539.93
11	450–500	481	505.00–520.00	514.40
18	500–550	515	480.00–508.00	495.70
2	550–600	570	455.00–475.00	464.74
17	600–650	633	427.00–450.00	431.25
5	650–700	667	412.00	412.00
4	800–850	816	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	470.00–490.00	480.33
4	550–600	578	400.00–425.00	412.77
4	650–700	685	350.00–365.00	353.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	435	480.00–500.00	488.47
19	450–500	465	464.00–485.00	475.35
22	500–550	514	440.00–455.00	447.54
9	550–600	583	410.00–430.00	418.30
11	600–650	634	380.00–400.00	390.99
6	650–700	673	362.00–375.00	365.68
4	700–750	714	350.00–360.00	353.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	434	505.00–525.00	517.03
12	450–500	477	490.00–500.00	493.72
2	500–550	513	470.00–475.00	472.51
3	550–600	557	440.00–445.00	443.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	574	390.00–405.00	398.02
3	600–650	615	350.00–365.00	359.92
3	650–700	682	340.00–348.00	342.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,174	173.00–179.00	175.49
23	—	1,197	166.00–171.00	168.87
8	—	1,266	181.00–186.00	183.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,425	175.00–181.00	177.47
7	—	1,360	190.00–195.00	191.73
26	—	1,364	183.00–188.00	185.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,029	157.00–162.00	160.17
2	—	1,055	150.00–154.00	151.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	197.00–203.00	200.14
2	—	1,750	209.00–219.00	213.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,116.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,883.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,233.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800.00

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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