Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.66/cwt on 70 head, up $9.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 31 comparable sales and sits +20.34 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$412.66

▲ 9.78 vs prior sale

70 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$25.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.14

vs AL average

−4.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	423.77	2,269	40
Medium and Large 2	541	397.84	2,152	30

One grade step is worth $25.93/cwt here — about $118 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

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 sale70 hd

412.66

—

AL average14 barns · 360 hd

407.51

+5.14

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−4.45

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

+20.34

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	174.75	2,137	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,588	169.50	2,691	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	638.41/cwt	630.00–690.00	2,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	367.65/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	459.86/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,382	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	563.28/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,774	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	368.08/cwt	360.00–372.00	2,473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	431.12/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,306	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	353.25/cwt	346.00–356.00	2,713	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	435.79/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,870	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	418.53/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,369	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	353.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,256	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	436.61/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,480	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	476.94/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,261	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	410.05/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,091	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	513.27/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	914	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	412.11/cwt	411.00–415.00	2,642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,245	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	381.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,544	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	493.83/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,114	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	604.88/cwt	595.00–620.00	1,996	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	507.85/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,899	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	429.38/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,018	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	493.99/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,104	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	182.94/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,208	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,639	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,742	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	173.23/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,203	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	167.00/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	363.33/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	383.88/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,211	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	395.03/cwt	380.00–424.00	2,449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	313.96/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	353.80/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	498.50/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	433.34/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	534.07/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,923	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	403.30/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,444	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	432.71/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,458	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	384.99/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	516.68/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	416.43/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,315	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	491.77/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,356	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	324.32/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,387	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	430.41/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,225	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	445.43/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,067	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	456.42/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,899	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	453.90/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,401	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	469.27/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,163	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	998	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,194	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	447.99/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,074	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	469.03/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,975	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	541.64/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,058	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,530	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,885	46

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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 970Last week 1,249Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 127Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	630.00–690.00	638.41
11	350–400	380	535.00–550.00	541.64
20	400–450	426	485.00–500.00	493.99
21	450–500	461	460.00–485.00	469.27
16	500–550	529	440.00–465.00	453.90
11	550–600	568	425.00–440.00	432.71
9	600–650	606	400.00–415.00	403.30
7	650–700	671	380.00–390.00	384.99
3	700–750	700	360.00–370.00	363.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	330	595.00–620.00	604.88
9	350–400	374	500.00–515.00	507.85
13	400–450	421	460.00–475.00	469.03
15	450–500	463	440.00–455.00	447.99
16	500–550	535	425.00–435.00	431.12
10	550–600	566	415.00–420.00	418.53
11	600–650	620	380.00–424.00	395.03
7	650–700	672	360.00–372.00	368.08
9	700–750	722	350.00–358.00	353.80
2	750–800	765	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	485.00–500.00	493.83
8	450–500	474	470.00–485.00	476.94
6	500–550	518	450.00–470.00	459.86
6	550–600	568	425.00–450.00	436.61
7	600–650	641	411.00–415.00	412.11
10	650–700	666	380.00–390.00	381.97
6	700–750	710	366.00–370.00	367.65
37	750–800	768	346.00–356.00	353.25
5	900–950	914	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	510.00–520.00	516.68
16	450–500	479	490.00–500.00	491.77
6	600–650	612	430.00–435.00	433.34
10	950–1000	998	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	800–850	841	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
14	300–350	315	550.00–580.00	563.28
11	350–400	360	530.00–540.00	534.07
28	400–450	416	450.00–470.00	456.42
16	450–500	464	440.00–460.00	445.43
21	500–550	517	420.00–445.00	430.41
19	550–600	556	400.00–450.00	416.43
13	700–750	736	320.00–330.00	324.32
1	750–800	790	312.00	312.00
6	850–900	871	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	342	500.00–525.00	513.27
7	350–400	368	490.00–510.00	498.50
13	400–450	429	420.00–445.00	435.79
14	450–500	470	420.00–435.00	429.38
16	500–550	510	400.00–415.00	410.05
14	550–600	576	370.00–390.00	383.88
15	600–650	638	350.00–355.00	353.58
6	650–700	693	324.00	324.00
2	700–750	713	310.00–318.00	313.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	750–800	776	326.00	326.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	182.00–184.00	182.94
6	—	1,272	170.00–176.00	173.23
2	—	1,100	166.00–168.00	167.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,585	173.00	173.00

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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