Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.57/cwt on 53 head, down $34.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −52.43 against this barn's trailing median of $428.99.

Average price

$376.57

▼ 34.13 vs prior sale

53 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$34.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

vs AL average

−22.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	397.02	2,200	5thin
Medium and Large 2	549	382.74	2,102	28
Medium and Large 3	533	362.81	1,934	20

One grade step is worth $34.22/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale53 hd

376.57

—

AL average12 barns · 183 hd

382.95

−6.38

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−22.72

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.99

−52.43

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	1,597	207.78	3,318	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,354	188.68	2,555	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	179.13	2,103	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	164.51	1,775	7thin

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)	—	$3,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,800	6

Every lot, as filed

78 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	400–450	422	448.12/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	288.99/cwt	288.00–290.00	2,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	482.43/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	491.30/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	403.97/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,915	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	407.66/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,545	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	304.67/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	347.90/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,833	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	336.01/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,406	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	374.30/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,156	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	371.94/cwt	364.00–385.00	1,971	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	388.25/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,879	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	359.55/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,042	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	401.04/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	504.67/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	379.90/cwt	372.00–396.00	1,637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	435.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	354.18/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,068	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	345.17/cwt	342.00–352.00	2,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	338.91/cwt	332.00–344.00	1,952	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	325.36/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	372.99/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	411.56/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	357.83/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	339.65/cwt	337.00–342.00	2,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	337.48/cwt	334.00–342.00	2,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	319.30/cwt	316.00–322.00	2,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	373.86/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,273	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	390.36/cwt	388.00–395.00	2,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	459.83/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	531.69/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	417.98/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,952	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	185.26/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,458	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	191.41/cwt	189.00–194.00	2,634	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	175.30/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,040	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	182.48/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,159	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	162.13/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,751	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	167.69/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	362.75/cwt	358.00–372.00	1,738	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	313.99/cwt	312.00–316.00	2,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	392.48/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,033	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	346.59/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	343.10/cwt	336.00–348.00	2,330	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	331.10/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,056	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	442.42/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,433	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	358.00/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,270	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	311.36/cwt	305.00–318.00	2,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	424.12/cwt	412.00–435.00	1,828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	556.38/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	456.07/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	335.28/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,760	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	327.42/cwt	322.00–342.00	1,879	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	384.10/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	289.93/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	359.98/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	311.32/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	314.40/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,952	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	344.24/cwt	342.00–357.00	1,628	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	327.98/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	456.80/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	319.71/cwt	316.00–327.00	1,867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	330.03/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,324	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	369.76/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,915	14
Bulls	—	—	1,615	213.90/cwt	211.00–217.00	3,454	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	198.61/cwt	195.00–201.00	3,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	407.02/cwt	406.00–408.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	682.37/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	494.26/cwt	490.00–498.00	1,819	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,800	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,025.00/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025	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 Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 814Last week 1,215Year ago 996

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 95Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 39Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	435.00–475.00	448.12
6	450–500	467	415.00–425.00	417.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	390.00–420.00	401.04
18	450–500	484	380.00–400.00	388.25
19	500–550	530	364.00–385.00	371.94
9	550–600	568	350.00–365.00	359.55
4	600–650	630	334.00–342.00	337.48
3	650–700	665	320.00–330.00	325.36
3	700–750	717	316.00–322.00	319.30
2	750–800	780	312.00–316.00	313.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
8	500–550	525	330.00–348.00	335.28
11	550–600	574	322.00–342.00	327.42
3	600–650	630	320.00–334.00	327.98
4	650–700	675	305.00–318.00	311.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	500.00–510.00	504.67
2	250–300	278	475.00–490.00	482.43
10	300–350	324	435.00–455.00	442.42
11	350–400	379	400.00–420.00	407.66
11	400–450	431	372.00–396.00	379.90
17	450–500	479	358.00–372.00	362.75
15	500–550	527	342.00–355.00	347.90
11	550–600	576	332.00–344.00	338.91
9	600–650	621	325.00–338.00	331.10
3	700–750	730	300.00–308.00	304.67
2	750–800	765	288.00–290.00	288.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	363	430.00–440.00	435.03
3	400–450	417	405.00–415.00	411.56
3	450–500	467	372.00–375.00	372.99
5	500–550	527	356.00–365.00	357.83
7	550–600	584	350.00–356.00	354.18
5	600–650	630	342.00–352.00	345.17
3	650–700	665	337.00–342.00	339.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	355.00–370.00	359.98
10	450–500	473	342.00–357.00	344.24
7	500–550	520	320.00–340.00	330.03
5	550–600	584	316.00–327.00	319.71
8	600–650	621	310.00–320.00	314.40
3	650–700	672	310.00–314.00	311.32
3	700–750	733	280.00–300.00	289.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	550.00–570.00	556.38
4	300–350	341	480.00–500.00	491.30
5	350–400	379	445.00–465.00	456.07
4	400–450	431	412.00–435.00	424.12
25	450–500	474	390.00–415.00	403.97
13	500–550	518	390.00–400.00	392.48
15	550–600	576	368.00–380.00	374.30
17	600–650	634	350.00–362.00	358.00
9	650–700	679	336.00–348.00	343.10
8	700–750	716	330.00–340.00	336.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	670.00–700.00	682.37
2	300–350	325	515.00–550.00	531.69
3	350–400	368	490.00–498.00	494.26
2	400–450	430	445.00–475.00	459.83
2	500–550	518	406.00–408.00	407.02
3	550–600	578	388.00–395.00	390.36
15	600–650	608	370.00–377.00	373.86
2	750–800	753	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	450.00–470.00	456.80
2	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	483	380.00–388.00	384.10
14	500–550	518	350.00–380.00	369.76
6	550–600	568	330.00–350.00	346.59
2	600–650	625	332.00	332.00
3	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
9	700–750	713	326.00	326.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,327	184.00–187.00	185.26
10	—	1,376	189.00–194.00	191.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,164	174.00–177.00	175.30
8	—	1,183	179.00–185.00	182.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	159.00–165.00	162.13
3	—	1,077	167.00–168.00	167.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	211.00–217.00	213.90
2	—	1,570	195.00–201.00	198.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025.00

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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