Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.05/cwt on 65 head, down $12.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −72.13 against this barn's trailing median of $391.17.

Average price

$319.05

▼ 12.31 vs prior sale

65 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$18.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

vs AL average

−18.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	327.07	1,926	8thin
Medium and Large 2	562	322.22	1,811	39
Medium and Large 3	546	308.60	1,683	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.47/cwt here — about $243 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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.64, low $313.28, median $391.17 across 33 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 sale65 hd

319.05

—

AL average16 barns · 420 hd

323.97

−4.92

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−18.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.17

−72.13

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	—	High	1,648	187.85	3,096	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	166.88	2,162	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,555	166.58	2,590	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	153.14	1,605	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,725	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	400–450	438	405.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	352.38/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,515	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	385.80/cwt	377.00–395.00	1,443	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	323.74/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	435.66/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	510.81/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,440	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	383.00/cwt	381.00–390.00	1,781	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	294.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	308.35/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	460.22/cwt	452.00–470.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	289.00/cwt	288.00–290.00	2,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	321.70/cwt	312.00–326.00	1,859	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	338.85/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,626	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	368.43/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,757	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	388.53/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,682	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	327.36/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,036	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	313.45/cwt	311.00–320.00	2,260	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	351.51/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,888	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	310.73/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,933	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	303.36/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	326.94/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	408.89/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,513	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	327.07/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	445.63/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,422	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	484.77/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	311.05/cwt	308.00–312.00	2,072	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	377.65/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,552	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	491.64/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,583	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	163.29/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,106	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	150.68/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,573	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	158.06/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,669	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	166.58/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,590	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	170.07/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,211	9
Bulls	—	—	1,913	197.65/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	438.20/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,459	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	417.18/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,577	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	357.39/cwt	356.00–368.00	1,908	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	321.71/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,172	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	337.11/cwt	333.00–346.00	1,925	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	681	311.01/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	325.75/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,883	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	351.03/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	307.02/cwt	306.00–308.00	2,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	297.97/cwt	296.00–300.00	2,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	321.01/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	318.22/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,852	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	297.82/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	290.93/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	363.42/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,403	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	349.28/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,656	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	276.97/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	331.23/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,749	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	366.24/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	394.92/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	279.02/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	322.71/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	312.43/cwt	306.00–316.00	1,637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	304.78/cwt	294.00–310.00	1,728	9
Bulls	—	—	1,690	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,059	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	186.38/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	391.64/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	417.47/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	535.09/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	443.17/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,631	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,725	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,775	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 Aug 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 976Last week 1,098Year ago 1,377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 136Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 56Year ago 49

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	282	500.00–525.00	510.81
9	300–350	333	430.00–450.00	438.20
18	350–400	378	410.00–430.00	417.18
4	400–450	438	400.00–410.00	405.06
10	450–500	465	381.00–390.00	383.00
20	500–550	534	356.00–368.00	357.39
34	550–600	571	333.00–346.00	337.11
14	600–650	622	325.00–337.00	327.36
24	650–700	675	320.00–325.00	321.71
12	700–750	721	311.00–320.00	313.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	530.00–540.00	535.09
9	300–350	322	475.00–510.00	491.64
6	350–400	368	435.00–450.00	443.17
6	700–750	724	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	385.00–400.00	394.92
6	450–500	477	366.00	366.00
2	500–550	520	350.00–352.00	351.03
8	550–600	578	325.00–328.00	325.75
4	600–650	633	320.00–322.00	321.01
6	650–700	681	310.00–316.00	311.01
2	700–750	718	306.00–308.00	307.02
2	750–800	773	296.00–300.00	297.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	452.00–470.00	460.22
6	300–350	336	425.00–445.00	435.66
17	350–400	374	377.00–395.00	385.80
23	400–450	430	345.00–365.00	352.38
23	450–500	480	330.00–355.00	338.85
10	500–550	516	320.00–336.00	323.74
29	550–600	578	312.00–326.00	321.70
3	600–650	632	307.00–310.00	308.35
3	650–700	667	290.00–300.00	294.94
2	700–750	723	288.00–290.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	480.00–490.00	484.77
7	300–350	319	425.00–460.00	445.63
15	350–400	370	400.00–425.00	408.89
15	400–450	411	370.00–392.00	377.65
8	550–600	589	326.00–335.00	327.07
18	650–700	666	308.00–312.00	311.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	386	355.00–370.00	363.42
7	450–500	476	320.00–324.00	322.71
9	500–550	524	306.00–316.00	312.43
9	550–600	567	294.00–310.00	304.78
11	600–650	622	280.00–295.00	290.93
2	650–700	675	278.00–280.00	279.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	433	380.00–397.00	388.53
18	450–500	477	360.00–380.00	368.43
9	500–550	537	348.00–360.00	351.51
6	550–600	583	324.00–330.00	326.94
8	600–650	622	308.00–318.00	310.73
6	650–700	664	300.00–312.00	303.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	365.00–370.00	366.24
18	450–500	474	340.00–354.00	349.28
13	500–550	528	330.00–342.00	331.23
9	550–600	582	310.00–322.00	318.22
9	600–650	624	295.00–306.00	297.82
2	700–750	720	272.00–282.00	276.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	435	405.00–425.00	417.47
3	450–500	467	390.00–395.00	391.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,290	161.00–166.00	163.29
9	—	1,300	167.00–173.00	170.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,044	148.00–155.00	150.68
4	—	1,056	157.00–159.00	158.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	165.00–168.00	166.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	195.00–200.00	197.65
2	—	1,690	181.00	181.00
4	—	1,495	184.00–189.00	186.38

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,775.00

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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