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Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Oct 20

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Oct 13Oct 20latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,659 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 1,550▲ 6 vs year ago 1,653 · +0.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 87▼ 12 vs year ago 157 · −7.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 43▲ 11 vs year ago 20 · +55.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.25/cwt on 64 head, up $1.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −56.76 against this barn's trailing median of $422.01.

Average price

$365.25

▲ 1.04 vs prior sale

64 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$36.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

vs AL average

−74.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	377.04	2,124	19thin
Medium and Large 2	550	366.69	2,016	34
Medium and Large 3	566	340.44	1,926	11thin

One grade step is worth $36.59/cwt here — about $199 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

365.25

—

AL average14 barns · 323 hd

367.51

−2.26

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−74.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

422.01

−56.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.04, low $342.46, median $422.01 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,663	164.88	2,742	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	141.98	1,892	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	135.70	1,627	36

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)	—	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,325	4thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	547.90/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,277	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	494.07/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,388	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	525.79/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,520	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	435.41/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,411	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	502.26/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,652	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	464.87/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,585	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	478.18/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,798	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	451.33/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,711	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	410.06/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,579	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	413.98/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,768	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	451.60/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,933	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	376.53/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,789	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	394.47/cwt	386.00–404.00	1,897	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	419.83/cwt	412.00–435.00	2,045	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	377.33/cwt	372.00–385.00	1,966	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	347.23/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,823	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	375.51/cwt	372.00–390.00	2,133	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	337.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,963	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	353.21/cwt	346.00–360.00	2,070	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	361.14/cwt	358.00–362.00	2,185	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	343.45/cwt	338.00–351.00	2,147	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	323.83/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,056	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	338.68/cwt	338.00–339.00	2,225	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	328.94/cwt	324.00–336.00	2,210	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	672	308.09/cwt	307.00–312.00	2,070	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,344	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	302.29/cwt	300.00–314.00	2,192	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	731	319.93/cwt	316.00–324.00	2,339	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	771	307.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,374	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	848	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,764	59
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	869	323.54/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,812	113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	440.71/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,190	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	429.07/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,433	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	403.46/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,356	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	411.09/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,554	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	346.45/cwt	334.00–355.00	1,317	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	386.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,473	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	383.06/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,620	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	359.84/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,526	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	327.62/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,402	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	337.03/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,577	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	316.03/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,533	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	324.29/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,693	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	308.31/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,622	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	320.08/cwt	311.00–325.00	1,840	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	298.37/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,716	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,889	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	283.40/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,780	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	301.88/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,911	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	313.65/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,995	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	303.54/cwt	302.00–305.00	2,058	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	291.76/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,978	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	271.98/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,858	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	278.99/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,995	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	270.49/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,948	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,453	68
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	365.52/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,550	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	398.71/cwt	385.00–412.00	1,722	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	423.22/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,841	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	336.40/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,561	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	398.94/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,867	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	369.02/cwt	356.00–380.00	1,771	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	325.09/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,684	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	378.54/cwt	377.00–380.00	1,999	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	350.29/cwt	345.00–364.00	1,867	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	569	302.64/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,722	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	323.97/cwt	315.00–336.00	1,869	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	296.19/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,839	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	312.63/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,951	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	304.06/cwt	300.00–314.00	2,065	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	277.12/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,893	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	714	262.49/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,874	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	295.85/cwt	290.00–306.00	2,154	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	276.51/cwt	273.00–280.00	2,151	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	783	257.02/cwt	250.00–264.00	2,012	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	164.88/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,742	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,469	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	137.03/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,638	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	144.25/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,833	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,279	142.27/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,820	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	148.55/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,005	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	136.73/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,028	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,325.00/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Oct 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,659Last week 1,550Year ago 1,653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 87Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 43Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	480.00–505.00	494.07
7	300–350	341	460.00–475.00	464.87
17	350–400	379	440.00–460.00	451.33
9	400–450	427	405.00–425.00	413.98
13	450–500	481	386.00–404.00	394.47
19	500–550	521	372.00–385.00	377.33
15	550–600	586	346.00–360.00	353.21
23	600–650	625	338.00–351.00	343.45
23	650–700	672	324.00–336.00	328.94
11	700–750	731	316.00–324.00	319.93
7	750–800	771	300.00–310.00	307.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	233	540.00–560.00	547.90
13	250–300	289	515.00–540.00	525.79
14	300–350	329	490.00–520.00	502.26
14	350–400	376	465.00–490.00	478.18
6	400–450	428	445.00–460.00	451.60
8	450–500	487	412.00–435.00	419.83
2	500–550	525	390.00	390.00
17	550–600	568	372.00–390.00	375.51
14	600–650	605	358.00–362.00	361.14
22	650–700	657	338.00–339.00	338.68
7	700–750	719	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	800–850	848	326.00	326.00
113	850–900	869	322.00–325.00	323.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	430.00–445.00	435.41
6	350–400	385	395.00–420.00	410.06
3	450–500	475	370.00–380.00	376.53
3	500–550	525	342.00–350.00	347.23
8	550–600	581	330.00–340.00	337.90
17	600–650	635	320.00–332.00	323.83
12	650–700	672	307.00–312.00	308.09
12	700–750	725	300.00–314.00	302.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	430.00–450.00	440.71
4	300–350	336	400.00–415.00	403.46
10	350–400	381	370.00–400.00	386.71
20	400–450	424	350.00–370.00	359.84
28	450–500	468	330.00–350.00	337.03
39	500–550	522	318.00–330.00	324.29
42	550–600	575	311.00–325.00	320.08
32	600–650	633	298.00–310.00	301.88
23	650–700	678	288.00–300.00	291.76
2	700–750	715	278.00–280.00	278.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	425.00–445.00	429.07
8	350–400	378	405.00–420.00	411.09
11	400–450	423	375.00–400.00	383.06
6	550–600	583	324.00	324.00
6	600–650	636	312.00–320.00	313.65
2	650–700	678	302.00–305.00	303.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	750–800	780	314.50	314.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	334.00–355.00	346.45
5	400–450	428	324.00–330.00	327.62
17	450–500	485	310.00–322.00	316.03
17	500–550	526	306.00–315.00	308.31
16	550–600	575	298.00–304.00	298.37
13	600–650	628	282.00–290.00	283.40
10	650–700	683	270.00–280.00	271.98
4	700–750	720	270.00–272.00	270.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	432	385.00–412.00	398.71
22	450–500	480	356.00–380.00	369.02
17	500–550	533	345.00–364.00	350.29
13	550–600	577	315.00–336.00	323.97
10	600–650	624	305.00–322.00	312.63
13	650–700	679	300.00–314.00	304.06
6	700–750	728	290.00–306.00	295.85
4	750–800	778	273.00–280.00	276.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	415.00–430.00	423.22
6	450–500	468	390.00–410.00	398.94
2	500–550	528	377.00–380.00	378.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	424	355.00–370.00	365.52
4	450–500	464	330.00–355.00	336.40
3	500–550	518	316.00–330.00	325.09
9	550–600	569	300.00–310.00	302.64
13	600–650	621	290.00–300.00	296.19
5	650–700	683	270.00–282.00	277.12
4	700–750	714	260.00–270.00	262.49
2	750–800	783	250.00–264.00	257.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,195	134.00–140.00	137.03
8	—	1,271	142.00–146.00	144.25
11	—	1,153	125.00–130.00	127.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,279	139.00–146.00	142.27
6	—	1,483	135.00–138.00	136.73
4	—	1,350	147.00–150.00	148.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	164.00–166.00	164.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,200.00

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)	2	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.