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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jan 7

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

850 head

▼ 611 vs last sale 1,461▼ 387 vs year ago 1,237 · −31.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

169 head

▼ 216 vs last sale 385▼ 61 vs year ago 230 · −26.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 35▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.53/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −118.78 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$261.53

47 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$20.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.71

vs AL average

−43.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	269.68	1,503	8thin
Medium and Large 2	566	263.71	1,493	29
Medium and Large 3	541	248.69	1,345	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.99/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale47 hd

261.53

—

AL average11 barns · 300 hd

256.82

+4.71

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−43.71

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

−118.78

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.64, low $313.28, median $380.31 across 32 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	1,801	144.98	2,611	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	126.30	1,788	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	120.31	1,433	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	115.25	1,181	30

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)	—	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,788	4thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	390.76/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,258	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	420.89/cwt	414.00–430.00	1,389	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	348.67/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,158	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	375.96/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,395	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	353.38/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,332	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	327.93/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,253	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	313.47/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,310	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	339.88/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,461	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,586	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	307.58/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,461	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	331.32/cwt	326.00–336.00	1,614	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	328.51/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,708	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	318.98/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,659	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	307.35/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,746	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	282.43/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,610	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	300.96/cwt	296.00–303.00	1,734	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	293.04/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,796	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	264.23/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,651	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	278.92/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,788	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	664	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,653	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	267.49/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,800	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	275.22/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,874	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,875	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,056	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	959	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	311.50/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,019	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,072	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	306.98/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,299	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	293.00/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,245	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	284.29/cwt	278.00–292.00	1,350	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	266.11/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,269	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	298.95/cwt	294.00–302.00	1,435	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	255.84/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,325	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	274.65/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,434	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	288.83/cwt	282.00–296.00	1,511	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	263.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,498	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	237.97/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,368	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	257.03/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,524	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	235.57/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,479	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	223.50/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,408	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,589	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	226.65/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,528	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	235.99/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,668	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	223.97/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,601	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,724	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	354.76/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,508	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	333.91/cwt	326.00–340.00	1,419	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	335.49/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,590	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	304.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,444	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	320.01/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,536	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	318.68/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,664	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	303.70/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,594	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	285.17/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,506	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	291.37/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,664	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	251.26/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,553	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	234.84/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,468	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	137.72/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,242	10
Bulls	—	—	1,883	147.13/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,770	9
Bulls	—	—	2,000	155.63/cwt	152.00–161.00	3,113	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	111.38/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,095	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	116.91/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,225	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	123.29/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,329	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	124.32/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,361	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,608	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	115.77/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,458	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	121.34/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,699	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	127.80/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,806	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	133.73/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,966	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,787.50/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,788	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,275.00/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,100.00/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,100	3

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 1,461Year ago 1,237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 385Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 35Year ago 10

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	305.00–316.00	311.50
16	400–450	425	286.00–300.00	293.00
14	450–500	475	278.00–292.00	284.29
11	500–550	522	268.00–280.00	274.65
18	550–600	593	250.00–258.00	257.03
19	600–650	628	228.00–240.00	235.57
6	650–700	674	220.00–234.00	226.65
2	700–750	715	220.00–228.00	223.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	320.00–330.00	325.00
4	400–450	423	306.00–310.00	306.98
6	450–500	480	294.00–302.00	298.95
2	500–550	523	282.00–296.00	288.83
6	550–600	569	260.00–270.00	263.30
2	650–700	665	238.00–240.00	238.98
3	700–750	707	232.00–240.00	235.99
5	750–800	756	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	290.00–300.00	295.00
1	350–400	380	282.00	282.00
2	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
9	450–500	477	260.00–270.00	266.11
6	500–550	518	250.00–260.00	255.84
4	550–600	575	236.00–240.00	237.97
4	600–650	630	219.00–227.00	223.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
5	300–350	330	414.00–430.00	420.89
5	350–400	371	370.00–390.00	375.96
2	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	463	340.00–345.00	342.54
4	500–550	520	326.00–330.00	328.51
3	550–600	568	306.00–308.00	307.35
2	600–650	613	290.00–296.00	293.04
13	650–700	681	275.00–278.00	275.22
4	700–750	721	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	340.00–365.00	348.67
3	350–400	382	324.00–330.00	327.93
2	400–450	418	312.00–315.00	313.47
2	450–500	475	300.00–315.00	307.58
4	550–600	570	280.00–290.00	282.43
4	600–650	625	260.00–270.00	264.23
8	650–700	664	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	380.00–395.00	390.76
12	350–400	377	345.00–365.00	353.38
3	400–450	430	335.00–345.00	339.88
3	450–500	487	326.00–336.00	331.32
10	500–550	520	310.00–324.00	318.98
25	550–600	576	296.00–303.00	300.96
14	600–650	641	272.00–281.00	278.92
4	650–700	673	266.00–270.00	267.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	425	326.00–340.00	333.91
6	450–500	480	318.00–322.00	320.01
6	500–550	525	298.00–310.00	303.70
8	550–600	571	285.00–300.00	291.37
3	600–650	618	246.00–260.00	251.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	475	300.00–310.00	304.00
6	500–550	528	282.00–290.00	285.17
2	600–650	625	230.00–240.00	234.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	350.00–360.00	354.76
4	450–500	474	334.00–340.00	335.49
3	500–550	522	316.00–320.00	318.68

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	—	—	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,787.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,883	144.00–150.00	147.13
5	—	2,000	152.00–161.00	155.63
10	—	1,628	135.00–141.00	137.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	983	110.00–113.00	111.38
14	—	1,048	115.00–121.00	116.91
3	—	1,095	123.00–127.00	124.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,078	120.00–126.00	123.29
6	—	1,237	129.00–131.00	129.99
24	—	1,259	114.00–118.00	115.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,413	125.00–131.00	127.80
8	—	1,470	133.00–135.00	133.73
22	—	1,400	119.00–124.00	121.34

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.