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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jan 14

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

895 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 850▲ 120 vs year ago 775 · +15.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 169▼ 64 vs year ago 154 · −41.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 8▼ 24 vs year ago 32 · −75.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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 $266.29/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −113.20 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$266.29

93 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$23.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.60

vs AL average

−37.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	273.35	1,563	39
Medium and Large 2	542	267.52	1,450	35
Medium and Large 3	551	249.52	1,376	19thin

One grade step is worth $23.82/cwt here — about $187 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 sale93 hd

266.29

—

AL average16 barns · 464 hd

266.89

−0.60

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−37.74

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−113.20

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.64, low $313.28, median $379.48 across 33 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	1,734	170.14	2,950	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	159.80	2,127	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	144.06	1,717	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	123.01	1,266	34

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)	—	$998	3thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,121	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	389.25/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,277	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	355.36/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,336	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	383.20/cwt	378.00–395.00	1,456	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	375.00/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,601	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	326.64/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,395	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	351.20/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,503	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	346.76/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,605	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	321.65/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,563	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	340.67/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,789	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	305.14/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,611	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	320.99/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,704	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	318.07/cwt	316.00–324.00	1,784	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	306.51/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,756	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	276.99/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,587	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,790	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	293.22/cwt	293.00–298.00	1,894	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	284.09/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,898	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	263.57/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,792	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	721	252.44/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,820	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	268.51/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,949	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,019	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,053	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	333.70/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,088	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	328.47/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,228	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	354.62/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,330	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	312.48/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,331	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	339.15/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,448	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	281.86/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,218	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	306.98/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,455	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	282.25/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,344	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	265.34/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,276	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	281.97/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,472	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	258.33/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,356	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	274.09/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,444	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	253.18/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,456	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	241.60/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,389	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	272.63/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,570	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	232.96/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,440	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	258.30/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,645	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	245.09/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,561	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	234.40/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,580	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,451	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,686	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	224.94/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,631	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	244.01/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,789	30
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	215.94/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,658	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	302.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,279	4
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	324.55/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,379	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	321.66/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,525	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	337.57/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,614	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,410	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	328.32/cwt	318.00–335.00	1,704	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	304.00/cwt	294.00–310.00	1,596	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	282.54/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,492	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	284.26/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,632	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	263.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,650	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	250.68/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,584	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	252.95/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,702	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	236.68/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,593	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	240.85/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,855	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	206.66/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,597	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,731	166.65/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,885	5
Bulls	—	—	1,738	175.95/cwt	173.00–179.00	3,058	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	117.58/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,206	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	136.47/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,403	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	126.75/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,309	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,766	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	145.03/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,732	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	136.35/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,654	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,316	157.17/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,068	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,364	165.71/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,260	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	998.33/head	925.00–1,050.00	998	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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 895Last week 850Year ago 775

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 169Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	330.00–350.00	333.70
13	350–400	374	320.00–335.00	328.47
8	400–450	426	300.00–325.00	312.48
17	450–500	476	275.00–290.00	282.25
24	500–550	527	268.00–280.00	274.09
11	550–600	575	250.00–260.00	253.18
28	600–650	637	236.00–249.00	245.09
15	650–700	674	232.00–240.00	234.40
4	700–750	725	220.00–228.00	224.94
2	750–800	768	210.00–222.00	215.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
13	400–450	432	280.00–290.00	281.86
17	450–500	481	260.00–270.00	265.34
9	500–550	525	250.00–265.00	258.33
10	550–600	575	240.00–246.00	241.60
2	600–650	618	230.00–236.00	232.96
4	650–700	675	210.00–220.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	375	345.00–365.00	354.62
6	400–450	427	330.00–350.00	339.15
5	450–500	474	300.00–315.00	306.98
3	500–550	522	280.00–286.00	281.97
36	550–600	576	265.00–279.00	272.63
15	600–650	637	256.00–265.00	258.30
4	650–700	694	243.00	243.00
30	700–750	733	240.00–245.00	244.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	345.00
2	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	427	320.00–330.00	326.64
14	500–550	528	300.00–308.00	305.14
2	550–600	573	274.00–280.00	276.99
2	600–650	625	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
15	350–400	380	378.00–395.00	383.20
5	400–450	427	370.00–385.00	375.00
3	450–500	463	340.00–355.00	346.76
3	500–550	525	340.00–342.00	340.67
4	550–600	561	316.00–324.00	318.07
21	600–650	646	293.00–298.00	293.22
13	650–700	668	275.00–290.00	284.09
8	700–750	726	268.00–272.00	268.51
21	750–800	759	266.00	266.00
26	800–850	805	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	380.00–395.00	389.25
14	350–400	376	350.00–370.00	355.36
4	400–450	428	340.00–360.00	351.20
9	450–500	486	317.00–335.00	321.65
5	500–550	531	315.00–330.00	320.99
15	550–600	573	300.00–310.00	306.51
2	600–650	628	280.00–290.00	284.98
11	650–700	680	259.00–267.00	263.57
7	700–750	721	248.00–260.00	252.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	425	315.00–330.00	324.55
9	450–500	474	310.00–330.00	321.66
8	500–550	525	294.00–310.00	304.00
7	550–600	574	280.00–295.00	284.26
9	600–650	625	260.00–270.00	263.96
10	650–700	673	244.00–256.00	252.95
6	750–800	770	230.00–243.00	240.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	300.00–310.00	302.46
7	450–500	488	289.00	289.00
4	500–550	528	280.00–290.00	282.54
3	600–650	632	250.00–252.00	250.68
3	650–700	673	230.00–240.00	236.68
3	750–800	773	205.00–210.00	206.66

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
2	450–500	478	335.00–340.00	337.57
4	500–550	519	318.00–335.00	328.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	156.00–158.00	157.00
13	—	1,194	142.00–149.00	145.03
5	—	1,213	135.00–139.00	136.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,026	115.00–121.00	117.58
2	—	1,028	135.00–138.00	136.47
16	—	1,033	124.00–130.00	126.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	165.00–168.00	165.71
9	—	1,316	154.00–161.00	157.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,731	163.00–169.00	166.65
3	—	1,738	173.00–179.00	175.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	998.33

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.