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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Feb 4

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,400 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 1,236▲ 620 vs year ago 780 · +79.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

167 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 144▲ 24 vs year ago 143 · +16.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▼ 11 vs year ago 21 · −52.4%

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 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

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 $268.96/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −110.53 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$268.96

58 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$29.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

vs AL average

−29.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	283.66	1,565	6thin
Medium and Large 2	543	271.93	1,476	38
Medium and Large 3	555	254.58	1,413	14thin

One grade step is worth $29.08/cwt here — about $152 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 sale58 hd

268.96

—

AL average14 barns · 507 hd

273.31

−4.35

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−29.90

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−110.53

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	—	High	1,601	159.00	2,546	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	138.49	1,954	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	132.65	1,573	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	120.68	1,306	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)	—	$1,088	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,513	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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	496.67/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,366	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	405.05/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,134	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	443.71/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,438	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	381.67/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,240	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	352.45/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,145	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	394.09/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,466	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,294	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	367.50/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,382	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	332.14/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,412	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	371.52/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,586	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	349.87/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,504	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	354.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,683	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	333.38/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,594	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	327.09/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,714	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	341.53/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,796	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	308.00/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,771	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	278.97/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,705	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	269.00/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,800	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	251.52/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,856	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,940	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	302.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	979	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	323.75/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,052	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,233	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,253	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	318.16/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,193	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	323.53/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,372	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	284.55/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,209	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	306.48/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,309	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	305.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,452	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	290.88/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,382	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	271.08/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,288	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	298.01/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,529	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	275.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,454	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	257.01/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,357	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	276.49/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,579	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	264.20/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,514	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	252.76/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,453	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	242.81/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,503	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	222.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,391	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	248.57/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,646	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	229.34/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,541	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	682	216.60/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,477	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,484	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	336.05/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,432	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	323.32/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,381	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	325.94/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,548	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	308.25/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,480	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	310.45/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,630	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	293.33/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,540	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	288.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,616	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	274.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,562	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	258.00/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,602	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	245.44/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,529	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	246.81/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,644	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	145.29/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,852	2
Bulls	—	—	1,552	157.34/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,442	7
Bulls	—	—	1,768	165.51/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,926	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	117.53/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,267	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	127.26/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,390	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	136.19/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,595	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	127.26/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,523	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	141.08/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,721	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,346	141.11/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,899	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	133.73/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,903	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	149.05/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,345	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,087.50/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,088	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,512.50/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,513	4

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,400Last week 1,236Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 144Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 21

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	400.00–420.00	405.05
6	300–350	325	375.00–390.00	381.67
10	350–400	376	360.00–375.00	367.50
11	400–450	430	340.00–360.00	349.87
6	450–500	478	330.00–340.00	333.38
18	500–550	524	315.00–332.00	327.09
5	550–600	575	305.00–310.00	308.00
10	600–650	611	274.00–282.00	278.97
16	650–700	669	268.00–270.00	269.00
9	700–750	738	248.00–260.00	251.52
35	750–800	795	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	350.00–360.00	352.45
10	350–400	375	340.00–350.00	345.00
7	400–450	425	330.00–335.00	332.14
2	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
8	700–750	725	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	490.00–510.00	496.67
4	300–350	324	435.00–450.00	443.71
11	350–400	372	385.00–405.00	394.09
10	400–450	427	365.00–380.00	371.52
7	450–500	475	350.00–360.00	354.29
10	500–550	526	335.00–355.00	341.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	320.00–330.00	323.75
19	350–400	375	315.00–325.00	318.16
20	400–450	427	300.00–315.00	306.48
8	450–500	475	285.00–300.00	290.88
25	500–550	527	270.00–285.00	275.95
13	550–600	573	258.00–275.00	264.20
17	600–650	619	238.00–250.00	242.81
6	650–700	672	228.00–230.00	229.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	300.00–310.00	302.97
6	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
11	400–450	425	280.00–290.00	284.55
13	450–500	475	266.00–280.00	271.08
6	500–550	528	252.00–260.00	257.01
8	550–600	575	230.00–258.00	252.76
8	600–650	625	220.00–230.00	222.50
3	650–700	682	210.00–220.00	216.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	355.00–360.00	357.50
4	350–400	374	330.00–340.00	334.95
7	400–450	424	320.00–330.00	323.53
8	450–500	475	300.00–310.00	305.63
2	500–550	513	296.00–300.00	298.01
4	550–600	571	276.00–278.00	276.49
7	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
13	650–700	662	244.00–250.00	248.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	426	330.00–345.00	336.05
16	450–500	475	320.00–335.00	325.94
11	500–550	525	305.00–320.00	310.45
4	550–600	561	280.00–300.00	288.00
5	600–650	621	256.00–260.00	258.00
5	650–700	666	242.00–250.00	246.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	320.00–325.00	323.32
6	450–500	480	300.00–315.00	308.25
6	500–550	525	280.00–300.00	293.33
2	550–600	568	270.00–280.00	274.93
4	600–650	623	240.00–250.00	245.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	345.00–355.00	349.94
2	450–500	475	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,092	125.00–129.00	127.26
23	—	1,078	115.00–121.00	117.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,346	139.00–144.00	141.11
16	—	1,423	131.00–136.00	133.73
4	—	1,573	148.00–150.00	149.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	140.00–142.00	141.08
15	—	1,171	134.00–139.00	136.19
13	—	1,197	125.00–131.00	127.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,768	163.00–169.00	165.51
7	—	1,552	155.00–161.00	157.34
2	—	1,275	144.00–147.00	145.29

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)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,087.50

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	—	—	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,512.50

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.