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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

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

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

928 head

▲ 295 vs last sale 633▼ 146 vs year ago 1,074 · −13.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 215▲ 39 vs year ago 183 · +21.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 16▲ 2 vs year ago 33 · +6.1%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $287.72/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −91.77 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$287.72

49 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.09

vs AL average

−17.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	292.54	1,597	31
Medium and Large 2	553	279.42	1,544	18thin

One grade step is worth $13.12/cwt here — about $53 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 sale49 hd

287.72

—

AL average13 barns · 289 hd

281.63

+6.09

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−17.30

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−91.77

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	1,742	176.28	3,071	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,306	151.19	1,975	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	145.97	1,724	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	135.66	1,374	27

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)	—	$1,663	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,379	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,317	36

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	467.60/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,267	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	316	376.77/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,191	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	394.89/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,295	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	455.99/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,500	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	407.08/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,465	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	361.12/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,325	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	393.26/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,487	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	394.89/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,655	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	352.41/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,508	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	357.07/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,682	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	342.06/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,669	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	314.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,661	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	330.43/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,778	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	322.84/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,847	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	317.39/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,838	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	303.93/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,778	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,761	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	301.11/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,900	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,909	49
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	819	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,048	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	340.05/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,088	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,009	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	360.27/cwt	350.00–368.00	1,232	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	329.06/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,221	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	305.61/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,149	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	346.68/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,307	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	312.83/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,336	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	288.19/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,233	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	332.94/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,438	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	311.09/cwt	306.00–322.00	1,481	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	293.63/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,404	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	280.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,354	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	302.22/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,562	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	285.19/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,531	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	285.55/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,619	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	272.20/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,557	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	251.01/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,576	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	272.87/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,727	39
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	653	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,535	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	245.69/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,649	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	696	252.14/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,755	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	709	235.01/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,666	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	246.02/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,754	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	241.80/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,835	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	777	227.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,764	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	318.78/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,326	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	349.52/cwt	346.00–356.00	1,695	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	298.30/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,581	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	306.51/cwt	302.00–313.00	1,631	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	323.19/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,723	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	295.37/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,672	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	283.33/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,638	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	269.27/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,678	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	286.51/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,791	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	272.04/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,801	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	257.55/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,759	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	248.68/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,778	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,711	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	781	246.97/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,929	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	153.18/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,241	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	176.77/cwt	174.00–179.00	3,108	7
Bulls	—	—	1,868	187.41/cwt	183.00–193.00	3,501	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	136.18/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,299	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	143.66/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,442	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	129.54/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,396	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	146.27/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,707	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	138.15/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,650	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	151.89/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,820	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	150.85/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,931	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,283	144.56/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,855	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	158.69/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,152	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,862.50/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,863	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,462.50/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,378.57/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,379	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,488.89/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,489	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,144.44/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,144	18

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 928Last week 633Year ago 1,074

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 215Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 16Year ago 33

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	532	302.00–313.00	306.51
10	550–600	566	290.00–302.00	295.37
4	600–650	625	286.00–288.00	286.51
5	650–700	662	270.00–276.00	272.04
3	700–750	715	248.00–250.00	248.68
6	750–800	781	242.00–254.00	246.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	315.00–320.00	318.78
3	500–550	530	295.00–300.00	298.30
3	550–600	578	282.00–286.00	283.33
8	600–650	623	266.00–272.00	269.27
2	650–700	683	255.00–260.00	257.55
4	700–750	728	230.00–240.00	234.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	485	346.00–356.00	349.52
3	500–550	533	320.00–330.00	323.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	342	350.00–368.00	360.27
12	350–400	377	340.00–355.00	346.68
10	400–450	432	325.00–340.00	332.94
10	450–500	476	306.00–322.00	311.09
13	500–550	517	292.00–312.00	302.22
18	550–600	567	280.00–288.00	285.55
39	600–650	633	270.00–273.00	272.87
14	650–700	696	252.00–254.00	252.14
2	700–750	713	244.00–248.00	246.02
14	750–800	759	241.00–246.00	241.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	335.00–345.00	340.05
12	350–400	371	320.00–335.00	329.06
5	400–450	427	300.00–322.00	312.83
15	450–500	478	286.00–300.00	293.63
10	500–550	537	280.00–292.00	285.19
8	550–600	572	266.00–276.00	272.20
12	600–650	628	250.00–254.00	251.01
15	650–700	671	240.00–252.00	245.69
9	700–750	709	230.00–240.00	235.01
6	750–800	777	220.00–230.00	227.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00–315.00	312.52
7	350–400	376	300.00–312.00	305.61
4	400–450	428	285.00–298.00	288.19
5	450–500	482	275.00–285.00	280.91
6	650–700	653	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	328	390.00–400.00	394.89
6	350–400	378	385.00–395.00	393.26
12	400–450	428	345.00–360.00	352.41
7	450–500	488	334.00–350.00	342.06
14	500–550	538	325.00–337.00	330.43
8	550–600	579	315.00–320.00	317.39
7	600–650	631	300.00–304.00	301.11
49	700–750	715	267.00	267.00
12	800–850	819	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	316	370.00–385.00	376.77
11	350–400	367	355.00–370.00	361.12
5	500–550	529	310.00–320.00	314.05
2	550–600	585	300.00–308.00	303.93
4	600–650	620	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	271	460.00–480.00	467.60
5	300–350	329	450.00–460.00	455.99
7	350–400	360	400.00–420.00	407.08
5	400–450	419	390.00–405.00	394.89
9	450–500	471	352.00–365.00	357.07
9	550–600	572	320.00–331.00	322.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,868	183.00–193.00	187.41
7	—	1,758	174.00–179.00	176.77
4	—	1,463	150.00–159.00	153.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,004	142.00–146.00	143.66
10	—	1,078	128.00–131.00	129.54
10	—	954	134.00–139.00	136.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,283	143.00–147.00	144.56
12	—	1,356	158.00–160.00	158.69
11	—	1,280	149.00–153.00	150.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,198	150.00–154.00	151.89
10	—	1,194	136.00–141.00	138.15
24	—	1,167	144.00–148.00	146.27

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,378.57

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,862.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,144.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,488.89

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.