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Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Mar 25

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

802 head

▼ 285 vs last sale 1,087▼ 149 vs year ago 951 · −15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

202 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 174▲ 27 vs year ago 175 · +15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 10▼ 62 vs year ago 125 · −49.6%

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 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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 $362.93/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −54.81 against this barn's trailing median of $417.74.

Average price

$362.93

87 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$27.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.78

vs AL average

−1.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	370.40	2,032	63
Medium and Large 2	557	343.32	1,911	24

One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale87 hd

362.93

—

AL average14 barns · 277 hd

348.15

+14.78

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−1.05

This barn, trailing median32 sales

417.74

−54.81

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.04, low $342.46, median $417.74 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	—	Low	1,829	177.84	3,252	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,289	149.29	1,925	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	143.70	1,657	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	135.73	1,450	21

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)	—	$2,288	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,653	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,740	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,344	8

Every lot

75 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	478.35/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,330	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	447.90/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,254	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	434.89/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,426	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	450.00/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,494	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	412.03/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,541	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	426.92/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,601	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	423.04/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,789	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	401.16/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,729	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	402.14/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,906	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	369.95/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,813	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,072	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	379.14/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,990	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	351.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,843	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	337.84/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,956	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	354.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,074	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,915	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	325.85/cwt	322.00–333.00	2,024	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	320.82/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,121	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	283.93/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,925	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	297.95/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,032	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,035	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,232	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	382.47/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,247	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	337.89/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,102	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	406.88/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,335	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	362.72/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,338	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	326.58/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,241	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	387.56/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,477	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	358.54/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,527	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	315.98/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,375	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,561	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	296.88/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,404	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	313.81/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,503	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	328.36/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,721	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	284.29/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,493	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	312.52/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,659	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	293.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,705	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	311.70/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,814	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	289.37/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,774	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	277.00/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,709	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	256.50/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,824	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	241.34/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,738	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,845	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	242.99/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,871	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,907	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	404.96/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,725	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	388.01/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,816	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	366.65/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,742	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	305.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,587	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	336.65/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,774	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	319.10/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,854	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,906	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	296.35/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,965	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	164.43/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,480	6
Bulls	—	—	1,872	180.34/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,376	11
Bulls	—	—	2,119	188.41/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,992	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	140.74/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,500	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	135.84/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,451	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	127.53/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,370	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	138.86/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,577	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	151.34/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,746	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	146.30/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,712	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	151.56/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,940	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,283	144.54/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,854	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	157.93/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,121	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,975.00/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,653.13/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,653	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,881.25/head	2,700.00–3,075.00	2,881	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,515.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,515	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,343.75/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,344	8

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 802Last week 1,087Year ago 951

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 174Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 10Year ago 125

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	400.00–420.00	406.88
6	350–400	381	380.00–400.00	387.56
7	400–450	426	350.00–370.00	358.54
6	450–500	473	325.00–335.00	330.03
8	500–550	524	325.00–337.00	328.36
10	550–600	582	309.00–320.00	311.70
8	600–650	613	287.00–300.00	289.37
8	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
8	700–750	711	256.00–260.00	256.50
7	800–850	829	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	330.00–355.00	337.89
3	350–400	380	320.00–330.00	326.58
2	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
8	450–500	473	290.00–300.00	296.88
7	500–550	525	280.00–295.00	284.29
3	700–750	720	240.00–242.00	241.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	375.00–385.00	382.47
9	350–400	369	350.00–370.00	362.72
5	400–450	435	310.00–330.00	315.98
9	450–500	479	310.00–320.00	313.81
8	500–550	531	300.00–318.00	312.52
10	550–600	581	290.00–300.00	293.46
27	600–650	617	270.00–278.00	277.00
2	700–750	735	251.00	251.00
2	750–800	770	242.00–244.00	242.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
6	250–300	278	470.00–490.00	478.35
6	300–350	332	440.00–460.00	450.00
13	350–400	375	420.00–435.00	426.92
5	400–450	423	415.00–430.00	423.04
7	450–500	474	390.00–410.00	402.14
35	500–550	525	370.00–380.00	379.14
25	550–600	585	350.00–355.00	354.61
16	600–650	621	322.00–333.00	325.85
6	650–700	661	319.00–330.00	320.82
10	700–750	709	287.00	287.00
16	800–850	833	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	440.00–455.00	447.90
4	300–350	328	420.00–440.00	434.89
5	350–400	374	400.00–420.00	412.03
4	400–450	431	390.00–410.00	401.16
2	450–500	490	365.00–375.00	369.95
10	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	351.00
14	550–600	579	335.00–345.00	337.84
2	600–650	613	310.00–315.00	312.47
7	650–700	682	290.00–301.00	297.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	678	280.00–288.00	283.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	395.00–410.00	404.96
12	450–500	468	380.00–395.00	388.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	300.00–310.00	305.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
11	450–500	475	345.00–375.00	366.65
3	500–550	527	330.00–340.00	336.65
6	550–600	581	310.00–325.00	319.10
2	600–650	625	300.00–310.00	305.00
3	650–700	663	292.00–300.00	296.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,343	156.00–161.00	157.93
21	—	1,280	149.00–154.00	151.56
21	—	1,283	143.00–147.00	144.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,136	136.00–141.00	138.86
17	—	1,170	144.00–148.00	146.30
5	—	1,154	149.00–155.00	151.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,068	135.00–137.00	135.84
5	—	1,074	126.00–130.00	127.53
8	—	1,066	139.00–143.00	140.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	161.00–169.00	164.43
5	—	2,119	184.00–195.00	188.41
11	—	1,872	175.00–183.00	180.34

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	—	—	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,653.13

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	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600.00

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	10	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,515.00

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	8	—	—	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,343.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	2,700.00–3,075.00	2,881.25

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.