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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Apr 1

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

684 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 802▼ 326 vs year ago 1,010 · −32.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

244 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 202▼ 100 vs year ago 344 · −29.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 63▼ 33 vs year ago 52 · −63.5%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 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 $315.74/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −63.75 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$315.74

58 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$43.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.24

vs AL average

−5.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	329.62	1,814	30
Medium and Large 2	568	301.99	1,715	26
Medium and Large 3	533	286.06	1,525	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.56/cwt here — about $289 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 sale58 hd

315.74

—

AL average14 barns · 281 hd

302.49

+13.24

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−5.64

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−63.75

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	—	Low	1,716	169.62	2,910	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,298	141.56	1,838	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	140.17	1,741	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	128.03	1,318	29

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)	—	$2,233	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	4thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	441.82/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,436	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	475.08/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,549	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	444.43/cwt	436.00–455.00	1,693	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	388.34/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,483	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	424.39/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,638	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	435.11/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,836	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	400.34/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,745	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	380.72/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,831	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	378.33/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,986	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	356.62/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,876	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	351.13/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,987	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	345.41/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,965	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,077	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	322.03/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,145	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	296.79/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,184	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	272.99/cwt	270.00–276.00	2,124	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	408.26/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,315	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	385.54/cwt	370.00–397.00	1,276	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	362.40/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,341	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	388.84/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,470	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	359.28/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,538	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	334.81/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,436	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	353.51/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,633	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	323.31/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,536	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	308.43/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,480	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	323.84/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,720	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	286.06/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,525	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	307.76/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,643	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	331.07/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,837	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	299.43/cwt	287.00–307.00	1,746	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	294.54/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,811	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	263.49/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,689	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	284.24/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,876	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	239.36/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,654	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	374.37/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,617	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	394.20/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,711	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	379.96/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,782	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	356.51/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,693	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	304.86/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,585	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,929	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	348.11/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,852	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	325.06/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,876	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	324.77/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,010	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	285.74/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,940	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	159.33/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,387	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	167.87/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,820	9
Bulls	—	—	1,960	181.28/cwt	179.00–183.00	3,553	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,499	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	130.70/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,344	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	125.86/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,298	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	141.98/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,712	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,269	139.67/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,772	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	136.20/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,814	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,354	145.17/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,966	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,357.14/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,357	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 802Year ago 1,010

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 202Year ago 344

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 63Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	432	360.00–385.00	374.37
18	450–500	475	350.00–370.00	356.51
17	500–550	532	335.00–355.00	348.11
9	550–600	577	320.00–335.00	325.06
7	600–650	619	319.00–330.00	324.77
4	650–700	679	282.00–290.00	285.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	300.00–320.00	304.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	390.00–400.00	394.20
13	450–500	469	375.00–390.00	379.96
4	500–550	525	365.00–370.00	367.50
2	550–600	575	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	405.00–415.00	408.26
14	350–400	378	380.00–400.00	388.84
8	400–450	428	350.00–370.00	359.28
16	450–500	462	340.00–356.00	353.51
6	500–550	531	322.00–327.00	323.84
24	550–600	555	320.00–332.00	331.07
4	600–650	615	292.00–297.00	294.54
16	650–700	660	282.00–288.00	284.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	370.00–397.00	385.54
2	350–400	370	355.00–370.00	362.40
6	400–450	429	325.00–342.00	334.81
35	450–500	475	315.00–330.00	323.31
8	500–550	534	300.00–318.00	307.76
18	550–600	583	287.00–307.00	299.43
4	600–650	641	262.00–266.00	263.49
6	650–700	691	234.00–250.00	239.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	305.00–312.00	308.43
2	500–550	533	282.00–290.00	286.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	465.00–480.00	475.08
8	350–400	381	436.00–455.00	444.43
7	400–450	422	430.00–440.00	435.11
6	500–550	525	375.00–380.00	378.33
8	550–600	566	350.00–355.00	351.13
3	600–650	622	334.00	334.00
5	650–700	666	320.00–325.00	322.03
5	700–750	736	290.00–300.00	296.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	435.00–450.00	441.82
9	350–400	386	415.00–435.00	424.39
10	400–450	436	390.00–415.00	400.34
14	450–500	481	370.00–390.00	380.72
7	500–550	526	350.00–365.00	356.62
10	550–600	569	335.00–350.00	345.41
2	750–800	778	270.00–276.00	272.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	380.00–395.00	388.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	157.00–164.00	159.33
9	—	1,680	165.00–171.00	167.87
4	—	1,960	179.00–183.00	181.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,332	135.00–138.00	136.20
3	—	1,020	147.00	147.00
37	—	1,206	139.00–145.00	141.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,354	144.00–149.00	145.17
40	—	1,269	138.00–142.00	139.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,028	129.00–135.00	130.70
16	—	1,031	124.00–128.00	125.86

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	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	7	—	—	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,357.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850.00

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.