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Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Apr 15

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,368 head

▲ 735 vs last sale 633▲ 10 vs year ago 1,358 · +0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

253 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 138▼ 59 vs year ago 312 · −18.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 10▼ 22 vs year ago 51 · −43.1%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 12.00 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 $324.96/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −54.52 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$324.96

137 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$60.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.30

vs AL average

+3.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	340.42	1,772	83
Medium and Large 2	540	307.89	1,664	41
Medium and Large 3	562	280.12	1,573	13thin

One grade step is worth $60.30/cwt here — about $199 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 sale137 hd

324.96

—

AL average14 barns · 479 hd

305.67

+19.30

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

+3.78

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−54.52

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	1,405	165.22	2,321	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,295	142.18	1,842	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	138.84	1,813	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	129.48	1,317	14

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)	—	$1,743	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	2thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	497.26/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,318	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	439.46/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,230	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	417.00/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,355	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	436.74/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,441	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	408.87/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,537	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	386.67/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,454	24
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	422.77/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,632	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	422.32/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,774	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	397.25/cwt	385.00–404.00	1,704	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	381.75/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,832	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,861	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	362.57/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,900	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,852	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,022	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	596	344.19/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,051	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	324.50/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,080	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,982	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	405.08/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,276	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	375.55/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,217	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	354.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,164	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	332.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,212	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	368.33/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,403	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	350.46/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,335	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,428	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	336.76/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,428	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	315.83/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,352	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	464	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,624	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	303.94/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,438	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	325.19/cwt	317.00–332.00	1,545	81
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	337.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,637	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,785	64
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	330.29/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,718	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	319.26/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,660	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	300.67/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,585	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,771	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	291.85/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,661	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	273.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,567	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,972	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	289.99/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,778	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	271.26/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,701	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	254.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,627	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	259.35/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,727	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	240.04/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,615	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,822	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,888	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	250.87/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,864	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	256.53/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,983	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	397.99/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,703	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	371.04/cwt	366.00–380.00	1,603	22
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	347.03/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,506	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	347.68/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,606	29
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	331.65/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,592	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	318.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,676	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	331.34/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,749	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	327.30/cwt	316.00–334.00	1,872	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	301.76/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,750	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	280.98/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,745	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	303.04/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,918	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	289.60/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,978	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	165.22/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,321	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	138.29/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,318	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	123.91/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,243	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	129.03/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,423	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,202	151.70/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,823	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	146.55/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,814	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,266	137.95/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,746	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	140.94/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,845	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	131.44/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,747	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	145.35/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,961	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,880.00/head	1,875.00–1,885.00	1,880	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,675	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,368Last week 633Year ago 1,358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 138Year ago 312

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 10Year ago 51

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	485.00–510.00	497.26
8	300–350	330	430.00–445.00	436.74
7	350–400	386	420.00–430.00	422.77
2	400–450	420	415.00–430.00	422.32
7	500–550	503	370.00	370.00
10	550–600	557	363.00	363.00
3	600–650	625	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	430.00–450.00	439.46
5	300–350	325	415.00–420.00	417.00
12	350–400	376	400.00–415.00	408.87
7	400–450	429	385.00–404.00	397.25
22	450–500	480	370.00–385.00	381.75
9	500–550	524	358.00–365.00	362.57
19	550–600	596	337.00–345.00	344.19
6	600–650	641	322.00–325.00	324.50
23	650–700	693	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	376	380.00–390.00	386.67
12	500–550	529	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	432	366.00–380.00	371.04
29	450–500	462	340.00–357.00	347.68
26	500–550	528	327.00–342.00	331.34
16	550–600	572	316.00–334.00	327.30
3	600–650	633	300.00–307.00	303.04
7	650–700	683	280.00–300.00	289.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	340.00–352.00	347.03
18	450–500	480	330.00–338.00	331.65
7	500–550	526	315.00–320.00	318.56
4	550–600	580	297.00–310.00	301.76
4	600–650	621	280.00–284.00	280.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	428	390.00–410.00	397.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	370.00–385.00	375.55
19	350–400	381	340.00–360.00	350.46
25	400–450	424	330.00–345.00	336.76
81	450–500	475	317.00–332.00	325.19
24	500–550	520	310.00–323.00	319.26
17	550–600	569	288.00–300.00	291.85
13	600–650	627	266.00–278.00	271.26
33	650–700	666	256.00–265.00	259.35
13	700–750	743	238.00–253.00	250.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	395.00–420.00	405.08
5	350–400	381	365.00–380.00	368.33
2	400–450	405	350.00–355.00	352.50
2	450–500	485	335.00–340.00	337.53
16	500–550	520	325.00–338.00	330.29
3	550–600	557	318.00	318.00
3	600–650	613	288.00–294.00	289.99
2	650–700	685	266.00	266.00
3	700–750	718	263.00	263.00
2	750–800	773	255.00–258.00	256.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	350.00–360.00	354.96
7	350–400	364	330.00–340.00	332.91
6	400–450	428	305.00–325.00	315.83
8	450–500	473	300.00–316.00	303.94
3	500–550	527	300.00–302.00	300.67
10	550–600	572	270.00–280.00	273.95
3	600–650	638	250.00–260.00	254.97
2	650–700	673	238.00–242.00	240.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	464	350.00	350.00
64	500–550	519	344.00	344.00
22	600–650	605	326.00	326.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,309	138.00–143.00	140.94
4	—	1,238	145.00–148.00	146.55
9	—	1,329	129.00–133.00	131.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,103	128.00–131.00	129.03
6	—	1,003	121.00–127.00	123.91
4	—	953	137.00–140.00	138.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,266	135.00–141.00	137.95
3	—	1,202	151.00–153.00	151.70
15	—	1,349	143.00–148.00	145.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	163.00–167.00	165.22

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)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,675.00

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)	2	—	—	1,875.00–1,885.00	1,880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.