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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, May 6

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Apr 29May 6May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

951 head

▼ 336 vs last sale 1,287▼ 72 vs year ago 1,023 · −7.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

172 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 187▲ 25 vs year ago 147 · +17.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 74▲ 5 vs year ago 42 · +11.9%

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 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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 $358.25/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −63.76 against this barn's trailing median of $422.01.

Average price

$358.25

16 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$31.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.37

vs AL average

−20.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	383.85	1,969	3thin
Medium and Large 2	541	352.34	1,906	13thin

One grade step is worth $31.51/cwt here — about $63 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 sale16 hd

358.25

—

AL average14 barns · 194 hd

349.89

+8.37

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−20.54

This barn, trailing median31 sales

422.01

−63.76

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.04, low $342.46, median $422.01 across 31 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	1,716	173.98	2,986	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,342	141.61	1,900	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	139.88	1,782	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	135.72	1,421	24

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)	—	$2,235	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,835	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,675	4thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,180	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	468.25/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,320	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	423.84/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,348	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	436.68/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,428	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	395.97/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,319	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	391.35/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,428	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	430.40/cwt	427.00–435.00	1,636	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	408.12/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,559	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	421.01/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,726	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	401.59/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,735	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	398.39/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,837	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	354.92/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,661	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	385.49/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,835	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	383.85/cwt	378.00–395.00	1,969	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	364.94/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,905	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,892	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,082	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	315.20/cwt	314.00–324.00	2,033	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	285.04/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,967	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	302.90/cwt	302.00–303.00	2,093	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	749	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,135	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	768	268.07/cwt	266.00–272.00	2,059	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	280.00/cwt	278.00–282.00	2,170	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,372	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	237	432.96/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,026	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	380.21/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,186	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	353.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,190	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	405.11/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,369	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	398.21/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,446	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	362.08/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,351	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	345.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,340	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	360.70/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,533	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	351.13/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,496	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,434	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,642	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	335.79/cwt	328.00–345.00	1,598	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	323.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,562	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	323.08/cwt	318.00–332.00	1,696	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	340.49/cwt	336.00–346.00	1,808	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	542	305.65/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,657	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	305.90/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,777	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	283.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,650	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	313.97/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,915	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	284.46/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,784	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	275.96/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,739	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	261.18/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,870	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	251.97/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,928	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,670	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	377.91/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,606	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	356.59/cwt	347.00–368.00	1,733	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	341.41/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,816	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	311.71/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,767	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	326.96/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,880	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	285.12/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,748	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	311.83/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,943	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	285.01/cwt	277.00–292.00	1,935	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	259.59/cwt	255.00–264.00	2,025	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	166.81/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,599	5
Bulls	—	—	1,784	175.55/cwt	173.00–178.00	3,132	7
Bulls	—	—	1,823	182.27/cwt	179.00–184.00	3,323	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	139.13/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,454	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	130.95/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,375	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	143.64/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,768	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,243	146.37/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,819	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	136.88/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,790	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	139.91/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,927	28
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,235.00/head	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,235	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,900	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,675.00/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,675	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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 951Last week 1,287Year ago 1,023

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 187Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 74Year ago 42

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	425	370.00–390.00	377.91
16	450–500	486	347.00–368.00	356.59
11	500–550	532	332.00–350.00	341.41
17	550–600	575	322.00–335.00	326.96
8	600–650	623	300.00–320.00	311.83
7	650–700	679	277.00–292.00	285.01
2	750–800	780	255.00–264.00	259.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	400.00–405.00	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	310.00–315.00	311.71
2	600–650	613	275.00–295.00	285.12
2	650–700	665	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	375.00–390.00	380.21
4	350–400	373	350.00–375.00	362.08
25	400–450	426	345.00–360.00	351.13
29	450–500	476	328.00–345.00	335.79
21	500–550	525	318.00–332.00	323.08
22	550–600	581	300.00–315.00	305.90
9	600–650	627	280.00–290.00	284.46
5	700–750	716	258.00–262.00	261.18
2	750–800	765	248.00–256.00	251.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	237	430.00–450.00	432.96
2	300–350	338	400.00–410.00	405.11
3	350–400	363	390.00–405.00	398.21
3	400–450	425	360.00–362.00	360.70
4	450–500	469	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	531	336.00–346.00	340.49
2	600–650	610	310.00–318.00	313.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	350.00–360.00	353.17
6	350–400	388	340.00–350.00	345.42
8	400–450	428	330.00–340.00	335.02
6	450–500	483	320.00–330.00	323.33
6	500–550	542	300.00–316.00	305.65
5	550–600	583	280.00–290.00	283.06
3	600–650	630	274.00–278.00	275.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	267	442.00	442.00
4	300–350	318	410.00–430.00	423.84
9	350–400	382	400.00–420.00	408.12
9	400–450	432	390.00–412.00	401.59
11	450–500	476	375.00–395.00	385.49
9	500–550	522	360.00–375.00	364.94
4	550–600	584	324.00	324.00
8	600–650	645	314.00–324.00	315.20
10	650–700	691	302.00–303.00	302.90
5	700–750	749	285.00	285.00
4	750–800	775	278.00–282.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	465.00–470.00	468.25
3	300–350	327	435.00–440.00	436.68
5	350–400	380	427.00–435.00	430.40
10	400–450	410	415.00–425.00	421.01
5	450–500	461	395.00–405.00	398.39
3	500–550	513	378.00–395.00	383.85
7	600–650	629	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	800–850	838	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	392.00–400.00	395.97
4	350–400	365	390.00–395.00	391.35
6	450–500	468	350.00–360.00	354.92
2	650–700	690	280.00–290.00	285.04
2	700–750	730	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	768	266.00–272.00	268.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,784	173.00–178.00	175.55
5	—	1,558	165.00–169.00	166.81
3	—	1,823	179.00–184.00	182.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,050	130.00–133.00	130.95
14	—	1,045	135.00–142.00	139.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,308	134.00–140.00	136.88
24	—	1,231	142.00–147.00	143.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,377	139.00–143.00	139.91
10	—	1,243	145.00–151.00	146.37

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	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575.00

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)	5	—	—	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,235.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,675.00

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.