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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, May 20

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← May 6May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,413 head

▲ 462 vs last sale 951▲ 192 vs year ago 1,221 · +15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 172▼ 122 vs year ago 273 · −44.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 47▲ 7 vs year ago 27 · +25.9%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady 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 $347.34/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −74.67 against this barn's trailing median of $422.01.

Average price

$347.34

15 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$4.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.19

vs AL average

−30.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	350.52	2,001	4thin
Medium and Large 2	559	346.18	1,937	11thin

One grade step is worth $4.34/cwt here — about $65 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 sale15 hd

347.34

—

AL average12 barns · 231 hd

355.53

−8.19

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−30.71

This barn, trailing median31 sales

422.01

−74.67

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	—	High	1,568	178.74	2,803	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,295	149.86	1,940	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	142.35	1,693	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	135.40	1,410	13

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)	—	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,988	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,113	8

Every lot

85 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	441.85/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,423	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	400.58/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,310	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	422.37/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,402	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	429.14/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,536	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	403.83/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,506	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	383.28/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,430	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	411.91/cwt	408.00–420.00	1,726	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,702	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,840	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	376.63/cwt	372.00–384.00	1,793	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	360.76/cwt	360.00–361.00	1,746	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	365.78/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,895	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	350.52/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,001	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	338.83/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,948	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	624	304.37/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,899	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	323.02/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,029	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	338.49/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,143	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,970	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	308.22/cwt	304.00–312.00	2,096	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	277.31/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,969	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	736	287.87/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,119	29
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	283.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,181	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	783	272.42/cwt	270.00–274.00	2,133	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	275.90/cwt	273.00–279.00	2,284	59
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,386	22
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	948	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,470	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	347.01/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,128	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	371.34/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,225	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	403.47/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,340	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	393.01/cwt	385.00–398.00	1,450	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	347.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,319	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	367.66/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,401	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	340.20/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,442	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	355.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,525	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	343.30/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,631	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	323.77/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,544	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	349.72/cwt	344.00–356.00	1,812	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	323.81/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,713	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	304.72/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,615	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	322.11/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,823	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,699	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	309.01/cwt	307.00–314.00	1,789	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	280.86/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,761	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	293.46/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,849	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	263.40/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,665	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	656	302.36/cwt	301.00–307.00	1,983	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	283.75/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,893	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	271.66/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,834	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	268.61/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,910	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	243.32/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,759	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	743	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,021	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	780	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	2,094	26
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	264.29/cwt	257.00–265.00	2,069	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,182	22
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,299	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	373.12/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,582	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	396.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,683	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	339.99/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,448	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	367.28/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,723	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	335.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,608	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	353.24/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,710	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	341.11/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,794	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	309.85/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,791	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	322.62/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,868	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	313.59/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,960	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	300.28/cwt	292.00–310.00	2,018	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	693	281.00/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,947	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	288.64/cwt	286.00–292.00	2,070	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	718	273.32/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,962	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	168.07/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,353	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	181.16/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,672	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	188.20/cwt	187.00–189.00	3,356	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,322	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	138.24/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,515	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,720	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	145.42/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,723	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	138.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,655	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,261	145.21/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,831	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,276	152.11/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,941	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	156.30/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,393	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,550.00/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,131.25/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,131	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,112.50/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,113	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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,413Last week 951Year ago 1,221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 172Year ago 273

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 47Year ago 27

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady 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
16	400–450	424	365.00–385.00	373.12
10	450–500	484	342.00–360.00	353.24
22	500–550	526	330.00–350.00	341.11
20	550–600	579	318.00–330.00	322.62
14	600–650	625	305.00–320.00	313.59
5	650–700	672	292.00–310.00	300.28
3	700–750	717	286.00–292.00	288.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	426	330.00–355.00	339.99
2	450–500	480	330.00–340.00	335.10
2	550–600	578	305.00–315.00	309.85
2	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	693	280.00–282.00	281.00
3	700–750	718	270.00–275.00	273.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	390.00–400.00	396.00
15	450–500	469	365.00–375.00	367.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	332	410.00–430.00	422.37
9	350–400	373	395.00–415.00	403.83
7	400–450	431	395.00	395.00
8	450–500	476	372.00–384.00	376.63
3	500–550	518	357.00–370.00	365.78
8	550–600	575	336.00–345.00	338.83
8	600–650	628	320.00–332.00	323.02
17	650–700	680	304.00–312.00	308.22
29	700–750	736	285.00–300.00	287.87
3	750–800	768	280.00–290.00	283.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	400.00–405.00	400.58
18	350–400	373	380.00–390.00	383.28
4	450–500	484	360.00–361.00	360.76
8	600–650	624	300.00–315.00	304.37
2	650–700	668	290.00–300.00	294.98
3	700–750	710	272.00–282.00	277.31
5	750–800	783	270.00–274.00	272.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	322	435.00–450.00	441.85
6	350–400	358	420.00–440.00	429.14
9	400–450	419	408.00–420.00	411.91
2	450–500	463	395.00–400.00	397.49
4	550–600	571	350.00–352.00	350.52
2	600–650	633	337.00–340.00	338.49
59	800–850	828	273.00–279.00	275.90
22	850–900	887	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	900–950	948	260.50	260.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	330	365.00–385.00	371.34
9	350–400	381	360.00–380.00	367.66
25	400–450	429	350.00–365.00	355.41
15	450–500	475	336.00–350.00	343.30
23	500–550	529	320.00–332.00	323.81
8	550–600	579	307.00–314.00	309.01
7	600–650	627	280.00–284.00	280.86
2	650–700	675	266.00–277.00	271.66
3	700–750	723	240.00–250.00	243.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	340.00–355.00	347.01
5	350–400	379	340.00–350.00	347.92
9	400–450	424	336.00–345.00	340.20
8	450–500	477	320.00–330.00	323.77
6	500–550	530	300.00–310.00	304.72
8	550–600	576	290.00–300.00	295.00
3	600–650	632	260.00–270.00	263.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	656	301.00–307.00	302.36
11	700–750	743	272.00	272.00
26	750–800	780	268.50	268.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	400.00–410.00	403.47
5	350–400	369	385.00–398.00	393.01
5	500–550	518	344.00–356.00	349.72
11	550–600	566	320.00–340.00	322.11
2	600–650	630	292.00–295.00	293.46
9	650–700	667	278.00–288.00	283.75
6	700–750	711	262.00–270.00	268.61
11	750–800	783	257.00–265.00	264.29
22	850–900	866	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	900–950	905	254.00	254.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,096	137.00–139.00	138.24
7	—	994	131.00–135.00	132.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,261	143.00–148.00	145.21
5	—	1,531	156.00–158.00	156.30
27	—	1,276	150.00–155.00	152.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,185	143.00–149.00	145.42
18	—	1,199	135.00–140.00	138.03
2	—	1,143	150.00–151.00	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,783	187.00–189.00	188.20
2	—	1,475	179.00–183.00	181.16
4	—	1,400	167.00–169.00	168.07

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)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,131.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,550.00

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	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,112.50

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.