Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2025-07-08

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jul 8
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,696 head
▲ 589 vs last sale 1,107▼ 90 vs year ago 1,786 · −5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
266 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 160▼ 35 vs year ago 301 · −11.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 20▼ 23 vs year ago 41 · −56.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $363.49/cwt on 144 head. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −54.25 against this barn's trailing median of $417.74.
Average price
$363.49
144 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.82
vs AL average
−15.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541372.012,01397
Medium and Large 2549349.121,91838
Medium and Large 3551332.251,8329thin
One grade step is worth $39.76/cwt here — about $181 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 sale144 hd
363.49
—
AL average11 barns · 324 hd
355.66
+7.82
National average153 barns · 8,707 hd
379.13
−15.64
This barn, trailing median32 sales
417.74
−54.25
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
495440384328median 417.7403/1005/1207/1409/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,817199.533,6265thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,432170.552,44217
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,162161.791,87922
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,001149.841,50011

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8333thin

Every lot

81 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288512.17/cwt500.00–525.001,4752
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325412.50/cwt410.00–420.001,3414
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332448.14/cwt440.00–460.001,4883
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335398.03/cwt395.00–405.001,3335
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3381384.66/cwt380.00–400.001,4664
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382405.12/cwt400.00–410.001,5488
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388428.00/cwt428.00–428.001,6619
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added395452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,78519
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added419445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,86515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435392.50/cwt385.00–400.001,7072
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1449401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,80018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475349.95/cwt345.00–355.001,6623
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478378.88/cwt370.00–384.001,8117
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485392.22/cwt389.00–400.001,90248
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527377.43/cwt371.00–388.001,98957
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3534338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,8055
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538353.77/cwt350.00–360.001,90325
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561364.29/cwt351.00–367.002,04440
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571340.17/cwt335.00–350.001,94213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3573325.07/cwt320.00–330.001,8634
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615344.50/cwt340.00–354.002,1194
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630313.88/cwt308.00–319.001,97711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631331.49/cwt325.00–335.002,09212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668331.38/cwt325.00–341.002,21450
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3668297.55/cwt295.00–300.001,9882
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680317.81/cwt310.00–321.002,1617
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,26224
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3721292.98/cwt292.00–296.002,1124
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723301.00/cwt300.00–302.002,1766
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778297.34/cwt296.00–300.002,3133
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3783287.50/cwt287.00–288.002,2512
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270444.72/cwt440.00–460.001,2014
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325422.54/cwt410.00–435.001,3736
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345387.50/cwt380.00–395.001,3372
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371367.75/cwt360.00–375.001,36420
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418337.38/cwt335.00–342.001,4105
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431361.99/cwt350.00–365.001,56038
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436365.85/cwt365.00–375.001,59549
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460359.07/cwt355.00–364.001,65215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478325.71/cwt320.00–330.001,55715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482344.02/cwt335.00–352.001,65822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513332.97/cwt324.00–335.001,70839
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518341.01/cwt337.00–350.001,76632
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525315.07/cwt312.00–322.001,65418
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558327.51/cwt325.00–330.001,8282
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573303.64/cwt300.00–308.001,74022
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574314.06/cwt310.00–324.001,80319
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615301.83/cwt298.00–306.001,85639
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616307.36/cwt301.00–314.001,89313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3634283.64/cwt280.00–295.001,7984
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666280.67/cwt276.00–292.001,86915
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3678264.98/cwt260.00–270.001,7972
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,0131
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9584
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420404.92/cwt400.00–410.001,7013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3421340.90/cwt335.00–350.001,4356
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436370.40/cwt360.00–385.001,61520
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469361.87/cwt350.00–370.001,69722
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3471333.81/cwt330.00–340.001,5724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8192
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520320.70/cwt320.00–324.001,6686
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531333.55/cwt328.00–342.001,77115
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564323.40/cwt318.00–330.001,8247
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578307.79/cwt300.00–312.001,7798
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632302.31/cwt298.00–310.001,9119
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2671296.78/cwt294.00–302.001,9915
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3733274.51/cwt274.00–275.002,0122
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2738286.99/cwt284.00–290.002,1183
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,798193.00/cwt190.00–196.003,4702
Bulls——1,830203.88/cwt200.00–206.003,7313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945158.48/cwt157.00–160.001,4982
Cows—Lean 85-90%991149.88/cwt149.00–151.001,4856
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058144.01/cwt142.00–145.001,5243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125162.49/cwt159.00–165.001,82810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131168.98/cwt168.00–171.001,9116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,225178.76/cwt177.00–182.002,1904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253153.44/cwt151.00–156.001,9236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489163.62/cwt163.00–165.002,4366
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501171.80/cwt169.00–175.002,5797
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,450.00–2,700.002,6003
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,833.33/head1,750.00–1,950.001,8333

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.