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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 9

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,348 head

▲ 240 vs last sale 1,108▼ 973 vs year ago 2,321 · −41.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 175▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 25▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls over 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

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 $350.77/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −29.54 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$350.77

111 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$39.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

vs AL average

−17.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	367.20	2,023	40
Medium and Large 2	552	344.92	1,904	57
Medium and Large 3	544	327.59	1,782	14thin

One grade step is worth $39.61/cwt here — about $241 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 sale111 hd

350.77

—

AL average16 barns · 675 hd

354.66

−3.90

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−17.57

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

−29.54

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.64, low $313.28, median $380.31 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,539	194.86	3,000	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	171.43	2,400	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	165.16	2,001	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	153.40	1,614	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)	—	$3,310	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,425	6

Every lot

79 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,568	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	494.27/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,562	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	551.33/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,803	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	476.33/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,786	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	442.34/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,690	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	468.59/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,015	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	455.39/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,154	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	423.56/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,046	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	424.49/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,212	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	402.75/cwt	390.00–412.00	2,106	59
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	369.22/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,953	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	372.38/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,137	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	378.69/cwt	376.00–382.00	2,318	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	344.16/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,127	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	367.03/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,320	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	363.55/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,476	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	349.29/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,386	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	721	335.41/cwt	332.00–345.00	2,418	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,591	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	471.64/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,288	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	491.10/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,385	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	463.29/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,529	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	430.49/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,425	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	410.61/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,523	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	446.00/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,695	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	394.20/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,522	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	404.53/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,691	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	354.20/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,502	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	381.42/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,648	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	383.83/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,792	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	345.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,656	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	362.55/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,744	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	352.70/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,862	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	334.49/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,766	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	372.53/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,012	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	318.39/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,799	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	357.31/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,040	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	338.40/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,936	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	614	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,965	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	328.43/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,053	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	341.64/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,152	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	323.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,144	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,090	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,109	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	731	307.95/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,251	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	754	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,217	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	449.40/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,923	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	398.31/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,745	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	423.63/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,872	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	411.50/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,942	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	393.40/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,861	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	366.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,776	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	394.52/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,055	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	370.81/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,965	34
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	343.23/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,826	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	353.68/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,051	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	329.29/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,913	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	327.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,039	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	344.25/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,155	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	662	312.12/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,066	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	334.91/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,257	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	721	302.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,181	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	327.13/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,365	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	317.30/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,443	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,309	184.29/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,412	5
Bulls	—	—	1,530	194.11/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,970	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	202.73/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,463	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	150.22/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,483	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	157.16/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,774	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	169.98/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,040	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	161.47/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,970	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,326	169.17/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,243	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	174.60/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,626	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,310.00/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,310	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,425.00/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,425	6

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 Sep 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,348Last week 1,108Year ago 2,321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 175Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	386	390.00–400.00	394.20
5	400–450	424	350.00–360.00	354.20
7	450–500	479	340.00–350.00	345.69
8	500–550	528	325.00–340.00	334.49
6	550–600	565	315.00–325.00	318.39
6	600–650	614	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	685	300.00–310.00	305.07
4	700–750	715	290.00–300.00	295.03
2	750–800	775	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	465.00–475.00	471.64
7	300–350	331	425.00–440.00	430.49
22	350–400	371	400.00–425.00	410.61
30	400–450	432	370.00–390.00	381.42
29	450–500	481	355.00–370.00	362.55
26	500–550	528	345.00–365.00	352.70
31	550–600	572	330.00–350.00	338.40
36	600–650	625	322.00–335.00	328.43
9	650–700	662	320.00–330.00	323.92
12	700–750	731	300.00–315.00	307.95
4	750–800	754	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	282	485.00–505.00	491.10
17	300–350	330	450.00–475.00	463.29
10	350–400	380	440.00–455.00	446.00
13	400–450	418	400.00–420.00	404.53
33	450–500	467	380.00–390.00	383.83
26	500–550	540	370.00–380.00	372.53
14	550–600	571	354.00–370.00	357.31
6	600–650	630	340.00–345.00	341.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	395.00–405.00	398.31
5	450–500	485	360.00–370.00	366.12
6	500–550	532	340.00–350.00	343.23
7	550–600	581	325.00–335.00	329.29
13	600–650	623	320.00–330.00	327.33
7	650–700	662	305.00–320.00	312.12
4	700–750	721	300.00–310.00	302.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	442	415.00–430.00	423.63
18	450–500	473	385.00–400.00	393.40
34	500–550	530	355.00–385.00	370.81
24	550–600	580	345.00–365.00	353.68
13	600–650	626	335.00–350.00	344.25
5	650–700	674	325.00–340.00	334.91
7	700–750	723	320.00–340.00	327.13
3	750–800	770	315.00–322.00	317.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	428	440.00–455.00	449.40
6	450–500	472	405.00–420.00	411.50
11	500–550	521	390.00–400.00	394.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	316	490.00–500.00	494.27
10	350–400	382	430.00–450.00	442.34
31	450–500	483	420.00–430.00	423.56
59	500–550	523	390.00–412.00	402.75
11	550–600	574	365.00–380.00	372.38
28	600–650	632	355.00–375.00	367.03
29	650–700	683	340.00–360.00	349.29
17	700–750	721	332.00–345.00	335.41
7	750–800	785	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	570.00	570.00
11	300–350	327	540.00–570.00	551.33
18	350–400	375	470.00–500.00	476.33
11	400–450	430	460.00–480.00	468.59
7	450–500	473	440.00–465.00	455.39
11	500–550	521	420.00–440.00	424.49
3	550–600	575	390.00	390.00
11	600–650	612	376.00–382.00	378.69
5	650–700	681	362.00–370.00	363.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	529	365.00–375.00	369.22
2	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
6	600–650	618	335.00–350.00	344.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,200	168.00–173.00	169.98
17	—	1,220	158.00–165.00	161.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	987	148.00–154.00	150.22
11	—	1,129	155.00–161.00	157.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,326	167.00–172.00	169.17
5	—	1,504	173.00–176.00	174.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	190.00–199.00	194.11
7	—	1,708	200.00–206.00	202.73
5	—	1,309	181.00–186.00	184.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	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.