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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 16

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,475 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 1,348▲ 409 vs year ago 1,066 · +38.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

274 head

▲ 169 vs last sale 105▲ 84 vs year ago 190 · +44.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 37▲ 38 vs year ago 5 · +760.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 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 $341.48/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −38.01 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$341.48

133 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$29.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

vs AL average

−18.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	354.89	1,845	33
Medium and Large 2	540	342.72	1,850	68
Medium and Large 3	558	324.99	1,815	32

One grade step is worth $29.90/cwt here — about $31 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 sale133 hd

341.48

—

AL average14 barns · 636 hd

344.51

−3.03

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−18.18

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−38.01

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	—	High	1,558	188.76	2,940	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	163.80	2,270	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	159.17	1,860	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	146.27	1,584	25

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)	—	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,045	10

Every lot

86 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	208	631.56/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,314	3
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	566.88/cwt	560.00–572.00	1,292	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	518.68/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,442	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	561.14/cwt	547.00–580.00	1,605	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	509.99/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,683	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	472.93/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,608	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	479.69/cwt	462.00–500.00	1,804	27
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	451.38/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,724	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	417.02/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,781	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	456.42/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,995	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	445.45/cwt	427.00–460.00	2,103	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	405.08/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,965	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,956	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	412.25/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,168	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	391.77/cwt	382.00–405.00	2,080	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	360.42/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,040	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	395.31/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,269	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	375.60/cwt	369.00–385.00	2,175	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	336.25/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,085	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	360.07/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,261	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	370.42/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,337	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	358.50/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,388	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	337.58/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,272	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,369	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	706	336.97/cwt	330.00–341.00	2,379	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	774	322.17/cwt	318.00–327.00	2,494	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	546.98/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,149	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	242	476.45/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,153	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	451.87/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,234	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	492.71/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,375	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	474.90/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,539	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	401.25/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,304	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	438.64/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,452	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	427.43/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,573	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	396.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,524	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	368.11/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,414	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	398.42/cwt	391.00–420.00	1,673	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	353.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,504	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	367.28/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,616	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	354.19/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,682	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	333.33/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,583	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	354.89/cwt	352.00–358.00	1,845	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	344.87/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,824	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	328.94/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,766	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	321.92/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,851	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	334.44/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,943	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	321.27/cwt	317.00–326.00	1,995	52
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	343.60/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,141	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	312.16/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,951	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	659	306.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,019	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	316.09/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,089	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	325.98/cwt	324.00–328.00	2,178	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	709	299.18/cwt	298.00–305.00	2,121	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	289.97/cwt	286.00–294.00	2,088	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	783	275.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,153	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	434.80/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,878	25
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	404.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,751	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	413.59/cwt	410.00–424.00	1,940	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	357.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,725	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	395.92/cwt	382.00–402.00	1,928	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	390.68/cwt	390.00–392.00	2,024	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	366.47/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,920	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	337.82/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,797	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	343.11/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,969	36
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	321.97/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,880	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	328.49/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,060	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,993	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	319.87/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,124	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	688	304.70/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,096	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	721	300.49/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,167	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	317.24/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,294	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	185.90/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,627	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	193.04/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,426	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	142.59/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,523	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	150.26/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,651	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	160.63/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,842	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	167.49/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,923	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,175	172.92/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,032	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	154.29/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,850	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	160.22/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,251	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	167.77/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,359	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,300	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,875.00/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,475Last week 1,348Year ago 1,066

Slaughter CattleReceipts 274Last week 105Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 37Year ago 5

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	432	420.00–455.00	434.80
11	450–500	469	410.00–424.00	413.59
3	500–550	518	390.00–392.00	390.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	433	400.00–415.00	404.50
17	450–500	487	382.00–402.00	395.92
16	500–550	524	360.00–380.00	366.47
36	550–600	574	337.00–350.00	343.11
21	600–650	627	320.00–340.00	328.49
9	650–700	664	317.00–325.00	319.87
8	700–750	723	310.00–320.00	317.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	350.00–370.00	357.06
10	500–550	532	330.00–350.00	337.82
9	550–600	584	315.00–330.00	321.97
3	600–650	643	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	688	300.00–312.00	304.70
4	700–750	721	300.00–302.00	300.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	242	470.00–490.00	476.45
5	250–300	273	440.00–460.00	451.87
18	300–350	331	425.00–450.00	438.64
13	350–400	384	390.00–405.00	396.83
31	400–450	440	360.00–385.00	367.28
36	450–500	475	350.00–365.00	354.19
54	500–550	529	340.00–350.00	344.87
14	550–600	581	330.00–340.00	334.44
52	600–650	621	317.00–326.00	321.27
17	650–700	661	312.00–320.00	316.09
12	700–750	709	298.00–305.00	299.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	210	540.00–560.00	546.98
5	250–300	279	485.00–515.00	492.71
9	300–350	324	465.00–490.00	474.90
11	350–400	368	415.00–440.00	427.43
4	400–450	420	391.00–420.00	398.42
33	500–550	520	352.00–358.00	354.89
2	600–650	623	340.00–347.00	343.60
2	650–700	668	324.00–328.00	325.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	400.00–405.00	401.25
6	350–400	384	360.00–380.00	368.11
16	400–450	426	350.00–360.00	353.07
12	450–500	475	330.00–340.00	333.33
14	500–550	537	320.00–337.00	328.94
18	550–600	575	315.00–330.00	321.92
19	600–650	625	307.00–317.00	312.16
9	650–700	659	300.00–310.00	306.40
2	700–750	720	286.00–294.00	289.97
2	750–800	783	270.00–280.00	275.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	620.00–650.00	631.56
10	250–300	286	547.00–580.00	561.14
12	300–350	330	500.00–520.00	509.99
27	350–400	376	462.00–500.00	479.69
7	400–450	437	450.00–465.00	456.42
22	450–500	472	427.00–460.00	445.45
11	500–550	526	410.00–420.00	412.25
7	550–600	574	390.00–400.00	395.31
23	600–650	631	370.00–372.00	370.42
8	650–700	666	356.00–360.00	358.50
13	700–750	705	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	560.00–572.00	566.88
6	250–300	278	500.00–535.00	518.68
13	300–350	340	455.00–485.00	472.93
14	350–400	382	430.00–460.00	451.38
7	400–450	427	410.00–420.00	417.02
10	450–500	485	400.00–415.00	405.08
18	500–550	531	382.00–405.00	391.77
17	550–600	579	369.00–385.00	375.60
19	600–650	628	355.00–370.00	360.07
14	650–700	673	330.00–350.00	337.58
19	700–750	706	330.00–341.00	336.97
8	750–800	774	318.00–327.00	322.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	525	370.00–375.00	372.48
10	550–600	566	360.00–364.00	360.42
14	600–650	620	330.00–340.00	336.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,068	140.00–146.00	142.59
12	—	1,099	148.00–152.00	150.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	171.00–175.00	172.92
8	—	1,406	167.00–169.00	167.77
14	—	1,405	159.00–164.00	160.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,199	150.00–157.00	154.29
6	—	1,148	166.00–169.00	167.49
16	—	1,147	159.00–165.00	160.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	190.00–195.00	193.04
3	—	1,413	183.00–188.00	185.90

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)	6	—	—	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875.00

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	—	—	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,200.00

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.