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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 23

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,583 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 1,475▲ 156 vs year ago 1,427 · +10.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

188 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 274▼ 20 vs year ago 208 · −9.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 43▲ 33 vs year ago 15 · +220.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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 $345.50/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −33.98 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$345.50

116 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$28.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.94

vs AL average

−20.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	358.05	1,999	18thin
Medium and Large 2	543	347.98	1,890	72
Medium and Large 3	554	329.94	1,826	26

One grade step is worth $28.11/cwt here — about $173 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 sale116 hd

345.50

—

AL average15 barns · 612 hd

341.57

+3.94

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−20.35

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−33.98

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	1,668	193.46	3,227	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,237	165.34	2,045	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	152.70	1,996	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	145.64	1,510	7thin

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)	—	$2,475	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,021	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	4thin

Every lot

82 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	235	586.97/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,379	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	537.98/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,479	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	496.99/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,382	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	432.64/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,397	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	468.98/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,524	20
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	506.62/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,697	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	489.51/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,826	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	455.65/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,745	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	405.50/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,557	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	436.57/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,812	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	463.79/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,962	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	459	470.64/cwt	462.00–472.00	2,160	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	441.63/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,133	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	420.54/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,035	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	428.73/cwt	420.00–442.00	2,259	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	411.93/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,191	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	391.65/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,189	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	349.87/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,029	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	377.25/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,199	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	375.62/cwt	374.00–390.00	2,318	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	358.56/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,248	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	369.79/cwt	364.00–375.00	2,452	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	354.30/cwt	351.00–360.00	2,367	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,489	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	321.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,316	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	335.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,500	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	236	485.90/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,147	8
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	434.69/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,043	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	442.15/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,234	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	401.78/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,322	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	419.21/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,400	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	376.49/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,393	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	390.63/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,457	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	417.72/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,579	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	398.35/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,693	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	354.76/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,508	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	381.82/cwt	372.00–390.00	1,634	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	443	422.94/cwt	421.00–450.00	1,874	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	354.90/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,693	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	343.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,639	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	499	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,951	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	351.76/cwt	346.00–356.00	1,854	45
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	334.05/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,767	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	357.66/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,021	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	341.69/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,948	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	324.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,904	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	329.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,022	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,969	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	337.60/cwt	337.00–342.00	2,137	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	321.92/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,147	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	310.37/cwt	308.00–320.00	2,104	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	686	299.58/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,055	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,171	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	430.85/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,835	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	402.67/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,744	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	371.54/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,627	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	418.94/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,952	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	361.27/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,745	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	394.36/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,913	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	377.50/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,955	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	356.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,848	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	402.12/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,103	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	354.97/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,062	36
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	329.10/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,925	22
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	316.97/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,934	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	336.57/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,127	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	326.65/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,218	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	315.85/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,315	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	313.48/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,408	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	187.29/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	199.64/cwt	197.00–203.00	3,530	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	141.74/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,459	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	150.85/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,579	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,237	165.34/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,045	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	152.70/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,996	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,616.67/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,617	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,390.00/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,390	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375.00/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	1,950	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	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 Sep 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,583Last week 1,475Year ago 1,427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 274Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 43Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	278	490.00–515.00	496.99
20	300–350	325	450.00–475.00	468.98
13	350–400	383	430.00–465.00	455.65
6	400–450	415	430.00–445.00	436.57
10	450–500	484	410.00–430.00	420.54
9	500–550	532	400.00–425.00	411.93
30	550–600	583	360.00–385.00	377.25
14	600–650	627	354.00–370.00	358.56
6	650–700	668	351.00–360.00	354.30
19	700–750	745	335.00–340.00	335.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	575.00–600.00	586.97
9	250–300	275	520.00–550.00	537.98
6	300–350	335	495.00–525.00	506.62
12	350–400	373	475.00–505.00	489.51
20	400–450	423	450.00–480.00	463.79
9	450–500	483	435.00–450.00	441.63
17	500–550	527	420.00–442.00	428.73
6	550–600	559	390.00–400.00	391.65
11	600–650	617	374.00–390.00	375.62
22	650–700	663	364.00–375.00	369.79
14	700–750	711	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	459	462.00–472.00	470.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	430.00–435.00	432.64
7	350–400	384	400.00–420.00	405.50
4	550–600	580	345.00–355.00	349.87
2	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	720	320.00–325.00	321.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	433	390.00–415.00	402.67
15	450–500	485	385.00–405.00	394.36
14	500–550	518	370.00–390.00	377.50
36	550–600	581	350.00–370.00	354.97
16	600–650	632	330.00–346.00	336.57
12	650–700	679	320.00–335.00	326.65
8	700–750	733	312.00–320.00	315.85
4	750–800	768	310.00–318.00	313.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	426	420.00–445.00	430.85
15	450–500	466	410.00–430.00	418.94
7	500–550	523	395.00–415.00	402.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	370.00–380.00	371.54
4	450–500	483	360.00–365.00	361.27
5	500–550	519	350.00–360.00	356.07
22	550–600	585	325.00–335.00	329.10
5	600–650	610	310.00–325.00	316.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	420.00–450.00	434.69
14	300–350	329	395.00–410.00	401.78
23	350–400	373	385.00–400.00	390.63
17	400–450	428	372.00–390.00	381.82
44	450–500	477	350.00–370.00	354.90
45	500–550	527	346.00–356.00	351.76
27	550–600	570	335.00–350.00	341.69
18	600–650	614	325.00–335.00	329.37
5	650–700	678	308.00–320.00	310.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	236	470.00–500.00	485.90
4	250–300	279	430.00–460.00	442.15
7	300–350	334	415.00–425.00	419.21
5	350–400	378	410.00–425.00	417.72
19	400–450	425	395.00–405.00	398.35
17	450–500	499	391.00	391.00
3	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
15	550–600	565	350.00–370.00	357.66
8	600–650	633	337.00–342.00	337.60
9	650–700	667	320.00–327.00	321.92
7	700–750	705	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	370	370.00–385.00	376.49
12	400–450	425	350.00–365.00	354.76
27	450–500	477	340.00–350.00	343.69
15	500–550	529	330.00–342.00	334.05
11	550–600	587	320.00–330.00	324.33
20	600–650	625	310.00–320.00	315.00
8	650–700	686	290.00–305.00	299.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	443	421.00–450.00	422.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	197.00–203.00	199.64
2	—	1,568	185.00–190.00	187.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	140.00–144.00	141.74
3	—	1,047	147.00–153.00	150.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	164.00–167.00	165.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,307	149.00–155.00	152.70

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)	10	—	—	1,800.00–2,250.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,390.00

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)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,616.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.00

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.