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Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Oct 14

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Sep 30Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,506 head

▼ 558 vs last sale 2,064▼ 17 vs year ago 1,523 · −1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 0▼ 80 vs year ago 225 · −35.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 10 · −10.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: No trends available on slaughter cows. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $344.57/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −34.91 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$344.57

125 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$27.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.17

vs AL average

−53.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	356.63	1,978	27
Medium and Large 2	555	343.56	1,905	82
Medium and Large 3	551	329.41	1,815	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.23/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale125 hd

344.57

—

AL average12 barns · 472 hd

337.40

+7.17

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−53.29

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−34.91

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,346	160.83	2,165	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	153.99	1,934	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	144.61	1,542	17

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,267	3thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	603.04/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,357	3
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	519.93/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,263	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	535.13/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,514	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	284	512.78/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,456	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	506.45/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,651	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	467.18/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,560	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	463.46/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,715	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,519	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	443.82/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,713	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	463.11/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,968	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	427.19/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,858	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,143	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	421.12/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,055	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	377.52/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,963	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	426.57/cwt	415.00–436.00	2,252	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	400.36/cwt	395.00–408.00	2,134	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	407.68/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,279	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	384.39/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,218	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	378.60/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,355	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	365.18/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,312	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	342.47/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,185	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	355.99/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,382	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	366.65/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,464	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	692	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,374	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	339.47/cwt	335.00–346.00	2,424	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	329.31/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,371	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	346.97/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,547	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	236	487.51/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,151	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	459.90/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,196	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	423.67/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,195	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	435.00/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,401	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	410.25/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,329	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	331	384.85/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,274	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	367.42/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,356	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	389.30/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,456	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	403.45/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,541	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,709	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	347.47/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,459	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	390.79/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,657	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	372.36/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,594	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	376.80/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,771	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	337.56/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,617	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	356.76/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,712	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	359.96/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,865	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	350.73/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,838	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	333.89/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,756	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	340.42/cwt	333.00–348.00	1,934	57
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	355.23/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,025	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	323.64/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,887	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	344.95/cwt	338.00–348.00	2,125	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	324.94/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,028	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	310.94/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,959	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	314.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,095	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	688	299.08/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,058	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	306.44/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,194	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,286	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	372.59/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,565	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	404.50/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,715	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	437.81/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,865	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	416.60/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,929	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	362.76/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,716	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	391.26/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,878	26
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	351.87/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,847	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	372.34/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,992	34
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	334.46/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,923	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	354.63/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,046	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	631	316.35/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,996	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	339.34/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,158	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	331.09/cwt	322.00–334.00	2,222	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	306.62/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,085	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	721	318.65/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,297	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,369	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	148.82/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,543	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	142.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,540	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	148.35/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,696	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,259	163.25/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,055	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	156.25/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,033	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,339	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	154.09/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,182	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,075.00/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,266.67/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,267	3

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 Oct 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,506Last week 2,064Year ago 1,523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 0Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 10

Compared to two weeks ago: No trends available on slaughter cows. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	282	410.00–440.00	423.67
12	300–350	324	400.00–425.00	410.25
14	350–400	374	380.00–395.00	389.30
10	400–450	428	365.00–380.00	372.36
24	450–500	480	350.00–365.00	356.76
25	500–550	524	345.00–355.00	350.73
57	550–600	568	333.00–348.00	340.42
15	600–650	624	320.00–332.00	324.94
25	650–700	667	310.00–320.00	314.13
7	700–750	716	305.00–312.00	306.44
2	750–800	775	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	480.00–500.00	487.51
3	250–300	260	455.00–465.00	459.90
7	300–350	322	425.00–450.00	435.00
3	350–400	382	400.00–410.00	403.45
8	400–450	424	385.00–400.00	390.79
12	450–500	470	370.00–382.00	376.80
8	500–550	518	355.00–365.00	359.96
19	550–600	570	350.00–360.00	355.23
12	600–650	616	338.00–348.00	344.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	422.00	422.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	380.00–395.00	384.85
8	350–400	369	360.00–375.00	367.42
6	400–450	420	340.00–355.00	347.47
10	450–500	479	335.00–350.00	337.56
9	500–550	526	325.00–340.00	333.89
7	550–600	583	320.00–330.00	323.64
6	600–650	630	305.00–315.00	310.94
5	650–700	688	290.00–305.00	299.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	424	395.00–415.00	404.50
26	450–500	480	380.00–400.00	391.26
34	500–550	535	365.00–390.00	372.34
18	550–600	577	345.00–365.00	354.63
9	600–650	636	330.00–355.00	339.34
11	650–700	671	322.00–334.00	331.09
6	700–750	721	310.00–330.00	318.65
2	750–800	758	310.00–315.00	312.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	430.00–445.00	437.81
3	450–500	463	410.00–425.00	416.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	370.00–380.00	372.59
9	450–500	473	360.00–370.00	362.76
11	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	351.87
14	550–600	575	330.00–345.00	334.46
7	600–650	631	310.00–320.00	316.35
3	650–700	680	300.00–310.00	306.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	515.00–530.00	519.93
5	250–300	284	500.00–520.00	512.78
14	300–350	334	450.00–480.00	467.18
12	350–400	386	430.00–455.00	443.82
11	400–450	435	420.00–440.00	427.19
8	450–500	488	410.00–430.00	421.12
17	500–550	533	395.00–408.00	400.36
20	550–600	577	380.00–386.00	384.39
18	600–650	633	360.00–370.00	365.18
19	650–700	669	348.00–360.00	355.99
6	700–750	714	335.00–346.00	339.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	600.00–610.00	603.04
2	250–300	283	530.00–540.00	535.13
9	300–350	326	500.00–530.00	506.45
10	350–400	370	460.00–470.00	463.46
15	400–450	425	450.00–470.00	463.11
4	450–500	471	455.00	455.00
12	500–550	528	415.00–436.00	426.57
9	550–600	559	390.00–410.00	407.68
19	600–650	622	370.00–380.00	378.60
3	650–700	672	365.00–370.00	366.65
12	700–750	734	346.00–350.00	346.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	400.00–410.00	405.00
4	500–550	520	375.00–380.00	377.52
4	600–650	638	340.00–350.00	342.47
15	650–700	692	343.00	343.00
6	700–750	720	328.00–330.00	329.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	150.00–156.00	154.09
2	—	1,380	169.00–170.00	169.49
4	—	1,259	161.00–166.00	163.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,301	154.00–159.00	156.25
6	—	1,143	147.00–151.00	148.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,037	148.00–151.00	148.82
11	—	1,082	140.00–145.00	142.31

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,266.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075.00

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.