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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Nov 18

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,233 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 1,124▲ 113 vs year ago 1,120 · +10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 130▲ 29 vs year ago 161 · +18.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 25▲ 66 vs year ago 14 · +471.4%

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 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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 $339.29/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 11 of 32 comparable sales and sits −41.02 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$339.29

76 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$40.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

vs AL average

−17.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	359.69	1,927	8thin
Medium and Large 2	546	343.69	1,877	49
Medium and Large 3	574	319.34	1,832	19thin

One grade step is worth $40.35/cwt here — about $95 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 sale76 hd

339.29

—

AL average15 barns · 535 hd

334.71

+4.57

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−17.60

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

−41.02

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	—	Low	1,609	180.41	2,902	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	159.24	2,208	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	149.46	1,815	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	138.30	1,471	37

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)	—	$2,148	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,753	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,590	5

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	472.47/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,318	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	459.17/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,299	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	463.94/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,531	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	406.57/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,342	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	438.94/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,492	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	398.03/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,477	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	449.45/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,681	28
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	424.86/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,623	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	439.52/cwt	435.00–447.00	1,820	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	422.76/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,856	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	384.92/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,782	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	405.88/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,928	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	431.03/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,099	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	417.51/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,121	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	372.46/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,929	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	399.33/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,124	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,081	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	377.17/cwt	377.00–380.00	2,233	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,285	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	333.64/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,289	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	334.39/cwt	334.00–335.00	2,438	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,492	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	476.26/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,038	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	447.52/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,266	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	436.55/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,244	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	409.96/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,324	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	431.52/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,415	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	336	379.31/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,274	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	394.76/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,465	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	355.88/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,331	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	416.68/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,579	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	404.33/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,682	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	347.98/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,458	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	377.37/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,608	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	378.38/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,763	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	359.41/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,714	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	332.78/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,594	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	364.88/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,897	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	346.90/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,821	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,769	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	351.03/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,973	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	340.07/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,938	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	315.16/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,847	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	335.28/cwt	333.00–340.00	2,052	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	617	304.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,880	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	327.44/cwt	315.00–331.00	2,027	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,185	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	302.05/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,048	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	292.99/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,986	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	302.90/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,205	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	306.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,418	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,246	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	421.26/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,803	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	395.60/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,701	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	408.36/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,936	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	355.86/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,690	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	391.99/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,874	44
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	403.03/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,096	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	345.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,822	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	377.48/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,004	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	337.88/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,912	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	355.04/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,073	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	343.32/cwt	336.00–350.00	2,132	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	323.37/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,047	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	319.00/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,160	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	308.43/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,113	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,242	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	299.74/cwt	280.00–384.00	2,203	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	274.89/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,125	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	171.27/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,686	4
Bulls	—	—	1,573	180.06/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,832	9
Bulls	—	—	1,850	200.29/cwt	198.00–203.00	3,705	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	142.69/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,515	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	136.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,457	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	150.59/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,760	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	159.80/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,874	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	143.32/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,863	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	167.85/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,195	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	158.75/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,203	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	153.19/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,215	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,566.67/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,567	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,990.63/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,991	16
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,753.13/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,753	16
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,590.00/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,590	5

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 Nov 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,233Last week 1,124Year ago 1,120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 130Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 25Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	430	385.00–405.00	395.60
44	450–500	478	360.00–400.00	391.99
23	500–550	531	365.00–390.00	377.48
16	550–600	584	345.00–365.00	355.04
14	600–650	621	336.00–350.00	343.32
11	650–700	677	315.00–330.00	319.00
2	700–750	735	300.00–310.00	305.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	428	415.00–430.00	421.26
10	450–500	474	400.00–420.00	408.36
14	500–550	520	395.00–415.00	403.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	350.00–365.00	355.86
6	500–550	528	340.00–350.00	345.07
7	550–600	566	330.00–345.00	337.88
5	600–650	633	320.00–325.00	323.37
5	650–700	685	305.00–310.00	308.43
6	700–750	735	280.00–384.00	299.74
2	750–800	773	270.00–280.00	274.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	435.00–440.00	436.55
4	300–350	323	405.00–420.00	409.96
19	350–400	371	380.00–400.00	394.76
28	400–450	426	365.00–385.00	377.37
47	450–500	477	350.00–370.00	359.41
26	500–550	525	340.00–355.00	346.90
23	550–600	570	330.00–345.00	340.07
16	600–650	619	315.00–331.00	327.44
2	650–700	678	300.00–304.00	302.05
10	700–750	728	300.00–305.00	302.90
2	750–800	795	280.00–285.00	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	470.00–490.00	476.26
6	250–300	283	440.00–455.00	447.52
15	300–350	328	420.00–440.00	431.52
21	350–400	379	410.00–430.00	416.68
15	400–450	416	395.00–420.00	404.33
6	450–500	466	375.00–385.00	378.38
5	500–550	520	360.00–370.00	364.88
3	550–600	562	348.00–355.00	351.03
11	600–650	612	333.00–340.00	335.28
6	650–700	658	332.00	332.00
8	750–800	788	300.00–310.00	306.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	370.00–385.00	379.31
7	350–400	374	350.00–370.00	355.88
7	400–450	419	340.00–360.00	347.98
7	450–500	479	330.00–345.00	332.78
4	500–550	528	330.00–340.00	335.02
15	550–600	586	310.00–325.00	315.16
3	600–650	617	300.00–310.00	304.68
2	650–700	678	290.00–296.00	292.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	455.00–465.00	459.17
13	300–350	340	430.00–445.00	438.94
16	350–400	382	415.00–435.00	424.86
7	400–450	439	415.00–430.00	422.76
11	450–500	475	395.00–415.00	405.88
29	500–550	532	390.00–410.00	399.33
17	550–600	592	377.00–380.00	377.17
2	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
7	650–700	686	330.00–340.00	333.64
10	750–800	753	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	470.00–480.00	472.47
16	300–350	330	455.00–470.00	463.94
28	350–400	374	440.00–460.00	449.45
9	400–450	414	435.00–447.00	439.52
9	450–500	487	425.00–445.00	431.03
2	500–550	508	415.00–420.00	417.51
7	600–650	603	379.00	379.00
25	700–750	729	334.00–335.00	334.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	400.00–420.00	406.57
5	350–400	371	395.00–400.00	398.03
2	450–500	463	380.00–390.00	384.92
2	500–550	518	370.00–375.00	372.46
5	550–600	578	360.00	360.00
14	650–700	695	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,064	135.00–140.00	136.89
9	—	1,062	141.00–146.00	142.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,308	164.00–172.00	167.85
20	—	1,388	157.00–161.00	158.75
14	—	1,446	151.00–155.00	153.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,300	142.00–146.00	143.32
6	—	1,173	157.00–163.00	159.80
21	—	1,169	148.00–154.00	150.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	169.00–175.00	171.27
2	—	1,850	198.00–203.00	200.29
9	—	1,573	177.00–183.00	180.06

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,990.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,753.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,590.00

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)	6	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,566.67

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.