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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Dec 2

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,040 head

▼ 193 vs last sale 1,233▼ 908 vs year ago 1,948 · −46.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

238 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 190▲ 238 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 80▲ 24 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 two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $400.60/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −21.41 against this barn's trailing median of $422.01.

Average price

$400.60

24 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$62.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.96

vs AL average

−28.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	421.13	2,177	9thin
Medium and Large 2	519	408.29	2,119	9thin
Medium and Large 3	586	358.26	2,099	6thin

One grade step is worth $62.87/cwt here — about $78 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 sale24 hd

400.60

—

AL average9 barns · 151 hd

374.64

+25.96

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−28.55

This barn, trailing median31 sales

422.01

−21.41

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.04, low $342.46, median $422.01 across 31 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	1,772	183.62	3,253	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	160.02	2,179	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	151.19	1,803	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	137.50	1,423	53

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)	—	$1,767	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,463	4thin

Every lot

74 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	537.50/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,478	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	326	572.45/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,866	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	465.84/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,537	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	421.98/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,405	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	514.31/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,728	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	394.87/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,481	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	468.63/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,767	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	441.51/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,664	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	456.36/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,889	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	424.99/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,823	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	377.54/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,748	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	436.79/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,053	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	417.99/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,977	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	421.13/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,177	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	408.29/cwt	402.00–418.00	2,119	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	358.26/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,099	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,311	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	322.98/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,148	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,496	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	757	325.48/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,464	88
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	802	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,558	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	453.41/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,238	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	431.93/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,201	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	399.30/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,294	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	433.83/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,432	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	382.47/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,277	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	418.48/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,544	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	391.49/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,472	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	365.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,412	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	399.44/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,654	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	379.05/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,634	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	351.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,522	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	379.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,781	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	363.37/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,733	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	364.13/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,912	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	329.97/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,732	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	350.04/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,866	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	344.46/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,998	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	325.49/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,898	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	354.85/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,079	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	339.09/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,133	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	331.96/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,231	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,261	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,378	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	404.51/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,711	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	444.12/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,896	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	415.65/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,966	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	391.22/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,882	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	396.28/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,037	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	352.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,844	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	379.49/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,000	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	359.36/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,063	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,940	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	323.75/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,010	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	348.04/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,179	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,205	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	306.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,085	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	287.60/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,056	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	292.30/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,257	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,687	182.08/cwt	178.00–186.00	3,072	6
Bulls	—	—	1,766	195.99/cwt	190.00–202.00	3,461	5
Bulls	—	—	1,879	173.09/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,252	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	149.67/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,504	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	141.01/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,443	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	133.13/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,395	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	159.36/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,809	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	152.94/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,800	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	144.90/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,798	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,304	152.23/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,985	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	166.75/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,299	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	159.97/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,216	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,766.67/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,767	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,462.50/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,463	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,040Last week 1,233Year ago 1,948

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 190Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 80Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	423	390.00–420.00	404.51
20	450–500	481	375.00–400.00	391.22
13	500–550	527	370.00–390.00	379.49
15	550–600	574	355.00–370.00	359.36
10	600–650	626	340.00–355.00	348.04
6	650–700	663	330.00–335.00	332.51
3	750–800	772	290.00–295.00	292.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	523	350.00–355.00	352.58
2	550–600	575	335.00–340.00	337.46
4	600–650	621	320.00–330.00	323.75
3	650–700	680	300.00–310.00	306.67
4	700–750	715	280.00–295.00	287.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	427	430.00–455.00	444.12
7	450–500	473	410.00–425.00	415.65
4	500–550	514	395.00–400.00	396.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	330	440.00–480.00	465.84
22	350–400	377	420.00–450.00	441.51
13	400–450	429	415.00–435.00	424.99
5	450–500	473	410.00–425.00	417.99
9	500–550	519	402.00–418.00	408.29
11	650–700	664	348.00	348.00
11	700–750	743	336.00	336.00
88	750–800	757	325.00–328.00	325.48
35	800–850	802	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	420.00–425.00	421.98
4	350–400	375	390.00–400.00	394.87
2	450–500	463	370.00–385.00	377.54
6	550–600	586	350.00–365.00	358.26
2	650–700	665	320.00–326.00	322.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	550.00–600.00	572.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	530.00–540.00	537.50
9	300–350	336	505.00–530.00	514.31
16	350–400	377	460.00–480.00	468.63
15	400–450	414	450.00–470.00	456.36
6	450–500	470	430.00–450.00	436.79
9	500–550	517	420.00–425.00	421.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	278	425.00–440.00	431.93
8	300–350	324	395.00–405.00	399.30
22	350–400	376	380.00–400.00	391.49
21	400–450	431	365.00–385.00	379.05
27	450–500	477	355.00–370.00	363.37
7	500–550	533	345.00–355.00	350.04
10	550–600	580	338.00–350.00	344.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	380.00–390.00	382.47
5	350–400	386	360.00–370.00	365.91
3	400–450	433	350.00–355.00	351.58
3	500–550	525	325.00–335.00	329.97
11	550–600	583	320.00–330.00	325.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	450.00–460.00	453.41
8	300–350	330	425.00–440.00	433.83
10	350–400	369	410.00–425.00	418.48
10	400–450	414	390.00–410.00	399.44
10	450–500	470	375.00–385.00	379.03
6	500–550	525	360.00–370.00	364.13
9	550–600	586	354.00–360.00	354.85
8	600–650	629	338.00–345.00	339.09
12	650–700	672	330.00–336.00	331.96
13	700–750	720	314.00	314.00
8	750–800	798	298.00	298.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,241	143.00–148.00	144.90
17	—	1,135	157.00–164.00	159.36
39	—	1,177	149.00–155.00	152.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,023	138.00–145.00	141.01
28	—	1,048	131.00–137.00	133.13
4	—	1,005	147.00–154.00	149.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,379	164.00–170.00	166.75
19	—	1,385	157.00–163.00	159.97
12	—	1,304	148.00–155.00	152.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,687	178.00–186.00	182.08
5	—	1,766	190.00–202.00	195.99
5	—	1,879	170.00–175.00	173.09

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)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,766.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,462.50

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.