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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

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

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,107 head

▼ 117 vs last sale 1,224▼ 354 vs year ago 1,461 · −24.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 81▼ 252 vs year ago 385 · −65.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 37▼ 9 vs year ago 35 · −25.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $349.65/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −29.83 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$349.65

43 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs AL average

−40.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	352.51	1,962	38
Medium and Large 3	554	327.92	1,817	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.59/cwt here — about $145 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 sale43 hd

349.65

—

AL average16 barns · 472 hd

351.77

−2.11

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−40.26

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−29.83

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	—	Low	1,568	191.43	3,003	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	166.12	2,296	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	161.79	1,924	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	143.22	1,449	11

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)	—	$2,400	2thin

Every lot

70 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	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	548.00/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,507	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	523.33/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,465	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	519.85/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,752	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	482.15/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,630	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	450.87/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,691	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	491.94/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,850	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	468.87/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,965	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	445.40/cwt	435.00–451.00	1,893	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	448.93/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,132	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	428.58/cwt	424.00–440.00	2,066	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	409.75/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,155	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	380.05/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,014	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	430.07/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,292	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	405.86/cwt	405.00–406.00	2,244	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	386.42/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,245	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	366.63/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,284	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	350.50/cwt	348.00–355.00	2,226	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	352.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,351	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	334.21/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,273	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	322.34/cwt	318.00–324.00	2,331	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	786	314.00/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,468	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	808	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,553	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	224	497.54/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,114	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	447.42/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,441	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	429.14/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,442	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	436.01/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,618	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	408.75/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,566	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	421.68/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,788	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	397.86/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,723	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,886	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	371.55/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,780	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	347.57/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,693	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	359.78/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,910	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	333.29/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,790	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	319.87/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,855	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	344.44/cwt	337.00–355.00	2,015	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	308.20/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,914	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	333.09/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,082	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,251	74
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	293.93/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,978	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	320.77/cwt	312.00–326.00	2,191	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	314.67/cwt	312.00–316.00	2,275	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	325.73/cwt	324.00–326.50	2,388	176
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,418	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	411.31/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,723	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	447.98/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,953	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	395.80/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,844	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	434.18/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,084	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	392.02/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,070	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	356.83/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,898	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	387.50/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,248	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	350.13/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,031	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	367.36/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,160	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	351.63/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,173	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	337.54/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,110	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	340.05/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,306	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	176.86/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,414	5
Bulls	—	—	1,558	189.81/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,957	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	204.65/cwt	203.00–207.00	3,571	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	140.90/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,402	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	149.42/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,576	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	169.19/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,942	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	156.69/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,822	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,973	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,277	175.03/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,235	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,341	168.06/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,254	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	162.38/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,350	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	2

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,107Last week 1,224Year ago 1,461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 81Year ago 385

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 37Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	440.00–465.00	447.98
6	450–500	480	420.00–440.00	434.18
2	550–600	580	385.00–390.00	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	400.00–420.00	411.31
5	450–500	466	385.00–400.00	395.80
7	500–550	528	380.00–405.00	392.02
8	550–600	588	360.00–395.00	367.36
3	600–650	618	350.00–355.00	351.63
3	650–700	678	330.00–350.00	340.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	350.00–360.00	356.83
4	550–600	580	345.00–355.00	350.13
2	600–650	625	335.00–340.00	337.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	540.00–565.00	548.00
3	300–350	337	510.00–530.00	519.85
10	350–400	376	485.00–500.00	491.94
10	400–450	419	460.00–480.00	468.87
9	450–500	475	445.00–455.00	448.93
4	500–550	533	425.00–435.00	430.07
7	550–600	553	405.00–406.00	405.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
8	250–300	280	515.00–530.00	523.33
7	300–350	338	455.00–500.00	482.15
12	350–400	375	440.00–460.00	450.87
12	400–450	425	435.00–451.00	445.40
11	450–500	482	424.00–440.00	428.58
8	500–550	526	400.00–420.00	409.75
10	550–600	581	380.00–400.00	386.42
3	600–650	623	360.00–370.00	366.63
5	650–700	666	350.00–360.00	352.97
4	800–850	808	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	375.00–385.00	380.05
3	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
10	600–650	635	348.00–355.00	350.50
9	650–700	680	330.00–342.00	334.21
6	700–750	723	318.00–324.00	322.34
7	750–800	786	310.00–316.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	650–700	664	339.00	339.00
176	700–750	733	324.00–326.50	325.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	440.00–455.00	447.42
15	350–400	371	430.00–450.00	436.01
18	400–450	424	420.00–435.00	421.68
3	450–500	460	405.00–415.00	410.00
2	750–800	775	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	490.00–500.00	497.54
7	300–350	336	425.00–435.00	429.14
14	350–400	383	400.00–425.00	408.75
19	400–450	433	385.00–410.00	397.86
13	450–500	479	360.00–380.00	371.55
20	500–550	531	350.00–370.00	359.78
18	550–600	585	337.00–355.00	344.44
9	600–650	625	322.00–335.00	333.09
12	650–700	683	312.00–326.00	320.77
3	700–750	723	312.00–316.00	314.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	487	340.00–350.00	347.57
3	500–550	537	330.00–340.00	333.29
2	550–600	580	315.00–325.00	319.87
11	600–650	621	300.00–316.00	308.20
2	650–700	673	290.00–298.00	293.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,163	153.00–158.00	156.69
4	—	1,148	168.00–170.00	169.19
15	—	1,214	160.00–165.00	162.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	995	139.00–144.00	140.90
3	—	1,055	147.00–151.00	149.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,341	166.00–171.00	168.06
17	—	1,447	159.00–165.00	162.38
3	—	1,277	174.00–177.00	175.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,365	175.00–179.00	176.86
4	—	1,558	185.00–195.00	189.81
6	—	1,745	203.00–207.00	204.65

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)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400.00

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.