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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jan 6

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,127 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 1,107▲ 277 vs year ago 850 · +32.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 133▼ 20 vs year ago 169 · −11.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 26▲ 36 vs year ago 8 · +450.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

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 $365.47/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −14.84 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$365.47

42 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$56.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.19

vs AL average

−44.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	387.73	2,080	11thin
Medium and Large 2	555	365.19	2,027	24
Medium and Large 3	585	331.44	1,939	7thin

One grade step is worth $56.29/cwt here — about $141 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 sale42 hd

365.47

—

AL average11 barns · 363 hd

366.66

−1.19

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−44.63

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

−14.84

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	—	Average	1,709	193.28	3,304	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	163.20	2,182	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	158.79	1,985	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	146.29	1,570	45

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)	—	$2,117	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	3thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	582.25/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,298	4
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	543.51/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,250	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	569.77/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,510	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	289	532.07/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,538	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	544.03/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,795	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	515.66/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,743	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	437.15/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,609	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	521.43/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,966	26
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	495.02/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,881	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	408.11/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,710	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	503.29/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,139	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	479.02/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,065	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	478.63/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,250	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	463.78/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,208	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	437.86/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,303	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	454.39/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,422	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	396.18/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,262	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	381.73/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,222	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	364.84/cwt	363.00–370.00	2,247	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	357.25/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,408	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	341.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,450	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,393	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,632	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	584.61/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,304	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	501.76/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,144	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	480.21/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,321	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	507.52/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,487	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	469.37/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,521	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	444.90/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,450	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	402.78/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,341	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	424.19/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,565	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	447.90/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,693	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	416.27/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,761	38
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	431.71/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,891	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	424.91/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,010	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	392.33/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,887	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	391.24/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,038	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	375.77/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,980	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	378.37/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,187	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	356.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,063	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	331.44/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,939	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	340.53/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,098	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	363.72/cwt	354.00–366.00	2,259	40
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	636	322.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,054	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	492.22/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,126	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	468.05/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,223	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	428.47/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,035	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	444.88/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,318	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	406.29/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,161	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	384.92/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,190	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	352.06/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,207	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	352.01/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,366	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,496	191.49/cwt	188.00–197.00	2,865	7
Bulls	—	—	1,524	179.39/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,734	4
Bulls	—	—	1,989	201.80/cwt	200.00–203.00	4,014	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	144.07/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,537	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	150.73/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,637	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	169.31/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,099	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	161.49/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,002	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	154.78/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,952	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,278	173.98/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,223	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,336	159.90/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,136	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	169.19/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,304	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,116.67/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,117	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,750	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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,127Last week 1,107Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 133Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 26Year ago 8

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	228	500.00–510.00	501.76
7	250–300	275	470.00–490.00	480.21
16	300–350	326	420.00–450.00	444.90
18	350–400	369	410.00–435.00	424.19
38	400–450	423	400.00–425.00	416.27
34	450–500	481	380.00–410.00	392.33
11	500–550	527	365.00–385.00	375.77
13	550–600	579	350.00–370.00	356.23
9	600–650	616	335.00–350.00	340.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	395.00–410.00	402.78
2	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
7	550–600	585	325.00–340.00	331.44
5	600–650	636	320.00–330.00	322.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	580.00–590.00	584.61
10	250–300	293	500.00–520.00	507.52
18	300–350	324	460.00–480.00	469.37
13	350–400	378	440.00–460.00	447.90
14	400–450	438	430.00–440.00	431.71
9	450–500	473	420.00–435.00	424.91
8	500–550	521	390.00–395.00	391.24
3	550–600	578	375.00–385.00	378.37
40	600–650	621	354.00–366.00	363.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	570.00–590.00	582.25
5	250–300	265	560.00–580.00	569.77
13	300–350	330	540.00–560.00	544.03
26	350–400	377	510.00–535.00	521.43
9	400–450	425	495.00–510.00	503.29
4	450–500	470	475.00–490.00	478.63
8	500–550	533	450.00–480.00	454.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	430.00–450.00	437.15
5	400–450	419	400.00–420.00	408.11
2	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
10	550–600	582	380.00–385.00	381.73
2	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	725	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	230	530.00–550.00	543.51
9	250–300	289	520.00–540.00	532.07
8	300–350	338	505.00–530.00	515.66
14	350–400	380	485.00–500.00	495.02
6	400–450	431	475.00–485.00	479.02
13	450–500	476	455.00–470.00	463.78
7	500–550	526	425.00–450.00	437.86
4	550–600	571	390.00–405.00	396.18
5	600–650	616	363.00–370.00	364.84
14	650–700	674	350.00–365.00	357.25
3	700–750	717	340.00–345.00	341.70
2	750–800	763	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	475	415.00–440.00	428.47
8	500–550	532	400.00–425.00	406.29
11	550–600	569	375.00–400.00	384.92
10	600–650	627	340.00–370.00	352.06
5	650–700	672	350.00–355.00	352.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	432	480.00–510.00	492.22
8	450–500	475	450.00–480.00	468.05
11	500–550	521	430.00–455.00	444.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	635	350.00	350.00

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)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,116.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,496	188.00–197.00	191.49
4	—	1,524	177.00–181.00	179.39
8	—	1,989	200.00–203.00	201.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,240	159.00–165.00	161.49
4	—	1,240	167.00–172.00	169.31
30	—	1,261	153.00–158.00	154.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,362	167.00–172.00	169.19
5	—	1,278	173.00–175.00	173.98
40	—	1,336	158.00–164.00	159.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,086	149.00–154.00	150.73
30	—	1,067	142.00–147.00	144.07

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.