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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jan 27

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

136 head

▼ 663 vs last sale 799▼ 1,100 vs year ago 1,236 · −89.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 72▼ 100 vs year ago 144 · −69.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 33▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All classes of cattle were lightly tested.

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 $369.32/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −10.99 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$369.32

9 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.06

vs AL average

−68.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	369.32	2,046	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

369.32

—

AL average9 barns · 138 hd

373.38

−4.06

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−68.33

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

−10.99

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	1,627	190.57	3,101	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	168.47	2,068	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	155.57	1,522	6thin

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)	—	$1,950	3thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	492.78/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,641	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	497.43/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,816	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	469.74/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,785	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	470.06/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,035	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	446.00/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,936	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,469	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	363.17/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,462	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,442	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	518.73/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,447	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	490.70/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,398	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	442.03/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,870	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	420.14/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,844	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	425.02/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,998	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	401.58/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,948	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	377.43/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,000	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	362.84/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,079	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	423.59/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,860	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	432.45/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,227	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	414.91/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,220	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	388.41/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,261	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	367.52/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,315	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,627	190.57/cwt	189.00–192.00	3,101	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	152.37/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,402	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	158.77/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,646	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	175.27/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,028	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	158.99/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,992	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	167.54/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,133	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,950	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 799Year ago 1,236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 72Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 33Year ago 0

All classes of cattle were lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	430.00–435.00	432.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	420.00–435.00	423.59
4	500–550	535	410.00–420.00	414.91
3	550–600	582	385.00–395.00	388.41
2	600–650	630	365.00–370.00	367.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	495.00–500.00	497.43
2	400–450	433	460.00–480.00	470.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	485.00–500.00	492.78
2	350–400	380	460.00–480.00	469.74
5	400–450	434	440.00–455.00	446.00
3	500–550	525	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	625	395.00	395.00
3	650–700	678	350.00–370.00	363.17
2	700–750	713	340.00–345.00	342.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	470.00–500.00	490.70
4	400–450	439	410.00–425.00	420.14
3	450–500	485	390.00–410.00	401.58
4	500–550	530	370.00–380.00	377.43
5	550–600	573	350.00–375.00	362.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	510.00–535.00	518.73
5	400–450	423	435.00–450.00	442.03
3	450–500	470	420.00–430.00	425.02

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	189.00–192.00	190.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	165.00–171.00	167.54
5	—	1,157	172.00–178.00	175.27
3	—	1,253	157.00–161.00	158.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	157.00–161.00	158.77
3	—	920	151.00–154.00	152.37

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.