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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Feb 10

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Feb 3Feb 10Feb 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,320 head

▲ 593 vs last sale 727▲ 272 vs year ago 1,048 · +26.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 91▼ 92 vs year ago 183 · −50.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 22▲ 9 vs year ago 29 · +31.0%

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 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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 $408.97/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 30 of 32 comparable sales and sits +28.66 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$408.97

97 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$34.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.71

vs AL average

−14.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	420.36	2,288	57
Medium and Large 2	565	394.96	2,232	30
Medium and Large 3	550	386.06	2,125	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.30/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale97 hd

408.97

—

AL average16 barns · 527 hd

396.26

+12.71

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−14.98

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

+28.66

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	1,897	193.12	3,664	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	173.23	2,674	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	165.51	2,055	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	153.10	1,710	17

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)	—	$3,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,200	4thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	679.89/cwt	670.00–690.00	1,482	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	606.03/cwt	600.00–625.00	1,612	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	642.38/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,831	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	607.18/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,998	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	571.49/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,926	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	568.11/cwt	555.00–590.00	2,102	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	532.94/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,983	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	530.04/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,210	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	500.92/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,199	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	476.38/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,225	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	498	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,191	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	437.64/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,298	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	401.00/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,318	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	419.91/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,435	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	619	376.31/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,329	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	394.97/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,461	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	667	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,401	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	378.35/cwt	369.00–390.00	2,569	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	351.81/cwt	345.00–356.00	2,533	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	741	357.54/cwt	356.00–374.00	2,649	39
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	352.75/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,674	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	771	340.09/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,622	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	509.01/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,430	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	593.03/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,732	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	528.10/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,716	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	505.72/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,679	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	483.48/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,794	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	508.08/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,951	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	479.50/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,038	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	422.33/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,816	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	457.72/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,000	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	458.05/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,139	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	410.68/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,975	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	434.98/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,101	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	426.73/cwt	424.00–440.00	2,240	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	414.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,191	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	397.43/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,106	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	414.21/cwt	414.00–420.00	2,332	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	386.39/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,245	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	369.01/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,144	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	341.66/cwt	337.00–346.00	2,111	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	356.19/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,262	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	342.44/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,267	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	323.89/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,186	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	334.74/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,367	52
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	726	321.23/cwt	318.00–324.00	2,332	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	756	321.83/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,433	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	786	312.52/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,456	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	479.73/cwt	420.00–495.00	2,024	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	503.94/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,167	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	484.14/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,256	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	454.19/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,189	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	422.46/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,163	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	456.54/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,374	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	413.60/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,386	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	372.45/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,171	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,417	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	347.40/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,553	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,773	174.52/cwt	171.00–181.00	3,094	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	191.96/cwt	189.00–197.00	3,567	8
Bulls	—	—	2,034	206.12/cwt	204.00–211.00	4,192	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	156.46/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,655	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	150.12/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,755	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	177.39/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,196	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	159.26/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,972	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	168.27/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,097	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,632	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	182.95/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,640	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	169.14/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,681	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,525.00/head	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,525	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200	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 Feb 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,320Last week 727Year ago 1,048

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 91Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 22Year ago 29

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	281	500.00–530.00	509.01
6	300–350	332	490.00–515.00	505.72
22	350–400	371	470.00–495.00	483.48
26	400–450	437	445.00–470.00	457.72
19	450–500	483	425.00–445.00	434.98
9	500–550	528	410.00–420.00	414.97
21	550–600	581	380.00–400.00	386.39
4	600–650	635	350.00–365.00	356.19
6	650–700	662	335.00–345.00	342.44
52	700–750	707	330.00–338.00	334.74
12	750–800	756	320.00–322.00	321.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	580.00–620.00	593.03
14	300–350	325	520.00–540.00	528.10
14	350–400	384	500.00–520.00	508.08
9	400–450	425	475.00–500.00	479.50
8	450–500	467	450.00–470.00	458.05
28	500–550	525	424.00–440.00	426.73
29	550–600	563	414.00–420.00	414.21
2	650–700	670	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	415.00–430.00	422.33
12	450–500	481	405.00–420.00	410.68
6	500–550	530	390.00–405.00	397.43
4	550–600	581	367.00–375.00	369.01
6	600–650	618	337.00–346.00	341.66
26	650–700	675	319.00–330.00	323.89
8	700–750	726	318.00–324.00	321.23
13	750–800	786	310.00–316.00	312.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	578	400.00–402.00	401.00
8	600–650	619	370.00–380.00	376.31
5	650–700	667	355.00–365.00	359.97
10	700–750	720	345.00–356.00	351.81
7	750–800	771	335.00–350.00	340.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	670.00–690.00	679.89
11	250–300	285	630.00–670.00	642.38
19	300–350	329	590.00–620.00	607.18
15	350–400	370	555.00–590.00	568.11
7	400–450	417	520.00–545.00	530.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	266	600.00–625.00	606.03
6	300–350	337	560.00–590.00	571.49
22	350–400	372	515.00–550.00	532.94
12	400–450	439	490.00–510.00	500.92
7	450–500	467	460.00–490.00	476.38
4	500–550	525	430.00–445.00	437.64
2	550–600	580	415.00–425.00	419.91
11	600–650	623	390.00–405.00	394.97
9	650–700	679	369.00–390.00	378.35
39	700–750	741	356.00–374.00	357.54
11	750–800	758	352.00–360.00	352.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	422	420.00–495.00	479.73
12	450–500	482	450.00–465.00	454.19
18	500–550	512	415.00–435.00	422.46
7	550–600	577	400.00–425.00	413.60
2	700–750	735	340.00–355.00	347.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	430	500.00–515.00	503.94
6	450–500	466	475.00–490.00	484.14
3	500–550	520	450.00–470.00	456.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	370.00–375.00	372.45
7	700–750	728	332.00	332.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,169	148.00–153.00	150.12
8	—	1,058	155.00–159.00	156.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	182.00–184.00	182.95
11	—	1,585	168.00–175.00	169.14
2	—	1,415	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,238	157.00–163.00	159.26
3	—	1,238	175.00–179.00	177.39
12	—	1,246	165.00–171.00	168.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,773	171.00–181.00	174.52
5	—	2,034	204.00–211.00	206.12
8	—	1,858	189.00–197.00	191.96

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	—	—	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200.00

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.