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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Feb 17

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Receipts

1,193 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 1,320▲ 739 vs year ago 454 · +162.8%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter and replacement cows were not covered. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

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 $405.97/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 30 of 32 comparable sales and sits +25.66 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$405.97

20 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$46.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.33

vs AL average

−23.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	428.91	2,290	5thin
Medium and Large 2	548	408.85	2,240	9thin
Medium and Large 3	546	382.53	2,090	6thin

One grade step is worth $46.38/cwt here — about $200 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 sale20 hd

405.97

—

AL average16 barns · 394 hd

399.64

+6.33

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−23.20

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

+25.66

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.

Every lot

54 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	690.11/cwt	680.00–700.00	1,573	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	610.43/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,404	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	634.64/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,656	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	597.42/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,595	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	578.68/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,886	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	607.79/cwt	595.00–620.00	1,994	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	585.45/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,242	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	530.11/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,046	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	544.99/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,311	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	514.25/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,216	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	493.92/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,292	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	453.74/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,455	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	441.01/cwt	440.00–442.00	2,571	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	430.02/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,507	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	422.46/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,661	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	387.51/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,569	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	555.06/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,543	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	533.59/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,729	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	498.66/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,675	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	523.98/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,954	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	493.10/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,874	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	412.59/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,692	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	487.50/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,062	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	462.85/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,972	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	464.95/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,181	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	396.37/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,863	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	442.45/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,146	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	397.54/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,079	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	417.99/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,215	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	428.91/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,290	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	397.43/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,265	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,090	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	369.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,312	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	351.34/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,213	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	337.19/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,269	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	330.23/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,355	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	486.04/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,051	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	521.23/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,205	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	491.39/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,310	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	425.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,019	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	471.31/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,272	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	428.29/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,244	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,394	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	417.44/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,363	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	421.70/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,404	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	390.03/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,293	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	372.55/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,321	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	390.90/cwt	387.00–395.00	2,463	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	364.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,456	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	343.49/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,507	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	333.33/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,583	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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Receipts 1,193Last week 1,320Year ago 454

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter and replacement cows were not covered. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	336	490.00–515.00	498.66
9	350–400	380	480.00–500.00	493.10
12	400–450	426	450.00–475.00	462.85
10	450–500	485	440.00–445.00	442.45
5	500–550	530	405.00–425.00	417.99
4	550–600	570	390.00–405.00	397.43
7	600–650	630	342.00–360.00	351.34
5	650–700	673	335.00–340.00	337.19
4	700–750	713	325.00–332.00	330.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	550.00–560.00	555.06
8	300–350	324	525.00–550.00	533.59
7	350–400	373	510.00–540.00	523.98
12	400–450	423	475.00–500.00	487.50
7	450–500	469	455.00–470.00	464.95
5	500–550	534	425.00–435.00	428.91
2	600–650	625	365.00–375.00	369.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	405.00–420.00	412.59
4	450–500	470	390.00–410.00	396.37
4	500–550	523	395.00–400.00	397.54
2	550–600	593	350.00–355.00	352.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	600.00–620.00	610.43
6	250–300	267	585.00–600.00	597.42
4	300–350	326	570.00–585.00	578.68
11	350–400	386	520.00–550.00	530.11
8	400–450	431	500.00–520.00	514.25
5	450–500	464	490.00–500.00	493.92
4	500–550	541	450.00–455.00	453.74
2	550–600	583	425.00–435.00	430.02
2	650–700	663	385.00–390.00	387.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	680.00–700.00	690.11
4	250–300	261	620.00–640.00	634.64
16	300–350	328	595.00–620.00	607.79
8	350–400	383	560.00–600.00	585.45
8	400–450	424	530.00–550.00	544.99
2	550–600	583	440.00–442.00	441.01
2	600–650	630	420.00–425.00	422.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	422	460.00–500.00	486.04
8	450–500	482	450.00–480.00	471.31
14	500–550	524	420.00–445.00	428.29
8	550–600	566	410.00–420.00	417.44
2	600–650	630	387.00–395.00	390.90
2	650–700	673	360.00–370.00	364.98
2	700–750	730	342.00–345.00	343.49
3	750–800	775	330.00–335.00	333.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	423	505.00–535.00	521.23
11	450–500	470	485.00–500.00	491.39
2	500–550	535	445.00–450.00	447.48
3	550–600	570	420.00–425.00	421.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	420.00–430.00	425.04
2	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	588	385.00–395.00	390.03
2	600–650	623	370.00–375.00	372.55
2	650–700	675	345.00	345.00

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.