Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2026-03-10

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Mar 10
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 761▼ 69 vs year ago 734 · −9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 98▼ 43 vs year ago 200 · −21.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 23▲ 4 vs year ago 36 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle under 500 pounds sold sharply lower. Feeder cattle over 500 pounds sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.19/cwt on 38 head, down $7.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +2.88 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.
Average price
$383.19
▼ 7.98 vs prior sale
38 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,076
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.54
vs AL average
−30.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536409.462,19611thin
Medium and Large 2539379.272,04618thin
Medium and Large 3553358.921,9849thin
One grade step is worth $50.54/cwt here — about $212 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 sale38 hd
383.19
—
AL average16 barns · 238 hd
384.73
−1.54
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−30.59
This barn, trailing median32 sales
380.31
+2.88
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
429386342299median 380.3103/0305/0507/0709/0110/20
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,855191.083,54511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,518166.152,5228thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,239162.562,01467
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,145150.631,72541

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6905
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6505
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,3503thin

Every lot

60 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228656.86/cwt640.00–670.001,4983
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2238553.15/cwt540.00–580.001,3163
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278589.73/cwt580.00–600.001,6392
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2288551.36/cwt540.00–570.001,5886
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325458.23/cwt455.00–465.001,4893
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327531.92/cwt515.00–550.001,73913
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2337491.44/cwt480.00–500.001,6567
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370519.82/cwt500.00–530.001,92320
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375474.20/cwt460.00–490.001,7784
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424501.55/cwt498.00–510.002,1279
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425470.00/cwt455.00–480.001,9985
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469477.37/cwt470.00–480.002,23910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472451.61/cwt435.00–460.002,1323
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527434.34/cwt420.00–445.002,2898
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3002
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1766342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,6204
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2231532.92/cwt520.00–550.001,2314
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1241582.38/cwt570.00–600.001,4044
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275566.42/cwt560.00–580.001,5583
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280499.46/cwt490.00–510.001,3982
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313471.62/cwt460.00–480.001,47615
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320415.23/cwt410.00–420.001,3292
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335507.97/cwt500.00–535.001,7024
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368441.77/cwt430.00–455.001,6268
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376479.48/cwt460.00–495.001,80318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428465.38/cwt445.00–475.001,99214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430399.77/cwt390.00–410.001,7193
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434431.16/cwt425.00–440.001,8719
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471434.50/cwt425.00–450.002,04612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478405.16/cwt395.00–415.001,9374
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518419.87/cwt410.00–430.002,1758
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525386.36/cwt375.00–400.002,02813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533366.71/cwt360.00–370.001,9556
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577360.84/cwt350.00–375.002,0825
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585381.70/cwt380.00–385.002,2333
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3592343.35/cwt340.00–345.002,0333
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618342.45/cwt340.00–345.002,1162
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635363.05/cwt358.00–380.002,3057
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724318.76/cwt310.00–322.002,30813
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1797316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,5196
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424496.90/cwt490.00–510.002,10711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425477.41/cwt465.00–485.002,02911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475463.19/cwt455.00–470.002,2003
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2771
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523433.22/cwt430.00–440.002,26610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530382.57/cwt380.00–390.002,0284
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588388.69/cwt385.00–395.002,2854
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638369.89/cwt360.00–380.002,3605
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,388175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,4292
Bulls——1,855191.90/cwt189.00–196.003,5606
Bulls——2,168200.17/cwt198.00–201.004,3403
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093161.18/cwt160.00–162.001,7625
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114153.58/cwt151.00–157.001,71116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,183145.63/cwt145.00–149.001,72320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201166.06/cwt164.00–171.001,99430
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270159.73/cwt158.00–163.002,02937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518166.15/cwt165.00–168.002,5228
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,690.00/head2,450.00–2,850.002,6905
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,650.00/head2,550.00–2,750.002,6505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,350.00/head2,200.00–2,450.002,3503

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.