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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Mar 24

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Mar 10Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,129 head

▲ 464 vs last sale 665▲ 327 vs year ago 802 · +40.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 157▼ 101 vs year ago 202 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 190 vs last sale 40▲ 167 vs year ago 63 · +265.1%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply 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 $404.28/cwt on 54 head, up $21.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +23.97 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$404.28

▲ 21.09 vs prior sale

54 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.35

vs AL average

−20.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	414.91	2,234	32
Medium and Large 2	549	388.82	2,136	22

One grade step is worth $26.09/cwt here — about $98 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 sale54 hd

404.28

—

AL average16 barns · 358 hd

396.93

+7.35

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−20.91

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

+23.97

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	1,579	200.26	3,162	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,331	179.65	2,390	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	170.61	2,032	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	158.86	1,648	8thin

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)	—	$3,084	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,010	43
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,775	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,100	6

Every lot

81 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	649.77/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,429	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	609.78/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,372	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,733	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	584.70/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,906	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	547.38/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,828	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	544.01/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,067	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	524.81/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,057	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	508.61/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,090	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	525.60/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,176	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	483.33/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,262	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,375	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,399	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	453.21/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,379	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,284	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	547	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,686	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,770	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	418.66/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,424	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,651	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	386.22/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,395	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,555	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	369.57/cwt	360.00–371.00	2,454	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,404	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	349.61/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,664	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	544.79/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,487	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	518.19/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,477	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	483.16/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,575	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	507.88/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,696	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	499.85/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,859	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	472.38/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,809	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	458.92/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,950	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	405.89/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,758	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	471.97/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,058	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	456.19/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,135	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	431.75/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,090	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	498	400.84/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,996	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	396.09/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,095	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	416.57/cwt	415.00–417.00	2,233	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	378.31/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,190	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	612	329.99/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,020	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	368.40/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,306	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	352.02/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,242	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,442	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	316.49/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,184	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	741	325.55/cwt	324.00–328.00	2,412	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	504.61/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,170	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	475.29/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,077	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	461.04/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,176	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	431.87/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,043	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	484.81/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,332	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	444.04/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,291	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	471.23/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,465	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	407.52/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,135	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	412.02/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,381	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	391.45/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,454	20
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	377.37/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,491	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	346.01/cwt	344.00–350.00	2,342	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	727	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,363	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	340.85/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,481	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	331.98/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,566	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	323.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,538	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	204.45/cwt	204.00–205.00	3,124	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	197.46/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,185	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	152.81/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,540	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	160.87/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,684	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	180.07/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,105	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	161.11/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,883	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	171.35/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,073	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	178.51/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,353	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	186.58/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,478	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	171.01/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,322	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,450.00/head	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,100.00/head	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,100	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,217.39/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,217	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,010.47/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,010	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,775.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,775	12
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700	8

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 Mar 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,129Last week 665Year ago 802

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 157Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 230Last week 40Year ago 63

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	640.00–660.00	649.77
2	250–300	275	630.00	630.00
11	300–350	326	570.00–600.00	584.70
19	350–400	380	540.00–550.00	544.01
7	400–450	414	520.00–530.00	525.60
2	450–500	475	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	505	475.00	475.00
21	600–650	618	429.00	429.00
18	650–700	655	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	435.00	435.00
4	600–650	620	380.00–395.00	386.22
4	650–700	683	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	600.00–620.00	609.78
22	300–350	334	530.00–550.00	547.38
21	350–400	392	510.00–540.00	524.81
7	400–450	411	505.00–515.00	508.61
12	450–500	468	480.00–490.00	483.33
3	500–550	525	450.00–460.00	453.21
4	550–600	579	415.00–430.00	418.66
24	650–700	664	360.00–371.00	369.57
13	750–800	762	345.00–350.00	349.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	547	491.00	491.00
13	550–600	563	492.00	492.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	433	400.00–410.00	405.89
16	450–500	498	390.00–402.00	400.84
7	600–650	612	325.00–335.00	329.99
2	650–700	690	315.00–318.00	316.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	530.00–570.00	544.79
11	300–350	334	500.00–520.00	507.88
5	350–400	372	490.00–515.00	499.85
7	400–450	436	465.00–490.00	471.97
4	450–500	468	450.00–465.00	456.19
30	500–550	536	415.00–417.00	416.57
2	550–600	575	390.00	390.00
42	600–650	626	364.00–370.00	368.40
5	650–700	671	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	510.00–525.00	518.19
16	300–350	326	475.00–500.00	483.16
27	350–400	383	465.00–485.00	472.38
15	400–450	425	440.00–465.00	458.92
17	450–500	484	420.00–450.00	431.75
13	500–550	529	385.00–400.00	396.09
9	550–600	579	375.00–380.00	378.31
23	600–650	637	340.00–356.00	352.02
11	700–750	741	324.00–328.00	325.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	425.00–440.00	431.87
4	500–550	524	400.00–420.00	407.52
3	550–600	575	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	677	344.00–350.00	346.01
3	700–750	727	320.00–330.00	324.98
3	750–800	785	320.00–325.00	323.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	430	495.00–510.00	504.61
9	450–500	481	475.00–500.00	484.81
4	500–550	523	470.00–475.00	471.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	437	460.00–490.00	475.29
9	450–500	472	450.00–470.00	461.04
10	500–550	516	440.00–455.00	444.04
7	550–600	578	400.00–420.00	412.02
20	600–650	627	380.00–405.00	391.45
4	650–700	660	360.00–390.00	377.37
6	700–750	728	340.00–345.00	340.85
4	750–800	773	330.00–338.00	331.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,358	169.00–173.00	171.01
14	—	1,328	183.00–189.00	186.58
17	—	1,318	176.00–182.00	178.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,047	159.00–165.00	160.87
2	—	1,008	151.00–155.00	152.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,210	168.00–175.00	171.35
6	—	1,169	160.00–167.00	161.11
5	—	1,169	177.00–182.00	180.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	194.00–200.00	197.46
2	—	1,528	204.00–205.00	204.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	—	—	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,010.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,217.39

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700.00

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.