Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2026-03-31

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Mar 31
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,089 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 1,129▲ 405 vs year ago 684 · +59.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 101▼ 136 vs year ago 244 · −55.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 142 vs last sale 230▲ 69 vs year ago 19 · +363.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $443.46/cwt on 70 head, down $37.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 31 comparable sales and sits +21.45 against this barn's trailing median of $422.01.
Average price
$443.46
▼ 37.58 vs prior sale
70 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,526
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.79
vs AL average
−39.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564455.222,56623
Medium and Large 2572437.712,50647
One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $60 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 sale70 hd
443.46
—
AL average14 barns · 185 hd
445.25
−1.79
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
−39.72
This barn, trailing median31 sales
422.01
+21.45
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

31 sales
495440384328median 422.0103/1005/0507/0709/0110/20
Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.04, low $342.46, median $422.01 across 31 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—Low1,645196.163,22610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,371174.422,39026
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,195166.631,99223
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,037157.881,6376thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,8884thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,7176
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,5698
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$3,3797
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,9754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,21712

Every lot

74 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3502
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235655.21/cwt640.00–670.001,5404
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277623.80/cwt610.00–640.001,7283
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2282591.34/cwt580.00–600.001,6687
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320595.75/cwt585.00–610.001,90610
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2327570.79/cwt560.00–576.001,86628
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368571.93/cwt565.00–590.002,10512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380459.61/cwt450.00–470.001,7472
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384539.67/cwt530.00–560.002,07236
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416539.07/cwt535.00–545.002,2436
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425517.12/cwt500.00–525.002,1989
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480489.46/cwt485.00–500.002,34919
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2496456.92/cwt456.00–470.002,26615
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524477.52/cwt470.00–480.002,5024
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528457.78/cwt445.00–465.002,41711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572450.52/cwt450.00–452.002,57719
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586431.58/cwt422.00–435.002,52936
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636392.20/cwt390.00–410.002,4949
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673377.33/cwt375.00–380.002,5393
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735361.11/cwt359.00–370.002,6545
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233564.52/cwt550.00–580.001,3154
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1237591.36/cwt580.00–610.001,4027
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270558.85/cwt550.00–570.001,50910
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278490.09/cwt480.00–500.001,3622
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2281535.59/cwt525.00–540.001,50514
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1311531.47/cwt520.00–540.001,6537
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334502.06/cwt490.00–520.001,6779
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3337457.92/cwt450.00–475.001,5433
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375493.85/cwt480.00–520.001,8529
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375439.87/cwt430.00–445.001,6504
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385462.63/cwt450.00–475.001,78111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424473.18/cwt465.00–495.002,00612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437455.08/cwt440.00–465.001,98919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470432.05/cwt420.00–440.002,03140
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475454.79/cwt450.00–465.002,1603
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3494402.48/cwt400.00–410.001,9884
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3519385.46/cwt380.00–390.002,0019
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522427.35/cwt416.00–433.002,23121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement538460.21/cwt445.00–475.002,4762
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540407.91/cwt395.00–415.002,20318
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577399.23/cwt395.00–405.002,3047
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588377.99/cwt374.00–390.002,22319
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618378.37/cwt375.00–380.002,3383
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1882
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415530.86/cwt525.00–540.002,20311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438482.94/cwt460.00–500.002,11511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468454.20/cwt440.00–470.002,12615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478487.55/cwt480.00–500.002,33015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522435.94/cwt420.00–445.002,27619
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523477.84/cwt450.00–520.002,4995
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3532407.41/cwt395.00–415.002,1678
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565412.80/cwt400.00–416.002,33210
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3587385.95/cwt380.00–390.002,2665
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615374.92/cwt370.00–380.002,3064
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628385.16/cwt380.00–400.002,41911
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665333.72/cwt330.00–350.002,21911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2733347.98/cwt346.00–350.002,5512
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3735328.62/cwt327.00–332.002,4153
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473184.25/cwt183.00–185.002,7142
Bulls——1,539191.89/cwt190.00–195.002,9535
Bulls——1,935211.22/cwt206.00–216.004,0873
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037157.88/cwt155.00–161.001,6376
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130169.75/cwt169.00–171.001,9187
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210177.03/cwt176.00–178.002,1422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226163.58/cwt161.00–166.002,00514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,332169.01/cwt168.00–170.002,25110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,391176.46/cwt174.00–179.002,45513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410183.65/cwt183.00–184.002,5893
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,887.50/head3,800.00–4,000.003,8884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,716.67/head3,550.00–3,900.003,7176
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,568.75/head3,300.00–3,800.003,5698
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,378.57/head3,200.00–3,550.003,3797
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,975.00/head3,750.00–4,200.003,9754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,216.67/head3,000.00–3,400.003,21712

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.