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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Apr 28

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,270 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 1,317▼ 17 vs year ago 1,287 · −1.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 127▼ 29 vs year ago 187 · −15.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 72▲ 5 vs year ago 74 · +6.8%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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 $392.32/cwt on 75 head, down $11.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 32 comparable sales and sits +12.01 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$392.32

▼ 11.05 vs prior sale

75 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$32.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.68

vs AL average

−31.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	413.09	2,241	12thin
Medium and Large 2	547	395.22	2,163	34
Medium and Large 3	551	380.33	2,097	29

One grade step is worth $32.77/cwt here — about $144 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 sale75 hd

392.32

—

AL average14 barns · 421 hd

402.00

−9.68

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−31.75

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

+12.01

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	167.56	2,347	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	164.34	1,939	20

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)	—	$2,720	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,650	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,317	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,640	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,225	4thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	695.00/cwt	680.00–710.00	1,564	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	595.10/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,428	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	605.27/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,695	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	584.28/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,665	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	577.35/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,899	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	549.47/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,819	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	336	511.38/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,718	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	549.76/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,062	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	481.92/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,831	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	516.77/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,990	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	523.87/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,195	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	494.65/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,137	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	477.45/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,234	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	501.37/cwt	495.00–518.00	2,366	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	439.90/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,156	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	434.19/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,293	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	472.13/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,554	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	450.64/cwt	445.00–457.00	2,560	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	422.40/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,484	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	419.99/cwt	418.00–422.00	2,612	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	408.81/cwt	405.00–412.00	2,600	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	396.63/cwt	392.00–402.00	2,669	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	370.40/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,493	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	384.68/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,635	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	380.66/cwt	380.00–382.00	2,733	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	350.03/cwt	346.00–354.00	2,713	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,845	43
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	222	583.38/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,295	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	507.24/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,435	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	537.54/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,559	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	532.27/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,730	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	458.47/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,499	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	500.98/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,643	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	478.42/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,808	32
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	506.70/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,936	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	446.55/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,706	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	478.59/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,044	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	451.84/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,952	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	424.94/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,870	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	452.14/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,075	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	405.08/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,896	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	430.86/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,064	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	425.86/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,172	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	400.54/cwt	396.00–410.00	2,091	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	385.77/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,083	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	371.42/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,117	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	400.33/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,302	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	389.23/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,242	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	384.57/cwt	376.00–394.00	2,373	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	329.90/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,088	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	359.19/cwt	348.00–369.00	2,295	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	338.78/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,246	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	669	324.12/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,168	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	351.00/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,411	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	342.26/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,423	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	326.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,354	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	337.61/cwt	328.00–338.00	2,589	47
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	481.88/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,034	26
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	499.83/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,169	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	433.23/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,898	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	481.89/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,279	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	453.73/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,160	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	416.80/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,021	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	428.95/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,269	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	455.31/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,422	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	396.73/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,142	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	430.96/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,431	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	569	388.54/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,211	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	409.23/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,390	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	395.62/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,449	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	370.28/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,325	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	373.57/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,537	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	158.99/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,781	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	172.75/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,973	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	164.97/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,018	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	170.09/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,344	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	164.01/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,349	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,783.33/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,783	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,650	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,625.00/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,316.67/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,317	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,800.00/head	3,650.00–3,950.00	3,800	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	3,320.00/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,320	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,225.00/head	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,225	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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,270Last week 1,317Year ago 1,287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 127Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 72Year ago 74

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	580.00–590.00	583.38
4	250–300	290	535.00–540.00	537.54
10	300–350	325	525.00–540.00	532.27
10	350–400	382	500.00–525.00	506.70
10	400–450	427	470.00–500.00	478.59
19	450–500	459	450.00–455.00	452.14
6	500–550	510	420.00–435.00	425.86
6	550–600	575	400.00–402.00	400.33
3	600–650	617	376.00–394.00	384.57
4	650–700	687	350.00–354.00	351.00
12	700–750	708	342.00–345.00	342.26
47	750–800	767	328.00–338.00	337.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	283	495.00–520.00	507.24
12	300–350	328	490.00–510.00	500.98
32	350–400	378	470.00–495.00	478.42
29	400–450	432	440.00–465.00	451.84
19	450–500	479	420.00–445.00	430.86
18	500–550	522	396.00–410.00	400.54
16	550–600	576	380.00–400.00	389.23
15	600–650	639	348.00–369.00	359.19
4	650–700	663	335.00–345.00	338.78
6	700–750	720	320.00–330.00	326.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	445.00–470.00	458.47
3	350–400	382	440.00–450.00	446.55
2	400–450	440	420.00–430.00	424.94
4	450–500	468	400.00–410.00	405.08
18	500–550	540	380.00–395.00	385.77
11	550–600	570	365.00–380.00	371.42
2	600–650	633	325.00–335.00	329.90
6	650–700	669	320.00–330.00	324.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	500.00–515.00	511.38
7	350–400	380	475.00–490.00	481.92
3	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	490	430.00–450.00	439.90
5	650–700	673	370.00–372.00	370.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	590.00–600.00	595.10
5	250–300	285	575.00–590.00	584.28
15	300–350	331	540.00–560.00	549.47
15	350–400	385	505.00–530.00	516.77
13	400–450	432	475.00–500.00	494.65
10	450–500	468	465.00–490.00	477.45
7	500–550	528	430.00–440.00	434.19
2	550–600	588	415.00–430.00	422.40
6	600–650	636	405.00–412.00	408.81
11	650–700	685	380.00–390.00	384.68
3	750–800	775	346.00–354.00	350.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	680.00–710.00	695.00
4	250–300	280	600.00–620.00	605.27
9	300–350	329	570.00–590.00	577.35
20	350–400	375	540.00–565.00	549.76
4	400–450	419	510.00–530.00	523.87
13	450–500	472	495.00–518.00	501.37
7	500–550	541	465.00–480.00	472.13
23	550–600	568	445.00–457.00	450.64
5	600–650	622	418.00–422.00	419.99
3	650–700	673	392.00–402.00	396.63
3	700–750	718	380.00–382.00	380.66
43	750–800	788	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	422	465.00–490.00	481.88
12	450–500	476	435.00–470.00	453.73
23	500–550	529	415.00–440.00	428.95
14	550–600	584	400.00–420.00	409.23
7	600–650	619	385.00–405.00	395.62
8	650–700	679	360.00–390.00	373.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	434	495.00–510.00	499.83
13	450–500	473	475.00–490.00	481.89
11	500–550	532	445.00–470.00	455.31
5	550–600	564	425.00–435.00	430.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	425.00–440.00	433.23
3	450–500	485	410.00–420.00	416.80
3	500–550	540	390.00–400.00	396.73
7	550–600	569	380.00–395.00	388.54
4	600–650	628	350.00–380.00	370.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,223	162.00–167.00	164.97
6	—	1,120	157.00–161.00	158.99
3	—	1,142	171.00–174.00	172.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,432	162.00–165.00	164.01
14	—	1,378	168.00–175.00	170.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625.00

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)	5	—	—	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,783.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,316.67

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)	Open	20	—	—	3,650.00–3,950.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,225.00

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)	Open	10	—	—	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,320.00

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.