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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jun 9

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,144 head

▲ 384 vs last sale 760▲ 412 vs year ago 732 · +56.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 115▲ 40 vs year ago 88 · +45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 26▲ 24 vs year ago 7 · +342.9%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 11.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 9.00 to 14.00 lower.

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 $383.77/cwt on 109 head, up $4.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 32 comparable sales and sits +3.46 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$383.77

▲ 4.28 vs prior sale

109 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$44.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.61

vs AL average

−16.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	397.06	2,177	56
Medium and Large 2	555	376.61	2,090	38
Medium and Large 3	543	352.28	1,912	15thin

One grade step is worth $44.78/cwt here — about $265 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 sale109 hd

383.77

—

AL average16 barns · 447 hd

383.16

+0.61

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−16.75

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

+3.46

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	—	High	1,566	209.50	3,280	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,358	185.56	2,520	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	177.57	2,072	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	163.11	1,789	6thin

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)	—	$3,013	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,433	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,275	4thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	664.77/cwt	660.00–670.00	1,429	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	236	607.14/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,433	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	286	557.42/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,594	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	565.35/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,854	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	467.78/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,558	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	541.04/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,807	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	561.71/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,033	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	389	438.18/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,705	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	505.03/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,985	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	480.72/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,120	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	456.08/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,198	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	405.17/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,139	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	447.32/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,366	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	429.01/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,312	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	431.99/cwt	430.00–434.00	2,428	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	378.07/cwt	375.00–384.00	2,163	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	413.05/cwt	394.00–416.00	2,387	58
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	374.93/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,328	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	387.72/cwt	385.00–391.00	2,419	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,472	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	682	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,469	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	709	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,489	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	713	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,431	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	767	329.60/cwt	329.00–332.00	2,528	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	555.91/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,534	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	532.01/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,479	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	509.95/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,596	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	481.95/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,624	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	489.20/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,781	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	448.21/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,685	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	426.05/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,645	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	428.69/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,775	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	399.79/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,699	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	443.25/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,888	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	378.49/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,813	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	406.59/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,964	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	389.47/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,041	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	361.15/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,900	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	407.08/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,145	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	342.15/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,923	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	382.68/cwt	381.00–392.00	2,216	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	365.03/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,128	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,300	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	349.62/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,150	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	333.47/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,061	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,352	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	320.11/cwt	314.00–326.00	2,186	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	333.77/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,296	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	721	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,127	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	333.88/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,421	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	334.99/cwt	332.00–338.00	2,623	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,058	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	473.15/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,016	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	436.64/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,886	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	448.47/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,108	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	405.03/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,928	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	374.41/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,951	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	467.64/cwt	420.00–505.00	2,446	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	406.47/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,154	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	382.82/cwt	378.00–390.00	2,197	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	364.92/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,120	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	352.03/cwt	348.00–356.00	2,200	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	371.53/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,348	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	355.21/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,394	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	679	334.07/cwt	320.00–348.00	2,268	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	335.98/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,597	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,362	195.31/cwt	193.00–200.00	2,660	5
Bulls	—	—	1,641	219.74/cwt	218.00–222.00	3,606	7
Bulls	—	—	1,648	209.39/cwt	204.00–215.00	3,451	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,642	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	164.16/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,863	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	184.50/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,118	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	171.13/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,985	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	176.98/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,081	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	185.73/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,511	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	176.79/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,390	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	195.01/cwt	192.00–199.00	2,681	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,725.00/head	3,700.00–3,750.00	3,725	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	3,287.50/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,288	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,275.00/head	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,275	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,012.50/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,013	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950	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 Jun 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,144Last week 760Year ago 732

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 115Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 26Year ago 7

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 11.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 9.00 to 14.00 lower.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	—	3,700.00–3,750.00	3,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,275.00

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	8	—	—	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,287.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,012.50

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	215	660.00–670.00	664.77
15	300–350	328	560.00–580.00	565.35
3	350–400	362	550.00–570.00	561.71
23	500–550	529	445.00–450.00	447.32
6	550–600	562	430.00–434.00	431.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	600.00–620.00	607.14
6	250–300	286	540.00–570.00	557.42
7	300–350	334	530.00–550.00	541.04
2	350–400	393	500.00–510.00	505.03
13	400–450	441	480.00–490.00	480.72
8	450–500	482	450.00–470.00	456.08
11	500–550	539	425.00–440.00	429.01
58	550–600	578	394.00–416.00	413.05
32	600–650	624	385.00–391.00	387.72
5	650–700	668	370.00	370.00
26	700–750	709	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	460.00–475.00	467.78
6	350–400	389	430.00–450.00	438.18
4	500–550	528	400.00–410.00	405.17
3	550–600	572	375.00–384.00	378.07
4	600–650	621	370.00–380.00	374.93
5	650–700	682	362.00	362.00
9	700–750	713	341.00	341.00
5	750–800	767	329.00–332.00	329.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	525.00–540.00	532.01
10	300–350	337	475.00–495.00	481.95
16	350–400	376	440.00–465.00	448.21
12	400–450	414	420.00–440.00	428.69
14	450–500	483	395.00–420.00	406.59
18	500–550	524	380.00–400.00	389.47
20	550–600	583	355.00–380.00	365.03
5	600–650	615	340.00–357.00	349.62
7	650–700	688	330.00–345.00	333.77
8	700–750	725	330.00–335.00	333.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	550.00–560.00	555.91
8	300–350	313	500.00–525.00	509.95
6	350–400	364	485.00–500.00	489.20
6	400–450	426	440.00–450.00	443.25
33	500–550	527	405.00–410.00	407.08
23	550–600	579	381.00–392.00	382.68
19	600–650	615	374.00	374.00
7	650–700	674	349.00	349.00
2	750–800	783	332.00–338.00	334.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	420.00–435.00	426.05
9	400–450	425	390.00–410.00	399.79
6	450–500	479	360.00–395.00	378.49
8	500–550	526	350.00–375.00	361.15
7	550–600	562	340.00–350.00	342.15
2	600–650	618	332.00–335.00	333.47
2	650–700	683	314.00–326.00	320.11
4	700–750	721	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	426	460.00–485.00	473.15
11	450–500	470	440.00–460.00	448.47
18	500–550	530	400.00–420.00	406.47
19	550–600	574	378.00–390.00	382.82
9	600–650	632	365.00–385.00	371.53
8	650–700	674	350.00–362.00	355.21
2	700–750	725	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	773	335.00–337.00	335.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	490.00	490.00
9	500–550	523	420.00–505.00	467.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	435.00–440.00	436.64
14	450–500	476	400.00–420.00	405.03
9	500–550	521	370.00–390.00	374.41
18	550–600	581	355.00–370.00	364.92
4	600–650	625	348.00–356.00	352.03
7	650–700	679	320.00–348.00	334.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	182.00–187.00	184.50
16	—	1,176	175.00–180.00	176.98
5	—	1,160	170.00–174.00	171.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	161.00	161.00
4	—	1,135	163.00–166.00	164.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,352	175.00–181.00	176.79
9	—	1,375	192.00–199.00	195.01
16	—	1,352	184.00–189.00	185.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,641	218.00–222.00	219.74
5	—	1,362	193.00–200.00	195.31
6	—	1,648	204.00–215.00	209.39

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.