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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jun 16

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

644 head

▼ 500 vs last sale 1,144▼ 602 vs year ago 1,246 · −48.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 128▼ 82 vs year ago 124 · −66.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 31▲ 28 vs year ago 10 · +280.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 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 $371.51/cwt on 22 head, down $12.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −8.80 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$371.51

▼ 12.26 vs prior sale

22 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.56

vs AL average

−39.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	378.16	2,028	9thin
Medium and Large 3	540	366.90	1,982	13thin

One grade step is worth $11.26/cwt here — about $47 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 sale22 hd

371.51

—

AL average16 barns · 382 hd

380.07

−8.56

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−39.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

−8.80

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	1,827	209.20	3,821	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	183.42	2,646	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	178.25	2,182	16

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)	—	$3,700	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,080	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,375	4thin

Every lot

73 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	211	702.19/cwt	690.00–710.00	1,482	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	626.58/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,679	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	284	588.25/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,671	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	565.20/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,797	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	543.26/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,738	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	509.92/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,698	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	537.48/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,951	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	516.58/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,927	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	493.13/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,864	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	493.39/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,107	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	466.57/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,179	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	452.94/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,333	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	435.98/cwt	422.00–445.00	2,280	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	413.54/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,221	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	423.19/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,383	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	413.51/cwt	412.00–415.00	2,543	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,539	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	386.99/cwt	386.00–388.00	2,554	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	373.28/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,535	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	350.99/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,527	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,451	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	557.66/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,338	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	545.18/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,554	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	495.18/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,411	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	523.12/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,648	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	477.19/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,579	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	454.85/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,524	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	482.77/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,781	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	429.69/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,620	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	456.26/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,757	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	434.64/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,873	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	456.72/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,973	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	418.05/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,819	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	437.47/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,012	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	399.92/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,904	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	421.97/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,034	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	385.61/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,978	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	376.64/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,992	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,949	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	363.26/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,118	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	346.61/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,156	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	330.93/cwt	322.00–340.00	2,267	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	507.83/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,138	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	479.78/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,092	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	443.95/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,945	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	478.36/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,210	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	454.93/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,129	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	428.77/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,050	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	421.52/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,200	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,359	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	391.80/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,237	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	372.54/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,127	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	375.98/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,342	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	343.47/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,157	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,133	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	351.55/cwt	342.00–362.00	2,384	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	718	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,262	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	331.46/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,436	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,534	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	203.87/cwt	201.00–207.00	3,252	2
Bulls	—	—	2,058	214.52/cwt	214.00–215.00	4,415	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	175.88/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,100	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	171.95/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,062	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	184.83/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,349	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	190.33/cwt	189.00–193.00	2,427	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	184.67/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,567	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,757	172.99/cwt	171.00–175.00	3,039	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,700.00/head	3,450.00–4,000.00	3,700	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,080.00/head	2,750.00–3,350.00	3,080	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,375.00/head	4,100.00–4,650.00	4,375	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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 1,144Year ago 1,246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 128Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	285	490.00–500.00	495.18
4	300–350	331	470.00–495.00	477.19
10	350–400	385	445.00–470.00	456.26
16	400–450	431	430.00–445.00	434.64
12	450–500	482	415.00–430.00	421.97
6	500–550	513	380.00–400.00	385.61
3	550–600	583	360.00–370.00	363.26
6	600–650	622	340.00–360.00	346.61
2	650–700	685	322.00–340.00	330.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	550.00–565.00	557.66
4	250–300	285	540.00–550.00	545.18
3	300–350	315	515.00–535.00	523.12
7	350–400	369	475.00–495.00	482.77
3	400–450	432	455.00–460.00	456.72
2	450–500	460	435.00–440.00	437.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	450.00–460.00	454.85
3	350–400	377	420.00–440.00	429.69
5	400–450	435	415.00–420.00	418.05
24	450–500	476	390.00–410.00	399.92
9	500–550	529	372.00–380.00	376.64
4	550–600	565	340.00–350.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	436	470.00–495.00	479.78
11	450–500	468	440.00–470.00	454.93
6	500–550	522	410.00–435.00	421.52
5	550–600	571	382.00–400.00	391.80
2	600–650	623	372.00–380.00	375.98
5	650–700	678	342.00–362.00	351.55
4	700–750	735	325.00–337.00	331.46
2	750–800	775	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	421	500.00–515.00	507.83
3	450–500	462	475.00–485.00	478.36
1	500–550	530	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	438	430.00–450.00	443.95
4	450–500	478	420.00–435.00	428.77
5	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	571	360.00–380.00	372.54
3	600–650	628	335.00–350.00	343.47
2	650–700	675	316.00	316.00
4	700–750	718	310.00–320.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	284	575.00–600.00	588.25
4	300–350	320	530.00–555.00	543.26
12	350–400	373	510.00–530.00	516.58
7	400–450	427	485.00–505.00	493.39
3	450–500	467	460.00–480.00	466.57
6	500–550	523	422.00–445.00	435.98
14	550–600	563	415.00–425.00	423.19
2	600–650	638	398.00	398.00
6	650–700	679	368.00–380.00	373.28
2	700–750	720	350.00–352.00	350.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	211	690.00–710.00	702.19
3	250–300	268	620.00–640.00	626.58
2	300–350	318	560.00–570.00	565.20
2	350–400	363	535.00–540.00	537.48
6	500–550	515	450.00–460.00	452.94
2	600–650	615	412.00–415.00	413.51
2	650–700	660	386.00–388.00	386.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	500.00–520.00	509.92
3	350–400	378	490.00–500.00	493.13
2	450–500	475	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	537	400.00–420.00	413.54
2	550–600	575	400.00	400.00
2	700–750	725	338.00	338.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,194	174.00–180.00	175.88
6	—	1,271	183.00–186.00	184.83
4	—	1,199	170.00–173.00	171.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,390	180.00–187.00	184.67
5	—	1,757	171.00–175.00	172.99
5	—	1,275	189.00–193.00	190.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	201.00–207.00	203.87
2	—	2,058	214.00–215.00	214.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	3,450.00–4,000.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,750.00–3,350.00	3,080.00

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)	Open	4	—	—	4,100.00–4,650.00	4,375.00

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.