Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2026-06-23

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jun 23
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
838 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 644▼ 269 vs year ago 1,107 · −24.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 42▼ 49 vs year ago 160 · −30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 38▲ 46 vs year ago 20 · +230.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.13/cwt on 60 head, up $28.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +20.65 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.
Average price
$400.13
▲ 28.62 vs prior sale
60 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,220
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$356
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.60
vs AL average
−15.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563404.422,27845
Medium and Large 2536391.342,09711thin
Medium and Large 3511376.111,9224thin
One grade step is worth $28.31/cwt here — about $356 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 sale60 hd
400.13
—
AL average16 barns · 434 hd
389.53
+10.60
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
−15.70
This barn, trailing median33 sales
379.48
+20.65
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

33 sales
429386342299median 379.4803/0305/0507/0709/0111/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.64, low $313.28, median $379.48 across 33 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—High1,577210.973,3287thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,420187.452,66249
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,180181.962,14741
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,004170.831,7146thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,7577
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,7503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,4502thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274589.89/cwt580.00–610.001,6168
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5955
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322574.84/cwt550.00–590.001,85112
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329534.23/cwt520.00–545.001,7586
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364529.90/cwt515.00–540.001,9295
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3379455.15/cwt450.00–470.001,7254
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381493.46/cwt480.00–512.001,88022
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410497.53/cwt495.00–500.002,0402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3417448.36/cwt445.00–450.001,8703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431473.69/cwt465.00–485.002,0429
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472464.03/cwt450.00–475.002,1905
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528433.79/cwt420.00–445.002,2905
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529471.29/cwt460.00–481.002,49318
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563458.36/cwt450.00–460.002,5816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565394.91/cwt390.00–400.002,2312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585404.87/cwt400.00–420.002,3684
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625399.11/cwt390.00–415.002,4946
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,60627
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2664378.95/cwt372.00–382.002,5164
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674395.87/cwt390.00–397.002,6686
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2714360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5706
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3735331.62/cwt325.00–340.002,4376
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3775330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274516.35/cwt510.00–520.001,4154
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275541.95/cwt535.00–550.001,4902
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323511.49/cwt505.00–520.001,6523
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325492.57/cwt480.00–505.001,60110
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3327458.44/cwt450.00–470.001,4995
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373487.11/cwt485.00–495.001,8177
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375464.97/cwt445.00–480.001,74414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419439.93/cwt435.00–450.001,84310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3421420.59/cwt415.00–430.001,7718
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465447.45/cwt445.00–450.002,0812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474424.25/cwt420.00–435.002,01117
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490406.08/cwt395.00–418.001,99030
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3511376.11/cwt365.00–380.001,9224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524421.91/cwt415.00–431.002,21117
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526396.65/cwt380.00–405.002,0869
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580367.44/cwt365.00–370.002,1312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1587393.80/cwt390.00–402.002,31228
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638352.44/cwt347.00–358.002,2492
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2669350.12/cwt335.00–355.002,34211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4535
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1704345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,42910
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2784324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,5409
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426462.31/cwt450.00–480.001,96918
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3436424.70/cwt420.00–440.001,8524
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3458419.56/cwt410.00–435.001,9229
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477460.39/cwt440.00–470.002,19613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516422.58/cwt415.00–430.002,1814
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540381.54/cwt375.00–395.002,0603
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576388.63/cwt380.00–400.002,2398
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632374.90/cwt360.00–385.002,36919
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676357.95/cwt350.00–375.002,4204
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2712344.74/cwt330.00–346.002,45513
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,263187.30/cwt185.00–190.002,3662
Bulls——1,468207.92/cwt200.00–214.003,0522
Bulls——1,860228.78/cwt226.00–231.004,2553
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%957162.01/cwt161.00–163.001,5503
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050179.65/cwt179.00–180.001,8863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163181.27/cwt179.00–183.002,10817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188188.69/cwt185.00–191.002,24213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196175.07/cwt172.00–177.002,09411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,381194.45/cwt193.00–200.002,68514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,392187.02/cwt184.00–191.002,60325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546178.73/cwt175.00–181.002,76310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,950.00/head2,750.00–3,100.002,9504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,750.00/head2,650.00–2,900.002,7503
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,500.00/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,450.00/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4502

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.