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Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jul 21

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,215 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 1,264▼ 178 vs year ago 1,393 · −12.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 127▼ 60 vs year ago 155 · −38.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 53▲ 27 vs year ago 12 · +225.0%

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 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply 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 $367.79/cwt on 98 head, down $13.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −12.52 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$367.79

▼ 13.35 vs prior sale

98 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$41.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.93

vs AL average

−8.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	392.17	2,064	17thin
Medium and Large 2	554	365.59	2,026	65
Medium and Large 3	538	350.78	1,886	16thin

One grade step is worth $41.39/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale98 hd

367.79

—

AL average16 barns · 567 hd

375.71

−7.93

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−8.02

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

−12.52

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	1,638	211.24	3,460	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,404	189.82	2,665	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	182.18	2,198	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	167.37	1,733	19

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,564	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,100	4thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	689.43/cwt	670.00–710.00	1,551	7
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	574.48/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,379	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	600.63/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,622	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	522.04/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,477	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	451.66/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,477	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	524.86/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,753	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	486.37/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,639	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	500.95/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,843	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	463.54/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,738	24
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	435.45/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,633	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	457.49/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,912	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	428.31/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,816	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	432.42/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,054	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,275	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	409.90/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,980	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	420.14/cwt	410.00–428.00	2,172	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	392.97/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,071	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,305	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	393.85/cwt	384.00–404.00	2,241	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	375.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,203	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	410.43/cwt	405.00–416.00	2,413	58
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	377.60/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,352	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	357.57/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,242	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	354.00/cwt	352.00–355.00	2,365	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,675	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	547.13/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,302	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	241	515.23/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,242	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	494.67/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,390	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	464.79/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,478	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	402.56/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,320	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	427.86/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,420	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	446.16/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,664	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	409.52/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,540	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	427.53/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,821	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	372.59/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,602	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	397.54/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,733	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	417.01/cwt	394.00–432.00	1,939	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	349.94/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,690	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	383.10/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,854	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	396.22/cwt	388.00–405.00	2,029	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	354.62/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,883	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	368.21/cwt	359.00–382.00	1,959	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	334.16/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,895	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	379.02/cwt	378.00–380.00	2,172	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	363.35/cwt	348.00–376.00	2,082	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	355.85/cwt	353.00–367.00	2,199	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	342.95/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,130	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	644	321.99/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,074	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	313.36/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,100	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	336.26/cwt	333.00–350.00	2,290	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	323.94/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,206	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	318.00/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,280	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	328.04/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,378	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	448.99/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,922	23
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	431.76/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,857	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	390.96/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,865	26
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	422.29/cwt	412.00–440.00	2,027	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	361.68/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,902	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	391.43/cwt	380.00–404.00	2,071	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	345.29/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,961	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	372.41/cwt	368.00–385.00	2,145	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	365.13/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,275	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	331.39/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,098	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	325.34/cwt	325.00–326.00	2,180	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	333.22/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,256	18
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	718	320.98/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,305	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	328.29/cwt	324.00–334.00	2,406	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	771	320.58/cwt	314.00–325.00	2,472	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	778	309.01/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,404	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	198.42/cwt	196.00–201.00	3,002	2
Bulls	—	—	1,587	213.63/cwt	209.00–217.00	3,390	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	220.48/cwt	220.00–221.00	4,057	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	163.19/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,614	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	175.87/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,908	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	178.55/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,955	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	171.30/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,884	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	188.53/cwt	188.00–189.00	2,287	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	183.63/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,299	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,327	192.59/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,556	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	199.87/cwt	197.00–204.00	2,794	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	183.97/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,693	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,564.29/head	3,400.00–3,750.00	3,564	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,250.00/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,250	2

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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,215Last week 1,264Year ago 1,393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 127Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 53Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	241	500.00–520.00	515.23
15	300–350	332	420.00–440.00	427.86
16	350–400	376	400.00–420.00	409.52
21	400–450	436	385.00–410.00	397.54
44	450–500	484	370.00–390.00	383.10
30	500–550	532	359.00–382.00	368.21
35	550–600	573	348.00–376.00	363.35
8	600–650	621	332.00–350.00	342.95
11	650–700	681	320.00–332.00	323.94
3	700–750	717	316.00–320.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	530.00–560.00	547.13
4	250–300	281	480.00–510.00	494.67
3	300–350	318	450.00–485.00	464.79
9	350–400	373	430.00–450.00	446.16
23	400–450	426	410.00–435.00	427.53
36	450–500	465	394.00–432.00	417.01
13	500–550	512	388.00–405.00	396.22
4	550–600	573	378.00–380.00	379.02
18	600–650	618	353.00–367.00	355.85
7	650–700	681	333.00–350.00	336.26
2	700–750	725	326.00–330.00	328.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	400.00–410.00	402.56
2	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	430	370.00–380.00	372.59
5	450–500	483	345.00–360.00	349.94
13	500–550	531	340.00–357.00	354.62
3	550–600	567	330.00–342.00	334.16
4	600–650	644	320.00–328.00	321.99
3	650–700	670	310.00–315.00	313.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	428	435.00–460.00	448.99
19	450–500	480	412.00–440.00	422.29
22	500–550	529	380.00–404.00	391.43
13	550–600	576	368.00–385.00	372.41
5	600–650	623	360.00–376.00	365.13
18	650–700	677	330.00–348.00	333.22
3	700–750	733	324.00–334.00	328.29
4	750–800	771	314.00–325.00	320.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	425.00–435.00	431.76
26	450–500	477	380.00–400.00	390.96
18	500–550	526	360.00–370.00	361.68
15	550–600	568	340.00–360.00	345.29
7	600–650	633	330.00–335.00	331.39
3	650–700	670	325.00–326.00	325.34
2	700–750	718	320.00–322.00	320.98
2	750–800	778	308.00–310.00	309.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	560.00–600.00	574.48
4	250–300	283	505.00–540.00	522.04
13	300–350	337	480.00–500.00	486.37
24	350–400	375	460.00–475.00	463.54
2	400–450	418	455.00–460.00	457.49
4	450–500	475	430.00–440.00	432.42
17	500–550	517	410.00–428.00	420.14
13	550–600	569	384.00–404.00	393.85
18	600–650	623	370.00–384.00	377.60
3	650–700	668	352.00–355.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	225	670.00–710.00	689.43
10	250–300	270	580.00–620.00	600.63
7	300–350	334	510.00–540.00	524.86
5	350–400	368	495.00–510.00	500.95
21	450–500	478	476.00	476.00
19	500–550	531	434.00	434.00
58	550–600	588	405.00–416.00	410.43
9	750–800	771	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	445.00–460.00	451.66
14	350–400	375	425.00–445.00	435.45
6	400–450	424	420.00–430.00	428.31
10	450–500	483	400.00–415.00	409.90
11	500–550	527	380.00–400.00	392.97
5	550–600	586	370.00–380.00	375.94
5	600–650	627	356.00–360.00	357.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,252	180.00–187.00	183.63
5	—	1,085	175.00–178.00	175.87
2	—	1,213	188.00–189.00	188.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,464	181.00–187.00	183.97
3	—	1,398	197.00–204.00	199.87
6	—	1,327	189.00–195.00	192.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	989	161.00–166.00	163.19
2	—	1,095	178.00–179.00	178.55
6	—	1,100	168.00–174.00	171.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	209.00–217.00	213.63
2	—	1,840	220.00–221.00	220.48
2	—	1,513	196.00–201.00	198.42

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100.00

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)	2	—	—	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	3,400.00–3,750.00	3,564.29

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.