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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 18

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,098 head

▲ 133 vs last sale 965▼ 149 vs year ago 1,247 · −11.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 96▼ 3 vs year ago 139 · −2.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 57▲ 6 vs year ago 50 · +12.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower. 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 $331.35/cwt on 157 head, down $19.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −48.96 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$331.35

▼ 19.17 vs prior sale

157 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$31.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.12

vs AL average

−19.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	344.42	1,967	10thin
Medium and Large 2	560	334.05	1,870	122
Medium and Large 3	556	312.97	1,741	25

One grade step is worth $31.45/cwt here — about $226 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 sale157 hd

331.35

—

AL average16 barns · 603 hd

337.48

−6.12

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−19.57

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

−48.96

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	—	Low	1,521	188.90	2,874	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	170.70	2,481	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	163.46	2,147	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	152.48	1,515	29

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,617	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,817	3thin

Every lot

77 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 2	225	555.11/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,249	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	488.15/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,367	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	556.71/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,603	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	504.66/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,655	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	457.41/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,537	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	433.97/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,645	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	407.31/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,568	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	426.97/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,819	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	451.42/cwt	440.00–457.00	1,977	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	401.94/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,921	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	353.70/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,875	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	372.19/cwt	360.00–386.00	1,980	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,059	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,926	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	355.83/cwt	345.00–361.00	2,067	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,146	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	325.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,009	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	337.90/cwt	329.00–342.00	2,234	71
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	672	313.30/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,105	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	713	314.99/cwt	314.00–316.00	2,246	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	326.58/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,351	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	341.07/cwt	337.00–344.00	2,497	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	309.99/cwt	308.00–312.00	2,433	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,580	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	494.00/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,151	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	525.93/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,278	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	438.35/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,227	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	443.11/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,471	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	410.22/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,387	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	423.29/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,592	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	366.30/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,392	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	396.60/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,519	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	409.23/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,735	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	374.75/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,593	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	347.63/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,689	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	329.77/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,603	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	317.63/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,668	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	335.33/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,777	57
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	344.42/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,967	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	310.77/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,774	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	332.93/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,951	65
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	333.21/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,036	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	322.29/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,021	46
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,899	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	316.77/cwt	295.00–325.00	2,122	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	305.99/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,084	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	295.48/cwt	294.00–297.00	2,305	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	438.19/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,836	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	409.96/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,746	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	414.97/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,901	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	378.69/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,852	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	489	355.60/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,739	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	334.46/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,753	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	359.33/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,912	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	339.35/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,907	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	319.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,862	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	318.37/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,936	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	307.48/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,946	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	303.28/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,023	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	298.95/cwt	294.00–304.00	2,146	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,394	183.41/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,557	5
Bulls	—	—	1,840	202.64/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,729	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	148.48/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,418	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	155.31/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,586	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	168.83/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,087	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,304	176.84/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,306	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	161.92/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,163	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	167.29/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,570	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,685.29/head	3,500.00–3,950.00	3,685	17
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	3,325.00/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,325	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,816.67/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,817	3

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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,098Last week 965Year ago 1,247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 96Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 57Year ago 50

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	550.00–560.00	555.11
3	250–300	280	470.00–500.00	488.15
12	300–350	336	450.00–470.00	457.41
15	350–400	379	420.00–440.00	433.97
12	400–450	426	415.00–435.00	426.97
8	450–500	478	395.00–410.00	401.94
28	500–550	532	360.00–386.00	372.19
47	550–600	581	345.00–361.00	355.83
13	600–650	615	349.00	349.00
71	650–700	661	329.00–342.00	337.90
32	700–750	720	320.00–330.00	326.58
3	800–850	835	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	540.00–580.00	556.71
9	300–350	328	495.00–520.00	504.66
5	400–450	438	440.00–457.00	451.42
11	550–600	558	369.00	369.00
3	700–750	732	337.00–344.00	341.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	385	400.00–415.00	407.31
13	500–550	530	350.00–356.00	353.70
6	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	335.04
5	600–650	618	320.00–330.00	325.08
3	650–700	672	310.00–320.00	313.30
2	700–750	713	314.00–316.00	314.99
2	750–800	785	308.00–312.00	309.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	400.00–425.00	409.96
16	450–500	489	365.00–390.00	378.69
23	500–550	532	350.00–370.00	359.33
8	550–600	562	330.00–350.00	339.35
3	600–650	608	315.00–325.00	318.37
3	650–700	667	300.00–305.00	303.28
2	700–750	718	294.00–304.00	298.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	419	430.00–450.00	438.19
5	450–500	458	400.00–420.00	414.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
8	450–500	489	350.00–365.00	355.60
7	500–550	524	330.00–345.00	334.46
11	550–600	582	315.00–325.00	319.98
14	600–650	633	300.00–310.00	307.48
2	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	775	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	480.00–500.00	494.00
6	250–300	280	430.00–455.00	438.35
2	300–350	338	400.00–420.00	410.22
13	350–400	383	380.00–405.00	396.60
14	400–450	425	365.00–390.00	374.75
17	450–500	486	340.00–360.00	347.63
57	500–550	530	325.00–350.00	335.33
65	550–600	586	320.00–339.00	332.93
46	600–650	627	310.00–325.00	322.29
15	650–700	681	300.00–315.00	305.99
2	750–800	780	294.00–297.00	295.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	243	520.00–535.00	525.93
12	300–350	332	430.00–450.00	443.11
21	350–400	376	420.00–445.00	423.29
10	400–450	424	400.00–425.00	409.23
2	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
10	550–600	571	341.00–360.00	344.42
5	600–650	611	330.00–334.00	333.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	365.00–370.00	366.30
2	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
8	450–500	486	320.00–336.00	329.77
8	500–550	525	315.00–320.00	317.63
17	550–600	571	310.00–318.00	310.77
10	600–650	628	300.00–305.00	302.43
10	650–700	670	295.00–325.00	316.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,394	181.00–186.00	183.41
2	—	1,840	200.00–205.00	202.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	955	145.00–151.00	148.48
17	—	1,021	154.00–159.00	155.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,236	168.00–171.00	168.83
35	—	1,336	159.00–166.00	161.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,304	176.00–178.00	176.84
9	—	1,536	166.00–172.00	167.29

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,816.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	—	3,500.00–3,950.00	3,685.29

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	—	—	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,325.00

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.