Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $248.21/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$248.21

132 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,237

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$10.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	250.06	1,208	76
Medium and Large 1	550	248.02	1,364	41
Medium and Large 3	435	239.32	1,041	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.75/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale132 hd

248.21

—

AL average14 barns · 1,517 hd

253.29

−5.08

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,548	119.88	1,855	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	105.29	1,464	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	102.48	1,288	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	94.78	963	21

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)	—	$944	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,317	6

Every lot, as filed

54 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	255.92/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	244.26/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,270	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	311.49/cwt	311.00–312.00	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	342.46/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	258.30/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,563	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	350.93/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	230.99/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,314	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	267.29/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	351.05/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	328.17/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	266.45/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	369.92/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	338.10/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,264	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	299.00/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	324.89/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	309.90/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,441	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	269.91/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,339	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	306.24/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	295.65/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	331.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,415	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	97.15/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,260	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	97.61/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,035	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	92.21/cwt	90.00–95.00	900	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	100.45/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,435	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	106.17/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,468	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,237	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	104.51/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,315	14
Bulls	—	—	1,464	116.79/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,710	7
Bulls	—	—	1,621	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,987	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	944.44/head	850.00–1,050.00	944	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,316.67/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	253.73/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,205	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	216.00/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	228.31/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,534	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	296.16/cwt	290.00–300.00	974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	297.31/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	199.49/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	271.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,014	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	243.38/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	218.67/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,379	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	266.11/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,131	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	277.86/cwt	275.00–280.00	903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	282.50/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,059	8

How this sale compares

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 Feb 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 780Year ago 981

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 143Year ago 261

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	252.00–260.00	255.92
4	—	476	262.00–270.00	267.29
16	—	688	223.00	223.00
4	—	329	290.00–300.00	296.16
7	—	613	225.00	225.00
8	—	375	280.00–290.00	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	520	240.00–249.00	244.26
12	—	569	230.00–240.00	230.99
11	—	475	247.00–260.00	253.73
5	—	624	214.00–218.00	216.00
2	—	728	199.00–200.00	199.49
11	—	374	265.00–275.00	271.09
9	—	425	260.00–270.00	266.11
7	—	325	275.00–280.00	277.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	225.00–235.00	228.31
2	—	375	256.00	256.00
2	—	318	255.00–265.00	259.96
5	—	425	240.00–250.00	243.38
3	—	532	214.00–222.00	218.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	311.00–312.00	311.49
2	—	418	340.00–345.00	342.46
14	—	605	258.00–260.00	258.30
4	—	373	347.00–357.00	350.93
3	—	310	365.00–375.00	369.92
2	—	475	320.00–330.00	324.89
2	—	575	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	350.00–355.00	351.05
3	—	625	250.00	250.00
6	—	425	325.00–330.00	328.17
1	—	590	265.00	265.00
7	—	374	335.00–345.00	338.10
6	—	525	295.00–302.00	299.00
11	—	465	309.00–318.00	309.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	260.00	260.00
2	—	523	265.00–268.00	266.45
6	—	375	325.00–330.00	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	265.00–275.00	269.91
2	—	528	280.00–290.00	284.98
8	—	425	310.00–320.00	315.00
4	—	474	305.00–310.00	306.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	292.00–300.00	295.65
5	—	427	325.00–335.00	331.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	295.00–300.00	297.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,297	95.00–100.00	97.15
3	—	1,135	109.00	109.00
14	—	1,258	102.00–107.00	104.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,060	96.00–101.00	97.61
11	—	976	90.00–95.00	92.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,429	99.00–102.00	100.45
22	—	1,383	105.00–110.00	106.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,464	116.00–118.00	116.79
8	—	1,621	120.00–125.00	122.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	944.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,316.67

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle