Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No slaughter or replacements were covered. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.75/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$247.75

293 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$257

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$12.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	256.06	1,204	98
Medium and Large 3	455	243.97	1,109	56
Medium and Large 1	600	243.41	1,461	139

One grade step is worth $12.65/cwt here — about −$257 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 sale293 hd

247.75

—

AL average14 barns · 1,825 hd

252.54

−4.79

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

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	—	375	269.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	218.68/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	396.28/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	254.14/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,332	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	283.36/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	226.96/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	285.88/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	318.25/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	436	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,517	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	494	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,600	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	257.65/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,587	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	277.05/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,491	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,663	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	238.27/cwt	237.00–238.50	1,751	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	297.83/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	330.69/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	320.50/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	238.14/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,486	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	271.00/cwt	249.00–280.00	1,537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	310.74/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	793	209.67/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	327.82/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,400	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	308.02/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	241.60/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,389	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	265.20/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	684	229.50/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,570	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,471	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	225.99/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,410	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	234.22/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,583	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	294.54/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,234	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	219.65/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	284.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	268.27/cwt	265.00–270.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	288.88/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,517	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	296.85/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,410	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	231.00/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,215	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	205.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	242.39/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,290	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	234.70/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,345	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,405	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	268.00/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	250.67/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,065	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	243.83/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,166	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	276.01/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	253.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	951	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	256.71/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,219	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	265.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,141	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	257.73/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	304.86/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,448	7

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 20, 2024

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

Receipts 1,800Last week 554Year ago 946

Compared to one week ago: No slaughter or replacements were covered. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	265.00–275.00	269.00
3	—	643	212.00–224.00	218.68
8	—	328	280.00–290.00	284.38
26	—	532	240.00–250.00	242.39
7	—	573	230.00–239.00	234.70
17	—	475	252.00–262.00	256.71
32	—	429	260.00–270.00	265.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	524	251.00–257.00	254.14
6	—	377	280.00–290.00	283.36
4	—	633	226.00–230.00	226.96
7	—	576	244.00	244.00
6	—	474	265.00–270.00	268.00
2	—	435	275.00–277.00	276.01
2	—	325	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	684	226.00–237.00	229.50
37	—	603	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	265.00–270.00	268.27
7	—	526	228.00–238.00	231.00
4	—	629	200.00–210.00	205.96
15	—	425	245.00–255.00	250.67
14	—	478	237.00–247.00	243.83
2	—	575	220.00	220.00
10	—	375	250.00–260.00	253.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	390.00–400.00	396.28
14	—	503	318.00	318.00
2	—	465	320.00–321.00	320.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	315.00–325.00	320.00
5	—	327	345.00–355.00	350.00
11	—	616	250.00–260.00	257.65
6	—	525	295.00–300.00	297.83
3	—	382	330.00–332.00	330.69
2	—	725	230.00	230.00
7	—	475	300.00–310.00	304.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	282.00–290.00	285.88
4	—	375	313.00–320.00	318.25
2	—	433	300.00–305.00	302.43
12	—	538	275.00–280.00	277.05
4	—	581	252.00–262.00	257.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	436	348.00	348.00
5	—	494	332.00	332.00
35	—	518	321.00	321.00
27	—	735	237.00–238.50	238.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	235.00–244.00	238.14
6	—	567	249.00–280.00	271.00
5	—	425	308.00–316.00	310.74
3	—	793	209.00–210.00	209.67
9	—	676	227.00–237.00	234.22
8	—	525	285.00–292.00	288.88
14	—	475	290.00–300.00	296.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	325.00–335.00	327.82
5	—	481	305.00–312.00	308.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	240.00–244.00	241.60
5	—	525	262.00–270.00	265.20
5	—	624	225.00–230.00	225.99
5	—	419	292.00–300.00	294.54
6	—	678	212.00–222.00	219.65

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