Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. With all classes of weaned feeders selling sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $261.14/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$261.14

165 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$43.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	274.00	1,408	93
Medium and Large 2	492	247.12	1,216	61
Medium and Large 3	492	230.05	1,132	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.95/cwt here — about $276 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 sale165 hd

261.14

—

AL average15 barns · 1,650 hd

253.06

+8.08

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	113.95	1,570	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	111.13	1,388	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	100.60	1,041	24

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)	—	$1,588	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,367	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,036	11

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	395	292.00/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	272.20/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,160	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	274.00/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,025	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,542	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	329.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,234	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	296.07/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,981	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	239.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,255	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	301.67/cwt	300.00–305.00	980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	298.77/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	321.23/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,359	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	276.59/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	282.55/cwt	280.00–290.00	918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	301.71/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	227.64/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	285.10/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	334.74/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	352.50/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,322	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	328.57/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	232.91/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	239.77/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	316.07/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,324	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	303.20/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	327.22/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,401	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	317.00/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,506	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	115.52/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,353	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,573	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	101.76/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,348	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	110.16/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,407	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	97.72/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,001	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	105.41/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,109	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	114.59/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,578	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	109.18/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,545	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,366.67/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,587.50/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,588	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,036.36/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,036	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	296.83/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,410	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	270.71/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,419	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	276.00/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,311	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	289.93/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,542	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	249.08/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	218.40/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,367	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	203.92/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	686	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	291.97/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,536	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	264.57/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,259	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	253.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	215.99/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	223.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	255.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	226.54/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,312	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,411	2

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,277Last week 1,800Year ago 828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 0Year ago 264

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	290.00–294.00	292.00
16	—	426	268.00–278.00	272.20
9	—	637	242.00	242.00
6	—	325	300.00–305.00	301.67
9	—	476	260.00–270.00	264.57
6	—	531	250.00–260.00	253.97
2	—	570	245.00–250.00	247.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	245.00–255.00	250.00
2	—	623	200.00–208.00	203.92
2	—	478	238.00–240.00	238.98
4	—	518	220.00–230.00	223.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	374	267.00–280.00	274.00
6	—	525	235.00–245.00	239.00
11	—	325	280.00–290.00	282.55
4	—	476	245.00–257.00	249.08
12	—	626	212.00–220.00	218.40
7	—	667	210.00–217.00	215.99
6	—	430	250.00–260.00	255.13
5	—	579	222.00–232.00	226.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	686	242.00	242.00
35	—	526	289.00–299.00	291.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	325.00–335.00	329.00
3	—	628	225.00–230.00	227.64
2	—	485	280.00–290.00	285.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	360.00	360.00
12	—	669	294.00–299.00	296.07
6	—	590	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	370.00	370.00
6	—	648	278.00	278.00
3	—	420	332.00–337.00	334.74
2	—	480	325.00–332.00	328.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	295.00–300.00	298.77
4	—	423	320.00–325.00	321.23
3	—	582	270.00–280.00	276.59
3	—	482	300.00–305.00	301.71
8	—	375	350.00–360.00	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	228.00–238.00	232.91
9	—	643	238.00–245.00	239.77
17	—	419	307.00–320.00	316.07
12	—	475	292.00–302.00	296.83
3	—	572	265.00–275.00	270.00
17	—	532	285.00–297.00	289.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	300.00–308.00	303.20
9	—	428	322.00–330.00	327.22
4	—	475	312.00–322.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	270.00–275.00	270.71
4	—	475	272.00–280.00	276.00
4	—	425	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,171	114.00–119.00	115.52
2	—	1,325	100.00–104.00	101.76
17	—	1,277	108.00–113.00	110.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,311	119.00–121.00	119.99
20	—	1,377	113.00–118.00	114.59
9	—	1,415	107.00–111.00	109.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,024	96.00–100.00	97.72
9	—	1,052	102.00–107.00	105.41

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,366.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,587.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	950.00–1,125.00	1,036.36

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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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

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