Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.94/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −141.38 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$250.94

59 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$30.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.04

vs AL average

−20.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	261.36	1,409	33
Medium and Large 2	549	240.15	1,318	19thin
Medium and Large 3	522	231.14	1,207	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.22/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.64, low $331.35, median $392.32 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale59 hd

250.94

—

AL average9 barns · 256 hd

249.90

+1.04

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−20.97

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−141.38

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	1,472	130.15	1,916	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	123.23	1,697	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	117.50	1,446	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	105.39	1,043	17

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)	—	$1,563	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,331	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$933	3thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	314.04/cwt	304.00–318.00	1,652	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	270.96/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	189.01/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	299.41/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,617	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	202.96/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,471	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	290.54/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,517	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	265.15/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,503	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	314.87/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,354	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	239.01/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	214.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,434	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	257.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,193	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	289.85/cwt	285.00–295.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	316.63/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	328.00/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,230	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	203.00/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	263.95/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	279.32/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	350.91/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	334.81/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	232.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	221.67/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	673	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,696	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	307.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,410	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	231.14/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	242.43/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,144	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	292.43/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,383	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	109.83/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,361	4
Bulls	—	—	1,473	115.30/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,698	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	124.90/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,564	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	116.84/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,429	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	105.48/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,043	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	127.68/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,771	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	933.33/head	875.00–1,025.00	933	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,562.50/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,487.50/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	243.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,030	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	100.42/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,009	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	111.24/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,081	5
Bulls	—	—	1,591	139.06/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,212	6
Bulls	—	—	1,413	131.89/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,864	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	119.73/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,639	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	315.48/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	591	262.44/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,551	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	268.76/cwt	265.00–275.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	319.17/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	325.12/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	318.44/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	276.06/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,311	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	257.78/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,343	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	302.22/cwt	300.00–305.00	982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,627	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	245.54/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,414	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	291.79/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,824	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	293.86/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,114	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	352.25/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,289	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	243.08/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,514	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	285.56/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	531	280.61/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,490	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	302.65/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	319.38/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,357	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	248.21/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,293	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	232.98/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,615	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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,074Last week 1,277Year ago 1,311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 207Year ago 238

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 22Year ago 37

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	366	350.00–360.00	352.25
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
7	450–500	468	322.00–330.00	325.12
22	500–550	526	304.00–318.00	314.04
5	550–600	570	300.00–310.00	302.65
24	600–650	625	291.00–300.00	291.79
9	700–750	711	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	345.00–355.00	350.91
5	350–400	375	325.00–330.00	328.00
8	400–450	425	315.00–325.00	319.38
6	450–500	475	310.00–320.00	316.63
17	500–550	540	290.00–300.00	299.41
3	550–600	578	276.00–282.00	279.32
3	600–650	644	260.00–272.00	263.95
2	650–700	675	240.00–245.00	242.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	330.00–340.00	334.81
6	350–400	378	315.00–325.00	319.17
2	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	520	280.00–290.00	284.95
17	550–600	591	262.00–270.00	262.44
2	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	673	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	562	318.00–320.00	318.44
3	600–650	622	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	285.00–295.00	289.85
5	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
7	400–450	428	265.00–275.00	270.96
15	450–500	464	250.00–260.00	257.07
9	500–550	521	244.00–250.00	248.21
10	550–600	574	230.00–240.00	232.89
6	600–650	620	218.00–228.00	221.67
12	650–700	669	210.00–215.00	214.42
14	700–750	725	200.00–206.00	202.96
3	750–800	770	187.00–190.00	189.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	265.00–275.00	268.76
5	400–450	422	240.00–250.00	243.96
5	450–500	472	238.00–245.00	242.43
7	500–550	522	228.00–236.00	231.14
4	600–650	625	200.00–206.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	325	300.00–305.00	302.22
32	350–400	379	290.00–299.00	293.86
7	400–450	431	280.00–290.00	285.56
17	450–500	475	270.00–280.00	276.06
14	500–550	521	255.00–267.00	257.78
9	550–600	576	242.00–250.00	245.54
41	600–650	623	238.00–246.00	243.08
9	700–750	718	211.00	211.00
13	750–800	786	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	531	275.00–282.00	280.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	430	310.00–320.00	314.87
35	450–500	459	300.00–310.00	307.24
22	500–550	522	287.00–297.00	290.54
10	550–600	567	257.00–267.00	265.15
4	600–650	620	235.00–245.00	239.01
2	650–700	693	228.00–238.00	232.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	295.00–300.00	297.53
2	450–500	473	290.00–295.00	292.43
2	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	470	313.00–320.00	315.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,239	107.00–112.00	109.83
6	—	1,252	123.00–127.00	124.90
21	—	1,223	114.00–119.00	116.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	989	104.00–107.00	105.48
6	—	1,005	97.00–103.00	100.42
5	—	972	109.00–115.00	111.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,387	126.00–130.00	127.68
14	—	1,369	118.00–123.00	119.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,473	114.00–118.00	115.30
6	—	1,591	138.00–142.00	139.06
12	—	1,413	128.00–134.00	131.89

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	933.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,487.50

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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