Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.61/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −130.71 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$261.61

63 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$32.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.75

vs AL average

−14.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	268.60	1,517	39
Medium and Large 2	546	256.05	1,397	17thin
Medium and Large 3	549	236.13	1,295	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.47/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale63 hd

261.61

—

AL average15 barns · 288 hd

252.85

+8.75

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−14.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−130.71

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	—	High	1,598	138.57	2,215	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,303	128.99	1,681	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	122.74	1,514	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	112.88	1,197	41

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)	—	$1,438	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,060	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,333	6

Every lot, as filed

85 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	300–350	330	317.14/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	325.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	392.08/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,286	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	340	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	335.60/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,604	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	262.40/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,532	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	304.76/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,140	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	244.39/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,501	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	318.14/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	286.70/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,069	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	272.55/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	233.29/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	301.00/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,779	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	296.43/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	224.19/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	273.93/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,181	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	262.08/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,376	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	382	331.55/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	240.57/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,621	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	310.65/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	249.14/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	281.79/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	325.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	382.88/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,440	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	271.42/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,287	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	330.03/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	337.65/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	372.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,209	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	285.32/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,384	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	495	297.00/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	277.63/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	286.43/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	235.66/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	224.70/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,649	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	135.95/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,823	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	130.21/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,652	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,648	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,299	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	112.94/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,171	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	106.23/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,135	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,041.67/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,042	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,333.33/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,333	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,087.50/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088	2
Bulls	—	—	1,642	144.34/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,370	9
Bulls	—	—	1,673	134.54/cwt	132.00–137.00	2,251	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	128.87/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,617	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,508	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	116.32/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,413	13
Bulls	—	—	1,178	124.73/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	282.03/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	472	358.36/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	388	405.39/cwt	400.00–411.00	1,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	328.18/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	297.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,239	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	351.00/cwt	340.00–361.00	1,506	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	263.85/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,631	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	352.86/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,147	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	311.65/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	215.60/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,348	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	222.64/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	246.25/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	266.65/cwt	265.00–270.00	995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	284.02/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	246.63/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	247.43/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,423	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	721	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,730	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	256.82/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	251.56/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,197	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	336.67/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	291.73/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	223.00/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	216.88/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	367.82/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,372	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	306.11/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	242.17/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,879	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	246.26/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	295.83/cwt	290.00–300.00	961	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	272.14/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,712	20

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,143Last week 1,074Year ago 1,198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 183Year ago 350

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 33Year ago 85

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	310.00–320.00	317.14
8	350–400	374	300.00–313.00	304.76
11	400–450	416	290.00–300.00	297.87
30	450–500	485	278.00–290.00	285.32
8	500–550	525	275.00–280.00	277.63
26	550–600	584	261.00–270.00	262.40
8	600–650	614	244.00–247.00	244.39
6	650–700	671	232.00–240.00	235.66
7	700–750	734	224.00–229.00	224.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	330.00–335.00	332.46
3	350–400	382	325.00–335.00	331.55
2	450–500	495	295.00–299.00	297.00
5	500–550	528	285.00–290.00	286.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	290.00–300.00	295.83
10	350–400	373	280.00–290.00	286.70
14	400–450	431	269.00–280.00	273.93
12	450–500	474	265.00–275.00	271.42
10	500–550	525	257.00–267.00	262.08
7	550–600	575	240.00–252.00	247.43
5	600–650	621	222.00–230.00	224.19
4	650–700	658	220.00–226.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	270.00–275.00	272.50
3	350–400	373	265.00–270.00	266.65
5	400–450	419	252.00–262.00	256.82
11	450–500	476	247.00–257.00	251.56
4	500–550	525	244.00–248.00	246.25
3	550–600	580	220.00–224.00	222.64
10	600–650	625	210.00–220.00	215.60
2	650–700	685	200.00–210.00	204.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	385.00–395.00	392.08
7	350–400	376	380.00–390.00	382.88
10	400–450	429	340.00–361.00	351.00
23	450–500	478	335.00–342.00	335.60
6	500–550	523	320.00–330.00	325.84
2	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	679	280.00–288.00	282.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	370.00–380.00	372.00
7	350–400	373	365.00–375.00	367.82
6	400–450	425	325.00–335.00	330.00
7	450–500	480	315.00–320.00	318.14
8	500–550	535	304.00–310.00	306.11
11	550–600	591	300.00–306.00	301.00
20	600–650	629	270.00–284.00	272.14
2	650–700	673	270.00–275.00	272.55
8	700–750	711	246.00–248.00	246.26
18	750–800	776	242.00–245.00	242.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	400.00–411.00	405.39
4	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	472	355.00–360.00	358.36
8	500–550	537	336.00–345.00	337.65
2	550–600	568	328.00–332.00	330.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	350.00–360.00	352.86
3	350–400	375	330.00–340.00	336.67
2	400–450	440	310.00–315.00	312.53
4	500–550	536	290.00–297.00	291.73
14	600–650	618	260.00–269.00	263.85
26	700–750	721	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	416	320.00–330.00	325.91
6	450–500	476	307.00–315.00	310.65
7	500–550	523	290.00–300.00	296.43
5	550–600	574	277.00–287.00	281.79
5	600–650	631	242.00–255.00	249.14
7	650–700	674	238.00–242.00	240.57
3	700–750	720	230.00–240.00	233.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	325.00–335.00	328.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	310.00–315.00	311.65
3	500–550	538	280.00–287.00	284.02
3	550–600	568	245.00–250.00	246.63
2	700–750	728	212.00–222.00	216.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,341	135.00–138.00	135.95
27	—	1,269	127.00–133.00	130.21
12	—	1,355	120.00–125.00	121.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,082	118.00–122.00	120.02
16	—	1,037	110.00–115.00	112.94
13	—	1,068	103.00–108.00	106.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,255	127.00–131.00	128.87
32	—	1,231	120.00–125.00	122.48
13	—	1,215	114.00–119.00	116.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,642	142.00–148.00	144.34
6	—	1,673	132.00–137.00	134.54
2	—	1,178	121.00–128.00	124.73

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	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,041.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,437.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.50
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	1,333.33

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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