Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $260.57/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −131.75 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$260.57

31 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$26.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.76

vs AL average

−16.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	277.36	1,434	3thin
Medium and Large 2	515	262.09	1,350	20
Medium and Large 3	519	250.49	1,300	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.87/cwt here — about $134 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 sale31 hd

260.57

—

AL average13 barns · 289 hd

257.82

+2.76

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−16.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−131.75

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	1,497	141.33	2,116	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	135.33	1,879	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	130.82	1,611	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	120.24	1,214	28

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)	—	$1,396	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,408	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	6

Every lot, as filed

64 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 3	300–350	335	291.03/cwt	290.00–292.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	303.33/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	239.00/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	300.29/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,126	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	353.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,151	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	338.03/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	298.51/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	342.09/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,440	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	321.00/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	649	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,817	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	368.43/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,363	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	246.69/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	314.35/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,185	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	345.45/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,123	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	321.44/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,045	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	262.09/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,350	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	277.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,314	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	338.39/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	305.47/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,301	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	277.36/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	334.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,208	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	134.98/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,624	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	122.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,567	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	129.28/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,607	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	126.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,260	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	120.41/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,229	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	113.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,140	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,191.67/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,192	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,408.33/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,408	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,328	128.72/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,709	2
Bulls	—	—	1,429	138.53/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,980	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	134.23/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,948	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	128.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,777	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	139.66/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,848	19
Bulls	—	—	1,646	149.74/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	403.33/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,311	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	382.40/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	338.92/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,762	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,555	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	292.02/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,253	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	331.27/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	296.10/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	251.00/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	273.45/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	256.75/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,214	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	250.49/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,300	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	219.81/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,638	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	330.64/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,409	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	240.98/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	221.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,379	3

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 986Last week 1,143Year ago 1,135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 226Year ago 326

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 45

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	290.00–292.00	291.03
3	350–400	382	270.00–280.00	273.45
6	400–450	425	260.00–270.00	265.00
21	450–500	473	250.00–260.00	256.75
8	500–550	519	247.00–257.00	250.49
3	600–650	622	220.00–225.00	221.65
2	650–700	675	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	325	315.00–325.00	321.44
14	350–400	375	295.00–305.00	300.29
17	400–450	429	285.00–297.00	292.02
19	450–500	474	270.00–280.00	277.22
20	500–550	515	260.00–272.00	262.09
18	600–650	640	243.00	243.00
21	700–750	745	216.00–220.00	219.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	345.45
12	350–400	377	310.00–320.00	314.35
8	400–450	426	300.00–310.00	305.47
2	450–500	463	297.00–300.00	298.51
3	500–550	517	275.00–280.00	277.36
2	650–700	675	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	305.00–315.00	310.00
3	450–500	475	300.00–310.00	303.33
2	600–650	633	240.00–245.00	242.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	426	325.00–335.00	330.64
2	450–500	478	325.00–330.00	327.49
9	500–550	532	295.00–300.00	296.10
8	600–650	629	249.00–257.00	251.00
7	650–700	675	242.00–254.00	246.69
2	700–750	708	238.00–240.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	355.00–365.00	359.97
5	450–500	479	338.00–340.00	338.39
7	500–550	529	320.00–330.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	350.00–360.00	353.13
5	350–400	375	335.00–345.00	338.03
4	400–450	423	325.00–335.00	331.27
2	500–550	538	300.00–310.00	305.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	375.00–380.00	377.46
13	350–400	370	365.00–375.00	368.43
12	400–450	421	340.00–350.00	342.09
6	450–500	488	330.00–340.00	334.07
2	500–550	518	320.00–322.00	321.00
38	600–650	649	280.00	280.00
3	750–800	775	237.00–244.00	240.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	400.00–410.00	403.33
2	350–400	380	380.00–385.00	382.40
2	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	468	345.00–350.00	347.49
39	500–550	520	335.00–340.00	338.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,203	133.00–137.00	134.98
5	—	1,282	120.00–125.00	122.22
26	—	1,243	127.00–131.00	129.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,000	124.00–128.00	126.00
11	—	1,021	118.00–122.00	120.41
8	—	1,004	110.00–115.00	113.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,451	132.00–137.00	134.23
9	—	1,380	125.00–130.00	128.74
19	—	1,323	138.00–142.00	139.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	125.00–132.00	128.72
6	—	1,429	136.00–140.00	138.53
5	—	1,646	148.00–152.00	149.74

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)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,191.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,408.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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