Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 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 $250.95/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −141.37 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$250.95

37 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$39.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.61

vs AL average

−19.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	271.20	1,442	10thin
Medium and Large 2	562	251.82	1,415	16thin
Medium and Large 3	554	231.28	1,281	11thin

One grade step is worth $39.92/cwt here — about $161 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 sale37 hd

250.95

—

AL average13 barns · 324 hd

250.34

+0.61

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−19.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−141.37

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	1,468	143.96	2,114	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,346	131.37	1,768	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	129.33	1,583	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	119.43	1,211	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,917	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,621	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,797	34

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	305.43/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,451	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	303.41/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,599	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	243.21/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	319.46/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	271.49/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	291.39/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	360.03/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	211.95/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	349.01/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,305	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	337.98/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	294.21/cwt	289.00–302.00	1,689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	323.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,377	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	263.49/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,106	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	236.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	284.47/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,209	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	276.39/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,310	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	272.65/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	283.29/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	329.07/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	244.81/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,427	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	300.33/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	347.56/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	270.83/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,151	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	138.46/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,965	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	131.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,694	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	122.96/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,405	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	134.38/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,691	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	128.50/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,572	30
Bulls	—	—	1,856	155.51/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,886	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,787.50/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,788	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,860.71/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,861	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,916.67/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,917	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	254.05/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,583	2
Bulls	—	—	1,196	137.30/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,642	8
Bulls	—	—	1,625	145.73/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,368	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	117.50/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,170	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,258	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	126.56/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,796	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	318.02/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	227.34/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	215.01/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,256	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	255.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,214	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	273.12/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,021	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	244.50/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	261.98/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	404.77/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	350.94/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	355.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	296.40/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,251	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	336.64/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	289.51/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	310.99/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	273.50/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,422	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	311.80/cwt	309.00–317.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	268.13/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,762	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	377.24/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	303.12/cwt	300.00–309.00	970	5

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,010Last week 951Year ago 1,220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 344Last week 175Year ago 340

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 125Year ago 44

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	425	320.00–330.00	323.95
14	450–500	475	300.00–313.00	305.43
9	500–550	527	295.00–307.00	303.41
2	550–600	573	288.00–295.00	291.39
2	600–650	608	268.00–275.00	271.49
5	650–700	676	240.00–244.00	243.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	297.00–302.00	300.33
3	450–500	472	280.00–290.00	283.29
6	550–600	574	271.00–281.00	272.65
2	600–650	623	250.00–258.00	254.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	350.00–355.00	352.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	355.00–365.00	360.03
5	350–400	374	345.00–350.00	349.01
4	400–450	425	335.00–340.00	337.98
3	450–500	478	325.00–335.00	329.07
7	500–550	521	310.00–321.00	319.46
5	550–600	574	289.00–302.00	294.21
39	650–700	657	268.00–271.00	268.13
19	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	345.00–350.00	347.56
12	350–400	375	330.00–340.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00–410.00	404.77
3	350–400	382	372.00–380.00	377.24
2	400–450	430	350.00–360.00	355.17
2	450–500	463	347.00–355.00	350.94
3	500–550	518	332.00–340.00	336.64
2	550–600	568	310.00–312.00	310.99
2	650–700	670	289.00–290.00	289.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	300.00–309.00	303.12
9	350–400	375	290.00–300.00	295.00
17	400–450	425	280.00–290.00	284.47
13	450–500	474	272.00–282.00	276.39
6	500–550	527	258.00–268.00	263.49
10	550–600	583	240.00–250.00	244.81
2	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	728	210.00–214.00	211.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	270.00–280.00	273.12
6	400–450	425	265.00–275.00	270.83
8	450–500	475	250.00–260.00	255.50
5	500–550	525	230.00–240.00	236.00
6	550–600	578	221.00–231.00	227.34
2	600–650	608	213.00–217.00	215.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	315.00–325.00	318.02
4	350–400	376	309.00–317.00	311.80
5	400–450	422	295.00–300.00	296.40
8	500–550	520	272.00–281.00	273.50
2	550–600	578	257.00–267.00	261.98
6	600–650	608	244.00–247.00	244.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,419	137.00–140.00	138.46
30	—	1,285	130.00–135.00	131.80
16	—	1,419	124.00–129.00	126.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,143	122.00–124.00	122.96
10	—	1,258	133.00–137.00	134.38
30	—	1,223	126.00–131.00	128.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	996	113.00–129.00	117.50
19	—	1,034	120.00–125.00	121.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,856	154.00–157.00	155.51
8	—	1,196	134.00–140.00	137.30
4	—	1,625	144.00–148.00	145.73

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	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,916.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,860.71

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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