Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $256.59/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −135.73 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$256.59

88 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$32.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.32

vs AL average

−13.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	269.64	1,463	27
Medium and Large 2	534	255.77	1,365	45
Medium and Large 3	548	236.88	1,297	16thin

One grade step is worth $32.76/cwt here — about $166 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 sale88 hd

256.59

—

AL average13 barns · 337 hd

247.27

+9.32

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−13.60

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−135.73

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	1,631	146.76	2,393	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	127.59	1,744	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	122.19	1,444	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	116.00	1,170	30

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)	—	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,025	16

Every lot, as filed

61 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 3	450–500	475	293.23/cwt	287.00–298.00	1,393	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	219.59/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,377	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	304.80/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,466	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	236.63/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	273.50/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,299	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	749	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,783	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	229.31/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,328	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	287.53/cwt	282.00–294.00	1,659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	248.49/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,426	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	327.42/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	223.02/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	301.88/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,005	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	244.72/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,525	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	299.11/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,113	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	257.35/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,351	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	284.19/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,071	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.31/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	315.25/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,620	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	280.03/cwt	272.00–287.00	1,171	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	333.68/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	285.66/cwt	278.00–292.00	1,628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	297.80/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	270.33/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,454	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	111.89/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,054	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	119.59/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,276	16
Bulls	—	—	1,760	150.41/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,647	6
Bulls	—	—	1,553	144.57/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,245	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,816	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	128.83/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,695	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,941.67/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,942	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,568	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	129.30/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,764	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	122.44/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,686	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	123.80/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,399	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	116.78/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,351	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	315.75/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	209.54/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	265.69/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	292.06/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	293.44/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,253	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	344.66/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,286	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	242.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,270	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	300.11/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	253.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,199	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	676	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	325.45/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,220	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	289.61/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	263.89/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,517	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	276.69/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	257.67/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,095	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	256.27/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	278.10/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	320.35/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	278.88/cwt	275.00–282.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	336.26/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	304.22/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,278	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 Apr 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 870Last week 1,358Year ago 1,779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 312Year ago 322

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 51Year ago 61

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	420	300.00–310.00	304.22
13	450–500	475	287.00–298.00	293.23
3	500–550	538	270.00–284.00	278.10
9	550–600	575	260.00–270.00	263.89
11	600–650	623	238.00–248.00	244.72
3	650–700	680	232.00–239.00	236.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	320.00–332.00	327.42
10	450–500	481	301.00–313.00	304.80
13	500–550	514	292.00–300.00	297.80
3	550–600	570	278.00–292.00	285.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	275.00–282.00	278.88
4	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
9	400–450	425	255.00–262.00	257.67
17	450–500	472	250.00–260.00	253.94
9	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	242.77
7	550–600	579	224.00–239.00	229.31
5	600–650	627	218.00–220.00	219.59
2	650–700	680	204.00–215.00	209.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	295.00–310.00	301.88
10	350–400	377	280.00–290.00	284.19
19	400–450	418	272.00–287.00	280.03
18	450–500	475	270.00–280.00	273.50
37	500–550	525	252.00–267.00	257.35
8	550–600	574	242.00–254.00	248.49
5	600–650	620	224.00–240.00	230.31
2	650–700	670	222.00–224.00	223.02
9	700–750	733	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	372	299.00–300.00	299.11
5	400–450	427	290.00–297.00	293.44
2	450–500	475	290.00–294.00	292.06
23	500–550	538	267.00–276.00	270.33
4	550–600	568	260.00–271.00	265.69
4	600–650	603	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	342.00–355.00	344.66
3	400–450	427	328.00–338.00	333.68
6	450–500	476	316.00–330.00	320.35
21	500–550	514	305.00–321.00	315.25
3	550–600	577	282.00–294.00	287.53
11	700–750	749	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	503	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	335.00–340.00	336.26
11	350–400	375	320.00–330.00	325.45
2	400–450	428	310.00–322.00	315.75
2	450–500	475	295.00–305.00	300.11
3	500–550	532	284.00–295.00	289.61
3	550–600	573	270.00–280.00	276.69
3	600–650	625	252.00–260.00	256.27
7	650–700	676	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	942	110.00–114.00	111.89
16	—	1,067	116.00–121.00	119.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	134.00–135.00	134.50
20	—	1,364	128.00–132.00	129.30
12	—	1,377	121.00–125.00	122.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,316	128.00–132.00	128.83
14	—	1,130	122.00–126.00	123.80
14	—	1,157	115.00–120.00	116.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,760	148.00–154.00	150.41
10	—	1,553	140.00–147.00	144.57

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)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,941.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275.00

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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