Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.45/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −143.87 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$248.45

90 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$31.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs AL average

−19.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	271.74	1,508	5thin
Medium and Large 2	551	254.91	1,405	39
Medium and Large 3	538	240.44	1,293	46

One grade step is worth $31.30/cwt here — about $215 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 sale90 hd

248.45

—

AL average13 barns · 475 hd

249.20

−0.75

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−19.93

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−143.87

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	—	Average	1,616	137.52	2,223	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,329	122.86	1,632	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	119.20	1,490	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	111.37	1,187	49

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,104	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	300–350	325	342.35/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	258.90/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,364	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	311.39/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	268.69/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,284	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	251.11/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,441	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	250.97/cwt	246.00–262.00	1,579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	293.62/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,377	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	230.15/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	313.61/cwt	308.00–319.00	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	331.65/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	234.76/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,470	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	288.31/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,073	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	246.04/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	258.99/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	278.26/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,327	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	298.00/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,275	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	229.36/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	312.63/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,207	48
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	642	263.47/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	269.30/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,010	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	215.33/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	302.28/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	257.67/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,093	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	252.36/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,199	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	949	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	114.45/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,231	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,181	129.60/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,531	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	120.18/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,531	17
Bulls	—	—	1,602	141.41/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,265	6
Bulls	—	—	1,468	129.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,894	6
Bulls	—	—	1,860	144.42/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,686	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,104.17/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,104	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,325	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	124.22/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,655	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	118.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,618	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	115.09/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,458	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	124.25/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,481	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	106.83/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,152	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	119.76/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	242.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,245	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	238.26/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,349	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	251.70/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	333.68/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,081	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	271.22/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	273.85/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	286.97/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,632	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	240.08/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,575	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	307.06/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	317.25/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	320.98/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	270.33/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	296.25/cwt	290.00–302.00	981	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	268.94/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	283.71/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,455	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	307.88/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,305	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	276.75/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	231.65/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	283.32/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	298.22/cwt	294.00–308.00	1,592	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	271.08/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,740	13

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,039Last week 870Year ago 1,228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 200Year ago 306

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 18Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	340.00–345.00	342.35
6	350–400	374	330.00–340.00	331.65
5	400–450	422	308.00–319.00	313.61
5	450–500	477	304.00–315.00	311.39
26	500–550	534	294.00–308.00	298.22
3	550–600	572	280.00–285.00	283.32
13	600–650	642	268.00–277.00	271.08
4	650–700	671	260.00–270.00	265.03
2	700–750	720	244.00–248.00	246.04
3	750–800	778	229.00–235.00	231.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	330.00–340.00	333.68
48	350–400	386	310.00–325.00	312.63
3	400–450	420	300.00–307.00	302.28
2	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	579	265.00–276.00	271.22
8	600–650	642	263.00–267.00	263.47
3	650–700	682	250.00–255.00	251.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	320.00–322.00	320.98
5	550–600	551	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	290.00–302.00	296.25
8	350–400	372	284.00–295.00	288.31
5	400–450	421	266.00–277.00	268.94
21	450–500	478	260.00–275.00	268.69
19	500–550	527	254.00–268.00	258.90
20	550–600	574	244.00–257.00	251.11
8	600–650	626	232.00–244.00	234.76
8	650–700	695	229.00–232.00	229.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	270.00–280.00	275.00
10	350–400	375	265.00–272.00	269.30
19	400–450	424	255.00–265.00	257.67
11	450–500	475	250.00–255.00	252.36
25	500–550	514	240.00–250.00	242.27
21	550–600	566	232.00–242.00	238.26
3	650–700	675	210.00–218.00	215.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	314.00–320.00	317.25
3	350–400	390	302.00–311.00	307.06
2	450–500	483	286.00–288.00	286.97
2	500–550	525	270.00–278.00	273.85
3	550–600	575	268.00–275.00	270.33
8	600–650	620	246.00	246.00
25	650–700	656	240.00–242.00	240.08
29	700–750	722	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	424	302.00–310.00	307.88
6	450–500	469	290.00–298.00	293.62
30	500–550	513	280.00–290.00	283.71
8	550–600	575	271.00–284.00	276.75
4	600–650	629	246.00–262.00	250.97
2	650–700	668	240.00–250.00	244.91
5	700–750	719	226.00–236.00	230.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	293.00–300.00	298.00
8	450–500	477	275.00–282.00	278.26
4	500–550	525	270.00–275.00	272.50
2	550–600	558	256.00–262.00	258.99
1	600–650	645	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,076	112.00–117.00	114.45
24	—	1,078	105.00–110.00	106.83
6	—	985	118.00–122.00	119.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,181	129.00–130.00	129.60
33	—	1,332	122.00–126.00	124.22
20	—	1,360	115.00–121.00	118.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,274	119.00–121.00	120.18
20	—	1,267	113.00–117.00	115.09
13	—	1,192	123.00–127.00	124.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,602	139.00–143.00	141.41
6	—	1,468	125.00–135.00	129.03
4	—	1,860	144.00–145.00	144.42

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)	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,104.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,325.00

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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