Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.32/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −140.00 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$252.32

74 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$25.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.61

vs AL average

−15.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	257.74	1,429	27
Medium and Large 2	540	253.21	1,367	38
Medium and Large 3	556	232.31	1,292	9thin

One grade step is worth $25.43/cwt here — about $137 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 sale74 hd

252.32

—

AL average13 barns · 355 hd

246.71

+5.61

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−15.27

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−140.00

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	1,695	146.43	2,482	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,303	128.92	1,680	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	123.03	1,503	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	116.19	1,225	25

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)	—	$1,713	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,605	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,807	14

Every lot, as filed

63 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	476	285.90/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,361	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	262.04/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,284	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	294.16/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,538	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	306.29/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,397	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	286.36/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,100	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	269.74/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	279.25/cwt	272.00–284.00	1,455	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	263.67/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	241.55/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	204.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	281.01/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	256.72/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,332	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	281.52/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	292.37/cwt	290.00–295.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	242.07/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	228.80/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	346	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	221.96/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,469	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	297.13/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,281	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	328.50/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,068	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	260.44/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	270.45/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	259.56/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,126	4
Bulls	—	—	1,756	145.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,548	5
Bulls	—	—	1,490	134.53/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,004	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,480	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	110.40/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,124	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	134.16/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,724	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	129.10/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,656	35
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,712.50/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,562.50/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,563	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,716.67/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,717	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,875	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,716.67/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,717	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	125.28/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,348	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	118.15/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,276	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	121.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,752	6
Bulls	—	—	1,734	151.71/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,631	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	128.26/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,621	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	122.92/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,464	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	317.52/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,232	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	236.70/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	272.00/cwt	270.00–274.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	266.20/cwt	260.00–270.00	998	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	217.50/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,359	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,429	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	324.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	303.63/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	310.76/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,769	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,607	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	266.99/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,623	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	273.24/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,164	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	247.84/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,418	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	249.92/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,764	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	231.38/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,444	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	271.28/cwt	269.00–282.00	1,544	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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,023Last week 1,039Year ago 1,018

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 281Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 17Year ago 86

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	431	290.00–304.00	297.13
18	450–500	476	280.00–295.00	285.90
23	500–550	521	272.00–284.00	279.25
20	550–600	569	269.00–282.00	271.28
6	600–650	624	258.00–270.00	263.67
9	650–700	661	240.00–247.00	241.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	280.00–282.00	281.01
5	450–500	478	267.00–275.00	270.45
2	550–600	588	256.00–265.00	260.44
4	600–650	621	237.00–247.00	242.07
6	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	290.00–295.00	292.37
21	350–400	384	280.00–291.00	286.36
16	400–450	426	270.00–286.00	273.24
34	450–500	490	257.00–275.00	262.04
23	500–550	519	250.00–261.00	256.72
15	550–600	572	238.00–252.00	247.84
8	600–650	624	229.00–236.00	231.38
9	650–700	662	215.00–226.00	221.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	270.00–274.00	272.00
10	350–400	375	260.00–270.00	266.20
4	400–450	434	257.00–265.00	259.56
4	450–500	475	250.00–255.00	252.50
4	500–550	533	232.00–240.00	236.70
5	550–600	575	220.00–232.00	228.80
8	600–650	625	212.00–222.00	217.50
2	650–700	685	200.00–210.00	204.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	320.00–330.00	324.88
4	350–400	379	307.00–317.00	310.76
5	400–450	423	298.00–310.00	303.63
2	450–500	475	282.00	282.00
2	500–550	535	266.00–268.00	266.99
25	550–600	556	257.00	257.00
26	650–700	682	238.00	238.00
13	700–750	708	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	425	310.00–320.00	315.00
24	450–500	456	300.00–309.00	306.29
18	500–550	523	288.00–305.00	294.16
4	550–600	571	274.00–286.00	281.52
4	600–650	623	267.00–275.00	269.74
25	700–750	706	248.00–250.00	249.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	325.00–335.00	328.50
15	350–400	388	315.00–325.00	317.52
2	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	558	317.00	317.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,756	140.00–148.00	145.11
3	—	1,490	131.00–138.00	134.53
8	—	1,734	148.00–156.00	151.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,271	115.00–118.00	116.46
8	—	1,264	126.00–130.00	128.26
21	—	1,191	119.00–125.00	122.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,018	109.00–113.00	110.40
4	—	1,076	124.00–126.00	125.28
11	—	1,080	115.00–120.00	118.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,285	134.00–135.00	134.16
35	—	1,283	126.00–132.00	129.10
6	—	1,439	120.00–125.00	121.75

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	—	—	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,562.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,716.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,716.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,875.00

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

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

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