Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.72/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.60 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$255.72

64 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$32.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.50

vs AL average

−14.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	266.57	1,487	31
Medium and Large 2	551	251.86	1,387	21
Medium and Large 3	557	234.42	1,306	12thin

One grade step is worth $32.15/cwt here — about $182 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 sale64 hd

255.72

—

AL average13 barns · 377 hd

248.22

+7.50

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−14.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−136.60

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	1,559	138.79	2,163	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	128.18	1,703	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	123.44	1,578	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	112.38	1,243	52

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)	—	$1,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	12

Every lot, as filed

72 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 3	600–650	630	264.51/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,666	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	322.80/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	338.16/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,312	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	294.67/cwt	285.00–300.00	952	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	346.21/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	257.98/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	312.60/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	285.39/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	255.61/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,342	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	290.62/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,511	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	285.12/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,178	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	248.45/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,426	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	288.16/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,081	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	259.66/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,228	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	298.96/cwt	297.00–304.00	1,402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	268.29/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	301.18/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,331	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,545	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	242.16/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,535	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	268.65/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	266.35/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,497	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	816	225.17/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,837	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	270.71/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,724	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	280.22/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	241.35/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	273.20/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,300	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	318.47/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	305.22/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,181	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	293.57/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,227	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	110.30/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,213	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	116.30/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,299	18
Bulls	—	—	1,622	141.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,300	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	131.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,880	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	130.64/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,715	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	119.62/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,498	19
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,900	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,338	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	123.60/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,678	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	136.02/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	151.42/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,723	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	130.47/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,721	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	125.77/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,631	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	315.75/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,187	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,553	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	318.45/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,716	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	269.27/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,826	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	301.99/cwt	297.00–309.00	1,724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	248.00/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	226.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	275.49/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	231.25/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,325	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	270.32/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	732	203.30/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	276.17/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	258.81/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,090	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	222.00/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,388	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	293.05/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	783	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	240.76/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,264	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	249.55/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	303.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	253.00/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	281.40/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,337	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	743	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	267.94/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	321.22/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	215.87/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,649	57
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	236.99/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	301.02/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,309	2

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,114Last week 1,023Year ago 1,240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 147Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 42Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	317.00–330.00	322.80
8	350–400	376	314.00–320.00	315.75
2	400–450	435	300.00–302.00	301.02
4	550–600	578	270.00–280.00	275.49
12	600–650	630	261.00–271.00	264.51
4	650–700	675	251.00–255.00	253.00
3	700–750	730	235.00–238.00	236.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	340.00–350.00	346.21
10	350–400	388	330.00–339.00	338.16
4	400–450	425	315.00–325.00	321.22
7	450–500	480	308.00–320.00	312.60
7	500–550	527	300.00–310.00	303.46
5	550–600	571	280.00–290.00	285.39
58	600–650	637	269.00–280.00	270.71
12	650–700	690	257.00–262.00	257.98
69	800–850	816	223.00–227.00	225.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	324.00	324.00
31	500–550	539	315.00–324.00	318.45
8	550–600	571	297.00–309.00	301.99
11	650–700	678	269.00–272.00	269.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	285.00–300.00	294.67
10	350–400	375	280.00–295.00	288.16
16	400–450	413	275.00–287.00	285.12
19	450–500	473	254.00–267.00	259.66
10	500–550	525	250.00–262.00	255.61
11	550–600	574	242.00–260.00	248.45
18	600–650	634	232.00–245.00	242.16
18	650–700	669	231.00	231.00
2	700–750	738	215.00	215.00
57	750–800	764	215.00–217.00	215.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	315.00–322.00	318.47
13	350–400	387	304.00–315.00	305.22
6	400–450	418	287.00–300.00	293.57
10	450–500	476	272.00–278.00	273.20
3	500–550	520	268.00–270.00	268.65
28	550–600	562	262.00–268.00	266.35
19	600–650	634	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	267.00–274.00	270.32
7	400–450	421	255.00–265.00	258.81
4	450–500	475	246.00–250.00	248.00
4	500–550	525	237.00–247.00	240.76
8	550–600	573	225.00–236.00	231.25
8	600–650	625	220.00–224.00	222.00
3	700–750	732	200.00–205.00	203.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	442	300.00–306.00	301.18
5	450–500	469	297.00–304.00	298.96
22	500–550	520	285.00–297.00	290.62
9	550–600	575	275.00–285.00	280.22
3	600–650	613	260.00–275.00	268.29
6	650–700	683	238.00–242.00	241.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	324.00	324.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	290.00–297.00	293.05
5	450–500	475	280.00–287.00	281.40
6	500–550	527	272.00–282.00	276.17
2	550–600	578	266.00–270.00	267.94
4	600–650	618	240.00–254.00	249.55
5	650–700	675	220.00–230.00	226.00
2	700–750	743	200.00–210.00	204.98
2	750–800	783	190.00–200.00	194.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,100	108.00–113.00	110.30
18	—	1,117	114.00–119.00	116.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,313	128.00–133.00	130.64
12	—	1,358	121.00–126.00	123.60
2	—	1,280	134.00–138.00	136.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,252	117.00–122.00	119.62
5	—	1,319	129.00–132.00	130.47
16	—	1,297	124.00–127.00	125.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	140.00–145.00	141.82
5	—	1,425	130.00–135.00	131.92
2	—	1,798	150.00–153.00	151.42

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)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,900.00

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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