Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.28/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −138.04 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$254.28

81 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$38.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.85

vs AL average

−18.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	281.00	1,498	2thin
Medium and Large 2	551	258.39	1,424	55
Medium and Large 3	561	242.63	1,360	24

One grade step is worth $38.37/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale81 hd

254.28

—

AL average12 barns · 338 hd

251.43

+2.85

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−18.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−138.04

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	1,839	153.64	2,826	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,334	141.93	1,894	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	137.64	1,700	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	128.29	1,357	36

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)	—	$1,390	5

Every lot, as filed

71 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	400–450	433	326.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	232.89/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,567	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	306.51/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,306	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	224.19/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,652	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	305.33/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	224	403.93/cwt	400.00–420.00	905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	240.51/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	206.01/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	247.78/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,571	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	273.00/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,297	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	251.52/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,481	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	295.61/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,114	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	229.90/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,437	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	331.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	301.73/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	294.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,259	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	264.80/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	211.80/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	275.62/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,039	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	241.62/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,370	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	273.34/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,443	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	256.76/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,204	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	266.32/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	597	270.19/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,613	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	261.41/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,108	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	247.65/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,558	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	297.49/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,437	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	121.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,260	15
Bulls	—	—	1,963	151.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,970	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	131.42/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,415	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	136.50/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,724	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	144.68/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,671	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,618	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,390.00/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	214.10/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,452	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,108	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	143.39/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,943	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	139.19/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,744	26
Bulls	—	—	1,530	159.45/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,440	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	138.59/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	257.25/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,554	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	743	214.45/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,593	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	319.78/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,206	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	779	201.78/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	249.72/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	279.89/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,332	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	274.54/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	329.24/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	291.60/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	309.79/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,159	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	281.00/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	323.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,040	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	296.54/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,409	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	291.91/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	303.58/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,287	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	245.00/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	341.31/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	263.32/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,380	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	331.60/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,244	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	273.49/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	287.62/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,688	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	283.04/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,211	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	338.63/cwt	330.00–345.00	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	265.49/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	261.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,744	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	316.52/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,494	19

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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,482Last week 949Year ago 1,156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 205Year ago 298

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 28Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	400.00–420.00	403.93
2	250–300	273	365.00–370.00	367.48
4	300–350	330	340.00–345.00	341.31
10	350–400	375	330.00–337.00	331.60
5	400–450	433	320.00–330.00	326.92
19	450–500	472	313.00–320.00	316.52
8	500–550	530	300.00–312.00	305.33
13	550–600	587	284.00–288.00	287.62
2	600–650	630	272.00–275.00	273.49
25	650–700	667	260.00–267.00	261.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	330.00–335.00	331.63
21	350–400	377	315.00–325.00	319.78
4	450–500	483	290.00–300.00	297.49
16	500–550	530	294.00	294.00
20	550–600	597	267.00–275.00	270.19
3	600–650	632	265.00–267.00	266.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	483	325.00–335.00	329.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	330.00–345.00	338.63
3	300–350	332	300.00–305.00	301.73
15	350–400	377	290.00–300.00	295.61
30	400–450	428	280.00–295.00	283.04
24	450–500	475	267.00–282.00	273.00
32	500–550	524	260.00–272.00	263.32
23	550–600	589	248.00–260.00	251.52
108	600–650	634	240.00–252.00	247.78
8	650–700	673	229.00–238.00	232.89
17	700–750	737	223.00–227.00	224.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	377	270.00–280.00	275.62
7	400–450	424	260.00–270.00	261.41
11	450–500	469	250.00–261.00	256.76
3	500–550	515	245.00–254.00	249.72
21	550–600	567	232.00–245.00	241.62
11	600–650	625	227.00–235.00	229.90
2	650–700	678	210.00–218.00	214.10
18	700–750	743	214.00–216.00	214.45
4	750–800	779	200.00–207.00	201.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	320.00–330.00	323.93
16	350–400	374	305.00–322.00	309.79
10	400–450	424	300.00–312.00	303.58
6	450–500	483	289.00–305.00	291.60
2	500–550	533	280.00–282.00	281.00
78	600–650	604	254.00–265.00	257.25
10	650–700	651	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	426	300.00–313.00	306.51
15	450–500	475	290.00–306.00	296.54
9	500–550	526	285.00–300.00	291.91
2	550–600	570	272.00–277.00	274.54
4	600–650	618	260.00–272.00	265.49
2	700–750	723	244.00–246.00	245.00
2	750–800	775	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	290.00–300.00	294.05
18	450–500	476	278.00–286.00	279.89
9	500–550	528	270.00–280.00	273.34
5	550–600	575	260.00–272.00	264.80
8	600–650	628	245.00–255.00	247.65
4	650–700	678	240.00–242.00	240.51
6	700–750	733	210.00–221.00	211.80
3	750–800	773	202.00–211.00	206.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,037	120.00–125.00	121.52
16	—	1,077	128.00–135.00	131.42
5	—	1,057	137.00–140.00	138.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,263	134.00–139.00	136.50
2	—	1,415	149.00	149.00
20	—	1,355	141.00–146.00	143.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	144.00–146.00	144.68
13	—	1,217	130.00–135.00	132.93
26	—	1,253	137.00–141.00	139.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,963	150.00–155.00	151.32
2	—	1,530	157.00–163.00	159.45

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)	5	—	—	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,390.00

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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