Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.20/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −131.79 against this barn's trailing median of $428.99.

Average price

$297.20

42 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$36.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.91

vs AL average

−2.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	320.24	1,729	7thin
Medium and Large 2	541	307.37	1,664	13thin
Medium and Large 3	565	283.86	1,604	22

One grade step is worth $36.38/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.04, low $360.12, median $428.99 across 27 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 sale42 hd

297.20

—

AL average12 barns · 176 hd

285.29

+11.91

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

−2.22

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.99

−131.79

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	1,520	151.75	2,307	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	140.39	1,941	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	136.46	1,677	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	124.44	1,378	40

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)	—	$1,520	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	6

Every lot, as filed

69 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	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	285.18/cwt	278.00–292.00	1,215	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	255.98/cwt	249.00–262.00	1,462	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	334.94/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,306	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	280.75/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	328.65/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,384	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	297.34/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	242.67/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	306.85/cwt	306.00–314.00	1,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	313.64/cwt	308.00–319.00	1,640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	268.74/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,389	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	246.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	331.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,036	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	266.33/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	277.30/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	273.33/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	254.91/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,486	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	290.91/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,242	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	679	212.63/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,444	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	251.79/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	259.02/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,225	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	722	237.01/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	280.47/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,618	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,219	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	269.34/cwt	262.00–274.00	1,147	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	282.00/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,058	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	152.05/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,890	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	144.34/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,990	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	140.18/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,740	11
Bulls	—	—	1,568	152.61/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,393	7
Bulls	—	—	1,685	160.64/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,707	5
Bulls	—	—	1,289	141.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,826	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,925	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	224.36/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,404	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	687	226.07/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,553	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,608	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	129.41/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,377	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	121.77/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,377	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	136.12/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,919	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	294.52/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,278	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	786	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	295.39/cwt	291.00–303.00	1,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	247.19/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,382	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	253.00/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	311.33/cwt	311.00–312.00	1,768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	324.54/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	288.98/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	309.89/cwt	307.00–311.00	1,209	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	279.32/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	338.45/cwt	335.00–347.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	352.29/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,462	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	288.34/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	340.14/cwt	335.00–346.00	1,660	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	326.92/cwt	322.00–334.00	1,697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	307.93/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,299	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	305.62/cwt	298.00–314.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	262.67/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	249.50/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	274.72/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,305	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	298.06/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,130	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	263.89/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,765	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	326.22/cwt	316.00–329.00	1,595	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	342.39/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,113	3

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,152Last week 1,482Year ago 1,859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 244Year ago 205

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 45

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	305.00–320.00	307.93
4	450–500	473	298.00–314.00	305.62
3	600–650	627	262.00–264.00	262.67
2	650–700	673	249.00–250.00	249.50
2	700–750	730	230.00–232.00	230.98
10	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	427	285.00–297.00	290.91
3	450–500	468	276.00–280.00	277.30
3	500–550	525	270.00–280.00	273.33
27	550–600	583	247.00–260.00	254.91
4	600–650	625	237.00–250.00	242.67
3	650–700	687	220.00–235.00	226.07
2	750–800	790	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	334	306.00–314.00	306.85
15	350–400	379	290.00–305.00	298.06
22	400–450	426	278.00–292.00	285.18
32	450–500	475	270.00–285.00	274.72
27	500–550	517	260.00–277.00	268.74
16	550–600	571	249.00–262.00	255.98
3	600–650	623	240.00–250.00	246.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	290.00–295.00	292.52
5	350–400	375	280.00–285.00	282.00
7	400–450	426	262.00–274.00	269.34
8	450–500	473	252.00–265.00	259.02
4	500–550	529	250.00–257.00	251.79
21	550–600	559	235.00–249.00	247.19
11	600–650	626	210.00–235.00	224.36
14	650–700	679	211.00–220.00	212.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	335.00–347.00	338.45
3	300–350	332	320.00–332.00	324.54
25	350–400	390	307.00–311.00	309.89
9	400–450	434	293.00–300.00	294.52
2	450–500	473	288.00–290.00	288.98
3	500–550	528	278.00–280.00	279.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	340.00–345.00	342.39
11	350–400	390	332.00–340.00	334.94
8	400–450	421	320.00–332.00	328.65
27	450–500	489	316.00–329.00	326.22
8	500–550	523	308.00–319.00	313.64
5	550–600	571	290.00–305.00	297.34
9	600–650	628	275.00–285.00	280.75
31	650–700	669	260.00–275.00	263.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	313	325.00–335.00	331.00
13	350–400	375	320.00–330.00	325.00
5	500–550	524	291.00–303.00	295.39
17	550–600	577	275.00–286.00	280.47
9	600–650	623	255.00–270.00	266.33
5	650–700	675	250.00–255.00	253.00
3	700–750	722	235.00–238.00	237.01
9	750–800	786	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	405.00	405.00
35	400–450	415	340.00–355.00	352.29
35	450–500	488	335.00–346.00	340.14
4	500–550	519	322.00–334.00	326.92
3	550–600	568	311.00–312.00	311.33
3	600–650	623	285.00–290.00	288.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	150.00–154.00	152.05
6	—	1,379	142.00–147.00	144.34
11	—	1,410	134.00–140.00	136.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,241	138.00–143.00	140.18
10	—	1,215	130.00–135.00	132.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,064	128.00–132.00	129.41
26	—	1,131	120.00–126.00	121.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,568	149.00–155.00	152.61
5	—	1,685	160.00–162.00	160.64
5	—	1,289	140.00–145.00	141.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,600.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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