Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.16/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.16 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$250.16

79 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$25.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.83

vs AL average

−19.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	267.53	1,452	9thin
Medium and Large 2	554	249.72	1,383	54
Medium and Large 3	551	241.85	1,333	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.68/cwt here — about $119 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 sale79 hd

250.16

—

AL average13 barns · 410 hd

248.33

+1.83

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−19.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−142.16

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,328	142.34	1,890	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	135.29	1,644	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	124.75	1,379	58

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)	—	$1,358	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,251	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	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	400–450	427	319.41/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,364	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	222.23/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,391	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	674	233.18/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	332.59/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,134	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	679	248.52/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	293.82/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,678	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	237.32/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	211.59/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	292.45/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	354.12/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	318.15/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,511	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	278.18/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,202	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	292.80/cwt	282.00–307.00	1,397	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	320.95/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,232	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	221.01/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	253.91/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,742	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	245.11/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,404	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	257.56/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,342	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	370.45/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	270.97/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,715	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	309.79/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,004	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	334.64/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,245	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	282.54/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,481	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	275.22/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	311.40/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,610	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	275.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,587	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	272.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,294	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	769	203.56/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	299.72/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	262.19/cwt	258.00–272.00	1,251	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	255.42/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,464	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	250.71/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,183	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	209.66/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	271.24/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	245.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,316	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	283.24/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,496	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	323.03/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	264.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,386	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	243.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	212.18/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	258.61/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,099	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	138.70/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,835	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	363.44/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	304.93/cwt	304.00–313.00	1,122	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	319.27/cwt	316.00–322.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	329.06/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,402	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,250.71/head	1,195.00–1,300.00	1,251	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,357.50/head	1,325.00–1,390.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	252.03/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	248.03/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	255.94/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	285.95/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,112	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	321.64/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,045	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	282.60/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	259.95/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	297.48/cwt	292.00–304.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	304.79/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,292	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,250	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	145.41/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,896	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	132.06/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,649	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	138.98/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,636	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	121.87/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,372	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	129.83/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,389	21

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,441Last week 1,152Year ago 1,644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 391Last week 176Year ago 316

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 22Year ago 41

Compare to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	295	362.00–375.00	370.45
6	300–350	323	350.00–360.00	354.12
8	350–400	372	330.00–345.00	334.64
34	400–450	427	315.00–324.00	319.41
19	450–500	475	310.00–320.00	318.15
19	500–550	517	298.00–315.00	311.40
46	550–600	571	285.00–300.00	293.82
14	600–650	633	268.00–279.00	270.97
16	650–700	686	251.00–266.00	253.91
2	700–750	710	248.00–256.00	252.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	341	320.00–335.00	332.59
18	350–400	384	310.00–325.00	320.95
3	450–500	480	297.00–305.00	299.72
8	500–550	528	277.00–290.00	283.24
12	550–600	577	270.00–280.00	275.08
2	600–650	625	256.00	256.00
4	650–700	679	246.00–250.00	248.52
2	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	362.00–365.00	363.44
17	400–450	426	329.00–330.00	329.06
3	450–500	482	322.00–325.00	323.03
3	500–550	527	316.00–322.00	319.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	267.00–277.00	271.24
18	400–450	425	252.00–266.00	258.61
27	450–500	472	245.00–255.00	250.71
10	500–550	535	240.00–250.00	245.97
6	550–600	578	230.00–240.00	234.98
8	600–650	626	219.00–227.00	222.23
5	650–700	668	209.00–218.00	212.18
3	700–750	730	209.00–210.00	209.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	300.00–315.00	309.79
33	350–400	389	282.00–295.00	285.95
50	400–450	432	272.00–285.00	278.18
28	450–500	477	258.00–272.00	262.19
20	500–550	521	250.00–264.00	257.56
34	550–600	573	240.00–254.00	245.11
3	600–650	612	234.00–242.00	237.32
3	650–700	677	218.00–224.00	221.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	318.00–330.00	321.64
18	350–400	368	304.00–313.00	304.93
3	400–450	423	292.00–304.00	297.48
5	450–500	462	280.00–289.00	282.60
4	500–550	511	277.00	277.00
5	550–600	568	255.00–265.00	259.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	288.00–297.00	292.45
5	450–500	474	270.00–280.00	272.95
10	500–550	525	260.00–270.00	264.00
12	550–600	573	250.00–260.00	255.42
7	600–650	626	240.00–250.00	243.57
6	650–700	674	224.00–235.00	233.18
3	700–750	718	205.00–220.00	211.59
5	750–800	769	200.00–210.00	203.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	424	300.00–310.00	304.79
12	450–500	477	282.00–307.00	292.80
15	500–550	524	278.00–294.00	282.54
4	550–600	573	270.00–282.00	275.22
2	600–650	635	252.00–260.00	255.94
2	650–700	670	244.00–252.00	248.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,323	137.00–142.00	138.70
2	—	1,490	151.00	151.00
11	—	1,304	144.00–149.00	145.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,249	129.00–136.00	132.06
21	—	1,177	137.00–143.00	138.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,126	120.00–125.00	121.87
21	—	1,070	127.00–135.00	129.83

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	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,195.00–1,300.00	1,250.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,390.00	1,357.50

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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