Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.34/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −135.98 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$256.34

132 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$26.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs AL average

−1.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	266.36	1,442	54
Medium and Large 2	546	252.62	1,380	58
Medium and Large 3	555	240.09	1,333	20

One grade step is worth $26.27/cwt here — about $109 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 sale132 hd

256.34

—

AL average15 barns · 616 hd

253.87

+2.48

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−1.46

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−135.98

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	—	High	1,604	156.69	2,513	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,373	139.17	1,911	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	135.79	1,581	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	125.88	1,317	35

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)	—	$1,246	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	4thin

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 2	450–500	475	317.11/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,506	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	337.87/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,253	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	245.24/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,410	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	238.57/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,493	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	256.50/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,362	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	302.10/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,613	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	260.08/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,745	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	221.49/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	295.27/cwt	285.00–302.00	971	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	278.00/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,460	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	272.73/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,672	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	281.69/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,642	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	281.37/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,246	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	262.40/cwt	259.00–272.00	1,388	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	279.49/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,342	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	265.93/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,274	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	273.11/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,133	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	322.69/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	304.80/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	314.80/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	296.33/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	687	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	236.03/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	284.05/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	706	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	274.00/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,576	8
Bulls	—	—	1,724	164.25/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,832	4
Bulls	—	—	1,594	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,509	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	128.96/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,403	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	135.49/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,759	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	130.56/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,531	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	143.47/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,690	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,246.25/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,246	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,775	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	145.32/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,965	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	141.01/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,023	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	137.90/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,597	20
Bulls	—	—	1,516	150.04/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,275	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	122.07/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,249	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	134.34/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	245.66/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,182	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	267.65/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,030	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	258.07/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,094	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	236.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,362	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,289	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	315.17/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,636	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	302.75/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	265.55/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,500	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	276.34/cwt	276.00–277.00	1,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	314.55/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,144	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	236.17/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	292.35/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	267.17/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,384	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	322.63/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	249.70/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,563	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	243.99/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	278.98/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,286	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	261.00/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	324.46/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,379	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	344.09/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,118	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	370.13/cwt	365.00–375.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	243.42/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,911	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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,264Last week 1,786Year ago 1,315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 301Year ago 196

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 41Year ago 56

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	365.00–375.00	370.13
11	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	344.09
5	350–400	371	335.00–350.00	337.87
11	400–450	425	320.00–330.00	324.46
10	450–500	475	312.00–320.00	317.11
27	500–550	534	298.00–308.00	302.10
49	550–600	583	280.00–294.00	281.69
54	600–650	613	263.00–277.00	272.73
13	650–700	671	256.00–262.00	260.08
2	750–800	785	237.00–250.00	243.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	320.00–328.00	322.69
5	350–400	375	310.00–320.00	314.80
5	400–450	425	300.00–308.00	304.80
4	450–500	466	290.00–300.00	296.33
3	500–550	532	282.00–288.00	284.05
8	550–600	575	270.00–276.00	274.00
2	600–650	625	258.00	258.00
9	700–750	706	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	427	334.00	334.00
3	450–500	485	320.00–325.00	322.63
11	500–550	519	310.00–320.00	315.17
5	550–600	568	300.00–309.00	302.75
2	600–650	630	278.00–280.00	278.98
2	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	285.00–302.00	295.27
4	350–400	375	275.00–280.00	277.50
16	400–450	415	267.00–280.00	273.11
28	450–500	479	258.00–274.00	265.93
38	500–550	531	250.00–264.00	256.50
20	550–600	575	240.00–251.00	245.24
19	600–650	626	230.00–245.00	238.57
8	650–700	671	219.00–226.00	221.49
3	700–750	722	215.00–217.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	270.00–280.00	274.96
11	350–400	385	264.00–274.00	267.65
13	400–450	424	252.00–265.00	258.07
11	450–500	481	243.00–255.00	245.66
8	500–550	526	240.00–250.00	244.98
12	550–600	575	230.00–240.00	236.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	312.00–320.00	314.55
4	350–400	375	300.00–310.00	305.00
3	450–500	482	276.00–277.00	276.34
27	500–550	518	265.00–275.00	267.17
27	550–600	565	260.00–266.00	265.55
9	650–700	659	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	425	300.00–305.00	302.50
5	450–500	475	287.00–300.00	292.35
16	500–550	525	274.00–284.00	278.00
6	550–600	578	255.00–266.00	261.00
13	600–650	626	246.00–254.00	249.70
9	650–700	673	238.00–250.00	243.99
5	700–750	729	230.00–240.00	236.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	443	279.00–290.00	281.37
8	450–500	480	279.00–280.00	279.49
23	500–550	529	259.00–272.00	262.40
2	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	640	232.00–240.00	236.03
6	650–700	687	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,724	161.00–166.00	164.25
4	—	1,594	155.00–160.00	157.43
5	—	1,516	149.00–151.00	150.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,088	127.00–131.00	128.96
18	—	1,023	120.00–125.00	122.07
3	—	987	133.00–135.00	134.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,298	133.00–138.00	135.49
3	—	1,352	145.00–146.00	145.32
18	—	1,435	139.00–144.00	141.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,173	128.00–133.00	130.56
2	—	1,178	143.00–144.00	143.47
20	—	1,158	136.00–140.00	137.90

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)	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,246.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,775.00

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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