Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.49/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −161.83 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$230.49

91 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$21.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

vs AL average

−14.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	236.51	1,296	54
Medium and Large 2	551	225.12	1,240	25
Medium and Large 3	529	214.58	1,135	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.93/cwt here — about $161 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 sale91 hd

230.49

—

AL average10 barns · 274 hd

231.21

−0.72

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−14.58

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−161.83

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	1,796	156.13	2,804	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	140.23	1,969	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	134.77	1,631	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	120.64	1,292	17

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)	—	$1,108	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	6

Every lot, as filed

74 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	300–350	326	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	222.98/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	244.26/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	266.29/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	282.40/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,485	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	257.08/cwt	250.00–265.00	964	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	226.82/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,678	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	183.95/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	287.02/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,366	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	298.97/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	308.45/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	212.66/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	218.14/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,366	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	221.38/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,273	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	235.86/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,132	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	274.89/cwt	265.00–280.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	229.17/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,203	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	230.63/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,093	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	223.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	218.67/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,257	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	212.78/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	201.01/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	242.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	311.70/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	778	215.50/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	283.50/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	224.92/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	245.50/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,043	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	237.90/cwt	230.00–240.00	890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	232.33/cwt	226.00–235.00	990	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	118.35/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,286	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	124.84/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,300	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	140.06/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,898	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	131.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,075	6
Bulls	—	—	1,703	158.88/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,706	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,941	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,108.33/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,108	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,129	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	220.45/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,049	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	146.81/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,020	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	129.97/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,579	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	141.20/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,805	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	135.02/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	244.74/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,304	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	313.13/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,422	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	254.83/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,088	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	220.01/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	274.62/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,038	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	226.61/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,387	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	277.43/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,609	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	229.93/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,288	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	313.49/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	323.14/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,221	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	295.79/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,739	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	254.60/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,207	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	289.24/cwt	285.00–295.00	931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	259.86/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	268.33/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,696	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	238.28/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	250.61/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,188	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	416.62/cwt	410.00–420.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	238.18/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,246	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	246.39/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,059	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	233.16/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,341	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	229.97/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	347.30/cwt	340.00–355.00	965	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 Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,038Last week 1,244Year ago 1,491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 258Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 22

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	340.00–355.00	347.30
5	300–350	326	320.00–330.00	325.00
3	350–400	382	305.00–315.00	308.45
5	400–450	423	295.00–305.00	298.97
6	450–500	476	280.00–297.00	287.02
12	500–550	526	275.00–290.00	282.40
7	550–600	575	260.00–272.00	266.29
7	600–650	627	238.00–250.00	244.26
7	650–700	679	232.00–242.00	238.28
26	700–750	740	224.00–235.00	226.82
3	750–800	788	220.00–225.00	222.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	310.00–315.00	311.70
9	350–400	375	285.00–295.00	290.00
2	400–450	415	280.00–287.00	283.50
2	500–550	523	250.00–260.00	254.83
4	550–600	576	240.00–250.00	242.52
2	650–700	678	222.00–228.00	224.92
2	750–800	778	215.00–216.00	215.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	410.00–420.00	416.62
8	350–400	378	320.00–330.00	323.14
2	400–450	418	312.00–315.00	313.49
21	450–500	454	310.00–314.00	313.13
6	500–550	525	292.00–300.00	295.79
47	550–600	580	276.00–286.00	277.43
52	600–650	632	258.00–275.00	268.33
33	700–750	737	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	265.00–280.00	274.89
12	350–400	375	250.00–265.00	257.08
17	400–450	430	240.00–255.00	246.39
11	450–500	480	230.00–242.00	235.86
12	500–550	525	226.00–235.00	229.17
13	550–600	575	218.00–228.00	221.38
14	600–650	626	214.00–222.00	218.14
3	650–700	672	210.00–216.00	212.66
4	700–750	728	200.00–204.00	201.01
2	750–800	785	180.00–188.00	183.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	240.00–250.00	245.00
7	350–400	374	230.00–240.00	237.90
6	400–450	426	226.00–235.00	232.33
7	450–500	476	218.00–225.00	220.45
11	500–550	525	210.00–220.00	215.09
1	550–600	570	209.00	209.00
2	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	285.00–295.00	289.24
15	350–400	378	270.00–280.00	274.62
6	400–450	426	258.00–265.00	259.86
54	450–500	474	245.00–260.00	254.60
24	500–550	533	236.00–247.00	244.74
30	550–600	560	228.00–230.00	229.93
8	600–650	612	224.00–227.00	226.61
2	650–700	658	218.00–222.00	220.01
3	750–800	752	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	425	235.00–250.00	245.50
8	450–500	474	226.00–235.00	230.63
3	500–550	525	220.00–230.00	223.33
6	550–600	575	210.00–226.00	218.67
5	600–650	622	210.00–220.00	212.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	280.00–290.00	285.02
11	450–500	474	244.00–260.00	250.61
9	500–550	523	235.00–248.00	238.18
12	550–600	575	230.00–238.00	233.16
3	600–650	630	228.00–232.00	229.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,087	117.00–122.00	118.35
6	—	1,041	123.00–126.00	124.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,355	136.00–143.00	140.06
6	—	1,573	130.00–135.00	131.91
8	—	1,376	146.00–149.00	146.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,215	127.00–131.00	129.97
4	—	1,278	140.00–143.00	141.20
12	—	1,185	132.00–137.00	135.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	158.00–160.00	158.88
2	—	1,935	152.00	152.00

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)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,108.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,925.00

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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