Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 14.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.29/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −154.03 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$238.29

84 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$27.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.65

vs AL average

−13.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	253.29	1,328	25
Medium and Large 2	552	233.26	1,287	48
Medium and Large 3	532	226.19	1,202	11thin

One grade step is worth $27.09/cwt here — about $126 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 sale84 hd

238.29

—

AL average15 barns · 554 hd

234.64

+3.65

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−13.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−154.03

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	1,625	165.49	2,689	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	146.45	1,995	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	140.68	1,780	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	128.12	1,333	26

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,960	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	4thin

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	600–650	626	257.09/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	211.98/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,444	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	221.00/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	233.97/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	266.68/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,261	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	251.78/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,314	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	227.02/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	208.49/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	237.25/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,632	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	293.59/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	253.99/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,079	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	369.82/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	226.27/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,315	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	295.29/cwt	290.00–300.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	312.37/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	238.25/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,265	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	342.81/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,107	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	299.32/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,470	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	307.72/cwt	298.00–312.00	1,163	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	276.53/cwt	270.00–280.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	241.72/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	265.12/cwt	258.00–274.00	970	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	220.59/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,361	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	233.00/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,095	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	259.04/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,256	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	242.25/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,272	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	219.00/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	243.10/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,160	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	323.03/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,050	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	148.75/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,913	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	123.86/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,218	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,477	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	130.74/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,429	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	152.89/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,006	7
Bulls	—	—	1,578	170.52/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,691	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	850	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	140.90/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,780	28
Bulls	—	—	1,648	162.97/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,686	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	146.31/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,987	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	139.35/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,995	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	134.97/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	397.34/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	239.98/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,025	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	232.70/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	248.39/cwt	245.00–252.00	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	229.44/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	220.51/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	228.67/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	282.34/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	239.00/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	266.29/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,164	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	342.71/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,254	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	303.19/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	439.95/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,560	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	376.54/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	333.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	297.20/cwt	290.00–300.00	963	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,158	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	254.53/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,324	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	213.50/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	245.99/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	263.50/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,650	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	235.11/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,476	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	257.47/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	323.32/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,200	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	286.54/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,212	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	220.23/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,440	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	271.84/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,588	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 Aug 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,148Last week 1,038Year ago 1,655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 127Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 14.00 higher.

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	275	365.00–375.00	369.82
7	300–350	323	335.00–355.00	342.81
24	350–400	371	320.00–335.00	323.32
8	400–450	424	310.00–324.00	312.37
27	450–500	491	292.00–307.00	299.32
8	500–550	517	286.00–298.00	293.59
19	550–600	584	266.00–280.00	271.84
11	600–650	626	252.00–258.00	257.09
18	650–700	688	235.00–250.00	237.25
2	750–800	783	226.00–228.00	227.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	315.00–330.00	323.03
10	350–400	378	298.00–312.00	307.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	435.00–445.00	439.95
2	250–300	273	395.00–400.00	397.34
3	300–350	318	370.00–385.00	376.54
8	350–400	366	340.00–350.00	342.71
5	400–450	422	330.00–340.00	333.96
17	500–550	515	303.00	303.00
48	600–650	626	261.00–264.00	263.50
4	650–700	664	254.00–262.00	257.47
2	700–750	733	244.00–248.00	245.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
11	300–350	324	290.00–300.00	297.20
3	350–400	370	280.00–285.00	282.34
24	400–450	437	260.00–269.00	266.29
10	450–500	454	255.00	255.00
23	500–550	520	248.00–255.00	254.53
2	550–600	573	238.00–240.00	239.00
3	600–650	627	228.00–230.00	228.67
17	650–700	654	218.00–224.00	220.23
2	700–750	735	213.00–214.00	213.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	290.00–300.00	295.29
3	300–350	332	270.00–280.00	276.53
22	350–400	366	258.00–274.00	265.12
50	400–450	425	246.00–260.00	253.99
26	450–500	477	238.00–248.00	243.10
28	500–550	531	235.00–244.00	238.25
20	550–600	581	224.00–232.00	226.27
39	600–650	617	217.00–228.00	220.59
8	650–700	681	210.00–218.00	211.98
4	700–750	723	208.00–210.00	208.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	255.00–260.00	257.50
5	350–400	374	245.00–252.00	248.39
10	400–450	427	236.00–244.00	239.98
6	450–500	470	230.00–236.00	233.00
7	500–550	505	229.00–232.00	229.44
4	550–600	578	220.00–222.00	220.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	423	280.00–300.00	286.54
16	450–500	473	258.00–275.00	266.68
11	500–550	522	248.00–260.00	251.78
7	550–600	576	238.00–246.00	241.72
9	600–650	628	230.00–238.00	235.11
2	650–700	670	232.00–236.00	233.97
3	700–750	725	219.00–222.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	265.00	265.00
15	450–500	485	250.00–261.00	259.04
8	500–550	525	238.00–248.00	242.25
3	550–600	578	230.00–238.00	232.70
4	600–650	621	214.00–222.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	300.00–308.00	303.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	147.00–151.00	148.75
28	—	1,263	139.00–144.00	140.90
11	—	1,259	132.00–137.00	134.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	983	121.00–126.00	123.86
2	—	1,070	137.00–139.00	138.00
12	—	1,093	128.00–134.00	130.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,312	152.00–154.00	152.89
18	—	1,358	144.00–150.00	146.31
6	—	1,432	138.00–141.00	139.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	170.00–171.00	170.52
4	—	1,648	160.00–168.00	162.97

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	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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