Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter and replacement cows were not covered. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $247.02/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −181.97 against this barn's trailing median of $428.99.

Average price

$247.02

109 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.92

vs AL average

−23.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	552	249.58	1,378	76
Medium and Large 3	550	241.14	1,325	33

One grade step is worth $8.43/cwt here — about $53 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale109 hd

247.02

—

AL average14 barns · 357 hd

253.95

−6.92

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−23.48

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.99

−181.97

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	227.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,076	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	763	189.00/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	215.11/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,235	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	226.91/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,627	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	242.11/cwt	236.00–250.00	930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	216.63/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,694	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,806	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	294.80/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,253	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	243.49/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	231.43/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,426	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	272.41/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,313	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	349.93/cwt	345.00–360.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	315.48/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,221	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	238.67/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	241.12/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,514	71
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	234.61/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,365	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	233.97/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,556	43
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	272.74/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	217.14/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	258.81/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,346	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	317.20/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	342.72/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,117	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	294.09/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,103	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	260.01/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,256	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	225.72/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,528	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	247.29/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,283	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	286.58/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,218	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	712	205.67/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	188.74/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	234.81/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,226	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	219.59/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,344	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	221.43/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,273	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	258.59/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,223	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	212.66/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	240.40/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,142	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	259.18/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	227.70/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,421	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	220.79/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	218.84/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,475	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	250.00/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	290.91/cwt	288.00–295.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	240.02/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	276.07/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	199.36/cwt	196.00–202.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	198.99/cwt	196.00–202.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	239.31/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	215.76/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,338	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	260.91/cwt	254.00–265.00	978	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	211.99/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,414	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	229.36/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,200	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	251.31/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,053	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	229.75/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,477	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	237.79/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,130	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	221.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,265	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	274.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	203.30/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	736	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	284.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	207.01/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	261.42/cwt	258.00–265.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	217.35/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,165	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	243.88/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,395	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	234.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,003	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,391	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 20, 2024

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

Receipts 2,402Last week 1,148Year ago 1,864

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter and replacement cows were not covered. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	258.00–265.00	261.42
8	350–400	384	236.00–250.00	242.11
10	400–450	427	230.00–240.00	234.81
10	450–500	474	220.00–230.00	227.02
46	500–550	536	214.00–224.00	217.35
27	550–600	574	211.00–218.00	215.11
4	600–650	631	205.00–210.00	207.01
4	650–700	675	200.00–205.00	202.50
4	700–750	736	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	763	188.00–190.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	288.00–295.00	290.91
2	350–400	368	274.00–278.00	276.07
2	550–600	560	238.00–242.00	240.02
16	600–650	643	226.00–230.00	229.75
7	650–700	674	216.00–222.00	218.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	280.00–290.00	284.96
4	300–350	325	270.00–280.00	274.08
12	350–400	375	254.00–265.00	260.91
27	400–450	419	244.00–258.00	251.31
20	450–500	475	232.00–244.00	237.79
44	500–550	523	226.00–241.00	229.36
49	550–600	570	220.00–230.00	221.98
67	600–650	620	211.00–224.00	215.76
54	650–700	667	205.00–216.00	211.99
9	700–750	728	198.00–210.00	203.30
2	750–800	758	196.00–202.00	198.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	345.00–360.00	349.93
11	300–350	326	335.00–350.00	342.72
27	350–400	387	312.00–330.00	315.48
5	400–450	425	290.00–302.00	294.80
22	450–500	482	268.00–275.00	272.41
29	500–550	520	256.00–270.00	258.81
47	550–600	572	240.00–254.00	243.88
71	600–650	628	238.00–246.00	241.12
43	650–700	665	228.00–239.00	233.97
43	700–750	717	224.00–232.00	226.91
23	750–800	782	213.00–226.00	216.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	300.00–305.00	302.47
2	650–700	680	242.00–245.00	243.49
3	700–750	718	236.00–242.00	238.67
50	750–800	759	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	314.00–320.00	317.20
11	350–400	375	285.00–300.00	294.09
3	400–450	427	268.00–278.00	272.74
6	450–500	483	258.00–264.00	260.01
17	500–550	519	242.00–252.00	247.29
16	550–600	582	230.00–240.00	234.61
42	600–650	616	226.00–234.00	231.43
32	650–700	677	220.00–228.00	225.72
7	700–750	725	210.00–220.00	217.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	425	280.00–295.00	286.58
10	450–500	473	254.00–266.00	258.59
5	500–550	522	248.00–256.00	250.00
6	550–600	571	234.00–244.00	239.31
6	600–650	624	222.00–232.00	227.70
5	650–700	678	216.00–226.00	220.79
3	750–800	765	196.00–202.00	199.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	256.00–260.00	259.18
10	450–500	475	238.00–250.00	240.40
15	500–550	522	228.00–240.00	234.81
14	550–600	575	218.00–228.00	221.43
12	600–650	612	218.00–222.00	219.59
3	650–700	673	212.00–214.00	212.66
6	700–750	712	205.00–209.00	205.67
4	750–800	770	184.00–194.00	188.74

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