Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls no trends available. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.59/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −171.73 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$220.59

71 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$19.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.91

vs AL average

−20.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	232.65	1,239	9thin
Medium and Large 2	552	222.07	1,226	40
Medium and Large 3	549	212.96	1,169	22

One grade step is worth $19.69/cwt here — about $70 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 sale71 hd

220.59

—

AL average9 barns · 389 hd

226.50

−5.91

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−20.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−171.73

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	—	Average	1,533	146.59	2,247	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	134.24	1,795	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	130.54	1,597	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	118.51	1,183	50

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)	—	$1,238	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	6

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	400–450	433	235.83/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,021	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	215.60/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,326	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	229.95/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	210.50/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,417	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	216.51/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,028	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	186.99/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	269.23/cwt	260.00–275.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	210.10/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,208	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	226.99/cwt	220.00–232.00	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	210.20/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	221.18/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,511	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	778	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	229.11/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,102	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	218.04/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,254	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	289.84/cwt	280.00–295.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	227.52/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,185	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,365	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	367.66/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	226.27/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,713	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	322.71/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	242.00/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	260.48/cwt	255.00–266.00	987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	229.14/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	345.83/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	326.39/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	234.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,463	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	307.13/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,164	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	241.84/cwt	235.00–248.00	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	267.94/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,404	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	257.22/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,368	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	282.55/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,334	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	282.81/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	250.36/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	225.31/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,408	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	222.81/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,600	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	271.19/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	229.53/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,552	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	303.15/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	218.10/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	254.74/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,210	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	296.57/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,237	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	217.90/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,253	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	241.36/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	202.48/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,263	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,430	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	138.03/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,899	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	141.11/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,806	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	133.84/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,696	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	128.07/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,532	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	116.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,139	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	124.12/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,311	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	131.65/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,726	19
Bulls	—	—	1,575	148.46/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,338	5
Bulls	—	—	1,428	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,027	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,237.50/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,238	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	212.68/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,412	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	281.23/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,192	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	201.63/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	247.24/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	245.55/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	234.00/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	217.04/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,543	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	661	200.85/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	215.34/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,135	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	232.50/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,214	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	191.97/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	222.26/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,525	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	226.06/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	283.00/cwt	280.00–285.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	276.94/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	298.99/cwt	298.00–300.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	760	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,305Last week 2,148Year ago 1,733

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 0Year ago 398

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 37

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls no trends available. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	280.00–295.00	289.84
4	300–350	344	260.00–275.00	269.23
8	350–400	379	255.00–266.00	260.48
28	400–450	433	233.00–248.00	235.83
14	450–500	481	222.00–236.00	229.11
17	500–550	521	220.00–232.00	227.52
23	550–600	575	215.00–224.00	218.04
33	600–650	615	210.00–221.00	215.60
26	650–700	673	205.00–215.00	210.50
2	750–800	760	195.00–200.00	197.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	305.00–315.00	310.00
2	250–300	278	298.00–300.00	298.99
5	300–350	325	280.00–285.00	283.00
4	350–400	381	272.00–280.00	276.94
2	450–500	475	252.00	252.00
6	500–550	515	234.00	234.00
3	550–600	568	228.00–234.00	229.95
3	600–650	635	222.00–232.00	226.06
16	650–700	686	218.00–229.00	222.26
15	700–750	711	209.00–220.00	217.04
5	750–800	764	209.00–214.00	210.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	383	235.00–248.00	241.84
8	400–450	426	220.00–232.00	226.99
12	450–500	475	213.00–222.00	216.51
12	500–550	527	211.00–218.00	215.34
10	550–600	575	205.00–214.00	210.10
7	650–700	661	200.00–201.00	200.85
3	700–750	718	185.00–190.00	186.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	373	280.00–295.00	282.81
5	450–500	473	270.00–274.00	271.19
23	500–550	532	250.00–262.00	257.22
13	600–650	625	220.00–229.00	225.31
27	650–700	683	218.00–224.00	221.18
5	750–800	778	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	365.00–370.00	367.66
6	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	345.83
3	350–400	378	320.00–328.00	322.71
12	400–450	439	311.00	311.00
4	650–700	675	240.00–244.00	242.00
7	700–750	724	226.00–234.00	229.14
11	750–800	757	225.00–227.00	226.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	317.00–335.00	326.39
17	350–400	379	300.00–312.00	307.13
2	400–450	418	298.00–308.00	303.15
23	450–500	472	277.00–290.00	282.55
18	500–550	524	263.00–275.00	267.94
5	550–600	571	248.00–256.00	250.36
29	600–650	625	230.00–240.00	234.02
21	650–700	676	226.00–236.00	229.53
22	700–750	718	220.00–224.00	222.81
10	750–800	777	216.00–221.00	218.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	424	275.00–288.00	281.23
6	450–500	475	250.00–265.00	254.74
5	500–550	513	242.00–248.00	245.55
4	550–600	575	232.00–236.00	234.00
8	650–700	664	205.00–220.00	212.68
3	700–750	723	198.00–207.00	201.63
4	750–800	771	190.00–198.00	191.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	417	296.00–300.00	296.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	246.00–252.00	247.24
6	450–500	477	240.00–248.00	241.36
8	500–550	522	226.00–239.00	232.50
10	550–600	575	215.00–220.00	217.90
4	600–650	624	200.00–210.00	202.48
2	650–700	685	190.00–200.00	194.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	130.00	130.00
38	—	978	115.00–120.00	116.43
10	—	1,056	122.00–127.00	124.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,376	137.00–142.00	138.03
19	—	1,311	128.00–135.00	131.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	139.00–143.00	141.11
16	—	1,267	132.00–136.00	133.84
30	—	1,196	125.00–131.00	128.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,575	145.00–153.00	148.46
2	—	1,428	140.00–144.00	141.92

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)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,237.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,800.00

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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