Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls, no trends available. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.64/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −166.68 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$225.64

124 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$32.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.66

vs AL average

−39.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	249.00	1,282	5thin
Medium and Large 2	551	228.07	1,256	83
Medium and Large 3	550	216.80	1,191	36

One grade step is worth $32.20/cwt here — about $91 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 sale124 hd

225.64

—

AL average14 barns · 659 hd

231.30

−5.66

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−39.46

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−166.68

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	118.34	1,652	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	114.54	1,377	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	104.82	1,139	12

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)	—	$1,187	13

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	287.39/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,083	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	224.23/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,271	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	211.59/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,221	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	239.40/cwt	232.00–242.00	898	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	227.77/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,086	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	323.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	249.50/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,552	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	199.32/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	334.29/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	301.38/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,588	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	292.13/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,385	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	235.33/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	311.23/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	435.07/cwt	430.00–440.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	316.87/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,366	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	318.65/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,045	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	235.42/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	278.80/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	304.43/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,132	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	399.79/cwt	395.00–405.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	219.00/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	262.93/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,380	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	286.22/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	227.03/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	262.05/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,488	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	217.31/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	300.72/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,278	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	276.49/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	298.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	254.86/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,465	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	247.18/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,426	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	732	198.64/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	213.01/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	243.20/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,277	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	262.00/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	233.36/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,349	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	102.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,119	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	110.67/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,288	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,525	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	117.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,452	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	110.44/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,177	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	114.69/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,562	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	120.53/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,708	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,186.54/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,187	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	217.14/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,357	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	266.72/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	205.58/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	287.97/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	276.01/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	275.99/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,314	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	230.88/cwt	226.00–234.00	984	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	213.18/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	207.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	233.19/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	266.13/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,397	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	287.26/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,229	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	234.19/cwt	228.00–242.00	1,229	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	253.22/cwt	248.00–260.00	952	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	293.21/cwt	290.00–300.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,469	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	256.05/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	227.00/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	249.00/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	207.49/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	221.47/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,163	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	252.00/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	210.89/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,417	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	264.61/cwt	258.00–270.00	863	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	245.00/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,041	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	248.40/cwt	245.00–252.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	277.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	240.30/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,141	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	218.32/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,362	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	281.05/cwt	275.00–290.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	225.29/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,532	3

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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,434Last week 1,711Year ago 1,947

Slaughter CattleReceipts 335Last week 0Year ago 297

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 0Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls, no trends available. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	290.00–300.00	298.02
8	350–400	377	285.00–292.00	287.39
4	400–450	424	280.00–290.00	286.22
4	450–500	470	272.00–282.00	276.49
14	500–550	525	255.00–270.00	262.93
7	550–600	575	250.00–260.00	254.86
6	600–650	623	232.00–240.00	235.33
3	650–700	680	220.00–228.00	225.29
3	700–750	713	214.00–220.00	217.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	395.00–405.00	399.79
4	250–300	274	320.00–330.00	323.68
10	300–350	328	310.00–325.00	318.65
9	350–400	372	300.00–315.00	304.43
11	400–450	425	295.00–305.00	300.72
14	450–500	474	288.00–300.00	292.13
6	500–550	526	274.00–285.00	278.80
26	550–600	568	260.00–270.00	262.05
12	600–650	622	246.00–252.00	249.50
7	650–700	679	235.00–238.00	235.42
5	700–750	722	224.00–230.00	227.03
2	750–800	758	218.00–220.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	430.00–440.00	435.07
2	250–300	283	345.00–350.00	347.48
7	300–350	325	330.00–340.00	334.29
10	400–450	431	308.00–320.00	316.87
5	450–500	472	306.00–315.00	311.23
11	500–550	527	295.00–310.00	301.38
2	550–600	575	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	270.00–280.00	277.94
9	300–350	326	258.00–270.00	264.61
14	350–400	376	248.00–260.00	253.22
38	400–450	425	240.00–252.00	245.00
31	450–500	475	232.00–248.00	240.30
32	500–550	525	228.00–242.00	234.19
51	550–600	567	220.00–232.00	224.23
16	600–650	624	213.00–222.00	218.32
10	650–700	672	205.00–214.00	210.89
2	700–750	723	205.00–210.00	207.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	245.00–252.00	248.40
10	350–400	375	232.00–242.00	239.40
9	400–450	426	226.00–234.00	230.88
9	450–500	477	224.00–230.00	227.77
19	500–550	525	218.00–226.00	221.47
17	550–600	577	205.00–218.00	211.59
2	600–650	633	205.00–210.00	207.45
3	650–700	680	198.00–200.00	199.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	290.00–300.00	293.21
4	300–350	315	275.00–290.00	281.05
4	400–450	434	254.00–260.00	256.05
8	450–500	473	250.00–257.00	252.00
5	500–550	515	244.00–254.00	249.00
4	600–650	625	226.00–228.00	227.00
7	650–700	680	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	428	280.00–295.00	287.26
18	450–500	476	268.00–280.00	275.99
15	500–550	525	260.00–272.00	266.13
5	550–600	577	240.00–254.00	247.18
6	600–650	626	229.00–238.00	233.19
5	650–700	674	210.00–220.00	213.18
2	700–750	723	210.00–216.00	213.01
5	750–800	770	200.00–212.00	205.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	260.00–270.00	266.72
5	450–500	475	256.00–266.00	262.00
10	500–550	525	238.00–248.00	243.20
6	550–600	578	228.00–238.00	233.36
7	600–650	625	214.00–220.00	217.14
3	700–750	732	196.00–200.00	198.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	284.00–290.00	287.97
4	500–550	528	274.00–278.00	276.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,097	100.00–105.00	102.01
4	—	1,066	108.00–113.00	110.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,164	109.00–112.00	110.67
2	—	1,260	121.00	121.00
7	—	1,234	115.00–120.00	117.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	114.00–115.00	114.69
5	—	1,417	120.00–122.00	120.53

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)	13	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,186.54

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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Letohatchee Stockyards

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

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle