Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.47/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −150.52 against this barn's trailing median of $428.99.

Average price

$278.47

96 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$53.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.96

vs AL average

−30.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	288.93	1,657	52
Medium and Large 2	563	267.55	1,507	42
Medium and Large 3	580	235.90	1,368	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.03/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale96 hd

278.47

—

AL average15 barns · 335 hd

268.51

+9.96

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−30.79

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.99

−150.52

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	—	Low	1,539	134.04	2,063	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	124.67	1,753	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	120.27	1,430	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	105.37	1,125	31

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)	—	$1,467	3thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	298.89/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,264	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	245.20/cwt	236.00–252.00	1,177	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	275.27/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,445	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	313.09/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,171	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	230.09/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,558	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	320.66/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,299	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	273.70/cwt	265.00–280.00	895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	227.00/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	211.01/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	242.54/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	233.92/cwt	228.00–242.00	1,228	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	256.33/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,089	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	214.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,430	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	222.63/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	228.75/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,308	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	232.66/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	225.95/cwt	222.00–230.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	211.98/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	196.78/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,320	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	276.67/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,176	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	217.56/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	235.90/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	269.50/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	217.19/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	236.64/cwt	235.00–240.00	880	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	129.27/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,560	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	103.90/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,116	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	110.40/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,153	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	122.14/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,405	14
Bulls	—	—	1,516	127.85/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,938	4
Bulls	—	—	1,555	138.16/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,148	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,466.67/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	296.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,110	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	208.11/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,290	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	120.06/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,772	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	133.29/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,913	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	126.41/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,676	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	115.53/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,408	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	312.62/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	255.25/cwt	250.00–260.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	221.40/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,162	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	226.83/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,084	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	185.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	219.41/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	242.02/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	285.52/cwt	284.00–287.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	312.41/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	275.19/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,161	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	297.68/cwt	294.00–302.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	209.43/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	265.17/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,260	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	247.04/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,663	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	299.14/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	287.34/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,669	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	344.85/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	233.12/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,455	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	283.53/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,049	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	254.70/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,615	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	330.52/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,230	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	264.18/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,400	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	323.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,370	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	270.14/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,283	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	235.89/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	245.81/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,293	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	234.95/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	238.11/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,486	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	212.62/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,546	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	297.19/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,409	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	264.81/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,528	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	270.13/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,024	6

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,120Last week 1,434Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 335Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	423	290.00–304.00	298.89
7	450–500	475	265.00–280.00	270.14
12	500–550	530	260.00–270.00	264.18
4	550–600	576	230.00–250.00	235.89
5	600–650	633	217.00–232.00	222.63
6	650–700	668	210.00–220.00	214.00
2	750–800	775	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	270.00–280.00	276.67
2	450–500	483	235.00–250.00	242.54
3	600–650	620	211.00–214.00	211.98
5	650–700	671	194.00–200.00	196.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	431	305.00–316.00	312.41
3	450–500	482	294.00–302.00	297.68
2	500–550	523	284.00–287.00	285.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
8	300–350	327	265.00–280.00	273.70
6	350–400	379	260.00–275.00	270.13
11	400–450	425	250.00–265.00	256.33
31	450–500	480	236.00–252.00	245.20
22	500–550	525	228.00–242.00	233.92
8	550–600	572	226.00–234.00	228.75
2	600–650	625	216.00	216.00
3	650–700	678	210.00–213.00	211.01
2	700–750	738	200.00–202.00	200.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	250.00–260.00	255.25
3	350–400	372	235.00–240.00	236.64
2	400–450	435	222.00–230.00	225.95
7	450–500	478	218.00–230.00	226.83
10	500–550	525	218.00–224.00	221.40
5	550–600	587	214.00–220.00	217.19
3	600–650	620	200.00–214.00	208.11
2	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	735	180.00–190.00	185.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	370	280.00–290.00	283.53
16	400–450	422	270.00–282.00	275.19
21	450–500	475	260.00–276.00	265.17
8	500–550	526	243.00–254.00	245.81
2	550–600	588	238.00–246.00	242.02
9	600–650	624	228.00–240.00	233.12
5	650–700	678	218.00–222.00	219.41
16	700–750	727	210.00–216.00	212.62
7	750–800	775	206.00–210.00	209.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	315.00–325.00	320.66
26	350–400	374	305.00–320.00	313.09
11	400–450	426	300.00–310.00	305.00
9	450–500	474	285.00–300.00	297.19
11	500–550	525	268.00–280.00	275.27
31	550–600	577	258.00–268.00	264.81
9	600–650	624	235.00–244.00	238.11
11	650–700	677	226.00–231.00	230.09
3	700–750	727	225.00–228.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	375	290.00–300.00	296.00
4	400–450	425	280.00–290.00	285.00
2	450–500	495	265.00–274.00	269.50
2	550–600	580	230.00–242.00	235.90
3	600–650	627	230.00–234.00	232.66
2	650–700	678	215.00–220.00	217.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	658	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	335.00–355.00	344.85
6	350–400	372	325.00–340.00	330.52
11	400–450	423	320.00–330.00	323.84
6	450–500	475	307.00–320.00	312.62
7	500–550	525	290.00–308.00	299.14
45	550–600	581	276.00–288.00	287.34
35	600–650	634	250.00–264.00	254.70
30	650–700	673	240.00–249.00	247.04
3	700–750	723	232.00–240.00	234.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,207	127.00–130.00	129.27
14	—	1,150	120.00–125.00	122.14
15	—	1,219	114.00–119.00	115.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,074	101.00–107.00	103.90
7	—	1,044	109.00–114.00	110.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,476	119.00–123.00	120.06
3	—	1,435	133.00–134.00	133.29
9	—	1,326	124.00–130.00	126.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	125.00–130.00	127.85
6	—	1,555	135.00–141.00	138.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,466.67

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

Steers · 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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