Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: No slaughter cows were covered. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.59/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −139.73 against this barn's trailing median of $392.32.

Average price

$252.59

104 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$25.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs AL average

−30.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	262.43	1,458	34
Medium and Large 2	554	252.10	1,396	50
Medium and Large 3	553	237.08	1,310	20

One grade step is worth $25.35/cwt here — about $148 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 sale104 hd

252.59

—

AL average10 barns · 374 hd

250.11

+2.48

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−30.73

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.32

−139.73

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

62 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	700–750	727	211.98/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	255.00/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,209	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	273.33/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	242.31/cwt	234.00–252.00	1,396	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	297.85/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,272	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	278.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	281.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,337	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	247.48/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,307	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	283.30/cwt	280.00–290.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	264.55/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,389	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	299.52/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,572	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	233.00/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	299.32/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	216.37/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,348	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	233.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	270.27/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	321.71/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	726	204.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	271.08/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,564	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	268.57/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,141	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	210.97/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	228.57/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,310	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	239.16/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	314.16/cwt	308.00–322.00	1,335	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	299.33/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,419	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	319.79/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,513	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	337.14/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	305.00/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	350.48/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	322.46/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	215.98/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	344.96/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	230.42/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	379.59/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,423	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	321.69/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,213	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	275.89/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,446	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	323.91/cwt	314.00–335.00	1,545	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	206.25/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	397.84/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,293	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,877	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	261.71/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	285.62/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	274.49/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	314.46/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	329.60/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,071	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	255.09/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,462	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	291.74/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	348.16/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,316	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	352.72/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,146	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	281.98/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,334	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	304.36/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,446	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	240.57/cwt	234.00–252.00	1,617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	220.10/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,470	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	229.49/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,432	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	315.16/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,024	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	303.16/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,143	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	334.00/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,423	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	256.15/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,709	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	308.25/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,310	17

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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Receipts 1,948Last week 1,120Year ago 1,283

Compared to two weeks ago: No slaughter cows were covered. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	306.00–320.00	315.16
24	350–400	377	295.00–310.00	303.16
18	400–450	427	290.00–305.00	297.85
43	450–500	473	275.00–294.00	281.98
22	500–550	525	258.00–270.00	264.55
28	550–600	576	234.00–252.00	242.31
12	600–650	624	226.00–234.00	229.49
14	650–700	668	214.00–224.00	220.10
5	700–750	727	210.00–218.00	211.98
4	750–800	775	205.00–210.00	206.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	280.00–290.00	283.30
3	350–400	375	270.00–280.00	273.33
7	400–450	425	260.00–280.00	268.57
5	450–500	474	250.00–265.00	255.00
9	500–550	528	244.00–255.00	247.48
11	550–600	573	220.00–234.00	228.57
10	600–650	623	210.00–220.00	216.37
2	650–700	678	208.00–214.00	210.97
6	700–750	726	200.00–210.00	204.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	325	324.00–345.00	329.60
15	350–400	377	315.00–332.00	321.69
12	400–450	425	308.00–322.00	314.16
9	450–500	474	295.00–306.00	299.33
12	500–550	524	270.00–288.00	275.89
22	550–600	573	254.00–258.00	255.09
2	600–650	625	234.00–244.00	239.16
7	650–700	679	228.00–233.00	230.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	474	280.00–290.00	281.98
6	500–550	529	275.00–280.00	278.54
3	550–600	587	265.00–276.00	270.27
3	600–650	622	230.00–240.00	233.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	425	300.00–320.00	308.25
11	450–500	475	300.00–310.00	304.36
17	500–550	525	290.00–306.00	299.52
6	550–600	571	280.00–295.00	285.62
7	600–650	625	256.00–270.00	261.71
7	650–700	672	234.00–252.00	240.57
4	700–750	728	210.00–218.00	215.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	330.00–350.00	337.14
11	450–500	473	315.00–326.00	319.79
2	550–600	568	304.00–306.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	320.00–325.00	321.71
3	500–550	532	298.00–300.00	299.32
25	550–600	577	266.00–280.00	271.08
3	600–650	625	262.00	262.00
2	650–700	685	226.00–240.00	233.00
2	700–750	733	220.00–225.00	222.51
2	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	325	385.00–410.00	397.84
22	350–400	375	370.00–390.00	379.59
6	400–450	423	348.00–355.00	350.48
3	450–500	463	338.00–350.00	344.96
4	500–550	516	320.00–326.00	322.46
8	700–750	748	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	340.00–365.00	352.72
9	350–400	378	340.00–350.00	348.16
14	400–450	426	325.00–340.00	334.00
32	450–500	477	314.00–335.00	323.91
13	500–550	525	310.00–318.00	314.46
9	550–600	584	289.00–300.00	291.74
8	600–650	629	270.00–280.00	274.49
13	650–700	667	256.00–258.00	256.15

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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