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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Feb 20

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Receipts

1,800 head

▲ 1,246 vs last sale 554▲ 854 vs year ago 946 · +90.3%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No slaughter or replacements were covered. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.75/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$247.75

293 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$257

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$12.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.79

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	256.06	1,204	98
Medium and Large 3	455	243.97	1,109	56
Medium and Large 1	600	243.41	1,461	139

One grade step is worth $12.65/cwt here — about −$257 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale293 hd

247.75

—

AL average14 barns · 1,825 hd

252.54

−4.79

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

Every lot

56 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,145	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	396.28/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,300	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	318.25/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,193	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	330.69/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,263	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,360	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,310	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	436	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,517	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	320.50/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,490	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	304.86/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,448	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	285.88/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,372	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	494	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,640	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,600	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,663	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	297.83/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,564	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	277.05/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,491	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	581	257.73/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,497	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	257.65/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,587	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	735	238.27/cwt	237.00–238.50	1,751	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	268.27/cwt	265.00–270.00	872	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	284.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	933	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	269.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,009	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	253.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	951	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	283.36/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,068	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	250.67/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,065	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	265.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,141	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	276.01/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,201	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	268.00/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,270	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	256.71/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,219	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	243.83/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,166	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	254.14/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,332	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	231.00/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,215	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	242.39/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,290	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	234.70/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,345	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,405	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,471	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	629	205.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,295	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	226.96/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,437	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	218.68/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,406	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	684	229.50/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,570	54
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	419	294.54/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,234	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	310.74/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,321	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	327.82/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,400	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	296.85/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,410	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	308.02/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,482	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	288.88/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,517	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	265.20/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,392	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	271.00/cwt	249.00–280.00	1,537	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	241.60/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,389	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	238.14/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,486	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	624	225.99/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,410	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	676	234.22/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,583	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	678	219.65/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,489	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	793	209.67/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,663	3

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 20, 2024

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

Receipts 1,800Last week 554Year ago 946

Compared to one week ago: No slaughter or replacements were covered. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	265.00–275.00	269.00
3	—	643	212.00–224.00	218.68
8	—	328	280.00–290.00	284.38
26	—	532	240.00–250.00	242.39
7	—	573	230.00–239.00	234.70
17	—	475	252.00–262.00	256.71
32	—	429	260.00–270.00	265.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	524	251.00–257.00	254.14
6	—	377	280.00–290.00	283.36
4	—	633	226.00–230.00	226.96
7	—	576	244.00	244.00
6	—	474	265.00–270.00	268.00
2	—	435	275.00–277.00	276.01
2	—	325	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	684	226.00–237.00	229.50
37	—	603	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	265.00–270.00	268.27
7	—	526	228.00–238.00	231.00
4	—	629	200.00–210.00	205.96
15	—	425	245.00–255.00	250.67
14	—	478	237.00–247.00	243.83
2	—	575	220.00	220.00
10	—	375	250.00–260.00	253.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	390.00–400.00	396.28
14	—	503	318.00	318.00
2	—	465	320.00–321.00	320.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	315.00–325.00	320.00
5	—	327	345.00–355.00	350.00
11	—	616	250.00–260.00	257.65
6	—	525	295.00–300.00	297.83
3	—	382	330.00–332.00	330.69
2	—	725	230.00	230.00
7	—	475	300.00–310.00	304.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	282.00–290.00	285.88
4	—	375	313.00–320.00	318.25
2	—	433	300.00–305.00	302.43
12	—	538	275.00–280.00	277.05
4	—	581	252.00–262.00	257.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	436	348.00	348.00
5	—	494	332.00	332.00
35	—	518	321.00	321.00
27	—	735	237.00–238.50	238.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	235.00–244.00	238.14
6	—	567	249.00–280.00	271.00
5	—	425	308.00–316.00	310.74
3	—	793	209.00–210.00	209.67
9	—	676	227.00–237.00	234.22
8	—	525	285.00–292.00	288.88
14	—	475	290.00–300.00	296.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	325.00–335.00	327.82
5	—	481	305.00–312.00	308.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	240.00–244.00	241.60
5	—	525	262.00–270.00	265.20
5	—	624	225.00–230.00	225.99
5	—	419	292.00–300.00	294.54
6	—	678	212.00–222.00	219.65

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.