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Letohatchee Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Mar 12

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,143 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 1,074▼ 55 vs year ago 1,198 · −4.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

226 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 183▼ 124 vs year ago 350 · −35.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 33▼ 62 vs year ago 85 · −72.9%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.61/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −117.88 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$261.61

63 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$32.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.75

vs AL average

−14.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	268.60	1,517	39
Medium and Large 2	546	256.05	1,397	17thin
Medium and Large 3	549	236.13	1,295	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.47/cwt here — about $222 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale63 hd

261.61

—

AL average15 barns · 288 hd

252.85

+8.75

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−14.56

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−117.88

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.64, low $313.28, median $379.48 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,598	138.57	2,215	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,303	128.99	1,681	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	122.74	1,514	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	112.88	1,197	41

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,438	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,060	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,333	6

Every lot

85 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	372.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,209	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	352.86/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,147	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	392.08/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,286	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	367.82/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,372	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	336.67/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,263	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	382.88/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,440	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	388	405.39/cwt	400.00–411.00	1,573	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,403	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	351.00/cwt	340.00–361.00	1,506	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,375	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	472	358.36/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,691	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	335.60/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,604	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	318.14/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,527	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	325.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,704	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	306.11/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,638	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	291.73/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,564	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	537	337.65/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,813	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	330.03/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,875	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	301.00/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,779	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	263.85/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,631	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	272.14/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,712	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	272.55/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,834	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	282.03/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,915	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	246.26/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,751	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	721	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,730	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	776	242.17/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,879	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	295.83/cwt	290.00–300.00	961	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	317.14/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,047	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	340	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,130	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	940	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	286.70/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,069	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	266.65/cwt	265.00–270.00	995	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	304.76/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,140	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	382	331.55/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,267	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	297.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,239	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	256.82/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,076	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	273.93/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,181	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	271.42/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,287	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	251.56/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,197	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	285.32/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,384	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	495	297.00/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,470	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	277.63/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,458	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	262.08/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,376	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	246.25/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,293	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	286.43/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,512	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	247.43/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,423	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	222.64/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,291	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	262.40/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,532	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	244.39/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,501	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	224.19/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,392	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	215.60/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,348	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	223.00/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,467	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	235.66/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,581	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,404	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	224.70/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,649	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	325.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,356	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	311.65/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,318	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	328.18/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,556	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	310.65/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,479	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	296.43/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,550	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	284.02/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,528	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	246.63/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,401	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	281.79/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,617	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	249.14/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,572	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	240.57/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,621	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	233.29/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,680	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	216.88/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,579	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,178	124.73/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,469	2
Bulls	—	—	1,642	144.34/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,370	9
Bulls	—	—	1,673	134.54/cwt	132.00–137.00	2,251	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	112.94/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,171	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	106.23/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,135	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,299	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	116.32/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,413	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,508	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	128.87/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,617	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,269	130.21/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,652	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,341	135.95/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,823	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,648	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,437.50/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,438	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087.50/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,041.67/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,042	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,333.33/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,333	6

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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,143Last week 1,074Year ago 1,198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 183Year ago 350

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 33Year ago 85

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	310.00–320.00	317.14
8	350–400	374	300.00–313.00	304.76
11	400–450	416	290.00–300.00	297.87
30	450–500	485	278.00–290.00	285.32
8	500–550	525	275.00–280.00	277.63
26	550–600	584	261.00–270.00	262.40
8	600–650	614	244.00–247.00	244.39
6	650–700	671	232.00–240.00	235.66
7	700–750	734	224.00–229.00	224.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	330.00–335.00	332.46
3	350–400	382	325.00–335.00	331.55
2	450–500	495	295.00–299.00	297.00
5	500–550	528	285.00–290.00	286.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	290.00–300.00	295.83
10	350–400	373	280.00–290.00	286.70
14	400–450	431	269.00–280.00	273.93
12	450–500	474	265.00–275.00	271.42
10	500–550	525	257.00–267.00	262.08
7	550–600	575	240.00–252.00	247.43
5	600–650	621	222.00–230.00	224.19
4	650–700	658	220.00–226.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	270.00–275.00	272.50
3	350–400	373	265.00–270.00	266.65
5	400–450	419	252.00–262.00	256.82
11	450–500	476	247.00–257.00	251.56
4	500–550	525	244.00–248.00	246.25
3	550–600	580	220.00–224.00	222.64
10	600–650	625	210.00–220.00	215.60
2	650–700	685	200.00–210.00	204.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	385.00–395.00	392.08
7	350–400	376	380.00–390.00	382.88
10	400–450	429	340.00–361.00	351.00
23	450–500	478	335.00–342.00	335.60
6	500–550	523	320.00–330.00	325.84
2	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	679	280.00–288.00	282.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	370.00–380.00	372.00
7	350–400	373	365.00–375.00	367.82
6	400–450	425	325.00–335.00	330.00
7	450–500	480	315.00–320.00	318.14
8	500–550	535	304.00–310.00	306.11
11	550–600	591	300.00–306.00	301.00
20	600–650	629	270.00–284.00	272.14
2	650–700	673	270.00–275.00	272.55
8	700–750	711	246.00–248.00	246.26
18	750–800	776	242.00–245.00	242.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	400.00–411.00	405.39
4	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	472	355.00–360.00	358.36
8	500–550	537	336.00–345.00	337.65
2	550–600	568	328.00–332.00	330.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	350.00–360.00	352.86
3	350–400	375	330.00–340.00	336.67
2	400–450	440	310.00–315.00	312.53
4	500–550	536	290.00–297.00	291.73
14	600–650	618	260.00–269.00	263.85
26	700–750	721	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	416	320.00–330.00	325.91
6	450–500	476	307.00–315.00	310.65
7	500–550	523	290.00–300.00	296.43
5	550–600	574	277.00–287.00	281.79
5	600–650	631	242.00–255.00	249.14
7	650–700	674	238.00–242.00	240.57
3	700–750	720	230.00–240.00	233.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	325.00–335.00	328.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	310.00–315.00	311.65
3	500–550	538	280.00–287.00	284.02
3	550–600	568	245.00–250.00	246.63
2	700–750	728	212.00–222.00	216.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,341	135.00–138.00	135.95
27	—	1,269	127.00–133.00	130.21
12	—	1,355	120.00–125.00	121.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,082	118.00–122.00	120.02
16	—	1,037	110.00–115.00	112.94
13	—	1,068	103.00–108.00	106.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,255	127.00–131.00	128.87
32	—	1,231	120.00–125.00	122.48
13	—	1,215	114.00–119.00	116.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,642	142.00–148.00	144.34
6	—	1,673	132.00–137.00	134.54
2	—	1,178	121.00–128.00	124.73

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)	3	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,041.67

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,437.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,333.33

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.