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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Mar 19

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

986 head

▼ 157 vs last sale 1,143▼ 149 vs year ago 1,135 · −13.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

246 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 226▼ 80 vs year ago 326 · −24.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 23▼ 10 vs year ago 45 · −22.2%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $260.57/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −118.91 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$260.57

31 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$26.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.76

vs AL average

−16.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	277.36	1,434	3thin
Medium and Large 2	515	262.09	1,350	20
Medium and Large 3	519	250.49	1,300	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.87/cwt here — about $134 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 sale31 hd

260.57

—

AL average13 barns · 289 hd

257.82

+2.76

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−16.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−118.91

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	—	Low	1,497	141.33	2,116	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	135.33	1,879	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	130.82	1,611	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	120.24	1,214	28

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,396	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,408	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	6

Every lot

64 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,208	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	403.33/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,311	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	353.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,151	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	368.43/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,363	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	338.03/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,268	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	382.40/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,453	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	342.09/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,440	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	331.27/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,401	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,626	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	334.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,630	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	321.00/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,663	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	338.92/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,762	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,641	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	649	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,817	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	240.98/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,868	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	345.45/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,123	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	321.44/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,045	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	291.03/cwt	290.00–292.00	975	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	300.29/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,126	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	314.35/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,185	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	273.45/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,045	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,126	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	305.47/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,301	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	292.02/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,253	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	298.51/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,382	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	256.75/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,214	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	277.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,314	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	262.09/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,350	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	277.36/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,434	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	250.49/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,300	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	221.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,379	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,555	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,647	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,472	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	219.81/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,638	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,523	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,318	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	330.64/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,409	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	303.33/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,441	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,565	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	338.39/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,621	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,719	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	296.10/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,575	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	251.00/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,579	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,535	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	246.69/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,665	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	239.00/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,692	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,328	128.72/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,709	2
Bulls	—	—	1,429	138.53/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,980	6
Bulls	—	—	1,646	149.74/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,465	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	126.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,260	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	113.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,140	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	120.41/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,229	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	134.98/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,624	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	129.28/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,607	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	122.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,567	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	139.66/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,848	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	128.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,777	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	134.23/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,948	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,191.67/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,192	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,408.33/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,408	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 986Last week 1,143Year ago 1,135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 226Year ago 326

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 45

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	290.00–292.00	291.03
3	350–400	382	270.00–280.00	273.45
6	400–450	425	260.00–270.00	265.00
21	450–500	473	250.00–260.00	256.75
8	500–550	519	247.00–257.00	250.49
3	600–650	622	220.00–225.00	221.65
2	650–700	675	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	325	315.00–325.00	321.44
14	350–400	375	295.00–305.00	300.29
17	400–450	429	285.00–297.00	292.02
19	450–500	474	270.00–280.00	277.22
20	500–550	515	260.00–272.00	262.09
18	600–650	640	243.00	243.00
21	700–750	745	216.00–220.00	219.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	345.45
12	350–400	377	310.00–320.00	314.35
8	400–450	426	300.00–310.00	305.47
2	450–500	463	297.00–300.00	298.51
3	500–550	517	275.00–280.00	277.36
2	650–700	675	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	305.00–315.00	310.00
3	450–500	475	300.00–310.00	303.33
2	600–650	633	240.00–245.00	242.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	426	325.00–335.00	330.64
2	450–500	478	325.00–330.00	327.49
9	500–550	532	295.00–300.00	296.10
8	600–650	629	249.00–257.00	251.00
7	650–700	675	242.00–254.00	246.69
2	700–750	708	238.00–240.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	355.00–365.00	359.97
5	450–500	479	338.00–340.00	338.39
7	500–550	529	320.00–330.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	350.00–360.00	353.13
5	350–400	375	335.00–345.00	338.03
4	400–450	423	325.00–335.00	331.27
2	500–550	538	300.00–310.00	305.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	375.00–380.00	377.46
13	350–400	370	365.00–375.00	368.43
12	400–450	421	340.00–350.00	342.09
6	450–500	488	330.00–340.00	334.07
2	500–550	518	320.00–322.00	321.00
38	600–650	649	280.00	280.00
3	750–800	775	237.00–244.00	240.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	400.00–410.00	403.33
2	350–400	380	380.00–385.00	382.40
2	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	468	345.00–350.00	347.49
39	500–550	520	335.00–340.00	338.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,203	133.00–137.00	134.98
5	—	1,282	120.00–125.00	122.22
26	—	1,243	127.00–131.00	129.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,000	124.00–128.00	126.00
11	—	1,021	118.00–122.00	120.41
8	—	1,004	110.00–115.00	113.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,451	132.00–137.00	134.23
9	—	1,380	125.00–130.00	128.74
19	—	1,323	138.00–142.00	139.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	125.00–132.00	128.72
6	—	1,429	136.00–140.00	138.53
5	—	1,646	148.00–152.00	149.74

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,191.67

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,408.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00

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.