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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Apr 16

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,358 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 1,397▼ 34 vs year ago 1,392 · −2.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

312 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 340▼ 17 vs year ago 329 · −5.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 25▲ 15 vs year ago 36 · +41.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower.

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 $252.90/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −126.58 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$252.90

123 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$31.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.56

vs AL average

−11.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	259.45	1,425	58
Medium and Large 2	537	249.78	1,342	57
Medium and Large 3	557	227.71	1,268	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.74/cwt here — about $157 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 sale123 hd

252.90

—

AL average14 barns · 428 hd

243.34

+9.56

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−11.62

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−126.58

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	128.39	1,659	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	123.32	1,514	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	120.00	1,278	2thin

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)	—	$1,840	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,794	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,556	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	10

Every lot

67 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	354.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,143	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	340.03/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,115	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	346.67/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,300	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	329.67/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,243	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	346.95/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,464	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	313.86/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,331	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	322.91/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,398	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,558	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	316.30/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,537	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	301.48/cwt	299.00–312.00	1,616	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	267.30/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,540	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	286.37/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,655	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	266.83/cwt	264.00–267.00	1,636	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	253.96/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,605	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,674	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	676	235.46/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,592	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	307.24/cwt	305.00–312.00	977	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	281.65/cwt	280.00–285.00	910	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	298.55/cwt	290.00–307.00	973	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	281.79/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,057	52
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	994	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	287.43/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,201	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	273.33/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,162	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	252.86/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,075	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	262.74/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,232	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	250.44/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,185	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,356	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	254.93/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,326	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	239.00/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,255	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	261.97/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,399	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	257.54/cwt	248.00–259.00	1,445	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	238.62/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,372	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	220.94/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,273	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	211.97/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,314	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	225.49/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,418	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	241.51/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,558	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	237.64/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,611	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	217.94/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,493	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	686	208.47/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,430	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	722	196.70/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,420	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	210.12/cwt	203.00–214.00	1,523	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	309.37/cwt	302.00–318.00	1,318	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	295.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,267	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	301.43/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,426	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	280.01/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,341	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	282.75/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,467	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	270.63/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,413	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	267.00/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,530	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	242.77/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,529	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	205.33/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,489	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,278	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	126.10/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,537	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	120.27/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,489	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	122.54/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,560	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,291	129.41/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,671	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,816	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,793.75/head	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,794	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,766.67/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,767	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,556.25/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,556	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,900.00/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,900	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	10

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 Apr 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,358Last week 1,397Year ago 1,392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 312Last week 340Year ago 329

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 25Year ago 36

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	326	290.00–307.00	298.55
52	350–400	375	277.00–290.00	281.79
15	400–450	425	267.00–280.00	273.33
26	450–500	469	257.00–272.00	262.74
39	500–550	520	247.00–260.00	254.93
18	550–600	575	233.00–245.00	238.62
23	600–650	629	220.00–230.00	225.49
32	650–700	685	213.00–222.00	217.94
6	700–750	725	203.00–214.00	210.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	280.00–285.00	281.65
8	350–400	375	260.00–270.00	265.00
7	400–450	425	250.00–255.00	252.86
10	450–500	473	242.00–252.00	250.44
3	500–550	525	237.00–240.00	239.00
5	550–600	576	217.00–228.00	220.94
3	600–650	620	210.00–216.00	211.97
8	650–700	686	206.00–212.00	208.47
3	700–750	722	190.00–200.00	196.70
3	750–800	765	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	305.00–312.00	307.24
2	400–450	418	285.00–290.00	287.43
5	450–500	486	279.00	279.00
25	500–550	534	260.00–269.00	261.97
33	550–600	561	248.00–259.00	257.54
10	600–650	645	237.00–243.00	241.51
8	650–700	678	228.00–239.00	237.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	350.00–365.00	354.90
9	350–400	375	340.00–350.00	346.67
18	400–450	433	318.00–330.00	322.91
26	450–500	486	315.00–320.00	316.30
30	500–550	536	299.00–312.00	301.48
17	550–600	578	284.00–292.00	286.37
17	600–650	613	264.00–267.00	266.83
2	650–700	675	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	328	335.00–345.00	340.03
24	350–400	377	325.00–335.00	329.67
6	400–450	424	308.00–316.00	313.86
5	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
10	550–600	576	260.00–272.00	267.30
5	600–650	632	251.00–260.00	253.96
11	650–700	676	230.00–236.00	235.46
2	700–750	725	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	422	340.00–355.00	346.95
6	450–500	472	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	290.00–300.00	295.96
6	450–500	479	278.00–288.00	280.01
6	500–550	522	267.00–277.00	270.63
2	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	725	202.00–208.00	205.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	426	302.00–318.00	309.37
9	450–500	473	296.00–310.00	301.43
5	500–550	519	280.00–292.00	282.75
8	550–600	573	262.00–276.00	267.00
4	600–650	630	242.00–245.00	242.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	136.00	136.00
8	—	1,291	128.00–131.00	129.41
4	—	1,273	120.00–126.00	122.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,238	118.00–123.00	120.27
11	—	1,219	125.00–129.00	126.10

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,766.67

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	—	—	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,556.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,793.75

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	18	—	—	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500.00

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.