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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Apr 30

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,039 head

▲ 169 vs last sale 870▼ 189 vs year ago 1,228 · −15.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

281 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 200▼ 25 vs year ago 306 · −8.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 18▲ 7 vs year ago 10 · +70.0%

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 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 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 $248.45/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −131.86 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$248.45

90 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$31.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs AL average

−19.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	271.74	1,508	5thin
Medium and Large 2	551	254.91	1,405	39
Medium and Large 3	538	240.44	1,293	46

One grade step is worth $31.30/cwt here — about $215 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 sale90 hd

248.45

—

AL average13 barns · 475 hd

249.20

−0.75

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−19.93

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

−131.86

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.64, low $313.28, median $380.31 across 32 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	—	Average	1,616	137.52	2,223	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,329	122.86	1,632	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	119.20	1,490	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	111.37	1,187	49

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,104	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	4thin

Every lot

68 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 3	324	333.68/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,081	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	342.35/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,113	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	331.65/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,240	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	312.63/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,207	48
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	302.28/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,270	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	313.61/cwt	308.00–319.00	1,323	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	320.98/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,525	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	311.39/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,485	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	298.22/cwt	294.00–308.00	1,592	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,636	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	283.32/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,621	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	271.22/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,570	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	271.08/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,740	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	642	263.47/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,691	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,778	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	682	251.70/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,717	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	246.04/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,771	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	231.65/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,802	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	317.25/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,009	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	296.25/cwt	290.00–302.00	981	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	949	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	288.31/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,073	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	269.30/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,010	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	307.06/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,198	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	268.94/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,132	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	257.67/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,093	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	252.36/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,199	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	268.69/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,284	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	286.97/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,386	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	242.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,245	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	273.85/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,438	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	258.90/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,364	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	238.26/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,349	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	251.11/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,441	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	270.33/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,554	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,525	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	234.76/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,470	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	240.08/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,575	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	215.33/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,453	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	229.36/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,594	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,632	29
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	307.88/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,305	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	298.00/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,275	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	293.62/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,377	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	278.26/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,327	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	283.71/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,455	30
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,431	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	258.99/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,445	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	276.75/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,591	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	250.97/cwt	246.00–262.00	1,579	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,522	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,636	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	230.15/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,655	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	129.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,894	6
Bulls	—	—	1,602	141.41/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,265	6
Bulls	—	—	1,860	144.42/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,686	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	119.76/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,180	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	114.45/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,231	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	106.83/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,152	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,181	129.60/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,531	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	124.25/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,481	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	115.09/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,458	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	120.18/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,531	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	124.22/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,655	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	118.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,618	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,104.17/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,104	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,325.00/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,325	4

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,039Last week 870Year ago 1,228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 200Year ago 306

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 18Year ago 10

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	340.00–345.00	342.35
6	350–400	374	330.00–340.00	331.65
5	400–450	422	308.00–319.00	313.61
5	450–500	477	304.00–315.00	311.39
26	500–550	534	294.00–308.00	298.22
3	550–600	572	280.00–285.00	283.32
13	600–650	642	268.00–277.00	271.08
4	650–700	671	260.00–270.00	265.03
2	700–750	720	244.00–248.00	246.04
3	750–800	778	229.00–235.00	231.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	330.00–340.00	333.68
48	350–400	386	310.00–325.00	312.63
3	400–450	420	300.00–307.00	302.28
2	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	579	265.00–276.00	271.22
8	600–650	642	263.00–267.00	263.47
3	650–700	682	250.00–255.00	251.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	320.00–322.00	320.98
5	550–600	551	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	290.00–302.00	296.25
8	350–400	372	284.00–295.00	288.31
5	400–450	421	266.00–277.00	268.94
21	450–500	478	260.00–275.00	268.69
19	500–550	527	254.00–268.00	258.90
20	550–600	574	244.00–257.00	251.11
8	600–650	626	232.00–244.00	234.76
8	650–700	695	229.00–232.00	229.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	270.00–280.00	275.00
10	350–400	375	265.00–272.00	269.30
19	400–450	424	255.00–265.00	257.67
11	450–500	475	250.00–255.00	252.36
25	500–550	514	240.00–250.00	242.27
21	550–600	566	232.00–242.00	238.26
3	650–700	675	210.00–218.00	215.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	314.00–320.00	317.25
3	350–400	390	302.00–311.00	307.06
2	450–500	483	286.00–288.00	286.97
2	500–550	525	270.00–278.00	273.85
3	550–600	575	268.00–275.00	270.33
8	600–650	620	246.00	246.00
25	650–700	656	240.00–242.00	240.08
29	700–750	722	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	424	302.00–310.00	307.88
6	450–500	469	290.00–298.00	293.62
30	500–550	513	280.00–290.00	283.71
8	550–600	575	271.00–284.00	276.75
4	600–650	629	246.00–262.00	250.97
2	650–700	668	240.00–250.00	244.91
5	700–750	719	226.00–236.00	230.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	293.00–300.00	298.00
8	450–500	477	275.00–282.00	278.26
4	500–550	525	270.00–275.00	272.50
2	550–600	558	256.00–262.00	258.99
1	600–650	645	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,076	112.00–117.00	114.45
24	—	1,078	105.00–110.00	106.83
6	—	985	118.00–122.00	119.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,181	129.00–130.00	129.60
33	—	1,332	122.00–126.00	124.22
20	—	1,360	115.00–121.00	118.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,274	119.00–121.00	120.18
20	—	1,267	113.00–117.00	115.09
13	—	1,192	123.00–127.00	124.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,602	139.00–143.00	141.41
6	—	1,468	125.00–135.00	129.03
4	—	1,860	144.00–145.00	144.42

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)	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,104.17

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	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,325.00

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.