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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, May 14

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,114 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 1,023▼ 126 vs year ago 1,240 · −10.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 147▼ 55 vs year ago 206 · −26.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 42▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 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 $255.72/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −124.59 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$255.72

64 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$32.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.50

vs AL average

−14.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	266.57	1,487	31
Medium and Large 2	551	251.86	1,387	21
Medium and Large 3	557	234.42	1,306	12thin

One grade step is worth $32.15/cwt here — about $182 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 sale64 hd

255.72

—

AL average13 barns · 377 hd

248.22

+7.50

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−14.28

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

−124.59

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	1,559	138.79	2,163	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	128.18	1,703	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	123.44	1,578	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	112.38	1,243	52

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)	—	$1,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	12

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	322.80/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,049	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	346.21/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,129	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	315.75/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,187	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	338.16/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,312	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	321.22/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,365	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	301.02/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,309	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,539	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	312.60/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,500	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	303.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,599	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	318.45/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,716	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	301.99/cwt	297.00–309.00	1,724	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	285.39/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,630	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	275.49/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,592	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	264.51/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,666	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	270.71/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,724	58
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	253.00/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,708	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	269.27/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,826	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	257.98/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,780	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	236.99/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,730	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	816	225.17/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,837	69
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	318.47/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,013	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	294.67/cwt	285.00–300.00	952	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	288.16/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,081	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	270.32/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,022	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	305.22/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,181	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	285.12/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,178	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	293.57/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,227	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	258.81/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,090	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	259.66/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,228	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	248.00/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,178	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	273.20/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,300	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	268.65/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,397	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	255.61/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,342	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	240.76/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,264	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	266.35/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,497	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	231.25/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,325	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	248.45/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,426	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	222.00/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,388	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,553	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	242.16/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,535	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,545	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	732	203.30/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,488	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,587	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	764	215.87/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,649	57
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,338	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	293.05/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,269	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	301.18/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,331	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	298.96/cwt	297.00–304.00	1,402	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	281.40/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,337	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	290.62/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,511	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	276.17/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,455	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	280.22/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,611	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	267.94/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,549	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	268.29/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,645	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	249.55/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,542	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	226.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,526	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	241.35/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,648	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	743	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,523	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	783	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,527	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	131.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,880	5
Bulls	—	—	1,622	141.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,300	3
Bulls	—	—	1,798	151.42/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,723	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	110.30/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,213	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	116.30/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,299	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	119.62/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,498	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	136.02/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,741	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	125.77/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,631	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	130.64/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,715	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	130.47/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,721	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	123.60/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,678	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,325.00/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,900	12

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 May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,114Last week 1,023Year ago 1,240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 147Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 42Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	317.00–330.00	322.80
8	350–400	376	314.00–320.00	315.75
2	400–450	435	300.00–302.00	301.02
4	550–600	578	270.00–280.00	275.49
12	600–650	630	261.00–271.00	264.51
4	650–700	675	251.00–255.00	253.00
3	700–750	730	235.00–238.00	236.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	340.00–350.00	346.21
10	350–400	388	330.00–339.00	338.16
4	400–450	425	315.00–325.00	321.22
7	450–500	480	308.00–320.00	312.60
7	500–550	527	300.00–310.00	303.46
5	550–600	571	280.00–290.00	285.39
58	600–650	637	269.00–280.00	270.71
12	650–700	690	257.00–262.00	257.98
69	800–850	816	223.00–227.00	225.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	324.00	324.00
31	500–550	539	315.00–324.00	318.45
8	550–600	571	297.00–309.00	301.99
11	650–700	678	269.00–272.00	269.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	285.00–300.00	294.67
10	350–400	375	280.00–295.00	288.16
16	400–450	413	275.00–287.00	285.12
19	450–500	473	254.00–267.00	259.66
10	500–550	525	250.00–262.00	255.61
11	550–600	574	242.00–260.00	248.45
18	600–650	634	232.00–245.00	242.16
18	650–700	669	231.00	231.00
2	700–750	738	215.00	215.00
57	750–800	764	215.00–217.00	215.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	315.00–322.00	318.47
13	350–400	387	304.00–315.00	305.22
6	400–450	418	287.00–300.00	293.57
10	450–500	476	272.00–278.00	273.20
3	500–550	520	268.00–270.00	268.65
28	550–600	562	262.00–268.00	266.35
19	600–650	634	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	267.00–274.00	270.32
7	400–450	421	255.00–265.00	258.81
4	450–500	475	246.00–250.00	248.00
4	500–550	525	237.00–247.00	240.76
8	550–600	573	225.00–236.00	231.25
8	600–650	625	220.00–224.00	222.00
3	700–750	732	200.00–205.00	203.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	442	300.00–306.00	301.18
5	450–500	469	297.00–304.00	298.96
22	500–550	520	285.00–297.00	290.62
9	550–600	575	275.00–285.00	280.22
3	600–650	613	260.00–275.00	268.29
6	650–700	683	238.00–242.00	241.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	290.00–297.00	293.05
5	450–500	475	280.00–287.00	281.40
6	500–550	527	272.00–282.00	276.17
2	550–600	578	266.00–270.00	267.94
4	600–650	618	240.00–254.00	249.55
5	650–700	675	220.00–230.00	226.00
2	700–750	743	200.00–210.00	204.98
2	750–800	783	190.00–200.00	194.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,100	108.00–113.00	110.30
18	—	1,117	114.00–119.00	116.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,313	128.00–133.00	130.64
12	—	1,358	121.00–126.00	123.60
2	—	1,280	134.00–138.00	136.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,252	117.00–122.00	119.62
5	—	1,319	129.00–132.00	130.47
16	—	1,297	124.00–127.00	125.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	140.00–145.00	141.82
5	—	1,425	130.00–135.00	131.92
2	—	1,798	150.00–153.00	151.42

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)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.00

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	12	—	—	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,900.00

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.