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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, May 21

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,221 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 1,114▲ 138 vs year ago 1,083 · +12.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

273 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 151▲ 40 vs year ago 233 · +17.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 28▲ 27 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 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 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 $258.28/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −122.03 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$258.28

129 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$26.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.98

vs AL average

−18.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	268.53	1,439	45
Medium and Large 2	545	258.40	1,409	56
Medium and Large 3	555	241.56	1,340	28

One grade step is worth $26.98/cwt here — about $99 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 sale129 hd

258.28

—

AL average13 barns · 393 hd

252.30

+5.98

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−18.18

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

−122.03

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	—	High	1,559	148.32	2,312	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,349	134.49	1,814	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	132.50	1,597	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	121.83	1,202	47

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$986	7

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	402.86/cwt	400.00–410.00	906	7
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	384.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	864	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	337.31/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,063	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	365.19/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,180	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	343.65/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,113	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	337.95/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,237	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,402	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	319.01/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,222	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	317.77/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,344	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	306.62/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,297	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	299.61/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,411	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	312.52/cwt	307.00–316.00	1,513	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	317.65/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,566	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	316.35/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,667	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	306.46/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,618	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	294.50/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,561	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	279.69/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,605	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	292.43/cwt	288.00–302.00	1,699	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	275.94/cwt	274.00–289.00	1,744	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	636	260.70/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,658	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	255.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,750	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	324.59/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,032	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	300.53/cwt	296.00–308.00	968	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	285.54/cwt	280.00–290.00	937	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	275.30/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,024	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	292.68/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,098	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	298.47/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,248	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	281.83/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,195	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	265.75/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,129	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,351	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	259.61/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,236	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	275.18/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,324	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	246.59/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,292	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	262.25/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,377	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	269.56/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,431	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	263.78/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,472	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	253.63/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,446	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	237.78/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,374	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	239.80/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,477	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	230.30/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,439	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	229.21/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,554	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	679	221.27/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,502	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	204.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,480	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	746	224.37/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,674	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	304.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,296	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	298.35/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,405	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	281.76/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,333	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	297.16/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,557	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	280.67/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,482	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	267.70/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,537	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	279.69/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,622	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	266.71/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,667	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	242.30/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,526	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	671	232.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,559	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	253.89/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,721	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	241.71/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,745	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	738	207.49/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,531	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,164	138.28/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,610	4
Bulls	—	—	1,666	148.97/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,482	5
Bulls	—	—	1,732	154.47/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,675	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	117.63/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,119	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	128.93/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,284	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	124.68/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,312	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	126.58/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,448	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	132.22/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,614	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	138.07/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,704	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,296	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,845	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	134.94/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,830	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	128.18/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,766	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	985.71/head	925.00–1,125.00	986	7

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,221Last week 1,114Year ago 1,083

Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 151Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	380.00–390.00	384.00
16	300–350	324	340.00–355.00	343.65
14	350–400	366	330.00–342.00	337.95
12	400–450	423	310.00–323.00	317.77
19	450–500	484	307.00–316.00	312.52
33	500–550	528	300.00–312.00	306.46
16	550–600	581	288.00–302.00	292.43
19	600–650	632	274.00–289.00	275.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	335.00–340.00	337.31
18	350–400	383	314.00–325.00	319.01
3	400–450	423	304.00–310.00	306.62
5	450–500	471	298.00–300.00	299.61
2	500–550	530	294.00–295.00	294.50
32	550–600	574	275.00–285.00	279.69
10	600–650	636	260.00–265.00	260.70
13	650–700	685	255.00–260.00	255.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	225	400.00–410.00	402.86
2	300–350	323	360.00–370.00	365.19
7	350–400	379	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
37	450–500	493	317.00–325.00	317.65
8	500–550	527	313.00–320.00	316.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	425	300.00–310.00	304.89
5	450–500	471	295.00–304.00	298.35
16	500–550	524	290.00–300.00	297.16
3	550–600	580	275.00–284.00	279.69
4	600–650	625	260.00–270.00	266.71
2	650–700	678	248.00–260.00	253.89
7	700–750	722	240.00–244.00	241.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	280.00–287.00	281.76
3	500–550	528	277.00–285.00	280.67
7	550–600	574	264.00–272.00	267.70
13	600–650	630	240.00–250.00	242.30
5	650–700	671	230.00–240.00	232.35
2	700–750	738	205.00–210.00	207.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	322	296.00–308.00	300.53
19	350–400	375	285.00–300.00	292.68
17	400–450	424	277.00–290.00	281.83
36	450–500	481	270.00–280.00	275.18
31	500–550	525	255.00–268.00	262.25
25	550–600	570	246.00–260.00	253.63
24	600–650	616	238.00–250.00	239.80
12	650–700	678	228.00–243.00	229.21
8	700–750	746	221.00–226.00	224.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	280.00–290.00	285.54
22	350–400	372	270.00–280.00	275.30
12	400–450	425	260.00–272.00	265.75
10	450–500	476	252.00–265.00	259.61
12	500–550	524	240.00–252.00	246.59
16	550–600	578	230.00–242.00	237.78
13	600–650	625	226.00–236.00	230.30
8	650–700	679	220.00–227.00	221.27
5	700–750	725	200.00–210.00	204.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	318	320.00–335.00	324.59
2	400–450	418	297.00–300.00	298.47
2	450–500	458	290.00–300.00	295.03
37	500–550	531	268.00–272.00	269.56
8	550–600	558	262.00–270.00	263.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,732	152.00–158.00	154.47
5	—	1,666	145.00–151.00	148.97
4	—	1,164	135.00–142.00	138.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,052	123.00–126.00	124.68
25	—	951	115.00–122.00	117.63
10	—	996	128.00–130.00	128.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,378	125.00–131.00	128.18
16	—	1,296	140.00–145.00	142.39
28	—	1,356	132.00–138.00	134.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,144	124.00–128.00	126.58
15	—	1,234	136.00–140.00	138.07
23	—	1,221	129.00–135.00	132.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	925.00–1,125.00	985.71

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.