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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, May 28

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

949 head

▼ 272 vs last sale 1,221▼ 118 vs year ago 1,067 · −11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

205 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 273▲ 49 vs year ago 156 · +31.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 27▲ 8 vs year ago 20 · +40.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 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 $261.56/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −117.93 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$261.56

65 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$26.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.98

vs AL average

−6.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	274.35	1,521	22
Medium and Large 2	546	257.73	1,408	31
Medium and Large 3	541	248.01	1,342	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.34/cwt here — about $179 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 sale65 hd

261.56

—

AL average8 barns · 284 hd

256.57

+4.98

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−6.06

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−117.93

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	—	High	1,690	147.50	2,492	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	135.51	1,866	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	129.16	1,569	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	118.00	1,235	43

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)	—	$1,258	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$998	5

Every lot

70 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	317	336.15/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,066	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	344.44/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,119	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	321.25/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,205	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	337.49/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,269	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	321.01/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,371	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	316.13/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,470	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	301.02/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,445	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	321.14/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,660	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	303.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,591	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	287.57/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,524	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	274.65/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,585	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	287.48/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,670	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	310.49/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,816	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	296.38/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,852	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	272.34/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,727	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	250.33/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,685	48
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	268.45/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,852	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	253.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,818	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	231.55/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,667	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	335.97/cwt	335.00–337.00	951	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,018	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	339.57/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,090	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	285.75/cwt	282.00–290.00	929	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	313.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,061	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	316.55/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,178	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	297.62/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,119	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	309.02/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,307	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	283.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,197	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	271.64/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,154	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	297.29/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,409	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	270.00/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,293	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	257.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,241	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	278.68/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,444	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	266.09/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,378	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	251.24/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,327	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	251.69/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,427	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	272.72/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,549	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	238.30/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,382	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	260.49/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,602	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	238.17/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,477	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	227.23/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,416	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	232.85/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,576	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	219.33/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,513	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	222.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,573	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	232.38/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,673	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	230.05/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,783	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,254	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	312.13/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,330	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	300.41/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,421	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	280.07/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,339	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	292.22/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,537	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	278.38/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,592	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	265.99/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,644	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,427	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,009	5
Bulls	—	—	1,808	156.95/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,827	148.22/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,708	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	114.57/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,162	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	119.60/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,271	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	124.96/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,386	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,568	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	123.70/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,466	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	131.56/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,635	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,347	134.97/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,818	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	141.42/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,961	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	129.32/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,853	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,258.33/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,258	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	998.00/head	915.00–1,100.00	998	5

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 949Last week 1,221Year ago 1,067

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 273Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 27Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	344.44
10	350–400	376	330.00–340.00	337.49
9	400–450	427	315.00–330.00	321.01
18	450–500	465	308.00–320.00	316.13
8	500–550	524	300.00–310.00	303.61
27	550–600	581	281.00–297.00	287.48
19	600–650	634	271.00–280.00	272.34
2	650–700	690	262.00–275.00	268.45
3	700–750	718	250.00–260.00	253.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
11	500–550	517	316.00–326.00	321.14
2	550–600	585	310.00–311.00	310.49
8	600–650	625	290.00–300.00	296.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	325.00–340.00	336.15
12	350–400	375	315.00–325.00	321.25
3	450–500	480	300.00–303.00	301.02
2	500–550	530	285.00–290.00	287.57
3	550–600	577	270.00–277.00	274.65
48	650–700	673	250.00–257.00	250.33
7	700–750	720	230.00–236.00	231.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	335.00–337.00	335.97
3	300–350	338	310.00–320.00	313.92
18	350–400	376	290.00–305.00	297.62
8	400–450	423	280.00–290.00	283.08
19	450–500	479	265.00–280.00	270.00
13	500–550	518	260.00–271.00	266.09
18	550–600	567	246.00–255.00	251.69
15	600–650	620	236.00–247.00	238.17
7	650–700	677	230.00–237.00	232.85
7	700–750	708	220.00–230.00	222.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	282.00–290.00	285.75
2	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
5	400–450	425	270.00–276.00	271.64
8	450–500	481	255.00–265.00	257.98
9	500–550	528	246.00–255.00	251.24
3	550–600	580	235.00–240.00	238.30
9	600–650	623	220.00–230.00	227.23
3	650–700	690	216.00–222.00	219.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	340.00–350.00	345.00
8	300–350	321	335.00–345.00	339.57
3	350–400	372	310.00–330.00	316.55
4	400–450	423	306.00–310.00	309.02
10	450–500	474	290.00–302.00	297.29
6	500–550	518	276.00–280.00	278.68
16	550–600	568	262.00–277.00	272.72
4	600–650	615	255.00–270.00	260.49
5	700–750	720	230.00–236.00	232.38
2	750–800	775	228.00–232.00	230.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	426	310.00–317.00	312.13
5	450–500	473	295.00–305.00	300.41
4	500–550	526	290.00–295.00	292.22
5	550–600	572	275.00–285.00	278.38
7	600–650	618	260.00–275.00	265.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	290.00–300.00	295.00
3	450–500	478	275.00–290.00	280.07
2	500–550	525	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,014	113.00–117.00	114.57
5	—	1,109	124.00–127.00	124.96
19	—	1,063	118.00–122.00	119.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,347	132.00–137.00	134.97
4	—	1,433	126.00–131.00	129.32
5	—	1,387	140.00–143.00	141.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,243	129.00–134.00	131.56
14	—	1,185	121.00–126.00	123.70
3	—	1,145	136.00–138.00	136.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,808	156.00–158.00	156.95
7	—	1,827	145.00–151.00	148.22
5	—	1,427	140.00–142.00	140.81

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	—	—	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,258.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	915.00–1,100.00	998.00

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.