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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jun 4

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,482 head

▲ 533 vs last sale 949▲ 326 vs year ago 1,156 · +28.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

244 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 205▼ 54 vs year ago 298 · −18.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 28▼ 9 vs year ago 19 · −47.4%

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 8.00 higher. 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 $254.28/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −126.03 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$254.28

81 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$38.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.85

vs AL average

−18.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	281.00	1,498	2thin
Medium and Large 2	551	258.39	1,424	55
Medium and Large 3	561	242.63	1,360	24

One grade step is worth $38.37/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale81 hd

254.28

—

AL average12 barns · 338 hd

251.43

+2.85

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−18.75

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

−126.03

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	—	Average	1,839	153.64	2,826	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,334	141.93	1,894	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	137.64	1,700	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	128.29	1,357	36

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)	—	$1,390	5

Every lot

71 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	224	403.93/cwt	400.00–420.00	905	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,003	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	331.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,068	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	341.31/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,126	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	331.60/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,244	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	319.78/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,206	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	326.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,416	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	316.52/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,494	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	329.24/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,590	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	297.49/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,437	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	305.33/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,618	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,558	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	287.62/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,688	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	597	270.19/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,613	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	273.49/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,723	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	266.32/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,683	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	261.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,744	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	338.63/cwt	330.00–345.00	914	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	323.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,040	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	301.73/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,002	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	309.79/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,159	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	295.61/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,114	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	275.62/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,039	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	303.58/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,287	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	261.41/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,108	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	283.04/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,211	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	256.76/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,204	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	273.00/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,297	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	291.60/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,408	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	249.72/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,286	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	263.32/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,380	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	281.00/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,498	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	241.62/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,370	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	251.52/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,481	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	257.25/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,554	78
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	229.90/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,437	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	247.78/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,571	108
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,628	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	232.89/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,567	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	214.10/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,452	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	224.19/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,652	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	743	214.45/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,593	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	779	201.78/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,572	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	306.51/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,306	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	294.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,259	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	296.54/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,409	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	279.89/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,332	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	291.91/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,535	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	273.34/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,443	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	274.54/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,565	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	264.80/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,523	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	265.49/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,641	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	247.65/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,555	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	240.51/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,631	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	245.00/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,771	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	733	211.80/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,552	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	206.01/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,592	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,721	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	159.45/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,440	2
Bulls	—	—	1,963	151.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,970	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	121.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,260	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	138.59/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,465	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	131.42/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,415	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	144.68/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,671	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,618	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	139.19/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,744	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,263	136.50/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,724	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	143.39/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,943	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,108	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,390.00/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,390	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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,482Last week 949Year ago 1,156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 205Year ago 298

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 28Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. 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
5	200–250	224	400.00–420.00	403.93
2	250–300	273	365.00–370.00	367.48
4	300–350	330	340.00–345.00	341.31
10	350–400	375	330.00–337.00	331.60
5	400–450	433	320.00–330.00	326.92
19	450–500	472	313.00–320.00	316.52
8	500–550	530	300.00–312.00	305.33
13	550–600	587	284.00–288.00	287.62
2	600–650	630	272.00–275.00	273.49
25	650–700	667	260.00–267.00	261.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	330.00–335.00	331.63
21	350–400	377	315.00–325.00	319.78
4	450–500	483	290.00–300.00	297.49
16	500–550	530	294.00	294.00
20	550–600	597	267.00–275.00	270.19
3	600–650	632	265.00–267.00	266.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	483	325.00–335.00	329.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	330.00–345.00	338.63
3	300–350	332	300.00–305.00	301.73
15	350–400	377	290.00–300.00	295.61
30	400–450	428	280.00–295.00	283.04
24	450–500	475	267.00–282.00	273.00
32	500–550	524	260.00–272.00	263.32
23	550–600	589	248.00–260.00	251.52
108	600–650	634	240.00–252.00	247.78
8	650–700	673	229.00–238.00	232.89
17	700–750	737	223.00–227.00	224.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	377	270.00–280.00	275.62
7	400–450	424	260.00–270.00	261.41
11	450–500	469	250.00–261.00	256.76
3	500–550	515	245.00–254.00	249.72
21	550–600	567	232.00–245.00	241.62
11	600–650	625	227.00–235.00	229.90
2	650–700	678	210.00–218.00	214.10
18	700–750	743	214.00–216.00	214.45
4	750–800	779	200.00–207.00	201.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	320.00–330.00	323.93
16	350–400	374	305.00–322.00	309.79
10	400–450	424	300.00–312.00	303.58
6	450–500	483	289.00–305.00	291.60
2	500–550	533	280.00–282.00	281.00
78	600–650	604	254.00–265.00	257.25
10	650–700	651	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	426	300.00–313.00	306.51
15	450–500	475	290.00–306.00	296.54
9	500–550	526	285.00–300.00	291.91
2	550–600	570	272.00–277.00	274.54
4	600–650	618	260.00–272.00	265.49
2	700–750	723	244.00–246.00	245.00
2	750–800	775	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	290.00–300.00	294.05
18	450–500	476	278.00–286.00	279.89
9	500–550	528	270.00–280.00	273.34
5	550–600	575	260.00–272.00	264.80
8	600–650	628	245.00–255.00	247.65
4	650–700	678	240.00–242.00	240.51
6	700–750	733	210.00–221.00	211.80
3	750–800	773	202.00–211.00	206.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,037	120.00–125.00	121.52
16	—	1,077	128.00–135.00	131.42
5	—	1,057	137.00–140.00	138.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,263	134.00–139.00	136.50
2	—	1,415	149.00	149.00
20	—	1,355	141.00–146.00	143.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	144.00–146.00	144.68
13	—	1,217	130.00–135.00	132.93
26	—	1,253	137.00–141.00	139.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,963	150.00–155.00	151.32
2	—	1,530	157.00–163.00	159.45

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)	5	—	—	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,390.00

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.