Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2024-06-25

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jun 25
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,441 head
▲ 289 vs last sale 1,152▼ 203 vs year ago 1,644 · −12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
391 head
▲ 215 vs last sale 176▲ 75 vs year ago 316 · +23.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 22▲ 7 vs year ago 41 · +17.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.16/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −129.33 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.
Average price
$250.16
79 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,381
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.83
vs AL average
−19.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543267.531,4529thin
Medium and Large 2554249.721,38354
Medium and Large 3551241.851,33316thin
One grade step is worth $25.68/cwt here — about $119 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 sale79 hd
250.16
—
AL average13 barns · 410 hd
248.33
+1.83
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−19.12
This barn, trailing median33 sales
379.48
−129.33
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
429386342299median 379.4803/0305/0507/0709/0111/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,328142.341,89027
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,215135.291,64445
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,106124.751,37958

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3582thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2517
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6504thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295370.45/cwt362.00–375.001,0935
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318363.44/cwt362.00–365.001,1562
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323354.12/cwt350.00–360.001,1446
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3341332.59/cwt320.00–335.001,13416
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372334.64/cwt330.00–345.001,2458
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3384320.95/cwt310.00–325.001,23218
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426329.06/cwt329.00–330.001,40217
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427319.41/cwt315.00–324.001,36434
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475318.15/cwt310.00–320.001,51119
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480299.72/cwt297.00–305.001,4393
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482323.03/cwt322.00–325.001,5573
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517311.40/cwt298.00–315.001,61019
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527319.27/cwt316.00–322.001,6833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3528283.24/cwt277.00–290.001,4968
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571293.82/cwt285.00–300.001,67846
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3577275.08/cwt270.00–280.001,58712
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6002
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633270.97/cwt268.00–279.001,71514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3679248.52/cwt246.00–250.001,6874
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2686253.91/cwt251.00–266.001,74216
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710252.03/cwt248.00–256.001,7892
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3775220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7052
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324309.79/cwt300.00–315.001,0049
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325321.64/cwt318.00–330.001,04511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368304.93/cwt304.00–313.001,12218
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388271.24/cwt267.00–277.001,0523
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2389285.95/cwt282.00–295.001,11233
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423297.48/cwt292.00–304.001,2583
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425258.61/cwt252.00–266.001,09918
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432278.18/cwt272.00–285.001,20250
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462282.60/cwt280.00–289.001,3065
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472250.71/cwt245.00–255.001,18327
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477262.19/cwt258.00–272.001,25128
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,4154
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521257.56/cwt250.00–264.001,34220
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535245.97/cwt240.00–250.001,31610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568259.95/cwt255.00–265.001,4775
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573245.11/cwt240.00–254.001,40434
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578234.98/cwt230.00–240.001,3586
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612237.32/cwt234.00–242.001,4523
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3626222.23/cwt219.00–227.001,3918
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3668212.18/cwt209.00–218.001,4175
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677221.01/cwt218.00–224.001,4963
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3730209.66/cwt209.00–210.001,5313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424304.79/cwt300.00–310.001,29211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440292.45/cwt288.00–297.001,2872
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474272.95/cwt270.00–280.001,2945
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477292.80/cwt282.00–307.001,39712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524282.54/cwt278.00–294.001,48115
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525264.00/cwt260.00–270.001,38610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573275.22/cwt270.00–282.001,5774
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573255.42/cwt250.00–260.001,46412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3626243.57/cwt240.00–250.001,5257
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635255.94/cwt252.00–260.001,6252
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670248.03/cwt244.00–252.001,6622
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3674233.18/cwt224.00–235.001,5726
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3718211.59/cwt205.00–220.001,5193
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3769203.56/cwt200.00–210.001,5655
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070129.83/cwt127.00–135.001,38921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,126121.87/cwt120.00–125.001,37237
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177138.98/cwt137.00–143.001,63621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249132.06/cwt129.00–136.001,64924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,304145.41/cwt144.00–149.001,89611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323138.70/cwt137.00–142.001,83514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,2502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,650.00/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,357.50/head1,325.00–1,390.001,3582
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,250.71/head1,195.00–1,300.001,2517

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.