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Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 13

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,148 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 1,038▼ 507 vs year ago 1,655 · −30.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 127▲ 32 vs year ago 137 · +23.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 16▼ 68 vs year ago 80 · −85.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 14.00 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 $238.29/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −141.19 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$238.29

84 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$27.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.65

vs AL average

−13.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	253.29	1,328	25
Medium and Large 2	552	233.26	1,287	48
Medium and Large 3	532	226.19	1,202	11thin

One grade step is worth $27.09/cwt here — about $126 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 sale84 hd

238.29

—

AL average15 barns · 554 hd

234.64

+3.65

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−13.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−141.19

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	1,625	165.49	2,689	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	146.45	1,995	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	140.68	1,780	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	128.12	1,333	26

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)	—	$1,960	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	4thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	439.95/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,025	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	397.34/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,085	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	369.82/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,017	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	376.54/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,197	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	342.81/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,107	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	323.03/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,050	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	342.71/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,254	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	323.32/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,200	24
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	307.72/cwt	298.00–312.00	1,163	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	333.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,409	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	312.37/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,324	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	299.32/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,470	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,560	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	293.59/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,518	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	271.84/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,588	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	263.50/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,650	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	257.09/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,609	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	257.47/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,710	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	237.25/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,632	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	245.99/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,803	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	227.02/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,778	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	286	295.29/cwt	290.00–300.00	845	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	297.20/cwt	290.00–300.00	963	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	850	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	276.53/cwt	270.00–280.00	918	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	265.12/cwt	258.00–274.00	970	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	282.34/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,045	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	248.39/cwt	245.00–252.00	929	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	253.99/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,079	50
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	239.98/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,025	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	266.29/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,164	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,158	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	233.00/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,095	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	243.10/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,160	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	229.44/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,159	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	254.53/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,324	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	238.25/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,265	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	239.00/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,369	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	220.51/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,275	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	226.27/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,315	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	220.59/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,361	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	228.67/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,434	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	220.23/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,440	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	211.98/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,444	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	208.49/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,507	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	213.50/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,569	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	303.19/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,270	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	286.54/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,212	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	266.68/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,261	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	259.04/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,256	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	251.78/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,314	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	242.25/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,272	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	241.72/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,392	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	232.70/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,345	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	219.00/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,360	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	235.11/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,476	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	233.97/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,568	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	221.00/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,602	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	170.52/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,691	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	162.97/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,686	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	123.86/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,218	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,477	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	130.74/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,429	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	134.97/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,699	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	140.90/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,780	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	148.75/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,913	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,312	152.89/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,006	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	146.31/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,987	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	139.35/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,995	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	4

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 Aug 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,148Last week 1,038Year ago 1,655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 127Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 14.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	365.00–375.00	369.82
7	300–350	323	335.00–355.00	342.81
24	350–400	371	320.00–335.00	323.32
8	400–450	424	310.00–324.00	312.37
27	450–500	491	292.00–307.00	299.32
8	500–550	517	286.00–298.00	293.59
19	550–600	584	266.00–280.00	271.84
11	600–650	626	252.00–258.00	257.09
18	650–700	688	235.00–250.00	237.25
2	750–800	783	226.00–228.00	227.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	315.00–330.00	323.03
10	350–400	378	298.00–312.00	307.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	435.00–445.00	439.95
2	250–300	273	395.00–400.00	397.34
3	300–350	318	370.00–385.00	376.54
8	350–400	366	340.00–350.00	342.71
5	400–450	422	330.00–340.00	333.96
17	500–550	515	303.00	303.00
48	600–650	626	261.00–264.00	263.50
4	650–700	664	254.00–262.00	257.47
2	700–750	733	244.00–248.00	245.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
11	300–350	324	290.00–300.00	297.20
3	350–400	370	280.00–285.00	282.34
24	400–450	437	260.00–269.00	266.29
10	450–500	454	255.00	255.00
23	500–550	520	248.00–255.00	254.53
2	550–600	573	238.00–240.00	239.00
3	600–650	627	228.00–230.00	228.67
17	650–700	654	218.00–224.00	220.23
2	700–750	735	213.00–214.00	213.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	290.00–300.00	295.29
3	300–350	332	270.00–280.00	276.53
22	350–400	366	258.00–274.00	265.12
50	400–450	425	246.00–260.00	253.99
26	450–500	477	238.00–248.00	243.10
28	500–550	531	235.00–244.00	238.25
20	550–600	581	224.00–232.00	226.27
39	600–650	617	217.00–228.00	220.59
8	650–700	681	210.00–218.00	211.98
4	700–750	723	208.00–210.00	208.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	255.00–260.00	257.50
5	350–400	374	245.00–252.00	248.39
10	400–450	427	236.00–244.00	239.98
6	450–500	470	230.00–236.00	233.00
7	500–550	505	229.00–232.00	229.44
4	550–600	578	220.00–222.00	220.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	423	280.00–300.00	286.54
16	450–500	473	258.00–275.00	266.68
11	500–550	522	248.00–260.00	251.78
7	550–600	576	238.00–246.00	241.72
9	600–650	628	230.00–238.00	235.11
2	650–700	670	232.00–236.00	233.97
3	700–750	725	219.00–222.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	265.00	265.00
15	450–500	485	250.00–261.00	259.04
8	500–550	525	238.00–248.00	242.25
3	550–600	578	230.00–238.00	232.70
4	600–650	621	214.00–222.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	300.00–308.00	303.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	147.00–151.00	148.75
28	—	1,263	139.00–144.00	140.90
11	—	1,259	132.00–137.00	134.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	983	121.00–126.00	123.86
2	—	1,070	137.00–139.00	138.00
12	—	1,093	128.00–134.00	130.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,312	152.00–154.00	152.89
18	—	1,358	144.00–150.00	146.31
6	—	1,432	138.00–141.00	139.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	170.00–171.00	170.52
4	—	1,648	160.00–168.00	162.97

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	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.