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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Oct 15

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,523 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 1,593▼ 639 vs year ago 2,162 · −29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 183▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 10 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 steady to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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 $225.03/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −154.45 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$225.03

83 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,248

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$25.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs AL average

−32.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	239.99	1,283	9thin
Medium and Large 2	562	226.77	1,274	52
Medium and Large 3	545	214.81	1,171	22

One grade step is worth $25.18/cwt here — about $112 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 sale83 hd

225.03

—

AL average15 barns · 496 hd

228.53

−3.50

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−32.78

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−154.45

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	—	Low	1,160	131.98	1,531	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,311	131.11	1,719	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	120.20	1,461	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	109.79	1,188	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,515	5

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	759	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	299.02/cwt	295.00–300.00	966	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	309.51/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,009	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	339.83/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,145	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	302.66/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,117	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	283.57/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,061	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	325.81/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,228	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	304.48/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,276	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	296.19/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,241	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	265.25/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,146	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	296.85/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,368	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	257.52/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,221	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	276.89/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,324	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	266.98/cwt	262.00–274.00	1,399	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	252.18/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,321	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	270.21/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,510	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	254.53/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,474	54
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	245.99/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,439	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	235.66/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,489	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	247.49/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,572	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	239.77/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,611	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	221.01/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,487	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	226.00/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,639	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,750	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	217.50/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,686	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	277.11/cwt	275.00–280.00	892	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	261.99/cwt	258.00–270.00	844	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	248.29/cwt	240.00–250.00	812	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	260.84/cwt	252.00–264.00	960	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	271.33/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,017	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	238.28/cwt	230.00–240.00	901	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	262.99/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,099	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	245.35/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,033	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	225.68/cwt	220.00–230.00	966	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	247.83/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,155	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	237.58/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,126	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	217.30/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,043	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	230.33/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,209	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	218.22/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,146	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	241.42/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,270	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	235.00/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,328	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	225.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,293	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	209.89/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,205	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	205.83/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,286	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	219.74/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,382	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	211.40/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,418	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,559	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	784	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,529	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	256.73/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,104	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	270.81/cwt	268.00–282.00	1,175	45
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	233.26/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,096	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	253.52/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,209	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	230.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,206	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	242.33/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,272	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	235.08/cwt	228.00–242.00	1,314	25
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	221.23/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,281	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	229.41/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,434	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	220.00/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,382	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	216.49/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,533	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	131.98/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,531	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	107.72/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,162	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	114.48/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,246	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	129.03/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,517	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	124.51/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,520	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	115.84/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,414	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,293	123.13/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,592	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,317	131.39/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,730	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	138.85/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,840	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,750	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,387.50/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,388	2

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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,523Last week 1,593Year ago 2,162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 183Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	295.00–300.00	299.02
7	350–400	374	280.00–290.00	283.57
3	400–450	432	260.00–268.00	265.25
4	450–500	474	250.00–260.00	257.52
10	500–550	524	248.00–254.00	252.18
3	550–600	585	244.00–248.00	245.99
3	600–650	632	235.00–236.00	235.66
4	650–700	673	218.00–224.00	221.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	335.00–340.00	337.50
8	300–350	326	300.00–320.00	309.51
10	350–400	369	295.00–306.00	302.66
16	400–450	419	290.00–300.00	296.19
10	450–500	478	270.00–283.00	276.89
12	500–550	524	262.00–274.00	266.98
54	550–600	579	241.00–264.00	254.53
17	600–650	635	244.00–254.00	247.49
33	650–700	672	231.00–248.00	239.77
4	700–750	725	222.00–230.00	226.00
4	750–800	775	216.00–219.00	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	337	325.00–350.00	339.83
6	350–400	377	320.00–330.00	325.81
4	400–450	419	300.00–310.00	304.48
32	450–500	461	286.00–300.00	296.85
14	550–600	559	268.00–276.00	270.21
5	750–800	761	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	250.00–262.00	256.73
3	450–500	470	230.00–240.00	233.26
6	500–550	522	225.00–235.00	230.98
5	550–600	579	220.00–226.00	221.23
2	600–650	628	219.00–221.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	400–450	434	268.00–282.00	270.81
9	450–500	477	246.00–258.00	253.52
9	500–550	525	238.00–250.00	242.33
25	550–600	559	228.00–242.00	235.08
12	600–650	625	225.00–234.00	229.41
2	700–750	708	214.00–219.00	216.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	322	258.00–270.00	261.99
22	350–400	368	252.00–264.00	260.84
31	400–450	421	239.00–256.00	245.35
21	450–500	474	230.00–243.00	237.58
12	500–550	525	224.00–237.00	230.33
40	550–600	573	220.00–230.00	225.70
15	600–650	629	215.00–224.00	219.74
12	650–700	671	210.00–215.00	211.40
5	750–800	784	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	240.00–250.00	248.29
6	350–400	378	230.00–240.00	238.28
6	400–450	428	220.00–230.00	225.68
21	450–500	480	214.00–224.00	217.30
13	500–550	525	212.00–220.00	218.22
9	550–600	574	206.00–216.00	209.89
6	600–650	625	200.00–210.00	205.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	275.00–280.00	277.11
8	350–400	375	267.00–277.00	271.33
4	400–450	418	258.00–266.00	262.99
37	450–500	466	246.00–252.00	247.83
7	500–550	526	238.00–246.00	241.42
2	550–600	565	234.00–236.00	235.00
2	700–750	715	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,079	105.00–111.00	107.72
11	—	1,088	113.00–117.00	114.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,317	129.00–135.00	131.39
12	—	1,293	121.00–125.00	123.13
12	—	1,325	137.00–141.00	138.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,221	114.00–120.00	115.84
4	—	1,176	128.00–131.00	129.03
11	—	1,221	122.00–127.00	124.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	131.00–133.00	131.98

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)	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,387.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.