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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Nov 5

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Receipts

1,711 head

▼ 504 vs last sale 2,215▼ 375 vs year ago 2,086 · −18.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No slaughter or replacements were covered. 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 $220.86/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −159.45 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.

Average price

$220.86

99 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

vs AL average

−37.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	225.92	1,219	43
Medium and Large 3	539	216.97	1,169	56

One grade step is worth $8.95/cwt here — about $50 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 sale99 hd

220.86

—

AL average14 barns · 496 hd

224.01

−3.15

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−37.53

This barn, trailing median32 sales

380.31

−159.45

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

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.

Every lot

61 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	221	428.93/cwt	420.00–435.00	948	4
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	377.55/cwt	375.00–380.00	906	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	358.90/cwt	350.00–370.00	998	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	309.58/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,006	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	959	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	327.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,069	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	319.65/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,157	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	297.10/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,102	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	284.41/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,067	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	306.48/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,284	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	294.54/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,267	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	296.88/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,398	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	280.14/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,331	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	285.62/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,468	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	271.29/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,424	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	546	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,387	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	257.90/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,478	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	240.67/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,384	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	238.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,483	50
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	246.81/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,570	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	235.28/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,583	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	225.35/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,532	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	718	215.68/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,549	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	227.30/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,664	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	776	224.00/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,738	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	270.10/cwt	265.00–275.00	748	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	278.73/cwt	275.00–285.00	892	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	321	243.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	783	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	255.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	836	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	236.22/cwt	236.00–238.00	883	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	245.91/cwt	240.00–252.00	922	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	242.01/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,024	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	262.19/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,120	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	231.19/cwt	226.00–236.00	987	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	255.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,207	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	222.76/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,058	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	235.48/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,121	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	229.05/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,203	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	218.90/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,160	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	218.70/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,253	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	209.09/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,202	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	211.23/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,320	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	196.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,239	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	221.98/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,421	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	207.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,359	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	215.51/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,446	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,449	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	255.71/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,087	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	274.65/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,173	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	257.59/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,224	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	246.08/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,292	26
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	230.25/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,209	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	236.15/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,358	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	217.24/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,253	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	219.58/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,381	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	629	207.97/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,308	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	658	197.99/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,303	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Receipts 1,711Last week 2,215Year ago 2,086

Compared to one week ago: No slaughter or replacements were covered. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	277	265.00–275.00	270.10
13	300–350	327	250.00–260.00	255.69
17	350–400	375	240.00–252.00	245.91
31	400–450	423	238.00–250.00	242.01
55	450–500	476	230.00–244.00	235.48
30	500–550	525	224.00–238.00	229.05
13	550–600	573	214.00–224.00	218.70
13	600–650	625	207.00–218.00	211.23
36	650–700	656	200.00–210.00	207.22
2	700–750	743	190.00–200.00	195.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	240.00–250.00	243.93
9	350–400	374	236.00–238.00	236.22
14	400–450	427	226.00–236.00	231.19
21	450–500	475	220.00–226.00	222.76
45	500–550	530	212.00–222.00	218.90
11	550–600	575	202.00–212.00	209.09
3	600–650	630	190.00–200.00	196.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	275.00–285.00	278.73
2	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
14	400–450	427	254.00–265.00	262.19
2	450–500	473	250.00–260.00	255.13
2	600–650	640	220.00–224.00	221.98
4	650–700	671	214.00–216.00	215.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	375.00–380.00	377.55
12	300–350	325	305.00–315.00	309.58
7	350–400	371	295.00–305.00	297.10
11	400–450	430	290.00–300.00	294.54
22	450–500	475	274.00–287.00	280.14
14	500–550	525	264.00–278.00	271.29
12	550–600	573	254.00–265.00	257.90
16	600–650	636	241.00–254.00	246.81
7	650–700	673	230.00–239.00	235.28
6	700–750	732	222.00–230.00	227.30
6	750–800	776	222.00–225.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	295.00	295.00
17	350–400	375	280.00–290.00	284.41
2	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	546	254.00	254.00
6	550–600	575	236.00–246.00	240.67
50	600–650	623	230.00–240.00	238.00
3	650–700	680	224.00–228.00	225.35
3	700–750	718	212.00–220.00	215.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	420.00–435.00	428.93
4	250–300	278	350.00–370.00	358.90
5	300–350	326	320.00–330.00	327.98
10	350–400	362	315.00–321.00	319.65
7	400–450	419	300.00–310.00	306.48
7	450–500	471	292.00–302.00	296.88
16	500–550	514	280.00–290.00	285.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	427	270.00–280.00	274.65
20	450–500	475	252.00–264.00	257.59
26	500–550	525	238.00–255.00	246.08
13	550–600	575	230.00–242.00	236.15
5	600–650	629	216.00–222.00	219.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	425	250.00–260.00	255.71
2	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
8	500–550	525	228.00–234.00	230.25
13	550–600	577	214.00–222.00	217.24
4	600–650	629	204.00–210.00	207.97
2	650–700	658	196.00–200.00	197.99
2	700–750	725	190.00	190.00

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.