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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Dec 10

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,160 head

▼ 788 vs last sale 1,948▼ 123 vs year ago 1,283 · −9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

167 head

▲ 167 vs last sale 0▼ 140 vs year ago 307 · −45.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available for slaughter cows and bulls. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

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 $251.59/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −127.90 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.

Average price

$251.59

111 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$18.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.36

vs AL average

−28.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	531	255.35	1,357	89
Medium and Large 3	546	236.36	1,290	22

One grade step is worth $18.99/cwt here — about $67 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 sale111 hd

251.59

—

AL average15 barns · 613 hd

252.95

−1.36

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−28.71

This barn, trailing median33 sales

379.48

−127.90

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	1,638	131.21	2,149	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,355	119.73	1,623	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	116.72	1,510	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	109.60	1,157	16

Every lot

64 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	300–350	Medium and Large 3	321	347.59/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,116	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,272	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	376.31/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,219	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	383.31/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,380	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	358.08/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,343	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	336.31/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,261	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	342.48/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,456	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	336.20/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,432	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	317.79/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,503	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	331.15/cwt	326.00–338.00	1,593	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	323.62/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,673	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	305.60/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,604	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	299.00/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,713	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	243.06/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,519	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,651	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	252.16/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,717	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	682	232.43/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,585	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	246.64/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,808	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	959	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	307.97/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,013	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	324.99/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,085	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	299.48/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,096	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	314.24/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,178	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	280.59/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,069	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	304.98/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,275	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	276.40/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,175	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	291.93/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,247	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	296.92/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,366	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	277.13/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,305	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	264.60/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,259	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	258.34/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,356	77
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	242.46/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,273	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	236.17/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,353	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	227.55/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,311	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,347	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	226.75/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,433	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	219.34/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,476	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	208.99/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,411	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	318.53/cwt	308.00–330.00	1,360	24
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	303.92/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,441	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	328.52/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,567	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	311.94/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,638	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	295.66/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,552	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	278.59/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,465	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	281.92/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,618	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	264.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,536	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	255.59/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,603	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	648	240.17/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,556	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	211.35/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,433	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	226.99/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,562	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,608	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,654	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,572	122.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,918	9
Bulls	—	—	1,633	135.02/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,205	5
Bulls	—	—	1,707	138.30/cwt	138.00–139.00	2,361	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	105.80/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,098	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,203	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	125.83/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,564	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,288	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,584	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	113.44/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,469	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	119.91/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,564	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,681	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	116.43/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,634	13

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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,160Last week 1,948Year ago 1,283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 0Year ago 307

Compared to one week ago: No trends available for slaughter cows and bulls. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	302.00–315.00	307.97
16	350–400	366	290.00–306.00	299.48
21	400–450	427	285.00–300.00	291.93
35	450–500	471	270.00–286.00	277.13
77	500–550	525	250.00–264.00	258.34
12	550–600	573	234.00–240.00	236.17
34	600–650	632	224.00–228.00	226.75
3	650–700	673	218.00–220.00	219.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	295.00	295.00
5	350–400	381	278.00–285.00	280.59
5	400–450	425	270.00–282.00	276.40
20	450–500	476	260.00–270.00	264.60
13	500–550	525	235.00–250.00	242.46
9	550–600	576	220.00–232.00	227.55
2	600–650	615	218.00–220.00	218.98
2	650–700	675	208.00–210.00	208.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	322.00–328.00	324.99
12	350–400	375	308.00–320.00	314.24
6	400–450	418	302.00–308.00	304.98
2	450–500	460	290.00–304.00	296.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	370.00–382.00	376.31
13	350–400	375	350.00–370.00	358.08
4	400–450	426	330.00–340.00	336.20
20	450–500	473	310.00–322.00	317.79
20	500–550	525	300.00–310.00	305.60
2	550–600	573	298.00–300.00	299.00
5	600–650	630	262.00	262.00
28	650–700	681	244.00–254.00	252.16
3	700–750	733	242.00–250.00	246.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	390.00–400.00	395.00
3	350–400	360	375.00–390.00	383.31
4	400–450	425	340.00–346.00	342.48
7	450–500	481	326.00–338.00	331.15
5	500–550	517	316.00–330.00	323.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	340.00–350.00	347.59
13	350–400	375	330.00–340.00	336.31
2	600–650	625	236.00–250.00	243.06
5	650–700	682	230.00–240.00	232.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	320.00–335.00	328.52
2	500–550	525	310.00–314.00	311.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	427	308.00–330.00	318.53
9	450–500	474	295.00–310.00	303.92
6	500–550	525	290.00–300.00	295.66
5	550–600	574	276.00–292.00	281.92
6	600–650	627	242.00–262.00	255.59
2	650–700	688	224.00–230.00	226.99
2	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	755	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	526	272.00–280.00	278.59
2	550–600	580	260.00–270.00	264.91
13	600–650	648	230.00–241.00	240.17
3	650–700	678	210.00–214.00	211.35
1	750–800	795	208.00	208.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,304	118.00–123.00	119.91
21	—	1,295	110.00–116.00	113.44
3	—	1,243	124.00–128.00	125.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,038	104.00–108.00	105.80
9	—	1,069	110.00–115.00	112.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,403	114.00–120.00	116.43
2	—	1,313	127.00–129.00	127.99
8	—	1,288	121.00–125.00	123.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,707	138.00–139.00	138.30
5	—	1,633	133.00–137.00	135.02
9	—	1,572	120.00–128.00	122.00

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.