Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.06/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$128.06

309 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$7.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	460	129.79	596	72
Medium and Large 1	607	127.90	776	221
Medium and Large 3	448	122.49	548	16thin

One grade step is worth $7.31/cwt here — about $48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale309 hd

128.06

—

AL average16 barns · 1,923 hd

125.44

+2.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,675	74.21	1,243	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	57.75	809	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	57.67	698	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	51.00	487	28

Every lot, as filed

71 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	136.87/cwt	132.00–139.00	515	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.73/cwt	130.00–137.00	564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	124.57/cwt	124.00–126.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	137.46/cwt	136.00–140.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	111.46/cwt	108.00–115.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	525	164.88/cwt	160.00–169.00	866	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	478	161.89/cwt	158.00–167.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	569	158.80/cwt	153.00–162.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	123.71/cwt	119.00–127.00	773	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	899	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	138.66/cwt	137.00–141.00	585	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	789	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	133.42/cwt	131.00–136.00	623	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	126.11/cwt	124.00–129.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.33/cwt	127.00–130.00	674	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	149.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	138.19/cwt	134.00–140.00	587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	128.18/cwt	125.00–131.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	118.74/cwt	115.00–121.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	130.47/cwt	129.00–136.00	684	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	148.61/cwt	145.00–153.00	630	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.73/cwt	125.00–132.00	740	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.72/cwt	135.00–143.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	124.84/cwt	122.00–128.00	777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	109.65/cwt	109.00–111.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	119.33/cwt	116.00–121.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	156.33/cwt	156.00–157.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.49/cwt	146.00–147.00	693	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	50.52/cwt	49.00–52.00	492	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	56.39/cwt	54.00–59.00	554	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	45.59/cwt	44.00–47.00	411	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	58.79/cwt	57.00–62.00	788	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	55.34/cwt	55.00–56.00	852	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	60.03/cwt	58.00–63.00	737	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	55.55/cwt	54.00–57.00	646	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	50.57/cwt	48.00–52.00	622	5
Bulls	—	—	1,513	72.13/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,091	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	76.98/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,455	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	—	1,483.33/cwt	1,450.00–1,500.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	148.00/cwt	144.00–154.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	129.25/cwt	127.00–130.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	134.38/cwt	132.00–141.00	830	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	898	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	161.42/cwt	158.00–166.00	612	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.51/cwt	150.00–158.00	652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	143.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	170.36/cwt	164.00–174.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	142.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	145.68/cwt	145.00–148.00	819	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	142.63/cwt	142.00–146.00	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	147.61/cwt	146.00–152.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	159.97/cwt	158.00–162.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.31/cwt	150.00–156.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.80/cwt	120.00–126.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	118.74/cwt	117.00–120.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	130.71/cwt	128.00–134.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	113.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.44/cwt	121.00–130.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.55/cwt	126.00–131.00	617	25

How this sale compares

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 →

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Tue May 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 998Last week 522Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	376	132.00–139.00	136.87
11	—	425	130.00–137.00	132.73
7	—	524	124.00–126.00	124.57
4	—	321	136.00–140.00	137.46
3	—	578	119.00–120.00	119.66
2	—	790	100.00–104.00	102.01
2	—	688	108.00–115.00	111.46
25	—	480	126.00–131.00	128.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	160.00–169.00	164.88
7	—	478	158.00–167.00	161.89
4	—	569	153.00–162.00	158.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	625	119.00–127.00	123.71
36	—	768	117.00	117.00
17	—	422	137.00–141.00	138.66
16	—	663	119.00	119.00
16	—	467	131.00–136.00	133.42
12	—	728	115.00	115.00
9	—	577	124.00–129.00	126.11
9	—	525	127.00–130.00	128.33
4	—	324	145.00–152.00	149.48
2	—	380	140.00–141.00	140.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	120.00–126.00	122.80
4	—	534	117.00–120.00	118.74
3	—	340	128.00–134.00	130.71
2	—	575	110.00–118.00	113.90
2	—	365	121.00–130.00	125.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	134.00–140.00	138.19
5	—	472	125.00–131.00	128.18
4	—	579	115.00–121.00	118.74
3	—	520	120.00–125.00	123.37
2	—	688	105.00–110.00	107.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	524	129.00–136.00	130.47
18	—	424	145.00–153.00	148.61
15	—	575	125.00–132.00	128.73
7	—	475	135.00–143.00	139.72
6	—	622	122.00–128.00	124.84
3	—	718	109.00–111.00	109.65
3	—	675	116.00–121.00	119.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	156.00–157.00	156.33
2	—	705	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	473	146.00–147.00	146.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	144.00–154.00	148.00
4	—	525	127.00–130.00	129.25
4	—	325	158.00–160.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	618	132.00–141.00	134.38
13	—	707	127.00	127.00
11	—	379	158.00–166.00	161.42
10	—	425	150.00–158.00	153.51
8	—	575	140.00–144.00	142.00
5	—	481	140.00–148.00	143.86
4	—	675	128.00–130.00	129.00
4	—	326	164.00–174.00	170.36
2	—	518	140.00–146.00	142.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	562	145.00–148.00	145.68
8	—	611	142.00–146.00	142.63
6	—	531	146.00–152.00	147.61
4	—	421	158.00–162.00	159.97
3	—	472	150.00–156.00	152.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	974	49.00–52.00	50.52
9	—	982	54.00–59.00	56.39
8	—	901	44.00–47.00	45.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,340	57.00–62.00	58.79
3	—	1,540	55.00–56.00	55.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,227	58.00–63.00	60.03
11	—	1,163	54.00–57.00	55.55
5	—	1,230	48.00–52.00	50.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	69.00–74.00	72.13
3	—	1,890	75.00–79.00	76.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	750.00–900.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,483.33

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle