Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $117.96/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$117.96

189 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$6.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	120.92	730	48
Medium and Large 2	529	117.82	623	107
Medium and Large 3	437	114.21	499	34

One grade step is worth $6.72/cwt here — about $231 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 sale189 hd

117.96

—

AL average16 barns · 1,577 hd

119.32

−1.36

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	—	Average	1,637	77.16	1,263	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	59.49	895	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	56.15	691	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	49.53	491	31

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	475	123.38/cwt	119.00–126.00	586	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	117.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	619	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	108.92/cwt	103.00–110.00	680	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.08/cwt	122.00–129.00	535	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	101.11/cwt	100.00–105.00	788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	104.72/cwt	101.00–108.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	112.42/cwt	110.00–118.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	134.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	130.44/cwt	125.00–135.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	112.36/cwt	108.00–113.00	827	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	128.67/cwt	127.00–129.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	112.41/cwt	110.00–117.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	141.64/cwt	137.00–146.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	145.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	124.03/cwt	121.00–127.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.60/cwt	104.00–110.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	118.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	115.23/cwt	114.00–117.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	102.99/cwt	102.00–105.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	124.00/cwt	120.00–129.00	656	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	116.90/cwt	113.00–120.00	675	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	143.30/cwt	138.00–147.00	615	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	129.87/cwt	126.00–135.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	113.01/cwt	110.00–117.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	95.34/cwt	94.00–96.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	106.35/cwt	105.00–109.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.13/cwt	129.00–137.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.66/cwt	150.00–158.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.42/cwt	125.00–129.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	115.28/cwt	111.00–120.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	693	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	49.87/cwt	47.00–52.00	513	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	44.59/cwt	42.00–46.00	404	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	55.92/cwt	54.00–58.00	579	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	61.15/cwt	60.00–63.00	878	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	918	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	55.52/cwt	54.00–57.00	698	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	60.06/cwt	59.00–62.00	747	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	50.34/cwt	49.00–52.00	579	6
Bulls	—	—	1,910	77.75/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,485	7
Bulls	—	—	1,545	81.62/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,261	6
Bulls	—	—	1,410	72.00/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,015	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	702.27/cwt	625.00–825.00	—	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,103.13/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	906.25/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	—	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	147.46/cwt	144.00–150.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	158.56/cwt	155.00–165.00	584	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	139.31/cwt	136.00–140.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	120.27/cwt	119.00–123.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	162.97/cwt	160.00–166.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,058	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	175.53/cwt	171.00–180.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	117.25/cwt	112.00–120.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	121.87/cwt	118.00–126.00	397	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	106.38/cwt	100.00–110.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	118.19/cwt	115.00–121.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	111.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	95.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	607	2

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 →

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Tue Jun 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 1,118Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
26	—	475	119.00–126.00	123.38
18	—	529	114.00–120.00	117.02
16	—	624	103.00–110.00	108.92
14	—	424	122.00–129.00	126.08
8	—	779	100.00–105.00	101.11
7	—	681	101.00–108.00	104.72
7	—	576	110.00–118.00	112.42
6	—	322	130.00–140.00	134.00
5	—	371	125.00–135.00	130.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	736	108.00–113.00	112.36
6	—	474	127.00–129.00	128.67
5	—	625	110.00–117.00	112.41
4	—	423	130.00–138.00	133.93
3	—	380	137.00–146.00	141.64
3	—	328	140.00–148.00	145.11
2	—	593	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	535	121.00–127.00	124.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	112.00–120.00	117.25
8	—	326	118.00–126.00	121.87
5	—	532	100.00–110.00	106.38
5	—	371	115.00–121.00	118.19
4	—	474	105.00–115.00	111.00
2	—	628	90.00–100.00	95.10
2	—	570	106.00–107.00	106.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	104.00–110.00	107.60
5	—	479	115.00–120.00	118.59
4	—	524	114.00–117.00	115.23
3	—	623	102.00–105.00	102.99
2	—	693	99.00–100.00	99.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	529	120.00–129.00	124.00
11	—	577	113.00–120.00	116.90
9	—	429	138.00–147.00	143.30
8	—	476	126.00–135.00	129.87
4	—	618	110.00–117.00	113.01
3	—	723	94.00–96.00	95.34
3	—	680	105.00–109.00	106.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	129.00–137.00	131.13
6	—	425	150.00–158.00	153.66
5	—	571	125.00–129.00	127.42
4	—	625	119.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	678	111.00–120.00	115.28
2	—	718	108.00–110.00	108.98
2	—	478	140.00–150.00	145.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	144.00–150.00	147.46
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	368	155.00–165.00	158.56
6	—	458	136.00–140.00	139.31
5	—	596	123.00	123.00
4	—	674	119.00–123.00	120.27
4	—	331	160.00–166.00	162.97
3	—	427	150.00–152.00	150.98
2	—	710	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	880	120.25	120.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	130.00	130.00
2	—	338	171.00–180.00	175.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,029	47.00–52.00	49.87
10	—	905	42.00–46.00	44.59
7	—	1,036	54.00–58.00	55.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	60.00–63.00	61.15
2	—	1,610	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,257	54.00–57.00	55.52
11	—	1,244	59.00–62.00	60.06
6	—	1,151	49.00–52.00	50.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,910	75.00–80.00	77.75
6	—	1,545	80.00–84.00	81.62
6	—	1,410	70.00–74.00	72.00

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)	4	—	—	700.00–900.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	625.00–825.00	702.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	775.00–900.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,103.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	906.25

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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