Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter classes steady. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 lower. Replacement classes steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.37/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$118.37

223 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$20.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	363	128.35	466	57
Medium and Large 1	646	115.32	745	158
Medium and Large 3	433	107.49	466	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.86/cwt here — about $0 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 sale223 hd

118.37

—

AL average13 barns · 1,708 hd

120.82

−2.45

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	1,658	81.24	1,347	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	60.80	780	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,287	58.59	754	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	53.26	592	19

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	101.97/cwt	94.00–110.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	881	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	618	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	108.81/cwt	105.00–110.00	694	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	563	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	119.08/cwt	118.00–121.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	111.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	133.25/cwt	124.00–137.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	104.63/cwt	101.00–108.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	123.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	453	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	133.94/cwt	133.00–136.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	426	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	151.87/cwt	150.00–155.00	507	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.96/cwt	131.00–143.00	582	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	144.87/cwt	128.00–153.00	539	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.16/cwt	116.00–155.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	108.28/cwt	105.00–111.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.38/cwt	120.00–128.00	651	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	133.24/cwt	129.00–140.00	629	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	111.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	678	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	119.86/cwt	118.00–124.00	681	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	142.74/cwt	139.00–148.00	602	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	108.02/cwt	104.00–112.00	720	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	103.02/cwt	102.00–104.00	749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	156.28/cwt	152.00–162.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	160.02/cwt	158.00–164.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	103.02/cwt	102.00–104.00	796	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	53.87/cwt	51.00–58.00	617	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	465	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	59.08/cwt	56.00–62.00	789	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	54.73/cwt	54.00–55.00	640	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	63.58/cwt	63.00–64.00	795	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	60.80/cwt	57.00–63.00	780	17
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,095	76.56/cwt	75.00–78.00	838	2
Bulls	—	—	1,867	83.22/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,554	7
Bulls	—	—	1,780	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,200	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	963	609.74/cwt	450.00–750.00	5,872	16
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	821.03/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,785	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,131.64/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	14,485	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,894	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	1,176.74/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	12,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,414.34/cwt	1,200.00–1,500.00	17,821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	493	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.87/cwt	119.00–125.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	133.19/cwt	131.00–140.00	629	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	126.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	744	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	129.23/cwt	127.00–134.00	678	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	121.30/cwt	120.00–128.00	821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.27/cwt	120.00–129.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	157.45/cwt	150.00–165.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	144.50/cwt	139.00–150.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	165.93/cwt	162.00–170.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	110.36/cwt	109.00–114.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	102.70/cwt	98.00–105.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	127.94/cwt	124.00–132.50	463	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	135.32/cwt	129.00–136.50	410	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.30/cwt	117.00–127.00	514	4

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 793Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 137Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 57Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter classes steady. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 lower. Replacement classes steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	112.00	112.00
2	—	623	94.00–110.00	101.97
1	—	550	104.00	104.00
24	—	362	124.00–132.50	127.94
23	—	303	129.00–136.50	135.32
4	—	420	117.00–127.00	122.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	768	114.75	114.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	118.00	118.00
2	—	618	115.00–118.00	116.52
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	638	105.00–110.00	108.81
23	—	477	118.00	118.00
11	—	511	118.00–121.00	119.08
9	—	561	110.00–117.00	111.50
7	—	417	124.00–137.00	133.25
3	—	725	101.00–108.00	104.63
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	109.00–114.00	110.36
3	—	462	98.00–105.00	102.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	120.00–130.00	123.77
3	—	320	133.00–136.00	133.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	280	152.00	152.00
16	—	334	150.00–155.00	151.87
10	—	425	131.00–143.00	136.96
10	—	372	128.00–153.00	144.87
6	—	478	116.00–155.00	133.16
5	—	571	105.00–111.00	108.28
4	—	530	110.00–117.00	113.50
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
1	—	685	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	523	120.00–128.00	124.38
19	—	472	129.00–140.00	133.24
16	—	608	110.00–115.00	111.56
12	—	568	118.00–124.00	119.86
12	—	422	139.00–148.00	142.74
9	—	667	104.00–112.00	108.02
7	—	727	102.00–104.00	103.02
5	—	384	152.00–162.00	156.28
4	—	313	158.00–164.00	160.02
2	—	773	102.00–104.00	103.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	347	142.00	142.00
5	—	523	119.00–125.00	121.87
2	—	360	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	472	131.00–140.00	133.19
19	—	588	125.00–130.00	126.47
12	—	525	127.00–134.00	129.23
9	—	677	120.00–128.00	121.30
4	—	625	120.00–129.00	125.27
4	—	364	150.00–165.00	157.45
2	—	738	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	400	139.00–150.00	144.50
2	—	305	162.00–170.00	165.93
1	—	795	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,146	51.00–58.00	53.87
3	—	930	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,336	56.00–62.00	59.08
4	—	1,170	54.00–55.00	54.73
2	—	1,250	63.00–64.00	63.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,283	57.00–63.00	60.80
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	75.00–78.00	76.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,867	81.00–86.00	83.22
1	—	1,780	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,200	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	963	450.00–750.00	609.74
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,070	700.00–875.00	821.03
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,280	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,131.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,176.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,260	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,414.34

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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