Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Market will be closed next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.72/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$117.72

227 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	642	120.50	774	21
Medium and Large 2	446	118.93	531	78
Medium and Large 1	579	116.91	677	116
Medium and Large 3	382	112.82	431	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.68/cwt here — about $343 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 sale227 hd

117.72

—

AL average13 barns · 1,407 hd

118.57

−0.85

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	1,524	77.77	1,185	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	58.08	786	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	56.67	691	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	51.57	531	38

Every lot, as filed

65 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 3	—	332	123.31/cwt	122.00–124.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	124.92/cwt	121.00–128.00	450	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	122.53/cwt	117.00–125.00	526	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	108.26/cwt	101.00–110.00	618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	129.28/cwt	127.00–132.00	425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	101.16/cwt	100.00–103.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	114.38/cwt	110.00–117.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	642	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	774	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	126.52/cwt	124.00–127.00	586	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	116.41/cwt	115.00–119.00	653	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	104.43/cwt	104.00–105.00	807	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	681	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.14/cwt	125.00–129.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.71/cwt	128.00–133.00	556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	123.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	94.60/cwt	90.00–100.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	544	124.05/cwt	119.00–126.00	675	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.06/cwt	126.00–134.00	618	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	111.40/cwt	110.00–116.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	138.85/cwt	136.00–142.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	117.64/cwt	116.00–120.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.61/cwt	122.00–126.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	128.71/cwt	126.00–131.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	148.96/cwt	146.00–154.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	50.35/cwt	48.00–52.00	527	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	57.60/cwt	56.00–61.00	613	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	45.83/cwt	43.00–47.00	436	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	56.75/cwt	54.00–58.00	743	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	60.96/cwt	59.00–63.00	883	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	56.97/cwt	54.00–59.00	702	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	50.54/cwt	49.00–52.00	558	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	63.68/cwt	62.00–66.00	824	4
Bulls	—	—	1,596	78.02/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,245	6
Bulls	—	—	1,565	83.37/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,305	3
Bulls	—	—	1,338	71.67/cwt	69.00–73.00	959	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	113.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	101.60/cwt	98.00–105.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	133.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	794	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	125.19/cwt	122.00–128.00	724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	146.21/cwt	144.00–151.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	137.68/cwt	134.00–143.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	127.63/cwt	126.00–129.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	159.51/cwt	158.00–161.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	798	122.15/cwt	122.15–122.15	975	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	666	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	159.41/cwt	156.00–162.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.32/cwt	129.00–132.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	112.60/cwt	110.00–116.00	423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	105.22/cwt	104.00–107.00	448	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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 921Last week 1,000Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Market will be closed next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	122.00–124.00	123.31
5	—	376	110.00–116.00	112.60
4	—	426	104.00–107.00	105.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	360	121.00–128.00	124.92
19	—	429	117.00–125.00	122.53
11	—	571	101.00–110.00	108.26
7	—	329	127.00–132.00	129.28
6	—	622	100.00–103.00	101.16
5	—	528	110.00–117.00	114.38
2	—	675	100.00	100.00
2	—	495	111.00–115.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	642	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	463	124.00–127.00	126.52
30	—	561	115.00–119.00	116.41
18	—	773	104.00–105.00	104.43
13	—	608	112.00	112.00
12	—	721	109.00	109.00
6	—	425	125.00–129.00	127.14
3	—	523	120.00–121.00	120.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	128.00–133.00	130.71
4	—	478	120.00–125.00	123.46
3	—	683	90.00–100.00	94.60
2	—	635	100.00–104.00	102.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	544	119.00–126.00	124.05
12	—	475	126.00–134.00	130.06
7	—	629	110.00–116.00	111.40
7	—	426	136.00–142.00	138.85
3	—	585	116.00–120.00	117.64
2	—	725	100.00–105.00	102.53
2	—	685	105.00–110.00	107.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	122.00–126.00	124.61
4	—	519	126.00–131.00	128.71
4	—	418	146.00–154.00	148.96
2	—	675	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	112.00–115.00	113.98
2	—	725	98.00–105.00	101.60
2	—	393	132.00–136.00	133.99
2	—	313	140.00–150.00	144.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	685	115.00–121.00	115.96
11	—	620	120.00–124.00	121.99
11	—	578	122.00–128.00	125.19
9	—	473	130.00–135.00	134.11
5	—	376	144.00–151.00	146.21
4	—	428	134.00–143.00	137.68
3	—	532	126.00–129.00	127.63
2	—	733	112.00–114.00	112.99
2	—	333	158.00–161.00	159.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	798	122.15	122.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	470	137.00	137.00
12	—	501	133.00	133.00
5	—	702	120.00	120.00
5	—	375	156.00–162.00	159.41
3	—	580	129.00–132.00	130.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,046	48.00–52.00	50.35
12	—	1,064	56.00–61.00	57.60
9	—	952	43.00–47.00	45.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,309	54.00–58.00	56.75
6	—	1,449	59.00–63.00	60.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,233	54.00–59.00	56.97
6	—	1,105	49.00–52.00	50.54
4	—	1,294	62.00–66.00	63.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,596	75.00–80.00	78.02
3	—	1,565	81.00–87.00	83.37
3	—	1,338	69.00–73.00	71.67

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)	2	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00

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.

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Letohatchee Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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