Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.59/cwt on 398 head.

Average price

$133.59

398 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$6.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	135.09	801	184
Medium and Large 2	560	132.54	742	199
Medium and Large 3	456	129.06	588	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.03/cwt here — about $213 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 sale398 hd

133.59

—

AL average14 barns · 1,522 hd

134.36

−0.77

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	—	High	1,815	76.95	1,396	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	55.86	781	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	54.21	647	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	50.46	525	39

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	—	524	115.70/cwt	109.00–119.00	606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	131.29/cwt	129.00–134.00	492	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	110.39/cwt	109.00–112.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	103.31/cwt	100.00–107.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.97/cwt	102.00–104.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	124.42/cwt	121.00–128.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	127.45/cwt	124.00–130.00	556	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.42/cwt	117.00–125.00	577	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.55/cwt	109.00–116.00	647	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	121.70/cwt	119.00–127.00	649	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	119.72/cwt	117.00–126.00	700	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	116.15/cwt	113.00–121.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	128.55/cwt	127.00–129.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	115.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	124.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	119.05/cwt	116.00–121.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	122.37/cwt	121.00–124.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.32/cwt	123.00–131.00	672	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.53/cwt	130.00–136.00	634	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.69/cwt	133.00–142.00	585	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	119.51/cwt	115.00–123.00	749	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	117.33/cwt	114.00–120.00	792	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	123.20/cwt	120.00–126.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	724	109.00/cwt	107.00–111.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.11/cwt	131.00–135.00	696	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.51/cwt	128.00–130.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	799	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	51.23/cwt	49.00–53.00	546	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	46.27/cwt	44.00–48.00	449	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	55.33/cwt	54.00–57.00	599	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	54.10/cwt	52.00–55.00	729	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	57.98/cwt	57.00–61.00	847	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	54.15/cwt	52.00–56.00	635	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	58.60/cwt	57.00–62.00	734	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	49.31/cwt	47.00–51.00	571	15
Bulls	—	—	1,957	82.31/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,611	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	71.58/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,197	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	487.50/cwt	450.00–525.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	687.50/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.57/cwt	128.00–136.00	497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	143.95/cwt	143.00–145.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	127.57/cwt	126.00–130.00	806	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	131.17/cwt	125.00–134.00	746	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	133.40/cwt	128.00–135.00	716	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	160.35/cwt	156.00–161.00	524	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.47/cwt	135.00–137.00	630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.44/cwt	134.00–142.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.43/cwt	140.00–144.00	532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	761	129.12/cwt	127.00–131.00	983	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	129.36/cwt	127.00–133.00	878	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	139.07/cwt	138.00–144.00	669	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.93/cwt	135.00–138.00	773	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.33/cwt	137.00–140.00	726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.29/cwt	133.00–137.00	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	163.92/cwt	162.00–168.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	124.66/cwt	124.00–126.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	153.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	111.26/cwt	107.00–115.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.81/cwt	114.00–120.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	123.14/cwt	117.00–126.00	472	5

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 Jul 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,663Last week 1,447Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 138Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	109.00–119.00	115.70
10	—	375	129.00–134.00	131.29
7	—	325	130.00–137.00	133.66
5	—	629	109.00–112.00	110.39
3	—	680	100.00–107.00	103.31
2	—	765	92.00–94.00	92.99
2	—	725	102.00–104.00	102.97
43	—	436	124.00–130.00	127.45
19	—	475	117.00–125.00	121.42
13	—	575	109.00–116.00	112.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	106.00–108.00	106.99
2	—	338	121.00–128.00	124.42
8	—	474	107.00–115.00	111.26
6	—	428	114.00–120.00	118.81
5	—	383	117.00–126.00	123.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	533	119.00–127.00	121.70
36	—	585	117.00–126.00	119.72
11	—	624	113.00–121.00	116.15
9	—	461	127.00–129.00	128.55
8	—	774	110.00	110.00
4	—	669	110.00–120.00	115.19
3	—	415	131.00–133.00	131.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	120.00–130.00	124.30
3	—	518	116.00–121.00	119.05
3	—	482	121.00–124.00	122.37
2	—	573	116.00–120.00	118.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	528	123.00–131.00	127.32
17	—	475	130.00–136.00	133.53
16	—	425	133.00–142.00	137.69
11	—	627	115.00–123.00	119.51
9	—	675	114.00–120.00	117.33
5	—	578	120.00–126.00	123.20
4	—	724	107.00–111.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	131.00–135.00	133.11
8	—	475	138.00–140.00	139.00
4	—	573	128.00–130.00	129.51
4	—	405	146.00	146.00
3	—	715	113.00–115.00	113.99
3	—	660	120.00–122.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	128.00–136.00	132.57
6	—	595	120.00	120.00
2	—	320	143.00–145.00	143.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	632	126.00–130.00	127.57
57	—	569	125.00–134.00	131.17
15	—	537	128.00–135.00	133.40
13	—	327	156.00–161.00	160.35
11	—	465	135.00–137.00	135.47
9	—	425	134.00–142.00	138.44
7	—	376	140.00–144.00	141.43
2	—	680	120.00–124.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	761	127.00–131.00	129.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	679	127.00–133.00	129.36
51	—	481	138.00–144.00	139.07
16	—	569	135.00–138.00	135.93
9	—	525	137.00–140.00	138.33
7	—	622	133.00–137.00	134.29
4	—	324	162.00–168.00	163.92
3	—	722	124.00–126.00	124.66
3	—	368	150.00–160.00	153.99
3	—	285	175.00–180.00	177.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,065	49.00–53.00	51.23
11	—	970	44.00–48.00	46.27
6	—	1,083	54.00–57.00	55.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,348	52.00–55.00	54.10
10	—	1,460	57.00–61.00	57.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,172	52.00–56.00	54.15
17	—	1,253	57.00–62.00	58.60
15	—	1,157	47.00–51.00	49.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,957	82.00–83.00	82.31
3	—	1,672	70.00–75.00	71.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	450.00–525.00	487.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	600.00–800.00	687.50

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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Steers · 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

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