Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

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 steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.92/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$133.92

335 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$308

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

$6.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	360	139.50	502	4thin
Medium and Large 2	470	138.40	650	67
Medium and Large 1	611	132.70	811	264

One grade step is worth $6.80/cwt here — about −$308 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 sale335 hd

133.92

—

AL average15 barns · 1,123 hd

132.45

+1.48

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	1,801	78.14	1,407	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	60.19	837	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	58.35	680	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	47.96	490	35

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	133.52/cwt	132.00–136.00	777	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	128.60/cwt	124.00–130.00	853	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	725	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	917	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	142.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	695	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	122.88/cwt	122.00–127.00	890	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.29/cwt	162.00–172.00	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	146.25/cwt	144.00–149.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	163.33/cwt	160.00–168.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	113.36/cwt	110.00–117.00	482	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	106.68/cwt	102.00–110.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	119.58/cwt	116.00–122.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	110.98/cwt	109.00–114.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	122.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	536	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	118.39/cwt	116.00–122.00	554	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	115.36/cwt	111.00–120.00	607	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	128.93/cwt	125.00–132.00	476	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	110.00/cwt	108.00–114.00	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	101.40/cwt	100.00–103.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	831	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	765	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	581	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	675	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.30/cwt	128.00–131.00	808	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	686	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	912	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	132.32/cwt	129.00–135.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	152.89/cwt	148.00–157.00	498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	128.75/cwt	127.00–129.00	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	140.59/cwt	139.00–141.00	671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	145.58/cwt	141.00–150.00	549	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	140.85/cwt	134.00–143.00	597	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	510	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	687.50/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	864.29/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	487.50/cwt	450.00–525.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	72.53/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,108	2
Bulls	—	—	1,731	77.47/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,341	4
Bulls	—	—	1,966	80.92/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,591	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	51.33/cwt	49.00–54.00	563	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	57.59/cwt	55.00–59.00	686	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	62.98/cwt	60.00–65.00	749	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	55.94/cwt	54.00–58.00	759	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	61.81/cwt	59.00–64.00	867	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	54.35/cwt	52.00–57.00	571	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	48.89/cwt	48.00–50.00	466	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	45.46/cwt	44.00–47.00	477	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	144.34/cwt	143.00–146.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	127.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	118.84/cwt	118.00–123.00	736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.44/cwt	121.00–128.00	719	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	110.22/cwt	107.00–112.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	114.16/cwt	110.00–117.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	118.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	685	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	122.30/cwt	118.00–124.00	645	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	136.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	583	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.89/cwt	124.00–134.00	619	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	123.33/cwt	121.00–130.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	113.29/cwt	110.00–117.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	111.01/cwt	109.00–113.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	121.81/cwt	120.00–123.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	121.53/cwt	120.00–126.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	130.94/cwt	128.00–135.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	111.15/cwt	110.00–113.00	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	107.03/cwt	105.00–114.00	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	124.20/cwt	122.00–127.00	594	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	115.98/cwt	113.00–120.00	716	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.06/cwt	114.00–123.00	679	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	123.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	780	120.46/cwt	115.00–125.00	940	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 Aug 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,256Last week 678Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 172Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 14Year 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 steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	582	132.00–136.00	133.52
36	—	663	124.00–130.00	128.60
25	—	523	135.00–140.00	138.56
22	—	752	122.00	122.00
17	—	486	140.00–145.00	142.95
15	—	724	122.00–127.00	122.88
7	—	325	162.00–172.00	166.29
5	—	428	144.00–149.00	146.25
3	—	365	160.00–168.00	163.33
67	—	625	128.00–131.00	129.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	686	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	119.00–121.00	120.00
3	—	542	129.00–135.00	132.32
8	—	326	148.00–157.00	152.89
8	—	562	127.00–129.00	128.75
8	—	675	122.00	122.00
10	—	477	139.00–141.00	140.59
12	—	377	141.00–150.00	145.58
16	—	424	134.00–143.00	140.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	142.00–144.00	143.00
2	—	375	135.00–137.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	110.00–117.00	113.36
6	—	529	102.00–110.00	106.68
5	—	380	116.00–122.00	119.58
4	—	488	109.00–114.00	110.98
3	—	325	120.00–126.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	430	120.00–128.00	124.64
21	—	468	116.00–122.00	118.39
19	—	526	111.00–120.00	115.36
9	—	369	125.00–132.00	128.93
7	—	579	108.00–114.00	110.00
5	—	727	100.00–103.00	101.40
4	—	675	105.00–109.00	107.00
3	—	327	130.00–135.00	132.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	712	116.75	116.75
12	—	632	121.00	121.00
6	—	581	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	115.00–117.00	115.67
4	—	730	120.00–128.00	123.01
4	—	780	115.00–125.00	120.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	110.00–111.00	110.51
3	—	375	134.00–135.00	134.33
4	—	529	120.00–126.00	121.53
5	—	418	128.00–135.00	130.94
7	—	673	110.00–113.00	111.15
9	—	715	105.00–114.00	107.03
11	—	478	122.00–127.00	124.20
20	—	617	113.00–120.00	115.98
60	—	575	114.00–123.00	118.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	143.00–146.00	144.34
4	—	475	136.00–140.00	137.98
7	—	526	125.00–130.00	127.84
7	—	619	118.00–123.00	118.84
9	—	578	121.00–128.00	124.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	107.00–112.00	110.22
4	—	725	108.00–110.00	109.00
5	—	627	110.00–117.00	114.16
10	—	576	115.00–121.00	118.99
13	—	527	118.00–124.00	122.30
15	—	427	130.00–140.00	136.45
22	—	473	124.00–134.00	130.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	121.00–130.00	123.33
4	—	526	110.00–117.00	113.29
4	—	574	109.00–113.00	111.01
6	—	475	120.00–123.00	121.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	600.00–800.00	687.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–975.00	864.29
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–525.00	487.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	72.00–73.00	72.53
4	—	1,731	77.00–79.00	77.47
5	—	1,966	80.00–83.00	80.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,097	49.00–54.00	51.33
14	—	1,192	55.00–59.00	57.59
22	—	1,190	60.00–65.00	62.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,357	54.00–58.00	55.94
21	—	1,403	59.00–64.00	61.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,050	52.00–57.00	54.35
10	—	954	48.00–50.00	48.89
19	—	1,050	44.00–47.00	45.46

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

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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