Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 11.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.02/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$107.02

261 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$17.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	111.86	585	125
Medium and Large 2	508	104.26	529	113
Medium and Large 3	468	94.37	442	23

One grade step is worth $17.49/cwt here — about $143 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 sale261 hd

107.02

—

AL average13 barns · 1,214 hd

110.69

−3.67

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	1,596	76.20	1,217	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	55.60	643	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	54.99	826	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	48.53	486	37

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	95.09/cwt	91.00–100.00	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	100.38/cwt	95.00–105.00	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	94.07/cwt	91.00–97.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	101.99/cwt	95.00–103.00	574	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	105.70/cwt	100.00–109.00	502	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	110.96/cwt	103.00–115.00	472	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	94.92/cwt	90.00–98.00	628	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	101.75/cwt	99.00–104.00	534	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	95.51/cwt	90.00–100.00	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	112.73/cwt	110.00–119.00	373	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	113.81/cwt	110.00–117.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	493	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	599	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	105.36/cwt	104.00–107.00	607	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	110.71/cwt	106.00–113.00	580	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	110.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	118.75/cwt	116.00–121.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	120.13/cwt	119.00–121.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	98.52/cwt	97.00–102.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	105.02/cwt	103.00–107.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	109.27/cwt	105.00–112.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	98.03/cwt	95.00–103.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	113.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	109.22/cwt	103.00–110.00	639	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	121.54/cwt	117.00–125.00	585	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.25/cwt	108.00–115.00	600	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	103.22/cwt	97.00–106.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	101.33/cwt	97.00–104.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.20/cwt	125.00–127.00	535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	92.03/cwt	89.00–95.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	111.98/cwt	111.00–116.00	642	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	110.99/cwt	110.00–113.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.97/cwt	117.00–125.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	94.74/cwt	93.00–96.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	106.32/cwt	105.00–108.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	128.31/cwt	126.00–130.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	138.65/cwt	137.00–141.00	580	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	50.08/cwt	47.00–52.00	508	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	42.07/cwt	40.00–45.00	410	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	54.65/cwt	54.00–56.00	544	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	54.14/cwt	51.00–56.00	846	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	58.41/cwt	57.00–60.00	807	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	48.63/cwt	47.00–50.00	720	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	54.43/cwt	52.00–57.00	606	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	59.95/cwt	58.00–63.00	713	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	49.86/cwt	47.00–51.00	607	6
Bulls	—	—	1,495	71.79/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,073	6
Bulls	—	—	1,623	78.44/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,273	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	81.30/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,427	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	606.25/cwt	500.00–700.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	895.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	825.00–875.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	109.49/cwt	108.00–110.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	120.34/cwt	117.00–124.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	130.79/cwt	124.00–134.00	561	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	110.18/cwt	109.00–111.00	735	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	115.18/cwt	114.00–116.00	614	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	121.83/cwt	120.00–127.00	575	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	135.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	148.82/cwt	147.00–152.00	488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	100.00/cwt	97.00–103.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	119.12/cwt	119.00–119.50	781	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	426	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	115.14/cwt	112.00–116.00	783	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	127.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	114.93/cwt	112.00–117.00	715	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	116.06/cwt	116.00–117.00	685	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	140.85/cwt	136.00–143.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	149.61/cwt	144.00–154.00	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	161.68/cwt	158.00–168.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	89.54/cwt	80.00–92.00	500	9

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,377Last week 1,022Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 168Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 62Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 11.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	100.00	100.00
3	—	422	91.00–100.00	95.09
3	—	328	95.00–105.00	100.38
2	—	523	91.00–97.00	94.07
2	—	475	95.00	95.00
9	—	558	80.00–92.00	89.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	563	95.00–103.00	101.99
23	—	475	100.00–109.00	105.70
20	—	425	103.00–115.00	110.96
12	—	662	90.00–98.00	94.92
12	—	525	99.00–104.00	101.75
10	—	628	90.00–100.00	95.51
9	—	331	110.00–119.00	112.73
4	—	376	110.00–117.00	113.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	493	121.50	121.50
9	—	513	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	576	104.00–107.00	105.36
31	—	524	106.00–113.00	110.71
9	—	473	110.00–115.00	110.68
8	—	424	116.00–121.00	118.75
7	—	378	119.00–121.00	120.13
6	—	676	97.00–102.00	98.52
2	—	610	103.00–107.00	105.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	105.00–112.00	109.27
3	—	538	95.00–103.00	98.03
3	—	445	110.00–115.00	113.00
2	—	575	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	585	103.00–110.00	109.22
28	—	481	117.00–125.00	121.54
15	—	530	108.00–115.00	113.25
8	—	626	97.00–106.00	103.22
6	—	676	97.00–104.00	101.33
5	—	424	125.00–127.00	126.20
2	—	718	89.00–95.00	92.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	111.00–116.00	111.98
6	—	622	110.00–113.00	110.99
6	—	530	117.00–125.00	120.97
4	—	783	93.00–96.00	94.74
3	—	670	105.00–108.00	106.32
3	—	468	126.00–130.00	128.31
3	—	418	137.00–141.00	138.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	108.00–110.00	109.49
2	—	378	117.00–124.00	120.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	124.00–134.00	130.79
11	—	667	109.00–111.00	110.18
11	—	533	114.00–116.00	115.18
10	—	472	120.00–127.00	121.83
6	—	371	130.00–140.00	135.82
6	—	328	147.00–152.00	148.82
3	—	727	97.00–103.00	100.00
3	—	622	110.00–112.00	111.34
2	—	583	113.00–115.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	656	119.00–119.50	119.12
9	—	611	124.00	124.00
7	—	426	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	680	112.00–116.00	115.14
25	—	521	125.00–130.00	127.03
17	—	622	112.00–117.00	114.93
17	—	590	116.00–117.00	116.06
7	—	710	111.00	111.00
7	—	459	140.00	140.00
5	—	421	136.00–143.00	140.85
5	—	367	144.00–154.00	149.61
5	—	329	158.00–168.00	161.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,015	47.00–52.00	50.08
10	—	975	40.00–45.00	42.07
5	—	996	54.00–56.00	54.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,562	51.00–56.00	54.14
12	—	1,381	57.00–60.00	58.41
3	—	1,480	47.00–50.00	48.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,113	52.00–57.00	54.43
13	—	1,190	58.00–63.00	59.95
6	—	1,217	47.00–51.00	49.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,495	70.00–75.00	71.79
5	—	1,623	77.00–80.00	78.44
3	—	1,755	81.00–82.00	81.30

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–700.00	606.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–950.00	895.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00

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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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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