Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.02/cwt on 341 head.

Average price

$110.02

341 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$9.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	113.16	647	141
Medium and Large 2	512	108.97	558	158
Medium and Large 3	457	103.40	472	42

One grade step is worth $9.76/cwt here — about $175 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 sale341 hd

110.02

—

AL average14 barns · 1,835 hd

113.47

−3.45

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	1,650	72.43	1,195	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	51.68	687	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	48.22	576	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	44.65	454	48

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	640	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	114.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	494	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	107.38/cwt	103.00–110.00	559	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	105.27/cwt	101.00–108.00	610	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	107.92/cwt	105.00–112.00	514	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	101.69/cwt	98.00–103.00	684	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	124.30/cwt	120.00–129.00	409	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	119.43/cwt	115.00–123.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	92.32/cwt	90.00–94.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	103.34/cwt	101.00–105.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	650	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	113.57/cwt	111.00–114.00	619	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	106.61/cwt	106.00–112.00	675	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	106.73/cwt	104.00–109.00	715	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	112.37/cwt	110.00–113.00	634	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	104.67/cwt	101.00–106.00	753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	124.08/cwt	121.00–130.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	129.40/cwt	128.00–131.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	102.75/cwt	102.00–103.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	133.06/cwt	131.00–135.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	112.50/cwt	109.00–115.00	536	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	114.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	122.69/cwt	118.00–126.00	584	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.99/cwt	126.00–136.00	561	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	114.49/cwt	111.00–117.00	605	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	111.14/cwt	109.00–113.00	640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	106.78/cwt	104.00–109.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	98.34/cwt	97.00–100.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.20/cwt	112.00–117.00	708	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	142.33/cwt	140.00–148.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	108.75/cwt	107.00–110.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	135.02/cwt	132.00–138.00	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	46.16/cwt	44.00–48.00	477	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	41.22/cwt	39.00–43.00	410	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	51.41/cwt	50.00–52.00	534	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	50.28/cwt	47.00–52.00	681	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	54.48/cwt	54.00–56.00	697	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	49.95/cwt	47.00–52.00	600	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	43.95/cwt	41.00–46.00	521	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	54.34/cwt	54.00–55.00	646	3
Bulls	—	—	1,632	73.00/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,191	9
Bulls	—	—	1,473	67.57/cwt	65.00–70.00	995	6
Bulls	—	—	1,895	77.23/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,464	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	591.67/cwt	525.00–650.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	132.40/cwt	130.00–138.00	583	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	137.74/cwt	135.00–142.00	521	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	112.62/cwt	109.00–117.00	712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	139.69/cwt	138.00–142.00	458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	109.99/cwt	108.00–111.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	110.64/cwt	108.00–112.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	125.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	772	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	121.63/cwt	117.00–126.00	816	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	128.27/cwt	126.00–130.00	689	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	116.97/cwt	116.00–119.00	856	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	715	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	145.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	619	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	163.88/cwt	157.00–167.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	153.15/cwt	148.00–158.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	140.33/cwt	139.00–142.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	102.18/cwt	98.00–105.00	484	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	106.80/cwt	105.00–110.00	455	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	108.43/cwt	105.00–112.00	403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	114.55/cwt	110.00–119.00	385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	97.66/cwt	96.00–100.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	78.56/cwt	75.00–82.00	576	2

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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Tue Sep 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,093Last week 1,377Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 277Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	90.00–94.00	92.02
2	—	563	90.00–95.00	92.51
11	—	474	98.00–105.00	102.18
10	—	426	105.00–110.00	106.80
7	—	372	105.00–112.00	108.43
5	—	336	110.00–119.00	114.55
3	—	515	96.00–100.00	97.66
2	—	733	75.00–82.00	78.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	431	110.00–120.00	114.70
28	—	521	103.00–110.00	107.38
27	—	579	101.00–108.00	105.27
26	—	476	105.00–112.00	107.92
13	—	673	98.00–103.00	101.69
8	—	329	120.00–129.00	124.30
7	—	380	115.00–123.00	119.43
5	—	765	93.00	93.00
3	—	715	90.00–94.00	92.32
3	—	628	101.00–105.00	103.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	545	111.00–114.00	113.57
21	—	633	106.00–112.00	106.61
20	—	670	104.00–109.00	106.73
15	—	470	115.00	115.00
13	—	564	110.00–113.00	112.37
12	—	719	101.00–106.00	104.67
8	—	421	121.00–130.00	124.08
5	—	375	128.00–131.00	129.40
4	—	770	102.00–103.00	102.75
2	—	320	131.00–135.00	133.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	109.00–115.00	112.50
5	—	424	110.00–120.00	114.39
4	—	575	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	625	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	476	118.00–126.00	122.69
9	—	428	126.00–136.00	130.99
8	—	528	111.00–117.00	114.49
7	—	576	109.00–113.00	111.14
5	—	631	104.00–109.00	106.78
3	—	740	97.00–100.00	98.34
2	—	768	90.00–94.00	92.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	615	112.00–117.00	115.20
6	—	512	119.00	119.00
5	—	417	140.00–148.00	142.33
4	—	681	107.00–110.00	108.75
2	—	463	132.00–138.00	135.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	120.00–130.00	124.80
2	—	575	112.00	112.00
2	—	338	132.00–135.00	133.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	440	130.00–138.00	132.40
12	—	378	135.00–142.00	137.74
8	—	632	109.00–117.00	112.62
6	—	575	115.00–120.00	117.33
6	—	328	138.00–142.00	139.69
3	—	730	108.00–111.00	109.99
3	—	682	108.00–112.00	110.64
3	—	477	128.00–130.00	129.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	617	120.00–128.00	125.06
21	—	671	117.00–126.00	121.63
18	—	537	126.00–130.00	128.27
16	—	732	116.00–119.00	116.97
16	—	563	127.00	127.00
15	—	426	145.00–150.00	145.33
5	—	341	157.00–167.00	163.88
4	—	374	148.00–158.00	153.15
3	—	458	139.00–142.00	140.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,033	44.00–48.00	46.16
20	—	994	39.00–43.00	41.22
5	—	1,039	50.00–52.00	51.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,354	47.00–52.00	50.28
8	—	1,279	54.00–56.00	54.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,201	47.00–52.00	49.95
14	—	1,185	41.00–46.00	43.95
3	—	1,188	54.00–55.00	54.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,632	72.00–75.00	73.00
6	—	1,473	65.00–70.00	67.57
5	—	1,895	75.00–80.00	77.23

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–650.00	591.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	800.00–825.00	812.50

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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