Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.59/cwt on 300 head.

Average price

$106.59

300 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$14.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	109.86	594	130
Medium and Large 2	506	106.20	537	136
Medium and Large 3	514	95.63	492	34

One grade step is worth $14.23/cwt here — about $102 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 sale300 hd

106.59

—

AL average16 barns · 1,981 hd

110.61

−4.03

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	1,571	69.96	1,099	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	46.86	638	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	46.28	550	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	38.49	382	50

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	577	91.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	94.01/cwt	92.00–95.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	105.96/cwt	105.00–109.00	340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	102.67/cwt	100.00–104.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	111.16/cwt	105.00–113.00	478	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	108.44/cwt	104.00–110.00	515	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	103.38/cwt	100.00–106.00	589	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	104.47/cwt	102.00–108.00	547	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	98.79/cwt	93.00–102.00	619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	91.20/cwt	89.00–93.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	116.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	113.49/cwt	110.00–116.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	94.00/cwt	92.00–95.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	107.47/cwt	107.00–108.00	636	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	112.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	116.70/cwt	114.00–121.00	510	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	100.29/cwt	100.00–102.00	669	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	120.98/cwt	118.00–124.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	106.74/cwt	105.00–108.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	93.30/cwt	91.00–97.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	97.49/cwt	97.00–98.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	101.57/cwt	98.00–105.00	535	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	97.40/cwt	95.00–100.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	88.36/cwt	85.00–90.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	88.98/cwt	85.00–92.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	105.35/cwt	100.00–110.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	97.99/cwt	95.00–101.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	113.68/cwt	108.00–116.00	588	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	571	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.68/cwt	102.00–110.00	667	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.42/cwt	97.00–105.00	678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	109.99/cwt	105.00–115.00	630	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	533	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	89.97/cwt	85.00–94.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	96.97/cwt	95.00–99.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	135.10/cwt	133.00–141.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	102.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	36.53/cwt	35.00–39.00	362	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	40.51/cwt	40.00–42.00	406	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	45.24/cwt	44.00–48.00	437	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	48.98/cwt	48.00–50.00	690	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	44.75/cwt	44.00–45.00	589	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	46.20/cwt	45.00–47.00	556	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	51.20/cwt	49.00–54.00	610	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	40.75/cwt	39.00–43.00	476	14
Bulls	—	—	1,575	70.71/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,114	12
Bulls	—	—	1,418	66.94/cwt	64.00–69.00	949	6
Bulls	—	—	2,010	74.55/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,498	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	641.67/cwt	575.00–675.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	472.22/cwt	450.00–500.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	483.33/cwt	475.00–500.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	765.91/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	593.75/cwt	500.00–700.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	525.00–600.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	883.33/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	664	87.84/cwt	85.00–89.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	97.59/cwt	95.00–101.00	472	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	141.29/cwt	140.00–144.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	143.95/cwt	143.00–150.00	492	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	800	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	126.85/cwt	122.00–127.00	722	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	130.80/cwt	128.00–135.00	620	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	129.98/cwt	129.00–131.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	119.96/cwt	117.00–122.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	138.58/cwt	136.00–140.00	446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	134.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	510	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	768	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	115.71/cwt	109.00–118.00	734	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.37/cwt	111.00–120.00	687	60

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 Oct 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,573Last week 1,093Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 214Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	90.00–94.00	91.01
4	—	519	92.00–95.00	94.01
4	—	321	105.00–109.00	105.96
3	—	425	100.00–104.00	102.67
7	—	664	85.00–89.00	87.84
11	—	484	95.00–101.00	97.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	430	105.00–113.00	111.16
27	—	475	104.00–110.00	108.44
21	—	570	100.00–106.00	103.38
19	—	524	102.00–108.00	104.47
10	—	627	93.00–102.00	98.79
9	—	714	89.00–93.00	91.20
6	—	321	115.00–120.00	116.98
4	—	376	110.00–116.00	113.49
3	—	675	92.00–95.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	592	107.00–108.00	107.47
29	—	474	110.00–115.00	112.32
21	—	437	114.00–121.00	116.70
14	—	667	100.00–102.00	100.29
11	—	536	113.00	113.00
6	—	365	118.00–124.00	120.98
4	—	625	105.00–108.00	106.74
3	—	783	91.00–97.00	93.30
2	—	725	97.00–98.00	97.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	527	98.00–105.00	101.57
5	—	628	95.00–100.00	97.40
3	—	720	85.00–90.00	88.36
3	—	688	85.00–92.00	88.98
3	—	480	100.00–110.00	105.35
2	—	583	95.00–101.00	97.99
2	—	425	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	517	108.00–116.00	113.68
15	—	475	115.00–125.00	120.27
13	—	625	102.00–110.00	106.68
12	—	675	97.00–105.00	100.42
11	—	573	105.00–115.00	109.99
11	—	425	120.00–130.00	125.45
3	—	785	85.00–94.00	89.97
2	—	723	95.00–99.00	96.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	133.00–141.00	135.10
4	—	468	131.00	131.00
3	—	720	100.00–105.00	102.66
2	—	683	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	513	118.00–121.00	119.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.00
2	—	328	128.00–130.00	128.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	113.00	113.00
3	—	368	140.00–144.00	141.29
4	—	606	121.00	121.00
9	—	342	143.00–150.00	143.95
9	—	705	120.00	120.00
10	—	538	131.00	131.00
15	—	678	118.00	118.00
34	—	569	122.00–127.00	126.85
42	—	474	128.00–135.00	130.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	137.00	137.00
11	—	560	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	129.00–131.00	129.98
2	—	743	107.00–109.00	108.00
4	—	534	117.00–122.00	119.96
5	—	783	106.00	106.00
7	—	322	136.00–140.00	138.58
8	—	378	130.00–138.00	134.97
11	—	698	110.00	110.00
19	—	634	109.00–118.00	115.71
60	—	580	111.00–120.00	118.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	991	35.00–39.00	36.53
18	—	1,003	40.00–42.00	40.51
3	—	967	44.00–48.00	45.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	48.00–50.00	48.98
4	—	1,316	44.00–45.00	44.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,203	45.00–47.00	46.20
16	—	1,191	49.00–54.00	51.20
14	—	1,169	39.00–43.00	40.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,575	70.00–73.00	70.71
6	—	1,418	64.00–69.00	66.94
2	—	2,010	74.00–75.00	74.55

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	—	—	575.00–675.00	641.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	450.00–500.00	472.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	475.00–500.00	483.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	700.00–875.00	765.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	500.00–700.00	593.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	525.00–600.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	800.00–975.00	883.33

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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How this sale compares

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