Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

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 mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.89/cwt on 385 head.

Average price

$106.89

385 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$4.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	108.77	635	83
Medium and Large 2	543	107.09	581	222
Medium and Large 3	465	104.40	486	80

One grade step is worth $4.37/cwt here — about $149 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 sale385 hd

106.89

—

AL average16 barns · 2,025 hd

111.77

−4.88

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	1,675	69.79	1,169	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	53.29	793	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	48.23	588	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	39.84	395	31

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	725	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	41.29/cwt	39.00–44.00	422	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	35.79/cwt	34.00–37.00	342	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	46.62/cwt	45.00–48.00	467	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	129.24/cwt	128.00–132.00	677	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	54.93/cwt	52.00–58.00	793	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	49.47/cwt	48.00–51.00	788	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	47.76/cwt	45.00–50.00	573	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	54.16/cwt	52.00–57.00	659	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	41.81/cwt	39.00–44.00	528	9
Bulls	—	—	1,531	66.19/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,013	7
Bulls	—	—	1,824	74.93/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,367	5
Bulls	—	—	1,763	69.61/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,227	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	558.33/cwt	525.00–600.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	830.88/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,121.88/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	—	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	113.27/cwt	110.00–118.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	107.49/cwt	104.00–110.00	574	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	105.52/cwt	101.00–107.00	606	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	109.00/cwt	107.00–112.00	516	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	102.12/cwt	99.00–105.00	632	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	100.61/cwt	94.00–104.00	670	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	120.12/cwt	118.00–122.00	452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	116.70/cwt	114.00–119.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	124.03/cwt	122.00–127.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	92.94/cwt	90.00–96.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	109.23/cwt	109.00–110.00	630	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	111.74/cwt	110.00–112.00	568	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	104.99/cwt	104.00–107.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	103.32/cwt	102.00–105.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.35/cwt	103.00–110.00	564	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	114.01/cwt	113.00–116.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	123.64/cwt	121.00–125.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	97.97/cwt	97.00–99.00	661	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	638.46/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	945.83/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	594	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	134.71/cwt	131.00–136.00	505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	139.18/cwt	136.00–140.00	455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.10/cwt	124.00–130.00	676	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	128.16/cwt	125.00–133.00	611	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.10/cwt	114.00–122.00	785	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	121.43/cwt	120.00–126.00	699	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	122.76/cwt	120.00–124.00	778	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	112.63/cwt	110.00–116.00	800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.06/cwt	140.00–147.00	536	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	146.44/cwt	144.00–150.00	476	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.21/cwt	152.00–162.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	164.38/cwt	160.00–167.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.38/cwt	147.00–154.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	105.24/cwt	100.00–106.00	497	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	107.26/cwt	105.00–112.00	455	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	108.60/cwt	105.00–115.00	407	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	100.73/cwt	100.00–103.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	91.22/cwt	90.00–95.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	108.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	679	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.17/cwt	109.00–117.00	660	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	133.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	569	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.33/cwt	115.00–125.00	630	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	126.35/cwt	124.00–128.00	605	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	102.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	131.37/cwt	130.00–133.00	623	8

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 Oct 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,624Last week 1,634Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 306Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 51Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	116.00–118.00	117.00
4	—	524	128.00–132.00	129.24
8	—	474	130.00–133.00	131.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	103.00–110.00	107.35
4	—	474	113.00–116.00	114.01
3	—	430	121.00–125.00	123.64
2	—	725	95.00	95.00
2	—	675	97.00–99.00	97.97
2	—	578	100.00–105.00	102.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	626	105.00–110.00	108.39
29	—	573	109.00–117.00	115.17
25	—	715	100.00	100.00
14	—	427	130.00–139.00	133.36
12	—	528	115.00–125.00	119.33
11	—	479	124.00–128.00	126.35
6	—	676	100.00–105.00	102.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	90.00	90.00
3	—	330	110.00–118.00	113.27
41	—	472	100.00–106.00	105.24
11	—	424	105.00–112.00	107.26
10	—	375	105.00–115.00	108.60
7	—	529	100.00–103.00	100.73
5	—	581	90.00–95.00	91.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	534	104.00–110.00	107.49
63	—	574	101.00–107.00	105.52
31	—	473	107.00–112.00	109.00
25	—	619	99.00–105.00	102.12
14	—	666	94.00–104.00	100.61
8	—	376	118.00–122.00	120.12
7	—	425	114.00–119.00	116.70
5	—	328	122.00–127.00	124.03
2	—	725	90.00–96.00	92.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	577	109.00–110.00	109.23
16	—	508	110.00–112.00	111.74
9	—	756	98.00	98.00
4	—	668	104.00–107.00	104.99
3	—	733	102.00–105.00	103.32
3	—	418	120.00–121.00	120.32
2	—	625	107.00	107.00
2	—	395	123.00–124.00	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	594	117.00	117.00
8	—	546	111.00	111.00
7	—	375	131.00–136.00	134.71
5	—	327	136.00–140.00	139.18
2	—	615	115.00–117.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	540	124.00–130.00	125.10
30	—	477	125.00–133.00	128.16
29	—	670	114.00–122.00	117.10
23	—	576	120.00–126.00	121.43
21	—	634	120.00–124.00	122.76
16	—	710	110.00–116.00	112.63
16	—	375	140.00–147.00	143.06
9	—	325	144.00–150.00	146.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	515	134.00	134.00
3	—	368	152.00–162.00	155.21
3	—	342	160.00–167.00	164.38
2	—	420	147.00–154.00	150.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,022	39.00–44.00	41.29
13	—	955	34.00–37.00	35.79
5	—	1,001	45.00–48.00	46.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,444	52.00–58.00	54.93
6	—	1,592	48.00–51.00	49.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,199	45.00–50.00	47.76
11	—	1,216	52.00–57.00	54.16
9	—	1,262	39.00–44.00	41.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,531	64.00–68.00	66.19
5	—	1,824	74.00–76.00	74.93
3	—	1,763	69.00–70.00	69.61

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)	6	—	—	525.00–600.00	558.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	725.00–900.00	830.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,121.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	600.00–700.00	638.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	945.83

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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