Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.39/cwt on 419 head.

Average price

$111.39

419 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$12.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	115.52	697	182
Medium and Large 2	488	109.37	533	197
Medium and Large 3	488	102.57	500	40

One grade step is worth $12.95/cwt here — about $197 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 sale419 hd

111.39

—

AL average15 barns · 2,203 hd

113.61

−2.22

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	1,658	66.83	1,108	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	46.01	668	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	44.54	531	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	39.83	390	54

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	652	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	808	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	576	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	106.63/cwt	104.00–107.00	769	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	114.23/cwt	113.00–116.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	682	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	541.67/cwt	500.00–625.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	804.17/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	682.33/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	341	135.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	462	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	128.14/cwt	125.00–132.00	623	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.04/cwt	142.00–150.00	551	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	128.40/cwt	124.00–131.00	661	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	123.14/cwt	120.00–125.00	724	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.75/cwt	117.00–122.00	761	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	115.85/cwt	115.00–121.00	791	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	149.09/cwt	145.00–155.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	115.70/cwt	112.00–119.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	735	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	148.83/cwt	146.00–154.00	624	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	166.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	549	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	127.13/cwt	125.00–128.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	157.85/cwt	153.00–162.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	132.65/cwt	131.00–136.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	103.28/cwt	99.00–105.00	500	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	110.61/cwt	110.00–112.00	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	103.70/cwt	100.00–108.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	94.29/cwt	91.00–97.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	97.32/cwt	95.00–100.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	114.66/cwt	110.00–118.00	475	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	108.84/cwt	106.00–115.00	508	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	104.33/cwt	100.00–106.00	594	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	36.31/cwt	34.00–39.00	344	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	41.91/cwt	40.00–44.00	427	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	45.84/cwt	45.00–48.00	443	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	41.01/cwt	40.00–42.00	630	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	45.28/cwt	44.00–47.00	658	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	51.75/cwt	50.00–53.00	706	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	39.92/cwt	38.00–42.00	484	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	45.43/cwt	43.00–48.00	542	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	50.98/cwt	49.00–54.00	591	12
Bulls	—	—	1,689	65.38/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,104	7
Bulls	—	—	1,587	70.22/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	100.27/cwt	99.00–104.00	627	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	105.17/cwt	102.00–107.00	560	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	102.56/cwt	99.00–103.00	672	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	118.10/cwt	116.00–122.00	436	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	121.57/cwt	117.00–126.00	391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	859	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	644	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	108.62/cwt	107.00–109.00	633	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	107.62/cwt	105.00–109.00	655	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	99.41/cwt	99.00–101.00	781	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	104.18/cwt	104.00–105.00	718	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	122.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	506	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	127.32/cwt	124.00–130.00	480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	133.69/cwt	130.00–137.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	107.71/cwt	101.00–110.00	625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	116.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	124.21/cwt	120.00–127.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	83.31/cwt	80.00–85.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	97.35/cwt	95.00–102.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.64/cwt	113.00–118.00	657	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	117.92/cwt	117.00–121.00	620	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	123.14/cwt	121.00–130.00	592	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	134.89/cwt	131.00–140.00	595	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	709	99.94/cwt	99.00–100.00	709	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	101.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	108.81/cwt	106.00–111.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	762	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 →

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Tue Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,682Last week 1,931Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 230Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	652	124.00	124.00
25	—	403	143.00	143.00
11	—	721	104.00–107.00	106.63
4	—	619	113.00–116.00	114.23
4	—	573	118.00–120.00	119.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	101.00–110.00	107.71
7	—	474	110.00–119.00	116.44
4	—	436	120.00–127.00	124.21
3	—	780	80.00–85.00	83.31
3	—	627	95.00–102.00	97.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	568	113.00–118.00	115.64
26	—	526	117.00–121.00	117.92
22	—	481	121.00–130.00	123.14
21	—	441	131.00–140.00	134.89
17	—	709	99.00–100.00	99.94
7	—	673	100.00–105.00	101.46
6	—	626	106.00–111.00	108.81
2	—	770	98.00–100.00	99.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	341	135.00–140.00	135.60
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	486	125.00–132.00	128.14
24	—	380	142.00–150.00	145.04
23	—	515	124.00–131.00	128.40
20	—	588	120.00–125.00	123.14
17	—	630	117.00–122.00	120.75
14	—	683	115.00–121.00	115.85
7	—	755	110.00	110.00
5	—	324	145.00–155.00	149.09
4	—	724	112.00–119.00	115.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	574	128.00	128.00
12	—	419	146.00–154.00	148.83
8	—	329	160.00–170.00	166.90
7	—	614	125.00–128.00	127.13
6	—	378	153.00–162.00	157.85
3	—	522	131.00–136.00	132.65
2	—	685	122.00–124.00	122.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	484	99.00–105.00	103.28
5	—	379	110.00–112.00	110.61
4	—	430	100.00–108.00	103.70
3	—	628	91.00–97.00	94.29
3	—	512	95.00–100.00	97.32
2	—	673	90.00–95.00	92.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	414	110.00–118.00	114.66
47	—	467	106.00–115.00	108.84
27	—	569	100.00–106.00	104.33
18	—	625	99.00–104.00	100.27
17	—	532	102.00–107.00	105.17
14	—	655	99.00–103.00	102.56
13	—	369	116.00–122.00	118.10
8	—	322	117.00–126.00	121.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	646	133.00	133.00
13	—	528	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	583	107.00–109.00	108.62
30	—	609	105.00–109.00	107.62
19	—	786	99.00–101.00	99.41
16	—	689	104.00–105.00	104.18
12	—	414	120.00–124.00	122.30
9	—	377	124.00–130.00	127.32
2	—	328	130.00–137.00	133.69

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)	4	—	—	600.00–700.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	500.00–625.00	541.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	750.00–875.00	804.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	600.00–775.00	682.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	947	34.00–39.00	36.31
22	—	1,019	40.00–44.00	41.91
7	—	966	45.00–48.00	45.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	40.00–42.00	41.01
3	—	1,453	44.00–47.00	45.28
3	—	1,365	50.00–53.00	51.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,212	38.00–42.00	39.92
17	—	1,194	43.00–48.00	45.43
12	—	1,160	49.00–54.00	50.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,689	64.00–67.00	65.38
3	—	1,587	68.00–72.00	70.22

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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