Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.76/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$113.76

276 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$21.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	120.15	602	128
Medium and Large 2	525	109.65	576	129
Medium and Large 3	533	98.63	525	19thin

One grade step is worth $21.51/cwt here — about $77 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 sale276 hd

113.76

—

AL average11 barns · 1,265 hd

114.64

−0.88

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	—	Average	1,648	62.11	1,023	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	52.03	741	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	47.98	562	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	35.94	362	59

Every lot, as filed

69 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 3	—	518	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.62/cwt	127.00–135.00	633	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	114.98/cwt	110.00–119.00	662	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	136.06/cwt	133.00–142.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	111.74/cwt	110.00–115.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	121.22/cwt	115.00–125.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	97.02/cwt	95.00–99.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	140.54/cwt	136.00–144.00	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	146.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	119.33/cwt	118.00–122.00	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	122.67/cwt	122.00–126.00	832	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	149.05/cwt	146.00–155.00	651	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	144.93/cwt	139.00–150.00	697	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.24/cwt	127.00–132.00	814	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.63/cwt	134.00–137.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	157.30/cwt	154.00–160.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	161.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	99.19/cwt	95.00–100.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	102.74/cwt	100.00–104.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	96.29/cwt	90.00–100.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	103.02/cwt	102.00–105.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	109.01/cwt	105.00–113.00	571	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	103.48/cwt	100.00–107.00	640	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	106.06/cwt	104.00–108.00	607	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	112.30/cwt	107.00–117.00	533	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	114.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	103.08/cwt	100.00–104.00	697	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.87/cwt	119.00–126.00	457	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	122.75/cwt	120.00–128.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	639	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	681	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	33.08/cwt	30.00–35.00	329	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	40.19/cwt	38.00–43.00	412	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	46.47/cwt	46.00–47.00	472	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	54.57/cwt	53.00–58.00	779	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	50.24/cwt	49.00–52.00	743	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	45.27/cwt	44.00–46.00	579	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	49.78/cwt	47.00–52.00	570	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	42.81/cwt	40.00–45.00	504	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	53.57/cwt	53.00–54.00	656	11
Bulls	—	—	1,770	61.14/cwt	47.00–73.00	1,082	10
Bulls	—	—	1,444	63.73/cwt	61.00–65.00	920	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	533.33/cwt	450.00–600.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	879.17/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.05/cwt	125.00–134.00	761	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	134.20/cwt	134.00–137.00	707	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	147.57/cwt	142.00–152.00	555	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	121.85/cwt	117.00–123.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	154.57/cwt	150.00–158.00	507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	142.00/cwt	139.00–145.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	783	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	122.82/cwt	122.00–125.00	520	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	115.34/cwt	115.00–119.00	589	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	116.47/cwt	116.00–118.00	651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	113.78/cwt	108.00–118.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	136.41/cwt	134.00–138.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	121.03/cwt	120.00–123.00	583	3

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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,696Last week 1,436Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 200Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 29Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	110.00–114.00	111.99
3	—	482	120.00–123.00	121.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	127.00–135.00	132.62
9	—	576	110.00–119.00	114.98
5	—	426	133.00–142.00	136.06
4	—	628	110.00–115.00	111.74
4	—	531	115.00–125.00	121.22
2	—	738	95.00–99.00	97.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	130.00–137.00	131.80
9	—	477	136.00–144.00	140.54
8	—	426	145.00–150.00	146.24
6	—	618	118.00–122.00	119.33
4	—	575	120.00–126.00	123.00
2	—	723	108.00–109.00	108.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	678	122.00–126.00	122.67
19	—	437	146.00–155.00	149.05
17	—	481	139.00–150.00	144.93
13	—	625	127.00–132.00	130.24
8	—	573	134.00–137.00	135.63
6	—	380	154.00–160.00	157.30
4	—	789	115.00	115.00
4	—	328	160.00–164.00	161.02
3	—	518	140.00–145.00	143.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	137.00–140.00	138.50
2	—	578	110.00–113.00	111.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	585	125.00–134.00	130.05
25	—	527	134.00–137.00	134.20
9	—	376	142.00–152.00	147.57
7	—	624	117.00–123.00	121.85
7	—	328	150.00–158.00	154.57
2	—	440	139.00–145.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	557	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	95.00–100.00	99.19
4	—	479	100.00–104.00	102.74
3	—	675	90.00	90.00
3	—	587	90.00–100.00	96.29
3	—	428	102.00–105.00	103.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	524	105.00–113.00	109.01
19	—	618	100.00–107.00	103.48
18	—	572	104.00–108.00	106.06
18	—	475	107.00–117.00	112.30
15	—	425	110.00–120.00	114.93
13	—	676	100.00–104.00	103.08
10	—	375	119.00–126.00	121.87
3	—	330	120.00–128.00	122.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	639	121.50	121.50
11	—	570	119.50	119.50
3	—	678	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	423	122.00–125.00	122.82
24	—	511	115.00–119.00	115.34
13	—	559	116.00–118.00	116.47
5	—	628	108.00–118.00	113.78
5	—	323	134.00–138.00	136.41
2	—	728	100.00–105.00	102.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	996	30.00–35.00	33.08
20	—	1,025	38.00–43.00	40.19
2	—	1,015	46.00–47.00	46.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,428	53.00–58.00	54.57
9	—	1,478	49.00–52.00	50.24
4	—	1,280	44.00–46.00	45.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,145	47.00–52.00	49.78
22	—	1,178	40.00–45.00	42.81
11	—	1,224	53.00–54.00	53.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,770	47.00–73.00	61.14
6	—	1,444	61.00–65.00	63.73

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	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	450.00–600.00	533.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	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	—	—	800.00–975.00	879.17

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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