Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available. Market closed for last two weeks.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.66/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$129.66

216 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$15.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	132.26	707	141
Medium and Large 2	483	126.83	613	59
Medium and Large 3	463	117.25	543	16thin

One grade step is worth $15.01/cwt here — about $164 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 sale216 hd

129.66

—

AL average9 barns · 1,005 hd

128.00

+1.66

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	1,568	72.62	1,138	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	54.52	838	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	54.28	671	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	43.16	459	18

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1	—	373	144.63/cwt	141.00–148.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	119.14/cwt	115.00–123.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.47/cwt	122.00–130.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	165.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	634	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	147.35/cwt	146.00–149.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.50/cwt	128.00–138.00	690	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.00/cwt	131.00–140.00	637	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	143.06/cwt	141.00–145.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	871	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.99/cwt	151.00–156.00	808	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	147.16/cwt	142.00–152.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	134.42/cwt	127.00–135.00	832	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	163.74/cwt	163.00–169.00	709	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.81/cwt	154.00–164.00	764	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	174.21/cwt	172.00–177.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	170.13/cwt	166.00–175.00	560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	148.66/cwt	146.00–150.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	908	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	683.33/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	958.33/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.38/cwt	141.00–147.00	833	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	181.41/cwt	178.00–186.00	582	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	960	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.76/cwt	137.00–144.00	801	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	130.83/cwt	129.00–133.00	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	119.55/cwt	116.00–126.00	858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	832	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	74.79/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,203	6
Bulls	—	—	1,487	68.28/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	115.64/cwt	114.00–117.00	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	598	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	127.29/cwt	121.00–128.00	788	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.21/cwt	126.00–136.00	564	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	128.53/cwt	124.00–133.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	131.51/cwt	127.00–132.00	735	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	114.65/cwt	114.00–116.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.20/cwt	111.00–120.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	121.98/cwt	118.00–124.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	119.31/cwt	118.00–120.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.25/cwt	111.00–116.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	137.34/cwt	135.00–139.00	511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.79/cwt	119.00–127.00	646	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	53.44/cwt	50.00–55.00	675	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	54.52/cwt	53.00–56.00	838	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	469	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	39.97/cwt	38.00–43.00	436	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	44.90/cwt	44.00–46.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.27/cwt	145.00–152.00	775	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	144.51/cwt	140.00–147.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	118.29/cwt	115.00–122.00	801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.51/cwt	137.00–145.00	740	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	45.95/cwt	44.00–48.00	509	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	58.31/cwt	56.00–61.00	731	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	123.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.41/cwt	145.00–155.00	639	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.80/cwt	128.00–133.00	752	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	131.30/cwt	125.00–136.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.40/cwt	158.00–168.00	690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.00/cwt	148.00–160.00	711	18

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,197Last week 1,113Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 167Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 49Year ago 0

No trends available. Market closed for last two weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	141.00–148.00	144.63
6	—	684	126.00	126.00
3	—	342	146.00–149.00	147.35
22	—	525	128.00–138.00	131.50
22	—	475	131.00–140.00	134.00
9	—	723	114.00–117.00	115.64
16	—	423	140.00–147.00	141.42
20	—	619	121.00–128.00	127.29
35	—	559	127.00–132.00	131.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	115.00–123.00	119.14
6	—	475	122.00–130.00	126.47
17	—	430	126.00–136.00	131.21
2	—	315	136.00–140.00	137.94
3	—	668	114.00–116.00	114.65
5	—	620	111.00–120.00	115.20
9	—	372	135.00–139.00	137.34
10	—	526	119.00–127.00	122.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	124.00–133.00	128.53
2	—	623	102.00–105.00	103.52
3	—	377	118.00–124.00	121.98
3	—	432	118.00–120.00	119.31
4	—	525	111.00–116.00	113.25
2	—	485	117.00–118.00	117.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	382	160.00–170.00	165.87
2	—	520	141.00–145.00	143.06
28	—	619	127.00–135.00	134.42
9	—	329	166.00–175.00	170.13
3	—	477	146.00–150.00	148.66
2	—	735	120.00–127.00	123.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	134.00	134.00
32	—	622	140.00	140.00
31	—	525	151.00–156.00	153.99
11	—	433	163.00–169.00	163.74
10	—	475	154.00–164.00	160.81
5	—	376	172.00–177.00	174.21
13	—	573	141.00–147.00	145.38
13	—	321	178.00–186.00	181.41
11	—	733	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	142.00–152.00	147.16
2	—	325	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	137.00–144.00	139.76
6	—	631	129.00–133.00	130.83
5	—	718	116.00–126.00	119.55
2	—	663	125.00–126.00	125.50
19	—	523	145.00–152.00	148.27
12	—	425	158.00–168.00	162.40
18	—	468	148.00–160.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	140.00–147.00	144.51
7	—	677	115.00–122.00	118.29
8	—	523	137.00–145.00	141.51
9	—	628	120.00–128.00	123.78
10	—	425	145.00–155.00	150.41
10	—	575	128.00–133.00	130.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	125.00–136.00	131.30

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	—	—	600.00–775.00	683.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	958.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,608	72.00–77.00	74.79
3	—	1,487	66.00–70.00	68.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,263	50.00–55.00	53.44
4	—	1,108	44.00–48.00	45.95
11	—	1,253	56.00–61.00	58.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,537	53.00–56.00	54.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	49.00	49.00
8	—	1,090	38.00–43.00	39.97
8	—	1,061	44.00–46.00	44.90

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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Letohatchee Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle