Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.33/cwt on 384 head.

Average price

$142.33

384 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	531	147.82	784	83
Medium and Large 1	685	141.29	968	293
Medium and Large 3	586	123.48	723	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.34/cwt here — about $61 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 sale384 hd

142.33

—

AL average14 barns · 1,339 hd

150.69

−8.35

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	—	High	1,780	73.38	1,306	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	56.63	769	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	52.21	635	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	46.09	453	25

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.86/cwt	125.00–134.00	735	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.14/cwt	128.00–135.00	688	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.45/cwt	137.00–143.00	601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	137.81/cwt	134.00–140.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	151.51/cwt	148.00–155.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	171.25/cwt	168.00–178.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	117.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	144.39/cwt	140.00–149.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	134.80/cwt	131.00–135.00	860	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	134.70/cwt	134.00–139.00	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	154.53/cwt	153.00–160.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	170.24/cwt	165.00–173.00	647	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	127.12/cwt	124.00–130.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	156.35/cwt	152.00–162.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	153.47/cwt	150.00–156.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	161.76/cwt	158.00–165.00	759	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.83/cwt	147.00–154.00	840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	137.77/cwt	137.00–144.00	857	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	146.46/cwt	142.00–148.00	791	20
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	500.00–700.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	825.00–950.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	933.33/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.57/cwt	164.00–170.00	709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.14/cwt	177.00–182.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	857	2
Bulls	—	—	2,067	79.81/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	145.72/cwt	144.00–147.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	144.65/cwt	144.00–146.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.47/cwt	162.00–170.00	700	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	159.14/cwt	157.00–160.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	738	136.40/cwt	136.40–136.40	1,007	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	761	136.55/cwt	136.50–136.60	1,039	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	714	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	896	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	128.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	151.57/cwt	149.00–158.00	805	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.82/cwt	137.00–146.00	814	5
Bulls	—	—	1,733	73.88/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,280	6
Bulls	—	—	1,589	67.52/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,073	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	47.39/cwt	45.00–50.00	467	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	42.33/cwt	40.00–44.00	417	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	53.95/cwt	53.00–55.00	522	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	57.92/cwt	56.00–60.00	774	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	158.66/cwt	156.00–160.00	677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	117.93/cwt	112.00–122.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	666	93.99/cwt	90.00–98.00	626	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	53.74/cwt	51.00–55.00	756	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	52.95/cwt	50.00–55.00	659	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	46.71/cwt	44.00–49.00	544	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	57.84/cwt	56.00–60.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	145.79/cwt	144.00–147.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	120.72/cwt	115.00–123.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.02/cwt	124.00–127.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	120.74/cwt	120.00–122.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	110.20/cwt	109.00–112.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	112.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	134.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	643	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	144.20/cwt	142.00–150.00	544	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	115.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	130.61/cwt	126.00–136.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	108.42/cwt	105.00–111.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	105.97/cwt	104.00–108.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.63/cwt	126.00–130.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	603	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 Jan 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 990Last week 1,197Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	575	125.00–134.00	127.86
29	—	525	128.00–135.00	131.14
9	—	425	137.00–143.00	141.45
3	—	617	125.00–130.00	127.00
3	—	318	148.00–155.00	151.51
22	—	477	130.00–140.00	134.75
17	—	377	142.00–150.00	144.20
2	—	783	104.00–108.00	105.97
2	—	660	115.00–116.00	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	134.00–140.00	137.81
5	—	332	144.00–147.00	145.79
4	—	583	115.00–123.00	120.72
4	—	523	124.00–127.00	126.02
7	—	624	110.00–120.00	115.28
7	—	671	105.00–111.00	108.42
3	—	425	126.00–130.00	127.63
3	—	480	125.00–127.00	125.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	714	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	112.00–122.00	117.93
4	—	666	90.00–98.00	93.99
4	—	423	120.00–122.00	120.74
5	—	576	109.00–112.00	110.20
5	—	528	110.00–116.00	112.00
3	—	333	126.00–136.00	130.61
2	—	375	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	325	180.00–185.00	183.29
2	—	733	127.00–130.00	128.49
7	—	681	134.00–139.00	134.70
7	—	528	153.00–160.00	154.53
12	—	469	158.00–165.00	161.76
11	—	568	147.00–154.00	147.83
34	—	622	137.00–144.00	137.77
7	—	423	164.00–170.00	167.57
7	—	373	177.00–182.00	178.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	168.00–178.00	171.25
2	—	780	116.00–120.00	117.96
19	—	638	131.00–135.00	134.80
15	—	380	165.00–173.00	170.24
8	—	678	124.00–130.00	127.12
6	—	427	152.00–162.00	156.35
4	—	575	140.00–142.00	141.00
4	—	479	150.00–156.00	153.47
20	—	540	142.00–148.00	146.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	110.00–114.00	112.01
2	—	630	114.00–120.00	117.02
2	—	563	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	425	140.00–149.00	144.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	738	136.40	136.40
132	—	761	136.50–136.60	136.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	140.00–141.00	140.50
8	—	423	162.00–170.00	165.47
7	—	475	157.00–160.00	159.14
13	—	531	149.00–158.00	151.57
5	—	578	137.00–146.00	140.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	144.00–147.00	145.72
3	—	518	144.00–146.00	144.65
2	—	628	125.00–126.00	125.49
2	—	588	126.00–130.00	128.03
6	—	427	156.00–160.00	158.66
2	—	775	105.00	105.00

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	—	—	500.00–700.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–950.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	933.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,067	79.00–81.00	79.81
6	—	1,733	72.00–77.00	73.88
6	—	1,589	65.00–70.00	67.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	986	45.00–50.00	47.39
9	—	984	40.00–44.00	42.33
2	—	968	53.00–55.00	53.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,336	56.00–60.00	57.92
8	—	1,406	51.00–55.00	53.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,244	50.00–55.00	52.95
12	—	1,164	44.00–49.00	46.71
10	—	1,244	56.00–60.00	57.84

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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Steers · 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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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