Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $132.97/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$132.97

297 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$18.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	135.05	717	206
Medium and Large 2	469	129.55	608	82
Medium and Large 3	488	116.33	568	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.72/cwt here — about $148 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 sale297 hd

132.97

—

AL average15 barns · 1,960 hd

133.77

−0.81

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	1,693	76.29	1,292	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	61.00	857	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	60.48	723	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	49.93	494	23

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	528	135.29/cwt	129.00–137.00	714	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	136.65/cwt	131.00–140.00	657	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	179.92/cwt	177.00–186.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	110.23/cwt	108.00–113.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	147.91/cwt	147.00–148.00	837	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	172.30/cwt	165.00–175.00	644	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	164.75/cwt	163.00–165.00	708	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	126.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	151.06/cwt	146.00–153.00	776	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	178.20/cwt	177.00–180.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.29/cwt	165.00–174.00	724	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	137.02/cwt	133.00–142.00	926	46
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	156.37/cwt	152.00–162.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	140.98/cwt	137.00–144.00	870	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	775.00–925.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	164.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	184.93/cwt	182.00–190.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	143.20/cwt	142.00–144.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	156.15/cwt	152.00–160.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	161.49/cwt	154.00–164.00	861	39
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	594.23/cwt	475.00–675.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	137.95/cwt	135.00–142.00	811	3
Bulls	—	—	1,707	81.89/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,398	5
Bulls	—	—	1,407	65.65/cwt	63.00–68.00	924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	165.78/cwt	162.00–168.00	703	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	150.15/cwt	148.00–153.00	796	7
Bulls	—	—	1,792	76.78/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,376	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	125.52/cwt	121.00–130.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	158.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	678	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	144.74/cwt	140.00–148.00	761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	153.50/cwt	150.00–156.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	161.29/cwt	156.00–166.00	768	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	144.99/cwt	142.00–148.00	832	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	785	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	46.39/cwt	45.00–49.00	453	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	56.05/cwt	55.00–57.00	546	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	64.32/cwt	61.00–66.00	905	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	56.01/cwt	54.00–59.00	784	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	61.72/cwt	61.00–63.00	748	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	55.50/cwt	53.00–58.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	108.67/cwt	106.00–110.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.71/cwt	128.00–136.00	560	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	139.76/cwt	136.00–144.00	537	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	51.57/cwt	50.00–53.00	516	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	148.40/cwt	145.00–153.00	555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	152.96/cwt	151.00–156.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.75/cwt	113.00–122.00	698	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.38/cwt	120.00–129.00	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	145.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	469	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	127.34/cwt	123.00–129.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	142.73/cwt	138.00–146.00	607	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.89/cwt	126.00–134.00	744	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	129.19/cwt	118.00–130.00	828	51

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,143Last week 990Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 137Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	528	129.00–137.00	135.29
39	—	481	131.00–140.00	136.65
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
3	—	770	109.00–110.00	109.67
2	—	675	124.00–125.00	124.49
12	—	374	145.00–153.00	148.40
5	—	330	151.00–156.00	152.96
27	—	425	138.00–146.00	142.73
22	—	573	126.00–134.00	129.89
51	—	641	118.00–130.00	129.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	108.00–113.00	110.23
2	—	775	100.00	100.00
21	—	425	128.00–136.00	131.71
16	—	384	136.00–144.00	139.76
12	—	583	113.00–122.00	119.75
10	—	523	120.00–129.00	124.38
9	—	322	140.00–150.00	145.58
6	—	477	123.00–129.00	127.34
2	—	680	112.00–113.00	112.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	121.00–123.00	122.00
3	—	575	106.00–110.00	108.67
2	—	485	115.00–118.00	116.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	177.00–186.00	179.92
11	—	566	147.00–148.00	147.91
26	—	420	165.00–174.00	172.29
46	—	676	133.00–142.00	137.02
25	—	617	137.00–144.00	140.98
8	—	479	160.00–170.00	164.34
7	—	325	182.00–190.00	184.93
39	—	533	154.00–164.00	161.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	374	165.00–175.00	172.30
12	—	430	163.00–165.00	164.75
9	—	614	125.00–130.00	126.58
9	—	514	146.00–153.00	151.06
4	—	325	177.00–180.00	178.20
3	—	730	124.00–126.00	125.00
2	—	663	130.00–131.00	130.50
5	—	575	142.00–144.00	143.20
5	—	483	152.00–160.00	156.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	152.00–162.00	156.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	135.00–142.00	137.95
10	—	428	155.00–160.00	158.48
8	—	526	140.00–148.00	144.74
4	—	471	150.00–156.00	153.50
2	—	725	114.00	114.00
2	—	675	123.00	123.00
3	—	630	124.00–125.00	124.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	162.00–168.00	165.78
7	—	530	148.00–153.00	150.15
14	—	476	156.00–166.00	161.29
9	—	574	142.00–148.00	144.99
2	—	665	124.00–130.00	126.98
2	—	613	135.00–138.00	136.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	121.00–130.00	125.52
3	—	425	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–925.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	912.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	475.00–675.00	594.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,707	80.00–84.00	81.89
3	—	1,407	63.00–68.00	65.65
8	—	1,792	75.00–79.00	76.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	977	45.00–49.00	46.39
2	—	975	55.00–57.00	56.05
12	—	1,000	50.00–53.00	51.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,407	61.00–66.00	64.32
6	—	1,400	54.00–59.00	56.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,212	61.00–63.00	61.72
2	—	1,130	53.00–58.00	55.50

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle