Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.61/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$125.61

162 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$15.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	131.67	627	26
Medium and Large 2	470	127.01	597	103
Medium and Large 3	468	116.44	545	33

One grade step is worth $15.24/cwt here — about $82 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 sale162 hd

125.61

—

AL average14 barns · 1,717 hd

128.05

−2.45

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	1,647	76.90	1,266	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	69.80	844	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	60.54	889	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	47.53	470	30

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2	—	676	104.74/cwt	101.00–108.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	107.47/cwt	103.00–110.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.63/cwt	112.00–117.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	145.67/cwt	144.00–146.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	138.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	117.66/cwt	117.00–118.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	158.85/cwt	154.00–164.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	155.72/cwt	153.00–160.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.99/cwt	148.00–151.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	146.93/cwt	144.00–150.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	124.42/cwt	120.00–129.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	155.39/cwt	151.00–158.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	165.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	626	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	169.53/cwt	166.00–172.00	551	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	693.75/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	602.50/cwt	500.00–675.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	662.50/cwt	550.00–750.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	739.29/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	7
Bulls	—	—	1,535	72.56/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,114	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	160.00/cwt	158.00–162.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	146.51/cwt	145.00–151.00	771	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	78.21/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,306	7
Bulls	—	—	1,750	80.43/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,408	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	130.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	120.48/cwt	119.00–125.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	141.19/cwt	135.00–144.00	744	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	151.66/cwt	150.00–154.00	722	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	134.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	569	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	68.77/cwt	66.00–71.00	818	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	75.04/cwt	73.00–77.00	950	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	62.05/cwt	59.00–64.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	111.37/cwt	108.00–113.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	149.73/cwt	143.00–153.00	639	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	690	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	144.27/cwt	141.00–147.00	469	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	54.02/cwt	53.00–55.00	542	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	47.45/cwt	46.00–50.00	475	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	43.09/cwt	40.00–45.00	414	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	63.20/cwt	61.00–66.00	935	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	56.54/cwt	55.00–58.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	116.68/cwt	110.00–118.00	562	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	133.39/cwt	128.00–138.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	89.34/cwt	88.00–90.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	105.97/cwt	103.00–108.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	124.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	129.98/cwt	129.00–132.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	140.85/cwt	135.00–144.00	530	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.50/cwt	114.00–122.00	622	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.65/cwt	108.00–115.00	642	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	134.81/cwt	129.00–137.00	574	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	124.77/cwt	122.00–128.00	591	9

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 878Last week 1,143Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 139Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	101.00–108.00	104.74
4	—	630	103.00–110.00	107.47
11	—	325	141.00–147.00	144.27
22	—	376	135.00–144.00	140.85
20	—	525	114.00–122.00	118.50
17	—	575	108.00–115.00	111.65
16	—	426	129.00–137.00	134.81
9	—	474	122.00–128.00	124.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	112.00–117.00	115.63
6	—	374	144.00–146.00	145.67
4	—	421	138.00–142.00	138.97
3	—	577	117.00–118.00	117.66
2	—	335	147.00–150.00	148.48
5	—	471	129.00–132.00	129.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	482	110.00–118.00	116.68
4	—	333	128.00–138.00	133.39
3	—	620	88.00–90.00	89.34
3	—	533	103.00–108.00	105.97
3	—	373	120.00–130.00	124.24
2	—	425	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	154.00–164.00	158.85
2	—	668	120.00–129.00	124.42
16	—	378	160.00–170.00	165.57
15	—	325	166.00–172.00	169.53
3	—	473	140.00–150.00	146.69
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	153.00–160.00	155.72
3	—	522	148.00–151.00	148.99
2	—	568	144.00–150.00	146.93
2	—	425	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	151.00–158.00	155.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	127.00	127.00
5	—	421	158.00–162.00	160.00
4	—	526	145.00–151.00	146.51
9	—	476	150.00–154.00	151.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	125.00–135.00	130.50
6	—	622	119.00–125.00	120.48
2	—	660	118.00–120.00	118.99
17	—	527	135.00–144.00	141.19
16	—	427	143.00–153.00	149.73
10	—	476	140.00–150.00	144.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	130.00–140.00	134.41
3	—	568	108.00–113.00	111.37

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–750.00	662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	675.00–850.00	739.29
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	600.00–750.00	693.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	500.00–675.00	602.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,535	70.00–75.00	72.56
7	—	1,670	76.00–80.00	78.21
6	—	1,750	80.00–82.00	80.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,189	66.00–71.00	68.77
15	—	1,266	73.00–77.00	75.04
8	—	1,143	59.00–64.00	62.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,004	53.00–55.00	54.02
13	—	1,002	46.00–50.00	47.45
10	—	961	40.00–45.00	43.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,479	61.00–66.00	63.20
4	—	1,454	55.00–58.00	56.54

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