Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.40/cwt on 390 head.

Average price

$126.40

390 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$213

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$18.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	471	135.98	641	139
Medium and Large 1	596	128.23	764	66
Medium and Large 3	485	122.18	593	29
Medium and Large 1-2	724	117.87	853	156

One grade step is worth $18.11/cwt here — about −$213 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 sale390 hd

126.40

—

AL average12 barns · 1,167 hd

129.02

−2.62

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	1,580	78.46	1,239	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	60.41	881	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	57.90	683	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	52.39	538	43

Every lot, as filed

67 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 3	—	342	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	133.14/cwt	130.00–136.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	630	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	149.10/cwt	146.00–152.00	567	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	154.39/cwt	150.00–160.00	503	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	118.32/cwt	112.00–120.00	743	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	138.33/cwt	134.00–141.00	592	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	115.36/cwt	110.00–117.00	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	129.72/cwt	128.00–131.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.37/cwt	114.00–120.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	117.87/cwt	117.75–118.75	853	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	785	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	148.05/cwt	145.00–152.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	158.02/cwt	156.00–161.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	161.33/cwt	160.00–164.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	772	90.67/cwt	88.00–94.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	133.71/cwt	130.00–136.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	91.98/cwt	89.00–95.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	120.10/cwt	116.00–124.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.57/cwt	148.00–158.00	644	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	143.96/cwt	138.00–148.00	690	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	128.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	122.04/cwt	117.00–125.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	151.82/cwt	150.00–158.00	724	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	165.45/cwt	162.00–172.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.66/cwt	144.00–148.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	858	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	52.11/cwt	49.00–54.00	530	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	58.40/cwt	56.00–61.00	605	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	45.79/cwt	44.00–48.00	470	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	61.62/cwt	61.00–64.00	862	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	58.59/cwt	56.00–60.00	908	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	57.36/cwt	55.00–60.00	689	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	64.54/cwt	62.00–67.00	774	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	47.90/cwt	45.00–50.00	528	6
Bulls	—	—	1,551	80.91/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,255	6
Bulls	—	—	1,390	73.00/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,015	6
Bulls	—	—	2,235	87.46/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,955	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	493.75/cwt	400.00–575.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	525.00–650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	741.67/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	625.00–675.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	159.89/cwt	158.00–162.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	167.51/cwt	160.00–169.00	626	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	132.74/cwt	131.00–135.00	835	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	149.57/cwt	145.00–154.00	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	170.29/cwt	166.00–172.00	553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	146.98/cwt	144.00–151.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	137.98/cwt	134.00–141.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.96/cwt	152.00–156.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	166.81/cwt	160.00–168.00	759	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	149.72/cwt	148.00–150.00	868	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	164.22/cwt	163.00–166.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	172.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.65/cwt	154.00–157.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	175.95/cwt	175.00–177.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.86/cwt	124.00–130.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	121.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	633	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 Feb 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 851Last week 794Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 239Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 46Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	144.00	144.00
2	—	575	110.00–113.00	111.50
2	—	378	130.00–136.00	133.14
8	—	428	124.00–130.00	127.86
6	—	625	100.00–110.00	105.00
5	—	475	120.00–125.00	121.84
3	—	528	119.00–121.00	119.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	474	130.00–137.00	132.84
29	—	380	146.00–152.00	149.10
22	—	326	150.00–160.00	154.39
16	—	628	112.00–120.00	118.32
13	—	428	134.00–141.00	138.33
11	—	667	110.00–117.00	115.36
11	—	526	128.00–131.00	129.72
5	—	580	114.00–120.00	118.37
2	—	715	107.00–110.00	108.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	724	117.75–118.75	117.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	638	123.00	123.00
5	—	429	145.00–152.00	148.05
3	—	372	156.00–161.00	158.02
3	—	325	160.00–164.00	161.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	88.00–94.00	90.67
3	—	567	100.00–110.00	104.93
3	—	487	130.00–136.00	133.71
2	—	710	89.00–95.00	91.98
2	—	523	116.00–124.00	120.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	148.00–158.00	150.57
8	—	479	138.00–148.00	143.96
5	—	571	125.00–135.00	128.55
3	—	632	117.00–125.00	122.04
2	—	725	117.00	117.00
2	—	523	140.00–142.00	141.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	150.00–158.00	151.82
6	—	419	162.00–172.00	165.45
4	—	571	136.00–140.00	136.98
3	—	523	144.00–148.00	145.66
2	—	673	127.00–128.00	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	158.00–162.00	159.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	374	160.00–169.00	167.51
18	—	629	131.00–135.00	132.74
7	—	476	145.00–154.00	149.57
7	—	325	166.00–172.00	170.29
5	—	523	144.00–151.00	146.98
4	—	580	134.00–141.00	137.98
3	—	420	152.00–156.00	153.96
2	—	680	128.00–130.00	129.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	455	160.00–168.00	166.81
7	—	580	148.00–150.00	149.72
4	—	426	163.00–166.00	164.22
4	—	371	172.00–175.00	172.99
3	—	515	154.00–157.00	155.65
2	—	320	175.00–177.00	175.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,017	49.00–54.00	52.11
14	—	1,036	56.00–61.00	58.40
12	—	1,027	44.00–48.00	45.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,399	61.00–64.00	61.62
6	—	1,549	56.00–60.00	58.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,201	55.00–60.00	57.36
10	—	1,200	62.00–67.00	64.54
6	—	1,102	45.00–50.00	47.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,551	78.00–82.00	80.91
6	—	1,390	70.00–75.00	73.00
2	—	2,235	86.00–89.00	87.46

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	400.00–575.00	493.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–650.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	675.00–850.00	741.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	625.00–675.00	650.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle