Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.94/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$140.94

143 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$23.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	148.25	675	63
Medium and Large 2	473	138.04	653	63
Medium and Large 3	500	124.63	624	17thin

One grade step is worth $23.62/cwt here — about $51 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 sale143 hd

140.94

—

AL average16 barns · 1,359 hd

135.91

+5.04

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	1,719	86.77	1,491	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	62.63	724	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	59.70	819	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	54.47	508	17

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	768	104.33/cwt	104.00–105.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	154.89/cwt	150.00–157.00	641	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.57/cwt	157.00–164.00	602	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	144.15/cwt	143.00–148.00	703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	136.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	133.38/cwt	131.00–135.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.26/cwt	129.00–132.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	142.23/cwt	139.00–144.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	158.71/cwt	155.00–160.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	121.65/cwt	120.00–123.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	149.99/cwt	148.00–152.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	168.02/cwt	166.00–173.00	711	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,009.00/cwt	993.00–1,025.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	787	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	905	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	679	117.28/cwt	117.00–119.00	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	119.67/cwt	119.00–121.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	169.74/cwt	166.00–175.00	633	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	177.99/cwt	175.00–181.00	577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	133.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	168.79/cwt	168.00–169.00	689	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	130.37/cwt	130.00–134.00	875	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	155.39/cwt	154.00–159.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	204.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	165.24/cwt	162.00–170.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	186.31/cwt	185.00–187.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	114.86/cwt	110.00–116.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	126.19/cwt	123.00–130.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	120.48/cwt	119.00–122.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	144.50/cwt	142.00–147.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	159.24/cwt	154.00–162.00	516	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	124.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.78/cwt	128.00–137.00	697	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	132.26/cwt	102.00–142.00	637	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	57.11/cwt	56.00–59.00	559	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	49.58/cwt	47.00–53.00	442	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	549	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	62.01/cwt	60.00–63.00	806	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	52.32/cwt	50.00–54.00	792	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	64.97/cwt	64.00–66.00	873	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	67.07/cwt	66.00–69.00	836	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	61.29/cwt	60.00–63.00	677	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	57.13/cwt	54.00–59.00	615	5
Bulls	—	—	1,860	91.54/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,703	10
Bulls	—	—	1,616	85.53/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,382	7
Bulls	—	—	1,545	77.00/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,190	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/cwt	400.00–600.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	151.20/cwt	148.00–155.00	570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.16/cwt	136.00–145.00	607	6

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 926Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 147Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	104.00–105.00	104.33
2	—	675	110.00	110.00
13	—	324	154.00–162.00	159.24
12	—	575	120.00–129.00	124.50
9	—	525	128.00–137.00	132.78
9	—	482	102.00–142.00	132.26
9	—	377	148.00–155.00	151.20
6	—	427	136.00–145.00	142.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	414	150.00–157.00	154.89
14	—	375	157.00–164.00	160.57
12	—	488	143.00–148.00	144.15
10	—	618	121.00	121.00
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	110.00–116.00	114.86
4	—	476	123.00–130.00	126.19
2	—	538	119.00–122.00	120.48
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
2	—	345	142.00–147.00	144.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	125.00	125.00
3	—	432	135.00–140.00	136.72
2	—	688	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	623	119.00–120.00	119.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	131.00–135.00	133.38
4	—	625	129.00–132.00	130.26
4	—	531	139.00–144.00	142.23
4	—	430	155.00–160.00	158.71
3	—	678	120.00–123.00	121.65
2	—	725	119.00	119.00
2	—	473	148.00–152.00	149.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	166.00–173.00	168.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	787	115.00	115.00
7	—	679	117.00–119.00	117.28
3	—	577	119.00–121.00	119.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	166.00–175.00	169.74
7	—	324	175.00–181.00	177.99
3	—	630	130.00–135.00	133.31
2	—	583	140.00–141.00	140.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	408	168.00–169.00	168.79
11	—	671	130.00–134.00	130.37
10	—	518	154.00–159.00	155.39
4	—	333	200.00–210.00	204.11
3	—	472	162.00–170.00	165.24
3	—	382	185.00–187.00	186.31
2	—	568	147.00–149.00	147.99

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)	2	—	—	993.00–1,025.00	1,009.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	400.00–600.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	979	56.00–59.00	57.11
7	—	891	47.00–53.00	49.58
2	—	900	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,300	60.00–63.00	62.01
3	—	1,513	50.00–54.00	52.32
2	—	1,343	64.00–66.00	64.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,246	66.00–69.00	67.07
6	—	1,104	60.00–63.00	61.29
5	—	1,076	54.00–59.00	57.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,860	89.00–94.00	91.54
7	—	1,616	84.00–88.00	85.53
4	—	1,545	74.00–79.00	77.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle