Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle under 550# sold 11.00 to 16.00 lower. Feeder cattle over 550# sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.61/cwt on 357 head.

Average price

$119.61

357 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$178

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

$11.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	491	124.47	611	180
Medium and Large 3	460	120.36	554	36
Medium and Large 1	697	113.21	789	141

One grade step is worth $11.27/cwt here — about −$178 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 sale357 hd

119.61

—

AL average15 barns · 1,537 hd

124.74

−5.13

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	1,668	86.75	1,447	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	62.24	837	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	61.79	726	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	56.06	578	43

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	524	114.86/cwt	110.00–117.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	124.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	129.62/cwt	126.00–132.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	135.21/cwt	133.00–138.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	101.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	125.33/cwt	122.00–129.00	604	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	130.32/cwt	127.00–134.00	555	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	120.86/cwt	118.00–127.00	633	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	110.39/cwt	105.00–113.00	698	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.48/cwt	134.00–139.00	509	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.90/cwt	113.00–122.00	672	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	142.80/cwt	140.00–148.00	461	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	102.22/cwt	100.00–105.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	95.98/cwt	95.00–97.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	111.51/cwt	111.25–112.25	804	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	772	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	729	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	489	129.74/cwt	129.00–133.00	634	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	136.93/cwt	132.00–140.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	143.65/cwt	137.00–147.00	685	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.68/cwt	149.00–158.00	649	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	138.33/cwt	135.00–142.00	726	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	779	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	109.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	122.65/cwt	121.00–124.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	130.33/cwt	129.00–132.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	857	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	629.17/cwt	550.00–750.00	—	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	56.66/cwt	54.00–59.00	586	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	49.57/cwt	47.00–52.00	502	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	63.27/cwt	61.00–65.00	662	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	61.65/cwt	60.00–63.00	832	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	66.00/cwt	65.00–68.00	902	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	55.49/cwt	55.00–56.00	702	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	61.36/cwt	60.00–64.00	712	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	67.19/cwt	66.00–68.00	818	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	55.51/cwt	55.00–56.00	654	4
Bulls	—	—	1,826	96.19/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,756	5
Bulls	—	—	1,528	76.14/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,163	5
Bulls	—	—	1,646	88.21/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,452	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	650.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,011.46/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	152.89/cwt	149.00–156.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	159.92/cwt	158.00–162.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	161.88/cwt	157.00–167.00	605	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	169.26/cwt	166.00–172.00	552	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	157.18/cwt	153.00–160.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	141.66/cwt	140.00–143.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	136.16/cwt	134.00–138.00	852	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	178.00/cwt	177.00–179.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	119.37/cwt	117.00–121.00	568	8

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 Mar 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 992Last week 762Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 147Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	110.00–117.00	114.86
6	—	428	120.00–125.00	124.13
5	—	371	126.00–132.00	129.62
5	—	321	133.00–138.00	135.21
3	—	618	100.00–105.00	101.63
3	—	575	105.00	105.00
8	—	476	117.00–121.00	119.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	482	122.00–129.00	125.33
31	—	426	127.00–134.00	130.32
25	—	524	118.00–127.00	120.86
23	—	632	105.00–113.00	110.39
23	—	373	134.00–139.00	136.48
18	—	570	113.00–122.00	117.90
10	—	323	140.00–148.00	142.80
4	—	679	100.00–105.00	102.22
2	—	778	95.00–97.00	95.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	721	111.25–112.25	111.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	677	114.00	114.00
10	—	597	123.00	123.00
8	—	618	117.00–119.00	118.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	489	129.00–133.00	129.74
5	—	430	132.00–140.00	136.93
2	—	525	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	477	137.00–147.00	143.65
14	—	425	149.00–158.00	152.68
12	—	525	135.00–142.00	138.33
8	—	630	120.00–127.00	123.62
5	—	570	130.00–137.00	133.57
3	—	718	107.00–110.00	109.02
2	—	680	117.00–120.00	118.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	121.00–124.00	122.65
3	—	610	129.00–132.00	130.33
2	—	720	118.00–120.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	149.00–156.00	152.89
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	333	158.00–162.00	159.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	374	157.00–167.00	161.88
11	—	326	166.00–172.00	169.26
8	—	547	144.00	144.00
6	—	711	124.00	124.00
5	—	476	150.00–152.00	151.00
4	—	426	153.00–160.00	157.18
3	—	567	140.00–143.00	141.66
2	—	665	127.00–129.00	127.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	626	134.00–138.00	136.16
4	—	325	177.00–179.00	178.00
2	—	525	150.00	150.00

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)	6	—	—	550.00–750.00	629.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–750.00	700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	48	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,011.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,035	54.00–59.00	56.66
12	—	1,012	47.00–52.00	49.57
9	—	1,046	61.00–65.00	63.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,350	60.00–63.00	61.65
5	—	1,367	65.00–68.00	66.00
2	—	1,265	55.00–56.00	55.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,160	60.00–64.00	61.36
6	—	1,218	66.00–68.00	67.19
4	—	1,178	55.00–56.00	55.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,826	94.00–98.00	96.19
5	—	1,528	75.00–80.00	76.14
4	—	1,646	86.00–89.00	88.21

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