Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 16.00 to 21.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.25/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$106.25

75 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$25.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	387	126.37	489	11thin
Medium and Large 2	509	103.50	526	44
Medium and Large 3	432	101.24	437	20

One grade step is worth $25.13/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 sale75 hd

106.25

—

AL average13 barns · 1,109 hd

114.32

−8.07

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	1,567	83.30	1,305	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	64.77	902	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	63.97	750	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	56.84	545	34

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	78.22/cwt	75.00–80.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	107.50/cwt	105.00–113.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	127.01/cwt	123.00–131.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.11/cwt	114.00–120.00	607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	87.33/cwt	84.00–89.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	124.34/cwt	123.00–125.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	127.13/cwt	124.00–130.00	474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	87.50/cwt	87.00–88.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	81.99/cwt	80.00–84.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	103.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	95.24/cwt	94.00–96.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	119.20/cwt	116.00–123.00	397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	111.47/cwt	108.00–118.00	472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	91.37/cwt	88.00–95.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	107.23/cwt	103.00–111.00	513	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	61.03/cwt	59.00–63.00	572	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	56.28/cwt	53.00–58.00	557	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	109.67/cwt	108.00–111.00	349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	106.57/cwt	104.00–110.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	93.48/cwt	90.00–98.00	490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.01/cwt	139.00–142.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	142.57/cwt	140.00–144.00	462	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,191.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	700.00–975.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	737.50/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	885.00/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	508.33/cwt	475.00–575.00	—	3
Bulls	—	—	1,342	75.34/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,011	3
Bulls	—	—	1,634	85.69/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,400	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	57.54/cwt	56.00–59.00	657	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	68.37/cwt	66.00–71.00	841	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	62.34/cwt	60.00–64.00	707	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	67.76/cwt	65.00–70.00	935	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	62.37/cwt	60.00–64.00	874	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	49.16/cwt	47.00–51.00	455	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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 992Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 178Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 16.00 to 21.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	90.00–95.00	92.54
3	—	623	100.00–104.00	102.02
5	—	770	75.00–80.00	78.22
6	—	425	125.00–131.00	128.00
6	—	579	105.00–113.00	107.50
7	—	472	123.00–131.00	127.01
8	—	523	114.00–120.00	116.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	105.00	105.00
3	—	625	84.00–89.00	87.33
7	—	430	115.00–120.00	117.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	123.00–125.00	124.34
8	—	373	124.00–130.00	127.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	115.00–120.00	117.58
2	—	695	87.00–88.00	87.50
2	—	715	80.00–84.00	81.99
4	—	531	100.00–110.00	103.78
4	—	581	94.00–96.00	95.24
5	—	333	116.00–123.00	119.20
8	—	423	108.00–118.00	111.47
8	—	624	88.00–95.00	91.37
9	—	478	103.00–111.00	107.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	100.00	100.00
3	—	318	108.00–111.00	109.67
4	—	425	100.00–101.00	100.50
5	—	378	104.00–110.00	106.57
6	—	524	90.00–98.00	93.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	145.00–147.00	145.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	139.00–142.00	140.01
7	—	324	140.00–144.00	142.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	120.00–122.00	121.01
4	—	333	134.00–136.00	135.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	938	59.00–63.00	61.03
15	—	989	53.00–58.00	56.28
6	—	925	47.00–51.00	49.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,141	56.00–59.00	57.54
21	—	1,230	66.00–71.00	68.37
25	—	1,134	60.00–64.00	62.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,380	65.00–70.00	67.76
15	—	1,402	60.00–64.00	62.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	73.00–78.00	75.34
10	—	1,634	84.00–89.00	85.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,191.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	800.00–975.00	912.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	700.00–975.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–800.00	737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	475.00–575.00	508.33

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