Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.27/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$123.27

79 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$14.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	131.56	579	31
Medium and Large 3	361	120.27	434	10thin
Medium and Large 2	493	117.29	579	38

One grade step is worth $14.27/cwt here — about $0 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 sale79 hd

123.27

—

AL average9 barns · 319 hd

123.03

+0.24

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	1,607	87.71	1,409	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	72.02	852	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	70.84	987	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	58.11	552	37

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	588	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	130.73/cwt	127.00–134.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	134.28/cwt	133.00–136.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	606.25/cwt	500.00–650.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	833.33/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	737.50/cwt	675.00–800.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	845.00/cwt	725.00–925.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,130.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,225.00	—	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	144.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	133.30/cwt	131.00–135.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	150.13/cwt	148.00–153.00	558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	154.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	134.52/cwt	130.00–136.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	125.88/cwt	122.00–130.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.16/cwt	133.00–136.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	158.67/cwt	156.00–162.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	166.21/cwt	162.00–170.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	138.77/cwt	137.00–141.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	156.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	121.80/cwt	120.00–123.00	396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	119.97/cwt	117.00–123.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	116.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.88/cwt	123.00–131.00	535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	127.31/cwt	124.00–133.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	100.49/cwt	98.00–103.00	664	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	57.72/cwt	56.00–61.00	560	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	51.14/cwt	48.00–54.00	437	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	66.40/cwt	63.00–69.00	677	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	69.86/cwt	68.00–72.00	978	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	75.02/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,057	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	63.22/cwt	60.00–65.00	833	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	76.05/cwt	74.00–80.00	916	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	69.69/cwt	67.00–72.00	798	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	63.39/cwt	60.00–65.00	763	7
Bulls	—	—	1,409	83.02/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,170	6
Bulls	—	—	1,811	89.18/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,615	5
Bulls	—	—	1,662	94.63/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,573	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	756.82/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	117.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	129.74/cwt	128.00–132.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	93.33/cwt	90.00–95.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	104.66/cwt	104.00–105.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.36/cwt	114.00–120.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	139.67/cwt	138.00–144.00	447	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	137.51/cwt	136.00–138.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	129.34/cwt	126.00–134.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	134.38/cwt	132.00–138.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	110.01/cwt	109.00–112.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	121.81/cwt	117.00–126.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	113.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	4

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 389Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 213Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	119.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	538	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	410	135.00–138.00	136.50
4	—	474	130.00–135.00	132.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	127.00–134.00	130.73
4	—	526	133.00–136.00	134.28
2	—	475	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	130.00–135.00	132.43
6	—	476	117.00–126.00	121.81
4	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.74
2	—	590	110.00–116.00	113.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	140.00–150.00	144.76
3	—	380	131.00–135.00	133.30
2	—	428	132.00–133.00	132.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	148.00–153.00	150.13
6	—	326	150.00–157.00	154.62
4	—	523	130.00–136.00	134.52
2	—	578	122.00–130.00	125.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	133.00–136.00	134.16
6	—	369	156.00–162.00	158.67
5	—	328	162.00–170.00	166.21
4	—	533	137.00–141.00	138.77
4	—	415	150.00–160.00	156.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	120.00–123.00	121.80
3	—	383	117.00–123.00	119.97
2	—	418	114.00–120.00	116.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	123.00–131.00	125.88
7	—	374	124.00–133.00	127.31
4	—	661	98.00–103.00	100.49
4	—	485	115.00–120.00	117.74
4	—	326	128.00–132.00	129.74
3	—	725	90.00–95.00	93.33
3	—	627	104.00–105.00	104.66
3	—	535	114.00–120.00	116.36
2	—	588	110.00–114.00	111.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	138.00–144.00	139.67
6	—	372	136.00–138.00	137.51
5	—	467	126.00–134.00	129.34
5	—	420	132.00–138.00	134.38
3	—	678	109.00–112.00	110.01
3	—	520	128.00–130.00	129.35
2	—	570	119.00–120.00	119.49

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	—	—	500.00–650.00	606.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	700.00–825.00	756.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–900.00	833.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	675.00–800.00	737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	725.00–925.00	845.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	970	56.00–61.00	57.72
11	—	855	48.00–54.00	51.14
10	—	1,020	63.00–69.00	66.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,400	68.00–72.00	69.86
9	—	1,409	73.00–77.00	75.02
3	—	1,317	60.00–65.00	63.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,205	74.00–80.00	76.05
19	—	1,145	67.00–72.00	69.69
7	—	1,203	60.00–65.00	63.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,409	80.00–86.00	83.02
5	—	1,811	88.00–90.00	89.18
3	—	1,662	94.00–95.00	94.63

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