Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.94/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$110.94

63 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$30.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	134.78	528	9thin
Medium and Large 2	550	107.36	591	48
Medium and Large 3	492	103.83	511	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.95/cwt here — about $17 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 sale63 hd

110.94

—

AL average11 barns · 688 hd

116.00

−5.06

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	1,685	83.66	1,410	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	62.85	905	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	61.27	745	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	54.52	548	28

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	458	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	676	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	65.13/cwt	63.00–69.00	950	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	59.26/cwt	56.00–61.00	837	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	63.83/cwt	62.00–67.00	776	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	58.82/cwt	56.00–61.00	719	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	54.67/cwt	54.00–55.00	637	3
Bulls	—	—	1,777	88.64/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,575	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	85.13/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,456	3
Bulls	—	—	1,568	77.22/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,211	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	687.50/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,090.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	790	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	142.57/cwt	139.00–146.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	119.99/cwt	119.00–124.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	147.94/cwt	142.00–152.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	110.98/cwt	109.00–114.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	133.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	105.74/cwt	104.00–107.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	97.69/cwt	95.00–100.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.51/cwt	118.00–128.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	103.97/cwt	101.00–111.00	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	142.15/cwt	138.00–148.00	598	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.88/cwt	129.00–135.00	633	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	98.48/cwt	97.00–100.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	127.24/cwt	124.00–130.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	105.00/cwt	103.00–107.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	138.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	131.00/cwt	127.00–134.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	129.00/cwt	124.00–134.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	130.71/cwt	128.00–134.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	104.24/cwt	98.00–108.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	117.08/cwt	113.00–123.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	106.52/cwt	104.00–111.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	112.86/cwt	110.00–117.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	100.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	99.30/cwt	98.00–101.00	667	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	61.89/cwt	60.00–63.00	661	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	47.65/cwt	45.00–50.00	466	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	55.29/cwt	53.00–58.00	550	14

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 Apr 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 447Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 246Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	145.00–150.00	147.49
2	—	525	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	110.00–115.00	113.01
3	—	677	95.00–100.00	97.69
4	—	526	118.00–128.00	124.51
6	—	623	101.00–111.00	103.97
9	—	421	138.00–148.00	142.15
9	—	476	129.00–135.00	132.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	97.00–100.00	98.48
4	—	440	124.00–130.00	127.24
4	—	471	120.00–125.00	121.99
5	—	573	103.00–107.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	123.00–125.00	124.02
2	—	375	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	752	105.00	105.00
7	—	376	139.00–146.00	142.57
6	—	627	119.00–124.00	119.99
4	—	334	142.00–152.00	147.94
3	—	722	109.00–114.00	110.98
2	—	590	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	513	130.00–136.00	133.01
2	—	480	136.00–137.00	136.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	138.00–140.00	138.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	104.00–107.00	105.74
2	—	525	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	140.00–142.00	140.97
2	—	378	136.00–140.00	138.04
5	—	420	127.00–134.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	124.00–134.00	129.00
2	—	725	80.00	80.00
3	—	337	128.00–134.00	130.71
3	—	572	98.00–108.00	104.24
6	—	424	113.00–123.00	117.08
6	—	528	104.00–111.00	106.52
7	—	474	110.00–117.00	112.86
9	—	641	100.00–105.00	100.64
10	—	672	98.00–101.00	99.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,458	63.00–69.00	65.13
7	—	1,413	56.00–61.00	59.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,216	62.00–67.00	63.83
19	—	1,222	56.00–61.00	58.82
3	—	1,165	54.00–55.00	54.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,068	60.00–63.00	61.89
8	—	978	45.00–50.00	47.65
14	—	995	53.00–58.00	55.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,777	88.00–90.00	88.64
3	—	1,710	84.00–87.00	85.13
3	—	1,568	74.00–80.00	77.22

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)	2	—	—	600.00–775.00	687.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–600.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,090.00

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