Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.02/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$128.02

352 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.99

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	134.79	662	43
Medium and Large 1	590	132.11	779	171
Medium and Large 1-2	769	121.51	934	128
Medium and Large 3	583	112.29	655	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $7 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 sale352 hd

128.02

—

AL average11 barns · 1,116 hd

126.03

+1.99

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	1,435	84.14	1,208	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,375	63.22	869	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	62.89	771	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	55.56	563	45

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1	—	775	94.50/cwt	91.00–98.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.51/cwt	100.00–108.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	97.06/cwt	92.00–100.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	121.16/cwt	116.00–122.00	652	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	125.97/cwt	122.00–128.00	606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	107.43/cwt	103.00–112.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	115.96/cwt	111.00–120.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	93.60/cwt	89.00–96.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	135.02/cwt	132.00–138.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.38/cwt	123.00–130.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	117.24/cwt	116.00–119.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	105.52/cwt	103.00–108.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	132.08/cwt	128.00–139.00	762	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	119.23/cwt	115.00–122.00	851	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	110.22/cwt	109.00–116.00	840	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	144.23/cwt	143.00–146.00	691	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	157.97/cwt	152.00–159.00	611	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	124.75/cwt	120.00–127.00	847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	140.65/cwt	138.00–145.00	748	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	160.58/cwt	160.00–162.00	512	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	103.49/cwt	100.00–106.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	106.02/cwt	104.00–111.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	89.33/cwt	85.00–93.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	428	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	121.32/cwt	118.00–124.00	518	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	116.81/cwt	114.00–120.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	102.56/cwt	99.00–106.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	115.51/cwt	114.00–116.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	83.67/cwt	81.00–85.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	96.96/cwt	95.00–101.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	724	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	843	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	56.63/cwt	55.00–58.00	832	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	62.34/cwt	59.00–64.00	768	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	65.99/cwt	65.00–69.00	814	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	56.51/cwt	55.00–58.00	673	10
Bulls	—	—	1,649	90.07/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,485	4
Bulls	—	—	1,286	78.73/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,012	4
Bulls	—	—	1,350	83.44/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,126	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	916.67/cwt	900.00–925.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	841.67/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,143.75/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	121.45/cwt	120.00–123.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	148.07/cwt	143.00–150.00	552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	106.70/cwt	102.00–112.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.65/cwt	131.00–135.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	154.53/cwt	148.00–158.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.52/cwt	128.00–133.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	121.51/cwt	120.50–122.50	934	128
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	143.57/cwt	138.00–144.00	637	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	50.11/cwt	47.00–53.00	468	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	61.30/cwt	59.00–64.00	664	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	56.11/cwt	54.00–58.00	587	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	65.52/cwt	64.00–68.00	881	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	61.55/cwt	59.00–63.00	857	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	125.55/cwt	124.50–126.00	716	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	547	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	686	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	122.16/cwt	116.00–123.00	701	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	112.61/cwt	108.00–116.00	768	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	128.57/cwt	128.00–130.00	543	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	125.96/cwt	122.00–127.00	617	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	120.72/cwt	118.00–123.00	633	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	111.53/cwt	109.00–117.00	697	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 →

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Tue May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,141Last week 687Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 193Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 34Year ago 13

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	775	91.00–98.00	94.50
43	—	574	116.00–123.00	122.16
38	—	682	108.00–116.00	112.61
38	—	422	128.00–130.00	128.57
31	—	490	122.00–127.00	125.96
11	—	524	118.00–123.00	120.72
9	—	714	110.00	110.00
6	—	625	109.00–117.00	111.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	100.00–106.00	103.49
5	—	530	104.00–111.00	106.02
3	—	628	85.00–93.00	89.33
3	—	420	114.00–115.00	114.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	327	131.00	131.00
9	—	427	118.00–124.00	121.32
6	—	480	114.00–120.00	116.81
5	—	635	99.00–106.00	102.56
5	—	573	110.00–115.00	112.60
4	—	725	90.00–92.00	91.00
4	—	520	114.00–116.00	115.51
3	—	773	81.00–85.00	83.67
3	—	668	95.00–101.00	96.96
2	—	375	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	724	116.50	116.50
17	—	570	124.50–126.00	125.55
15	—	547	125.50	125.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	100.00–108.00	105.51
3	—	630	92.00–100.00	97.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	538	116.00–122.00	121.16
8	—	481	122.00–128.00	125.97
7	—	625	103.00–112.00	107.43
7	—	578	111.00–120.00	115.96
5	—	727	89.00–96.00	93.60
2	—	775	80.00	80.00
2	—	675	96.00	96.00
2	—	443	132.00–138.00	135.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	123.00–130.00	125.38
4	—	621	116.00–119.00	117.24
3	—	737	96.00–100.00	98.00
2	—	665	103.00–108.00	105.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	577	128.00–139.00	132.08
31	—	714	115.00–122.00	119.23
23	—	762	109.00–116.00	110.22
22	—	479	143.00–146.00	144.23
17	—	387	152.00–159.00	157.97
12	—	679	120.00–127.00	124.75
12	—	532	138.00–145.00	140.65
7	—	319	160.00–162.00	160.58
5	—	614	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	675	105.00	105.00
2	—	525	120.00	120.00
2	—	470	120.00–123.00	121.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	143.00–150.00	148.07
4	—	731	102.00–112.00	106.70
4	—	618	115.00–119.00	117.00
3	—	568	118.00–120.00	119.35
3	—	478	131.00–135.00	133.65
3	—	332	148.00–158.00	154.53
2	—	660	110.00–113.00	111.50
2	—	540	128.00–133.00	130.52
14	—	444	138.00–144.00	143.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	769	120.50–122.50	121.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	55.00–58.00	56.63
26	—	1,345	64.00–68.00	65.52
16	—	1,393	59.00–63.00	61.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,232	59.00–64.00	62.34
26	—	1,233	65.00–69.00	65.99
10	—	1,191	55.00–58.00	56.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	933	47.00–53.00	50.11
16	—	1,083	59.00–64.00	61.30
11	—	1,046	54.00–58.00	56.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	89.00–91.00	90.07
4	—	1,286	74.00–81.00	78.73
3	—	1,350	82.00–85.00	83.44

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)	3	—	—	900.00–925.00	916.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–875.00	841.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,143.75

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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