Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.63/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$126.63

266 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$9.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	637	128.97	821	59
Medium and Large 2	589	128.52	757	136
Medium and Large 1-2	760	121.25	922	63
Medium and Large 3	551	119.70	659	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.27/cwt here — about $162 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 sale266 hd

126.63

—

AL average8 barns · 764 hd

129.67

−3.04

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	1,500	86.94	1,304	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	62.98	877	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	61.43	771	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	55.50	559	32

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	675	106.33/cwt	105.00–108.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	119.80/cwt	118.00–121.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	103.68/cwt	103.00–105.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	120.96/cwt	116.00–124.00	650	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	132.99/cwt	126.00–134.00	561	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	126.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	602	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	134.71/cwt	132.00–137.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	99.22/cwt	96.00–101.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	104.60/cwt	101.00–108.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	138.99/cwt	136.00–142.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	113.33/cwt	112.00–114.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	82.97/cwt	81.00–85.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.53/cwt	116.00–121.00	685	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	136.41/cwt	134.00–138.00	584	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	—	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	50.96/cwt	48.00–53.00	517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.40/cwt	125.00–126.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	105.97/cwt	101.00–109.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	112.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	121.44/cwt	120.00–126.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	125.83/cwt	122.00–130.00	544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	114.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	111.52/cwt	111.00–112.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	127.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	681	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	132.16/cwt	129.00–139.00	624	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	140.98/cwt	136.00–146.00	598	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	111.63/cwt	110.00–113.00	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.09/cwt	140.00–144.00	663	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	132.75/cwt	132.00–134.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	128.67/cwt	125.00–132.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	110.51/cwt	108.00–113.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	756	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	56.59/cwt	54.00–59.00	562	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	62.04/cwt	60.00–64.00	632	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	61.51/cwt	59.00–63.00	835	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	64.91/cwt	64.00–67.00	933	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	62.01/cwt	60.00–64.00	771	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	57.20/cwt	55.00–59.00	744	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	65.67/cwt	65.00–67.00	803	13
Bulls	—	—	1,586	80.95/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,284	4
Bulls	—	—	1,243	88.35/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,098	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	93.06/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,608	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	695.83/cwt	650.00–750.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	111.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.79/cwt	132.00–140.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	772	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	119.89/cwt	114.00–122.00	816	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	135.58/cwt	129.00–138.00	719	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	150.89/cwt	147.00–157.00	561	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	153.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	110.80/cwt	110.00–111.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	144.38/cwt	142.00–148.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	922	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	119.29/cwt	119.00–125.00	852	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	145.47/cwt	140.00–148.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	164.76/cwt	162.00–167.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	99.00/cwt	97.00–101.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	92.64/cwt	90.00–95.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	108.35/cwt	106.00–110.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.38/cwt	116.00–120.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	123.33/cwt	118.00–126.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	103.48/cwt	100.00–107.00	577	2

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 May 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 955Last week 1,353Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 158Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 21Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	105.00–108.00	106.33
5	—	576	118.00–121.00	119.80
3	—	730	103.00–105.00	103.68
37	—	535	120.00–130.00	127.22
12	—	472	129.00–139.00	132.16
10	—	424	136.00–146.00	140.98
8	—	626	110.00–113.00	111.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	120.00–126.00	121.44
6	—	432	122.00–130.00	125.83
4	—	525	110.00–119.00	114.25
2	—	575	111.00–112.00	111.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	470	140.00–144.00	141.09
4	—	524	132.00–134.00	132.75
3	—	565	125.00–132.00	128.67
2	—	713	108.00–113.00	110.51
2	—	633	119.00–120.00	119.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	537	116.00–124.00	120.96
22	—	422	126.00–134.00	132.99
13	—	477	120.00–130.00	126.13
7	—	374	132.00–137.00	134.71
5	—	671	96.00–101.00	99.22
5	—	624	101.00–108.00	104.60
4	—	336	136.00–142.00	138.99
3	—	575	112.00–114.00	113.33
2	—	718	81.00–85.00	82.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	750	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	765	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	573	116.00–121.00	119.53
12	—	428	134.00–138.00	136.41
5	—	525	125.00–126.00	125.40
3	—	687	101.00–109.00	105.97
3	—	620	110.00–115.00	112.29
3	—	475	133.00	133.00
2	—	715	90.00–94.00	91.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	97.00–101.00	99.00
3	—	672	90.00–95.00	92.64
3	—	512	106.00–110.00	108.35
3	—	425	116.00–120.00	118.38
3	—	375	118.00–126.00	123.33
3	—	333	120.00–130.00	125.17
2	—	558	100.00–107.00	103.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	109.00–115.00	111.00
2	—	565	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	375	132.00–140.00	135.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	626	120.00–125.00	123.28
41	—	681	114.00–122.00	119.89
26	—	530	129.00–138.00	135.58
10	—	372	147.00–157.00	150.89
7	—	328	150.00–160.00	153.63
5	—	774	110.00–111.00	110.80
5	—	436	142.00–148.00	144.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	760	121.25	121.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	714	119.00–125.00	119.29
8	—	579	137.00	137.00
6	—	620	127.00	127.00
4	—	526	140.00–148.00	145.47
4	—	360	162.00–167.00	164.76
2	—	345	167.00–168.00	167.50

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	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,037.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–750.00	695.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,015	48.00–53.00	50.96
12	—	993	54.00–59.00	56.59
7	—	1,019	60.00–64.00	62.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,358	59.00–63.00	61.51
13	—	1,437	64.00–67.00	64.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,243	60.00–64.00	62.01
17	—	1,301	55.00–59.00	57.20
13	—	1,223	65.00–67.00	65.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,586	78.00–82.00	80.95
4	—	1,243	86.00–89.00	88.35
3	—	1,728	91.00–95.00	93.06

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

Steers · 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