Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Average yielding slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. High yielding slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Replacement cows an pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.88/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$120.88

176 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$4.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	121.55	695	70
Medium and Large 2	519	120.93	627	93
Medium and Large 3	436	117.02	510	13thin

One grade step is worth $4.53/cwt here — about $185 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 sale176 hd

120.88

—

AL average11 barns · 813 hd

120.52

+0.37

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	1,445	91.88	1,327	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	78.06	937	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	75.62	1,062	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	65.91	639	25

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	620	120.51/cwt	119.00–121.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	104.72/cwt	102.00–107.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	109.44/cwt	107.00–112.00	738	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	137.44/cwt	132.00–140.00	585	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.82/cwt	111.00–118.00	718	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	120.93/cwt	116.00–124.00	697	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	128.99/cwt	122.00–131.00	678	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.38/cwt	128.00–135.00	629	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	123.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	119.49/cwt	115.00–121.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	108.36/cwt	107.00–110.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	142.40/cwt	141.00–144.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	139.15/cwt	136.00–141.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	120.15/cwt	118.00–123.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	132.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	134.60/cwt	131.00–138.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	126.60/cwt	125.00–128.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	152.72/cwt	148.00–158.00	493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	120.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	131.97/cwt	128.00–135.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/cwt	575.00–675.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	81.46/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,051	2
Bulls	—	—	1,324	92.29/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,222	5
Bulls	—	—	1,627	95.64/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,556	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	67.67/cwt	65.00–70.00	788	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	74.37/cwt	72.00–76.00	916	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	127.00/cwt	126.00–129.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	139.42/cwt	135.00–141.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	870	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	126.77/cwt	124.00–127.00	871	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	128.18/cwt	128.00–130.00	775	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	146.97/cwt	146.00–153.00	704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	136.14/cwt	134.00–138.00	786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	141.75/cwt	139.00–145.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	130.24/cwt	129.00–132.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	106.02/cwt	100.00–109.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	116.05/cwt	115.00–117.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	122.57/cwt	121.00–124.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	114.57/cwt	112.00–118.00	658	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	132.86/cwt	130.00–136.00	573	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.62/cwt	116.00–124.00	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.54/cwt	121.00–131.00	601	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	102.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	692	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	135.63/cwt	132.00–140.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	108.67/cwt	106.00–112.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	140.82/cwt	136.00–144.00	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	98.46/cwt	95.00–102.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	141.05/cwt	140.00–142.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	145.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	548	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	878	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	121.76/cwt	118.00–123.00	806	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	130.39/cwt	129.00–133.00	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	817	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	709	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	125.11/cwt	125.00–126.00	643	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	72.20/cwt	70.00–75.00	705	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	59.83/cwt	57.00–62.00	563	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	65.18/cwt	64.00–68.00	682	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	70.69/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,008	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	86.89/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,184	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	62.73/cwt	62.00–64.00	897	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	84.51/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,015	24

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 Jun 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 1,332Year ago 793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 233Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 58Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	119.00–121.00	120.51
4	—	576	126.00–129.00	127.00
4	—	518	132.00–134.00	133.00
2	—	420	145.00–147.00	146.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	102.00–107.00	104.72
9	—	674	107.00–112.00	109.44
11	—	426	132.00–140.00	137.44
11	—	625	111.00–118.00	114.82
16	—	576	116.00–124.00	120.93
17	—	526	122.00–131.00	128.99
29	—	475	128.00–135.00	132.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	109.00	109.00
2	—	675	100.00–102.00	100.98
3	—	442	128.00–130.00	129.00
4	—	479	120.00–126.00	123.95
4	—	526	115.00–121.00	119.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	145.00–146.00	145.51
2	—	720	102.00–103.00	102.50
2	—	773	100.00	100.00
3	—	678	107.00–110.00	108.36
5	—	375	141.00–144.00	142.40
6	—	431	136.00–141.00	139.15
6	—	568	118.00–123.00	120.15
10	—	474	132.00–136.00	132.99
13	—	633	112.00	112.00
10	—	514	125.00–126.00	125.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	129.00–132.00	130.24
3	—	523	100.00–109.00	106.02
2	—	590	100.00–105.00	102.48
2	—	425	115.00–117.00	116.05
2	—	378	121.00–124.00	122.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	574	112.00–118.00	114.57
14	—	431	130.00–136.00	132.86
13	—	525	116.00–124.00	120.62
13	—	475	121.00–131.00	126.54
11	—	674	100.00–105.00	102.63
8	—	374	132.00–140.00	135.63
6	—	615	106.00–112.00	108.67
5	—	314	136.00–144.00	140.82
2	—	738	95.00–102.00	98.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	760	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	131.00–138.00	134.60
5	—	626	125.00–128.00	126.60
8	—	323	148.00–158.00	152.72
5	—	476	135.00–141.00	139.42
17	—	376	140.00–150.00	145.65
16	—	798	110.00	110.00
15	—	662	118.00–123.00	121.76
10	—	583	129.00–133.00	130.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	115.00–125.00	120.09
2	—	680	112.00–114.00	112.99
3	—	377	130.00–135.00	132.93
3	—	437	128.00–135.00	131.97
3	—	528	120.00–125.00	123.01
2	—	330	140.00–142.00	141.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	702	124.00	124.00
13	—	687	124.00–127.00	126.77
11	—	605	128.00–130.00	128.18
9	—	479	146.00–153.00	146.97
7	—	577	134.00–138.00	136.14
4	—	535	139.00–145.00	141.75

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	987.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	987.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–675.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	79.00–84.00	81.46
5	—	1,324	89.00–94.00	92.29
5	—	1,627	94.00–99.00	95.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,165	65.00–70.00	67.67
11	—	1,232	72.00–76.00	74.37
24	—	1,201	81.00–89.00	84.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	976	70.00–75.00	72.20
11	—	941	57.00–62.00	59.83
3	—	1,047	64.00–68.00	65.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,426	68.00–74.00	70.69
10	—	1,363	84.00–90.00	86.89
3	—	1,430	62.00–64.00	62.73

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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Heifers · 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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