Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.10/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$114.10

183 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$22.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	124.98	621	28
Medium and Large 2	546	114.17	624	127
Medium and Large 3	555	102.91	571	28

One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about $50 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 sale183 hd

114.10

—

AL average12 barns · 1,156 hd

119.66

−5.56

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	1,519	93.25	1,416	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,374	76.38	1,050	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	75.30	896	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	66.07	682	47

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	625.00–675.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	911.67/cwt	850.00–985.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	881.25/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	812.50/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	137.36/cwt	128.00–138.00	644	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	123.96/cwt	123.00–131.00	735	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	143.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	560	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	148.63/cwt	146.00–149.00	498	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	124.85/cwt	123.00–127.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.29/cwt	126.00–135.00	676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	149.31/cwt	148.00–150.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	96.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	103.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	109.37/cwt	106.00–111.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	110.78/cwt	105.00–115.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	82.52/cwt	80.00–85.00	549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,368	82.39/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,127	2
Bulls	—	—	1,474	90.91/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,340	5
Bulls	—	—	1,606	98.81/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,587	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	81.50/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,003	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	70.04/cwt	67.00–73.00	809	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	76.67/cwt	75.00–79.00	919	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	70.46/cwt	69.00–72.00	957	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	81.99/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,131	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	75.42/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,039	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	73.73/cwt	72.00–77.00	804	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	67.89/cwt	65.00–70.00	716	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	61.64/cwt	58.00–64.00	613	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	120.46/cwt	119.00–124.00	755	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	97.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	102.74/cwt	99.00–106.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	107.83/cwt	104.00–111.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	138.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.75/cwt	110.00–118.00	717	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.93/cwt	124.00–130.00	608	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	119.06/cwt	114.00–120.00	686	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.03/cwt	118.00–126.00	639	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	90.12/cwt	85.00–95.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	108.67/cwt	104.00–112.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	117.76/cwt	114.00–119.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	128.75/cwt	128.00–130.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	136.84/cwt	134.00–142.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	130.84/cwt	130.00–134.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	134.78/cwt	132.00–138.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	82.57/cwt	80.00–87.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.11/cwt	128.00–133.00	488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	106.00/cwt	102.00–110.00	664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	96.98/cwt	94.00–99.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.71/cwt	120.00–128.00	534	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	123.11/cwt	118.00–128.00	584	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	117.39/cwt	116.00–121.00	632	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	111.86/cwt	107.00–117.00	644	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	121.57/cwt	120.00–123.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	115.48/cwt	112.00–119.00	494	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 Jun 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 930Last week 685Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 304Last week 170Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 14Year ago 50

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

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)	4	—	—	625.00–675.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–985.00	911.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–950.00	881.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–875.00	812.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	118.00–119.00	118.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	469	128.00–138.00	137.36
20	—	593	123.00–131.00	123.96
12	—	389	140.00–145.00	143.94
11	—	335	146.00–149.00	148.63
7	—	624	123.00–127.00	124.85
7	—	523	126.00–135.00	129.29
4	—	679	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	676	125.00	125.00
3	—	382	148.00–150.00	149.31
2	—	510	138.00–139.00	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	625	90.00–100.00	96.10
6	—	578	100.00–105.00	103.48
3	—	520	106.00–111.00	109.37
3	—	477	105.00–115.00	110.78
2	—	665	80.00–85.00	82.52
2	—	320	120.00–123.00	121.57
2	—	428	112.00–119.00	115.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
4	—	476	128.00–130.00	128.75
5	—	378	134.00–142.00	136.84
5	—	422	130.00–134.00	130.84
6	—	525	124.00–125.00	124.50
7	—	614	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	132.00–138.00	134.78
6	—	675	99.00–100.00	99.50
7	—	778	80.00–87.00	82.57
9	—	375	128.00–133.00	130.11
10	—	626	102.00–110.00	106.00
10	—	722	94.00–99.00	96.98
14	—	425	120.00–128.00	125.71
18	—	474	118.00–128.00	123.11
19	—	538	116.00–121.00	117.39
29	—	576	107.00–117.00	111.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	119.00–124.00	120.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	96.00–100.00	97.98
4	—	723	99.00–106.00	102.74
6	—	679	104.00–111.00	107.83
8	—	422	134.00–140.00	138.00
12	—	625	110.00–118.00	114.75
14	—	475	124.00–130.00	127.93
14	—	576	114.00–120.00	119.06
37	—	524	118.00–126.00	122.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	85.00–95.00	90.12
3	—	580	104.00–112.00	108.67
4	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.50
4	—	474	114.00–119.00	117.76
4	—	525	115.00–117.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	80.00–85.00	82.39
5	—	1,474	87.00–92.00	90.91
6	—	1,606	96.00–101.00	98.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,231	80.00–85.00	81.50
29	—	1,155	67.00–73.00	70.04
30	—	1,199	75.00–79.00	76.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,358	69.00–72.00	70.46
15	—	1,379	80.00–85.00	81.99
32	—	1,377	74.00–78.00	75.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,091	72.00–77.00	73.73
14	—	1,055	65.00–70.00	67.89
23	—	994	58.00–64.00	61.64

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle