Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.16/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$131.16

202 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$20.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	137.55	762	35
Medium and Large 2	588	131.65	774	146
Medium and Large 3	632	117.11	740	21

One grade step is worth $20.45/cwt here — about $22 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 sale202 hd

131.16

—

AL average10 barns · 798 hd

133.91

−2.75

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	1,472	82.68	1,217	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	60.63	893	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	59.66	744	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	52.99	540	35

Every lot, as filed

70 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 3	—	423	114.57/cwt	112.00–116.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	94.72/cwt	91.00–100.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	106.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	108.34/cwt	103.00–110.00	678	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.68/cwt	119.00–123.00	573	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	121.85/cwt	118.00–125.00	519	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	131.57/cwt	126.00–136.00	432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	92.96/cwt	90.00–100.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	100.75/cwt	99.00–103.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	471	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	54.79/cwt	52.00–57.00	555	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	112.85/cwt	110.00–118.00	712	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	124.81/cwt	121.00–128.00	533	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	119.00/cwt	116.00–121.00	565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	107.32/cwt	106.00–108.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	124.09/cwt	120.00–127.00	660	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	119.77/cwt	114.00–122.00	690	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	127.18/cwt	125.00–133.00	603	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	719	106.84/cwt	100.00–110.00	768	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	110.73/cwt	105.00–113.00	749	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	137.11/cwt	133.00–142.00	581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	112.38/cwt	108.00–117.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	772	99.96/cwt	97.00–103.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.35/cwt	145.00–147.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	117.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	111.88/cwt	110.00–114.00	528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	141.00/cwt	139.00–143.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	131.28/cwt	129.00–141.00	796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	145.21/cwt	142.00–148.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	155.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	128.27/cwt	127.00–130.00	809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.73/cwt	146.00–156.00	561	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	134.40/cwt	130.00–138.00	723	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	886	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.14/cwt	123.00–127.00	832	55
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	115.53/cwt	113.00–122.00	715	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	828.13/cwt	755.00–900.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	952.08/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	625.00–825.00	—	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	88.31/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,479	4
Bulls	—	—	1,310	77.37/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,014	6
Bulls	—	—	1,495	84.01/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,256	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	65.65/cwt	65.00–67.00	751	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	55.32/cwt	53.00–58.00	699	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	61.64/cwt	59.00–64.00	772	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	65.30/cwt	65.00–66.00	961	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	57.31/cwt	55.00–58.00	880	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	61.05/cwt	59.00–63.00	883	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	49.54/cwt	47.00–51.00	509	12

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 Jul 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,124Last week 1,339Year ago 1,663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 206Year ago 232

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 15Year ago 20

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	112.00–116.00	114.57
3	—	580	91.00–100.00	94.72
3	—	532	105.00–110.00	106.71
3	—	325	122.00	122.00
8	—	374	114.00–120.00	117.01
8	—	472	110.00–114.00	111.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	626	103.00–110.00	108.34
22	—	475	119.00–123.00	120.68
14	—	525	115.00–120.00	118.29
14	—	426	118.00–125.00	121.85
12	—	575	110.00–117.00	114.67
8	—	328	126.00–136.00	131.57
4	—	725	90.00–100.00	92.96
4	—	673	99.00–103.00	100.75
4	—	375	125.00–126.00	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	631	110.00–118.00	112.85
3	—	555	122.00	122.00
2	—	775	97.00	97.00
2	—	658	106.00–109.00	107.49
2	—	525	123.00	123.00
2	—	488	124.00–127.00	125.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	121.00–128.00	124.81
8	—	475	116.00–121.00	119.00
3	—	580	106.00–108.00	107.32
2	—	525	112.00–115.00	113.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	532	120.00–127.00	124.09
27	—	576	114.00–122.00	119.77
21	—	474	125.00–133.00	127.18
14	—	719	100.00–110.00	106.84
12	—	676	105.00–113.00	110.73
9	—	424	133.00–142.00	137.11
8	—	628	108.00–117.00	112.38
3	—	772	97.00–103.00	99.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	145.00–147.00	146.35
2	—	660	116.00–118.00	117.00
2	—	613	119.00–120.00	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	129.00	129.00
4	—	585	139.00–143.00	141.00
12	—	606	129.00–141.00	131.28
16	—	480	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	142.00–148.00	145.21
5	—	480	130.00–140.00	135.35
8	—	328	150.00–160.00	155.13
10	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.50
11	—	631	127.00–130.00	128.27
15	—	375	146.00–156.00	149.73
16	—	538	130.00–138.00	134.40
21	—	726	122.00	122.00
55	—	665	123.00–127.00	125.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	142.00–144.00	143.00
2	—	585	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	675	115.00	115.00
7	—	730	110.00	110.00
8	—	619	113.00–122.00	115.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,013	52.00–57.00	54.79
12	—	1,028	47.00–51.00	49.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,144	65.00–67.00	65.65
21	—	1,263	53.00–58.00	55.32
31	—	1,252	59.00–64.00	61.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	65.00–66.00	65.30
6	—	1,536	55.00–58.00	57.31
14	—	1,446	59.00–63.00	61.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,675	87.00–89.00	88.31
6	—	1,310	75.00–80.00	77.37
7	—	1,495	82.00–86.00	84.01

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	4	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	987.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	755.00–900.00	828.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	952.08
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	625.00–825.00	750.00

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle