Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.66/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$120.66

203 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$15.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	123.04	693	39
Medium and Large 2	495	122.32	606	140
Medium and Large 3	530	107.14	568	24

One grade step is worth $15.90/cwt here — about $125 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 sale203 hd

120.66

—

AL average10 barns · 988 hd

119.00

+1.66

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	1,694	78.63	1,332	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	66.61	912	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	63.46	741	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	53.82	532	32

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	—	428	125.30/cwt	121.00–131.00	536	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.10/cwt	114.00–123.00	634	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.11/cwt	119.00–129.00	588	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.33/cwt	109.00–111.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	125.33/cwt	124.00–127.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.60/cwt	146.00–150.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	771	103.43/cwt	98.00–108.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	136.35/cwt	134.00–144.00	581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.99/cwt	127.00–136.00	620	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	114.71/cwt	108.00–118.00	775	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	120.00/cwt	115.00–124.00	749	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	124.49/cwt	120.00–128.00	715	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	123.68/cwt	123.00–125.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	129.98/cwt	129.00–132.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	118.69/cwt	118.00–123.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	121.92/cwt	119.00–126.00	708	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	125.62/cwt	123.00–129.00	662	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	93.00/cwt	90.00–94.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	100.40/cwt	100.00–102.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	112.07/cwt	107.00–116.00	711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.61/cwt	127.00–136.00	497	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.06/cwt	109.00–119.00	667	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	140.00/cwt	138.00–142.00	435	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	93.34/cwt	93.00–94.00	683	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	56.00/cwt	54.00–58.00	572	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	116.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	435	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	50.44/cwt	48.00–53.00	479	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	60.05/cwt	59.00–61.00	601	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	68.32/cwt	66.00–71.00	931	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	63.20/cwt	61.00–65.00	875	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	66.61/cwt	66.00–69.00	775	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	59.65/cwt	58.00–61.00	709	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	63.91/cwt	63.00–65.00	735	11
Bulls	—	—	1,538	75.44/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,160	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,704	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	562.50/cwt	525.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	120.73/cwt	119.00–122.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	125.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	123.60/cwt	120.00–126.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	114.52/cwt	113.00–116.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	147.97/cwt	146.00–150.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	115.70/cwt	113.00–121.00	877	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	154.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	573	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	127.71/cwt	125.00–131.00	793	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	131.55/cwt	129.00–134.00	767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.85/cwt	130.00–138.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	126.50/cwt	124.00–130.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	160.95/cwt	156.00–164.00	517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	127.81/cwt	127.00–132.00	925	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.19/cwt	142.00–152.00	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	140.13/cwt	138.00–145.00	816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	138.88/cwt	133.00–141.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	157.95/cwt	156.00–162.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	112.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	102.40/cwt	100.00–106.00	639	5

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 1,124Year ago 1,257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 260Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 36Year ago 230

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	428	121.00–131.00	125.30
22	—	528	114.00–123.00	120.10
31	—	470	119.00–129.00	125.11
4	—	679	105.00–107.00	106.24
4	—	775	90.00–94.00	93.00
5	—	724	100.00–102.00	100.40
12	—	634	107.00–116.00	112.07
13	—	375	127.00–136.00	132.61
15	—	580	109.00–119.00	115.06
17	—	311	138.00–142.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	100.00	100.00
3	—	525	109.00–111.00	110.33
3	—	732	93.00–94.00	93.34
4	—	375	114.00–120.00	116.05
7	—	426	110.00–116.00	112.01
5	—	624	100.00–106.00	102.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	129.00–132.00	129.98
10	—	622	118.00–123.00	118.69
12	—	581	119.00–126.00	121.92
14	—	527	123.00–129.00	125.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	124.00–127.00	125.33
5	—	425	146.00–150.00	147.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	113.00	113.00
4	—	771	98.00–108.00	103.43
9	—	426	134.00–144.00	136.35
10	—	473	127.00–136.00	130.99
11	—	676	108.00–118.00	114.71
12	—	624	115.00–124.00	120.00
14	—	574	120.00–128.00	124.49
37	—	526	125.00–130.00	127.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	123.00–125.00	123.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	119.00–122.00	120.73
4	—	526	122.00–128.00	125.01
3	—	570	120.00–126.00	123.60
2	—	683	113.00–116.00	114.52
2	—	340	146.00–150.00	147.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	758	113.00–121.00	115.70
23	—	371	150.00–157.00	154.56
10	—	621	125.00–131.00	127.71
9	—	583	129.00–134.00	131.55
7	—	525	130.00–138.00	132.85
6	—	673	124.00–130.00	126.50
5	—	321	156.00–164.00	160.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	724	127.00–132.00	127.81
10	—	524	142.00–152.00	147.19
9	—	582	138.00–145.00	140.13
7	—	632	133.00–141.00	138.88
3	—	420	156.00–162.00	157.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,022	54.00–58.00	56.00
14	—	949	48.00–53.00	50.44
2	—	1,000	59.00–61.00	60.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,362	66.00–71.00	68.32
6	—	1,385	61.00–65.00	63.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,164	66.00–69.00	66.61
12	—	1,188	58.00–61.00	59.65
11	—	1,150	63.00–65.00	63.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	75.00–76.00	75.44
1	—	2,005	85.00	85.00

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)	2	—	—	525.00–600.00	562.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle