Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.12/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$119.12

238 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$10.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	121.67	714	38
Medium and Large 2	538	119.26	642	185
Medium and Large 3	519	110.91	576	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.77/cwt here — about $138 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 sale238 hd

119.12

—

AL average11 barns · 1,027 hd

121.23

−2.11

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	1,729	90.26	1,560	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,366	67.26	919	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	63.39	756	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	53.33	496	47

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	682	106.09/cwt	106.00–108.00	724	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	112.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	127.76/cwt	124.00–130.00	542	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	132.43/cwt	130.00–134.00	495	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	50.15/cwt	48.00–52.00	464	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	55.39/cwt	53.00–57.00	515	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	60.33/cwt	59.00–64.00	571	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	68.72/cwt	66.00–72.00	924	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	63.86/cwt	62.00–65.00	904	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	62.64/cwt	60.00–65.00	757	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	67.81/cwt	66.00–71.00	830	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	56.57/cwt	54.00–59.00	626	15
Bulls	—	—	1,830	95.54/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,748	7
Bulls	—	—	1,844	89.95/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,659	7
Bulls	—	—	1,425	83.32/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,187	5
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	—	1,361.63/cwt	1,250.00–1,450.00	—	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	118.76/cwt	115.00–123.00	745	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	112.32/cwt	111.00–114.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	109.46/cwt	107.00–112.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	156.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.49/cwt	132.00–134.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	726	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	156.46/cwt	154.00–160.00	587	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	128.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	163.61/cwt	158.00–168.00	535	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	126.88/cwt	126.00–129.00	867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	142.66/cwt	140.00–144.00	659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	133.04/cwt	133.00–134.00	857	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	120.55/cwt	120.00–121.00	915	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	910	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	177.75/cwt	174.00–180.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.03/cwt	165.00–170.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.40/cwt	114.00–121.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	95.96/cwt	94.00–100.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	113.91/cwt	110.00–117.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	93.50/cwt	92.00–95.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.17/cwt	112.00–119.00	666	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.19/cwt	121.00–129.00	592	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	122.39/cwt	118.00–124.00	627	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.18/cwt	136.00–146.00	600	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.94/cwt	118.00–125.00	701	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	127.10/cwt	124.00–130.00	666	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.41/cwt	128.00–138.00	629	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	126.49/cwt	124.00–128.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	128.81/cwt	126.00–132.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	117.60/cwt	115.00–121.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.96/cwt	124.00–126.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	119.55/cwt	117.00–120.00	742	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	705	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	102.22/cwt	99.00–106.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	645	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.95/cwt	128.00–137.00	753	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	146.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	138.94/cwt	136.00–144.00	527	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	825.00–900.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	840.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	965.00/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	591.67/cwt	525.00–625.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,516.41/cwt	1,450.00–1,650.00	—	99

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,697Last week 750Year ago 1,320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 308Last week 134Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 9Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	682	106.00–108.00	106.09
20	—	622	110.00–115.00	112.70
16	—	424	124.00–130.00	127.76
7	—	374	130.00–134.00	132.43
48	—	573	112.00–119.00	116.17
31	—	473	121.00–129.00	125.19
30	—	512	118.00–124.00	122.39
4	—	738	99.00–106.00	102.22
7	—	324	136.00–140.00	137.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	114.00–121.00	118.40
3	—	668	94.00–100.00	95.96
3	—	480	110.00–117.00	113.91
2	—	725	92.00–95.00	93.50
2	—	378	127.00–128.00	127.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	124.00–126.00	124.96
3	—	420	134.00–135.00	134.67
3	—	757	106.00	106.00
11	—	621	117.00–120.00	119.55
19	—	573	120.00–126.00	122.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	627	115.00–123.00	118.76
3	—	765	106.00	106.00
3	—	685	111.00–114.00	112.32
2	—	718	107.00–112.00	109.46
17	—	425	136.00–146.00	141.18
17	—	575	118.00–125.00	121.94
20	—	524	124.00–130.00	127.10
22	—	475	128.00–138.00	132.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	656	118.00	118.00
5	—	417	150.00–160.00	156.43
4	—	523	132.00–134.00	132.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	124.00–128.00	126.49
5	—	436	126.00–132.00	128.81
5	—	527	115.00–121.00	117.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	535	135.00–140.00	135.68
11	—	375	154.00–160.00	156.46
10	—	638	125.00–130.00	128.82
10	—	327	158.00–168.00	163.61
9	—	683	126.00–129.00	126.88
9	—	462	140.00–144.00	142.66
17	—	439	147.00	147.00
27	—	575	128.00–137.00	130.95
29	—	740	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	644	133.00–134.00	133.04
22	—	759	120.00–121.00	120.55
21	—	711	128.00	128.00
4	—	315	174.00–180.00	177.75
3	—	373	165.00–170.00	167.03
2	—	575	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	140.00–150.00	146.02
4	—	379	136.00–144.00	138.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	925	48.00–52.00	50.15
11	—	930	53.00–57.00	55.39
9	—	947	59.00–64.00	60.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,345	66.00–72.00	68.72
9	—	1,416	62.00–65.00	63.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,208	60.00–65.00	62.64
28	—	1,224	66.00–71.00	67.81
15	—	1,106	54.00–59.00	56.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,830	94.00–99.00	95.54
7	—	1,844	87.00–92.00	89.95
5	—	1,425	80.00–85.00	83.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	86	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,361.63
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	99	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,516.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	825.00–900.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–900.00	840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	965.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–625.00	591.67

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

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle