Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.77/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$121.77

378 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$9.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	125.65	794	89
Medium and Large 2	537	120.95	650	264
Medium and Large 3	477	116.52	556	25

One grade step is worth $9.13/cwt here — about $237 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 sale378 hd

121.77

—

AL average11 barns · 1,256 hd

121.46

+0.30

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	1,817	89.41	1,625	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	67.67	971	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	65.82	813	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	57.47	582	42

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	628	113.82/cwt	109.00–119.00	715	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	160.21/cwt	150.00–162.00	610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	145.72/cwt	142.00–152.00	624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	134.73/cwt	128.00–138.00	787	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	130.85/cwt	129.00–135.00	822	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	136.49/cwt	134.00–144.00	726	41
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	141.66/cwt	141.00–142.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	118.80/cwt	118.00–120.00	743	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	817.86/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	158.99/cwt	155.00–165.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	134.99/cwt	130.00–139.00	644	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	143.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.62/cwt	126.00–136.00	675	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	118.07/cwt	115.00–119.00	788	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	119.19/cwt	117.00–122.00	751	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	126.40/cwt	122.00–129.00	717	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	114.94/cwt	111.00–119.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	120.59/cwt	120.00–123.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.31/cwt	125.00–129.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.20/cwt	134.00–136.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	116.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	122.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	750	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	657	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	890	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	848	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	107.76/cwt	105.00–109.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	140.05/cwt	134.00–144.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	135.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	508	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	130.11/cwt	126.00–134.00	552	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.05/cwt	121.00–127.00	584	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	681.25/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,517	80.67/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,224	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	88.84/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,660	6
Bulls	—	—	1,916	94.36/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,808	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	56.90/cwt	55.00–60.00	691	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	65.72/cwt	62.00–68.00	803	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	70.81/cwt	69.00–72.00	889	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	60.93/cwt	60.00–62.00	1,010	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	66.07/cwt	63.00–68.00	977	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	70.12/cwt	69.00–73.00	955	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	58.91/cwt	56.00–61.00	603	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	63.84/cwt	62.00–66.00	676	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	51.57/cwt	50.00–55.00	499	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	109.35/cwt	108.00–114.00	729	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	121.96/cwt	118.00–125.00	648	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.50/cwt	107.00–114.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	131.67/cwt	130.00–133.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	107.67/cwt	106.00–109.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	114.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	542	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	174.38/cwt	172.00–178.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.82/cwt	162.00–168.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.16/cwt	144.00–147.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.00/cwt	146.00–149.00	698	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	139.15/cwt	139.00–142.00	792	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	137.22/cwt	137.00–140.00	849	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	160.38/cwt	157.00–164.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	125.66/cwt	124.00–128.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	116.13/cwt	113.00–119.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	118.31/cwt	115.00–124.00	681	32

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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,341Last week 1,697Year ago 1,502

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 308Year ago 253

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 25Year ago 5

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	628	109.00–119.00	113.82
4	—	725	105.00–109.00	107.76
7	—	324	134.00–144.00	140.05
17	—	376	130.00–138.00	135.06
18	—	424	126.00–134.00	130.11
25	—	475	121.00–127.00	123.05
32	—	667	108.00–114.00	109.35
103	—	531	118.00–125.00	121.96
32	—	576	115.00–124.00	118.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	125.00–129.00	126.31
5	—	425	134.00–136.00	135.20
6	—	676	115.00–120.00	116.50
6	—	712	110.00–114.00	111.99
10	—	519	132.00	132.00
14	—	614	120.00–128.00	122.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	657	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	676	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	107.00–114.00	110.50
2	—	633	105.00–106.00	105.51
3	—	332	130.00–133.00	131.67
3	—	593	106.00–109.00	107.67
6	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.33
9	—	474	110.00–120.00	114.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.62
10	—	381	150.00–162.00	160.21
11	—	428	142.00–152.00	145.72
12	—	584	128.00–138.00	134.73
36	—	628	129.00–135.00	130.85
41	—	532	134.00–144.00	136.49
2	—	730	117.00–120.00	118.47
3	—	322	157.00–164.00	160.38
6	—	673	124.00–128.00	125.66
7	—	782	113.00–119.00	116.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	150.00	150.00
3	—	382	141.00–142.00	141.66
5	—	625	118.00–120.00	118.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	156.00–160.00	158.00
2	—	675	132.00	132.00
3	—	720	125.00–130.00	126.64
5	—	323	172.00–178.00	174.38
5	—	375	162.00–168.00	165.82
5	—	752	127.00	127.00
6	—	525	144.00–147.00	145.16
15	—	475	146.00–149.00	147.00
20	—	569	139.00–142.00	139.15
46	—	619	137.00–140.00	137.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
4	—	416	155.00–165.00	158.99
5	—	664	120.00–121.00	120.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	109.00–110.00	109.49
9	—	477	130.00–139.00	134.99
10	—	427	140.00–150.00	143.41
11	—	525	126.00–136.00	128.62
13	—	667	115.00–119.00	118.07
14	—	630	117.00–122.00	119.19
38	—	567	122.00–129.00	126.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	109.00–110.00	109.67
4	—	574	111.00–119.00	114.94
5	—	522	120.00–123.00	120.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–875.00	817.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	625.00–700.00	681.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	80.00–82.00	80.67
6	—	1,868	86.00–91.00	88.84
6	—	1,916	93.00–96.00	94.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,215	55.00–60.00	56.90
16	—	1,222	62.00–68.00	65.72
20	—	1,255	69.00–72.00	70.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	60.00–62.00	60.93
10	—	1,478	63.00–68.00	66.07
12	—	1,362	69.00–73.00	70.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,024	56.00–61.00	58.91
13	—	1,059	62.00–66.00	63.84
17	—	968	50.00–55.00	51.57

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle