Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.21/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$112.21

221 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$11.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	118.33	707	29
Medium and Large 2	537	112.62	605	144
Medium and Large 3	496	107.29	532	48

One grade step is worth $11.04/cwt here — about $175 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 sale221 hd

112.21

—

AL average13 barns · 1,253 hd

117.22

−5.01

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	—	Average	1,605	83.69	1,344	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	58.76	837	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	56.59	657	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	53.29	528	50

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	637	98.24/cwt	96.00–102.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	108.97/cwt	106.00–112.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	121.19/cwt	118.00–125.00	405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	102.02/cwt	100.00–105.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	114.74/cwt	112.00–116.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	89.53/cwt	86.00–93.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	107.70/cwt	105.00–113.00	667	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	113.62/cwt	109.00–117.00	589	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	114.93/cwt	112.00–119.00	545	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	116.71/cwt	114.00–123.00	495	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.67/cwt	110.00–116.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	132.40/cwt	128.00–137.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	99.99/cwt	98.00–102.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.24/cwt	147.00–155.00	710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	133.80/cwt	132.00–134.00	757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	131.85/cwt	129.00–137.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	115.98/cwt	113.00–120.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	111.57/cwt	109.00–115.00	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	120.75/cwt	118.00–127.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	109.67/cwt	105.00–112.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	104.99/cwt	103.00–107.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	119.90/cwt	117.00–123.00	688	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	112.14/cwt	108.00–115.00	749	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.09/cwt	120.00–127.00	641	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	134.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	597	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.83/cwt	115.00–118.00	736	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	779	105.73/cwt	104.00–108.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	152.07/cwt	145.00–157.00	657	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	121.39/cwt	119.00–125.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.57/cwt	140.00–147.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	830	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	737.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	710.00/cwt	700.00–720.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,165.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	—	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	55.72/cwt	54.00–57.00	562	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	48.40/cwt	45.00–51.00	465	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	59.74/cwt	58.00–61.00	610	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	57.98/cwt	56.00–60.00	847	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	62.29/cwt	61.00–66.00	852	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	53.79/cwt	52.00–55.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	117.28/cwt	115.00–123.00	734	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	108.98/cwt	106.00–112.00	793	4
Bulls	—	—	1,570	85.19/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,337	10
Bulls	—	—	1,982	89.37/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,771	3
Bulls	—	—	1,347	73.01/cwt	70.00–75.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	659	114.92/cwt	112.00–117.00	757	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	526	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	118.38/cwt	118.00–119.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	149.49/cwt	146.00–152.00	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.26/cwt	146.00–155.00	567	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	161.30/cwt	155.00–164.00	523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	144.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	138.55/cwt	133.00–143.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	119.24/cwt	118.00–120.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	130.74/cwt	129.00–134.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	128.07/cwt	128.00–129.00	813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	154.69/cwt	150.00–159.00	659	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	52.95/cwt	51.00–55.00	600	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	57.98/cwt	56.00–60.00	684	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	63.56/cwt	62.00–66.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.50/cwt	167.00–175.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	139.61/cwt	136.00–145.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	157.48/cwt	156.00–159.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.67/cwt	104.00–108.00	549	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	110.79/cwt	108.00–113.00	473	9

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 Sep 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,322Last week 1,299Year ago 1,093

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 183Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 30Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	637	96.00–102.00	98.24
5	—	475	106.00–112.00	108.97
5	—	334	118.00–125.00	121.19
4	—	579	100.00–105.00	102.02
4	—	378	112.00–116.00	114.74
2	—	690	86.00–93.00	89.53
12	—	520	104.00–108.00	105.67
9	—	427	108.00–113.00	110.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	619	105.00–113.00	107.70
45	—	518	109.00–117.00	113.62
16	—	474	112.00–119.00	114.93
14	—	424	114.00–123.00	116.71
9	—	575	110.00–116.00	112.67
5	—	329	128.00–137.00	132.40
4	—	388	122.00–126.00	123.98
2	—	770	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	720	98.00–102.00	99.99
2	—	658	105.00–109.00	106.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	123.00	123.00
3	—	378	129.00–137.00	131.85
2	—	673	113.00–114.00	113.50
11	—	626	115.00–123.00	117.28
6	—	576	119.00	119.00
4	—	728	106.00–112.00	108.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	147.00–155.00	149.24
10	—	566	132.00–134.00	133.80
6	—	756	123.00	123.00
13	—	635	128.00–129.00	128.07
13	—	426	150.00–159.00	154.69
4	—	325	167.00–175.00	170.50
3	—	535	136.00–145.00	139.61
2	—	365	156.00–159.00	157.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	659	112.00–117.00	114.92
14	—	381	138.00	138.00
8	—	618	118.00–119.00	118.38
4	—	468	128.00	128.00
4	—	335	146.00–152.00	149.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	146.00–155.00	151.26
7	—	324	155.00–164.00	161.30
6	—	761	116.00	116.00
6	—	630	121.00–125.00	123.00
6	—	417	140.00–150.00	144.50
5	—	587	130.00	130.00
5	—	484	133.00–143.00	138.55
4	—	680	118.00–120.00	119.24
4	—	531	129.00–134.00	130.74
2	—	708	118.00–119.00	118.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	721	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	113.00–120.00	115.98
7	—	575	109.00–115.00	111.57
5	—	482	118.00–127.00	120.75
3	—	625	105.00–112.00	109.67
2	—	710	95.00–100.00	97.50
2	—	663	103.00–107.00	104.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	574	117.00–123.00	119.90
18	—	668	108.00–115.00	112.14
11	—	525	120.00–127.00	122.09
8	—	477	130.00–140.00	134.62
8	—	428	135.00–145.00	139.37
6	—	630	115.00–118.00	116.83
4	—	779	104.00–108.00	105.73
2	—	728	109.00–111.00	109.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	432	145.00–157.00	152.07
5	—	618	119.00–125.00	121.39
5	—	468	140.00–147.00	142.57
2	—	735	111.00–115.00	112.97

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–775.00	737.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–720.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,008	54.00–57.00	55.72
21	—	960	45.00–51.00	48.40
8	—	1,021	58.00–61.00	59.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,461	56.00–60.00	57.98
9	—	1,368	61.00–66.00	62.29
5	—	1,464	52.00–55.00	53.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,134	51.00–55.00	52.95
15	—	1,179	56.00–60.00	57.98
8	—	1,200	62.00–66.00	63.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,570	83.00–87.00	85.19
3	—	1,982	89.00–90.00	89.37
3	—	1,347	70.00–75.00	73.01

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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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

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