Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.68/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$113.68

267 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$11.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	117.41	692	85
Medium and Large 2	487	112.83	549	157
Medium and Large 3	486	106.38	517	25

One grade step is worth $11.02/cwt here — about $176 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 sale267 hd

113.68

—

AL average11 barns · 1,251 hd

113.97

−0.29

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	74.04	1,188	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	51.06	623	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	46.78	625	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	45.39	470	59

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	149.70/cwt	146.00–158.00	569	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	154.96/cwt	148.00–160.00	504	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	108.85/cwt	107.00–111.00	626	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	129.34/cwt	127.00–135.00	671	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	142.68/cwt	140.00–143.00	625	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	123.49/cwt	119.00–128.00	467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	126.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	734	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	104.33/cwt	103.00–105.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	119.52/cwt	118.00–120.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	116.25/cwt	112.00–120.00	495	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	106.60/cwt	105.00–108.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	111.22/cwt	109.00–116.00	528	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	129.41/cwt	126.00–134.00	628	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	143.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	128.24/cwt	124.00–132.00	418	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	122.38/cwt	118.00–125.00	647	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	106.66/cwt	105.00–108.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	100.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	108.96/cwt	105.00–111.00	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	57.41/cwt	57.00–58.00	715	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	53.97/cwt	53.00–55.00	537	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	51.34/cwt	49.00–55.00	716	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	77.12/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,245	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	49.32/cwt	47.00–52.00	502	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	53.05/cwt	51.00–55.00	655	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	46.83/cwt	45.00–49.00	561	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	41.64/cwt	40.00–45.00	439	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	45.98/cwt	45.00–48.00	610	17
Bulls	—	—	1,596	71.48/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,141	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	111.05/cwt	109.00–115.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	107.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	118.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	110.68/cwt	110.00–118.00	673	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	137.20/cwt	134.00–140.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	148.18/cwt	146.00–153.00	636	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	122.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	875	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	103.22/cwt	100.00–107.00	537	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	126.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	118.03/cwt	116.00–119.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	130.26/cwt	130.00–131.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	161.96/cwt	160.00–164.00	604	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	816.67/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.70/cwt	142.00–152.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	137.53/cwt	133.00–138.00	451	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	113.90/cwt	109.00–115.00	718	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	129.21/cwt	128.00–132.00	496	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	103.33/cwt	101.00–105.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	118.25/cwt	114.00–122.00	693	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	167.18/cwt	166.00–170.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	125.65/cwt	124.00–128.00	843	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	132.14/cwt	131.00–142.00	564	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	109.32/cwt	106.00–112.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	101.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	136.14/cwt	136.00–137.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	109.17/cwt	106.00–110.00	727	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	114.00/cwt	111.00–116.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.74/cwt	119.00–124.00	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	118.48/cwt	118.00–123.00	807	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	109.07/cwt	107.00–111.00	580	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.00/cwt	102.00–108.00	709	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	98.32/cwt	95.00–102.00	767	6

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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,383Last week 1,523Year ago 1,554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 212Year ago 257

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 60

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	146.00–158.00	149.70
10	—	325	148.00–160.00	154.96
7	—	736	120.00	120.00
35	—	519	127.00–135.00	129.34
18	—	438	140.00–143.00	142.68
38	—	582	125.00–129.00	126.07
7	—	485	136.00–137.00	136.14
5	—	775	111.00–116.00	114.00
8	—	625	119.00–124.00	121.74
17	—	681	118.00–123.00	118.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	140.00–150.00	143.41
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
7	—	519	118.00	118.00
5	—	582	115.00–120.00	118.58
28	—	608	110.00–118.00	110.68
4	—	381	134.00–140.00	137.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	714	120.00–123.00	122.54
2	—	373	160.00–164.00	161.96
5	—	444	150.00	150.00
4	—	465	142.00–152.00	147.70
2	—	630	127.00–128.00	127.50
5	—	320	166.00–170.00	167.18
23	—	671	124.00–128.00	125.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	575	107.00–111.00	108.85
6	—	378	119.00–128.00	123.49
3	—	678	103.00–105.00	104.33
37	—	426	112.00–120.00	116.25
5	—	626	105.00–108.00	106.60
2	—	718	95.00–100.00	97.49
38	—	475	109.00–116.00	111.22
11	—	326	124.00–132.00	128.24
35	—	532	107.00–111.00	109.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	105.00–108.00	106.66
4	—	573	100.00–104.00	100.99
4	—	424	105.00–111.00	108.96
8	—	520	100.00–107.00	103.22
3	—	370	116.00–119.00	118.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	117.25	117.25
13	—	760	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	328	133.00–138.00	137.53
19	—	630	109.00–115.00	113.90
9	—	384	128.00–132.00	129.21
3	—	742	101.00–105.00	103.33
2	—	775	100.00	100.00
17	—	666	106.00–110.00	109.17
2	—	575	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	118.00–120.00	119.52
3	—	532	109.00–115.00	111.05
3	—	580	105.00–110.00	107.30
4	—	426	120.00–130.00	126.51
2	—	643	100.00–103.00	101.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	485	126.00–134.00	129.41
24	—	529	118.00–125.00	122.38
21	—	586	114.00–122.00	118.25
22	—	427	131.00–142.00	132.14
6	—	628	106.00–112.00	109.32
3	—	718	100.00–106.00	101.96
11	—	675	102.00–108.00	105.00
6	—	780	95.00–102.00	98.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	429	146.00–153.00	148.18
4	—	529	130.00–131.00	130.26
3	—	468	135.00–140.00	136.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	57.00–58.00	57.41
16	—	1,235	51.00–55.00	53.05
15	—	1,197	45.00–49.00	46.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	53.00–55.00	53.97
24	—	1,018	47.00–52.00	49.32
32	—	1,054	40.00–45.00	41.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	49.00–55.00	51.34
17	—	1,326	45.00–48.00	45.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,615	76.00–79.00	77.12
6	—	1,596	71.00–73.00	71.48

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)	5	—	—	650.00–725.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	500.00–600.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–925.00	816.67

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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