Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.53/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$111.53

330 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	489	112.80	551	133
Medium and Large 1	608	112.61	685	148
Medium and Large 3	503	104.86	527	49

One grade step is worth $7.94/cwt here — about $24 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 sale330 hd

111.53

—

AL average9 barns · 1,258 hd

113.68

−2.15

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	1,534	72.48	1,112	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	52.51	646	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	50.03	687	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	46.29	467	56

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	679	116.42/cwt	114.00–120.00	790	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	107.28/cwt	105.00–114.00	681	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	860	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	145.40/cwt	142.00–150.00	547	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	111.56/cwt	108.00–117.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	107.69/cwt	105.00–114.00	563	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	104.06/cwt	102.00–106.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	124.37/cwt	122.00–129.00	719	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	139.98/cwt	138.00–144.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	101.51/cwt	101.00–102.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	113.15/cwt	111.00–118.00	534	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	117.13/cwt	117.00–122.00	870	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	115.23/cwt	113.00–116.00	827	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	143.62/cwt	137.00–145.00	675	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	139.93/cwt	137.00–143.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	109.41/cwt	107.00–111.00	736	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	127.39/cwt	122.00–131.00	423	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	99.60/cwt	98.00–104.00	684	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	130.51/cwt	125.00–135.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	110.87/cwt	108.00–116.00	684	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	126.21/cwt	124.00–128.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	162.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	536	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	662.50/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	937.50/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	104.24/cwt	104.00–109.00	756	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	152.00/cwt	149.00–155.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.48/cwt	120.00–128.00	807	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	128.57/cwt	127.00–132.00	477	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	149.55/cwt	147.00–152.00	703	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	831.25/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	3
Bulls	—	—	1,440	70.16/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,010	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	48.46/cwt	46.00–51.00	584	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	57.51/cwt	57.00–58.00	798	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	58.15/cwt	58.00–59.00	717	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	53.95/cwt	51.00–56.00	571	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	41.18/cwt	39.00–44.00	400	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	46.65/cwt	45.00–49.00	473	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	51.04/cwt	49.00–54.00	685	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	54.17/cwt	52.00–57.00	677	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	773	87.56/cwt	85.00–90.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	629	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	46.18/cwt	45.00–48.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	108.89/cwt	105.00–112.00	465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	586	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	124.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	74.42/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,200	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	101.34/cwt	100.00–103.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	106.88/cwt	105.00–108.00	508	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	113.23/cwt	106.00–116.00	599	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	118.52/cwt	117.00–124.00	747	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	101.64/cwt	99.00–103.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.52/cwt	117.00–124.00	630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.56/cwt	118.00–125.00	460	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	129.57/cwt	126.00–134.00	700	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	119.66/cwt	117.00–122.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	100.68/cwt	95.00–101.00	581	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	115.36/cwt	112.00–122.00	498	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	109.76/cwt	105.00–112.00	629	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	118.04/cwt	117.00–119.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	142.89/cwt	137.00–147.00	609	8

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,634Last week 1,383Year ago 1,634

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 183Year ago 306

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 14Year ago 51

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	679	114.00–120.00	116.42
11	—	754	114.00	114.00
10	—	376	142.00–150.00	145.40
56	—	578	122.00–129.00	124.37
13	—	718	113.00–116.00	115.23
13	—	470	137.00–145.00	143.62
31	—	630	117.00–124.00	118.52
14	—	540	126.00–134.00	129.57
8	—	426	137.00–147.00	142.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	743	117.00–122.00	117.13
3	—	522	137.00–143.00	139.93
2	—	330	160.00–165.00	162.39
2	—	445	149.00–155.00	152.00
25	—	670	120.00–128.00	120.48
2	—	368	155.00–156.00	155.50
2	—	470	147.00–152.00	149.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	115.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	370	138.00–140.00	139.03
7	—	586	118.00	118.00
2	—	775	105.00	105.00
2	—	468	121.00–125.00	122.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	635	105.00–114.00	107.28
5	—	569	108.00–117.00	111.56
4	—	420	138.00–144.00	139.98
2	—	728	101.00–102.00	101.51
8	—	687	98.00–104.00	99.60
5	—	482	125.00–135.00	130.51
13	—	523	117.00–124.00	120.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	85.00–90.00	87.56
6	—	428	120.00–129.00	124.51
3	—	610	100.00–103.00	101.34
14	—	529	106.00–116.00	113.23
2	—	478	117.00–119.00	118.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	523	105.00–114.00	107.69
2	—	625	102.00–106.00	104.06
22	—	472	111.00–118.00	113.15
6	—	332	122.00–131.00	127.39
11	—	375	118.00–125.00	122.56
28	—	432	112.00–122.00	115.36
34	—	573	105.00–112.00	109.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	673	107.00–111.00	109.41
41	—	617	108.00–116.00	110.87
5	—	418	124.00–128.00	126.21
29	—	725	104.00–109.00	104.24
25	—	371	127.00–132.00	128.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	105.00–112.00	108.89
8	—	475	105.00–108.00	106.88
8	—	534	99.00–103.00	101.64
2	—	383	108.00–110.00	108.98
3	—	328	117.00–122.00	119.66
19	—	577	95.00–101.00	100.68

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	—	—	750.00–850.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–700.00	662.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–925.00	831.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	937.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,440	68.00–72.00	70.16
6	—	1,612	73.00–77.00	74.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,206	46.00–51.00	48.46
7	—	1,233	58.00–59.00	58.15
20	—	1,250	52.00–57.00	54.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	57.00–58.00	57.51
8	—	1,342	49.00–54.00	51.04
6	—	1,409	45.00–48.00	46.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,059	51.00–56.00	53.95
21	—	972	39.00–44.00	41.18
22	—	1,015	45.00–49.00	46.65

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