Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.78/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$107.78

217 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	110.89	684	20
Medium and Large 3	415	108.66	451	39
Medium and Large 2	525	107.16	563	158

One grade step is worth $3.73/cwt here — about $121 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 sale217 hd

107.78

—

AL average13 barns · 1,241 hd

109.35

−1.57

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	1,531	69.67	1,066	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	52.70	634	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	51.50	723	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	46.34	463	43

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	571	123.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	102.22/cwt	97.00–105.00	632	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	95.00–105.00	475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	97.23/cwt	93.00–100.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	115.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	648	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	127.94/cwt	121.00–132.00	600	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	119.33/cwt	115.00–122.00	625	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	115.32/cwt	114.00–119.00	504	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.36/cwt	109.00–116.00	809	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	91.04/cwt	88.00–94.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	160.55/cwt	158.00–166.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	103.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	105.98/cwt	103.00–111.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	139.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	120.27/cwt	118.00–124.00	455	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	124.56/cwt	124.00–127.00	670	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	550.00–750.00	—	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	130.21/cwt	126.00–134.00	556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	102.97/cwt	101.00–109.00	703	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	141.31/cwt	140.00–144.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	99.00/cwt	97.00–101.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	132.70/cwt	127.00–135.00	638	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	109.11/cwt	107.00–112.00	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	117.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	635	121.54/cwt	117.00–126.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	708.33/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	868.75/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	—	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	56.45/cwt	56.00–57.00	692	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	58.61/cwt	57.00–61.00	695	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	48.82/cwt	47.00–51.00	487	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	41.92/cwt	41.00–46.00	418	19
Bulls	—	—	1,386	65.71/cwt	65.00–68.00	911	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	46.66/cwt	45.00–49.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	113.55/cwt	109.00–116.00	426	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	109.92/cwt	108.00–113.00	745	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	46.65/cwt	45.00–49.00	572	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	53.74/cwt	52.00–56.00	547	5
Bulls	—	—	1,563	78.72/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	93.82/cwt	90.00–100.00	493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.40/cwt	114.00–118.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	93.06/cwt	91.00–95.00	584	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	71.93/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,232	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	52.05/cwt	50.00–55.00	739	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	53.52/cwt	51.00–56.00	642	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	95.42/cwt	92.00–99.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	107.58/cwt	105.00–113.00	669	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	103.23/cwt	100.00–106.00	589	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	136.67/cwt	135.00–138.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	114.96/cwt	110.00–119.00	366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	96.47/cwt	95.00–102.00	645	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	149.94/cwt	147.00–154.00	474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	120.80/cwt	119.00–122.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	123.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	544	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	112.93/cwt	110.00–116.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	110.66/cwt	109.00–111.00	463	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	105.46/cwt	102.00–109.00	556	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	113.57/cwt	112.00–120.00	780	13

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,690Last week 1,634Year ago 1,624

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 207Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 17Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	571	120.00–126.00	123.70
25	—	720	109.00–116.00	112.36
2	—	435	135.00–145.00	139.94
12	—	538	124.00–127.00	124.56
3	—	372	140.00–144.00	141.31
14	—	481	127.00–135.00	132.70
8	—	316	147.00–154.00	149.94
5	—	619	119.00–122.00	120.80
13	—	687	112.00–120.00	113.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	158.00–166.00	160.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	119.00–120.00	119.49
31	—	678	108.00–113.00	109.92
9	—	648	112.00	112.00
6	—	375	135.00–138.00	136.67
2	—	568	110.00–116.00	112.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	618	97.00–105.00	102.22
27	—	437	114.00–119.00	115.32
2	—	770	88.00–94.00	91.04
12	—	378	118.00–124.00	120.27
2	—	325	120.00	120.00
10	—	476	107.00–112.00	109.11
2	—	723	92.00–99.00	95.42
26	—	571	100.00–106.00	103.23
8	—	669	95.00–102.00	96.47
50	—	527	102.00–109.00	105.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	95.00–105.00	100.00
11	—	375	109.00–116.00	113.55
5	—	526	90.00–100.00	93.82
4	—	318	110.00–119.00	114.96
15	—	418	109.00–111.00	110.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	100.00–106.00	103.99
3	—	670	103.00–111.00	105.98
2	—	780	97.00–101.00	99.00
6	—	484	117.00–120.00	117.98
2	—	633	108.00–109.00	108.51
2	—	575	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	117.00–126.00	121.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	93.00–100.00	97.23
5	—	475	114.00–118.00	116.40
2	—	628	91.00–95.00	93.06
28	—	440	120.00–125.00	123.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	562	110.00–120.00	115.30
16	—	469	121.00–132.00	127.94
15	—	524	115.00–122.00	119.33
8	—	427	126.00–134.00	130.21
2	—	758	85.00–90.00	87.51
13	—	683	101.00–109.00	102.97
36	—	622	105.00–113.00	107.58

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	—	—	550.00–750.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–775.00	708.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	868.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	56.00–57.00	56.45
4	—	1,433	45.00–49.00	46.66
17	—	1,419	50.00–55.00	52.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,186	57.00–61.00	58.61
14	—	1,226	45.00–49.00	46.65
24	—	1,199	51.00–56.00	53.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	997	47.00–51.00	48.82
19	—	996	41.00–46.00	41.92
5	—	1,017	52.00–56.00	53.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,386	65.00–68.00	65.71
2	—	1,563	77.00–80.00	78.72
6	—	1,713	70.00–74.00	71.93

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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Letohatchee Stockyards

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

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle