Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.93/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$107.93

266 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	113.65	633	63
Medium and Large 2	513	109.18	560	145
Medium and Large 3	494	98.60	487	58

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $146 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 sale266 hd

107.93

—

AL average13 barns · 1,448 hd

109.42

−1.49

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	1,616	74.88	1,210	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,402	53.90	756	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	52.22	614	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	46.91	461	40

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
Bulls	—	—	1,691	75.43/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,276	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	109.30/cwt	106.00–113.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	82.97/cwt	79.00–85.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	110.39/cwt	105.00–112.00	512	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	119.48/cwt	116.00–123.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	129.31/cwt	124.00–133.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	122.84/cwt	118.00–127.00	393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	94.74/cwt	94.00–96.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	103.33/cwt	97.00–105.00	649	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	120.30/cwt	116.00–123.00	685	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	91.99/cwt	90.00–93.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	99.19/cwt	94.00–102.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	124.27/cwt	122.00–131.00	522	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	128.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	114.76/cwt	111.00–119.00	723	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	108.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	104.26/cwt	100.00–108.00	605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	110.99/cwt	107.00–113.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	114.57/cwt	113.00–116.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	140.05/cwt	138.00–142.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	146.91/cwt	144.00–151.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	109.79/cwt	105.00–112.00	583	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	118.41/cwt	115.00–121.00	559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	112.27/cwt	108.00–113.00	739	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	629	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	137.70/cwt	136.00–145.00	603	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	90.25/cwt	90.00–91.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.38/cwt	118.00–125.00	577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	112.66/cwt	112.00–113.00	808	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	712.50/cwt	675.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	109.33/cwt	104.00–111.00	729	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.24/cwt	123.00–125.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	111.51/cwt	110.00–117.00	634	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	846.88/cwt	775.00–950.00	—	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	46.77/cwt	45.00–49.00	456	23
Bulls	—	—	1,376	69.46/cwt	67.00–71.00	956	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	48.23/cwt	47.00–49.00	647	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	41.99/cwt	40.00–43.00	417	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	46.77/cwt	44.00–49.00	548	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	113.75/cwt	110.00–116.00	378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	14
Bulls	—	—	1,792	82.24/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,474	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	59.06/cwt	57.00–63.00	691	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	51.65/cwt	50.00–53.00	509	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	58.75/cwt	57.00–62.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	122.67/cwt	120.00–126.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	113.30/cwt	108.00–118.00	547	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	52.88/cwt	51.00–56.00	626	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	52.96/cwt	50.00–55.00	757	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	99.02/cwt	94.00–104.00	470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	97.12/cwt	93.00–103.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.03/cwt	115.00–122.00	617	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	96.06/cwt	91.00–98.00	508	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	101.25/cwt	98.00–108.00	427	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	107.26/cwt	105.00–108.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	111.43/cwt	106.00–115.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	114.26/cwt	110.00–119.00	476	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	134.44/cwt	133.00–135.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	89.50/cwt	85.00–94.00	559	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	104.67/cwt	100.00–110.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	89.31/cwt	86.00–92.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	130.95/cwt	130.00–132.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	119.12/cwt	115.00–123.00	454	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	122.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	569	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.22/cwt	110.00–116.00	649	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	132.33/cwt	130.00–137.00	495	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	124.49/cwt	121.00–125.00	672	17

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,225Last week 1,690Year ago 1,931

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 202Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 33Year ago 37

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,691	73.00–79.00	75.43
5	—	1,376	67.00–71.00	69.46
3	—	1,792	81.00–85.00	82.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	976	45.00–49.00	46.77
8	—	993	40.00–43.00	41.99
9	—	986	50.00–53.00	51.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	47.00–49.00	48.23
8	—	1,374	57.00–62.00	58.75
17	—	1,430	50.00–55.00	52.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,171	44.00–49.00	46.77
11	—	1,170	57.00–63.00	59.06
18	—	1,183	51.00–56.00	52.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	106.00–113.00	109.30
4	—	728	79.00–85.00	82.97
2	—	408	116.00–123.00	119.48
7	—	483	108.00–118.00	113.30
3	—	620	93.00–103.00	97.12
6	—	575	100.00–110.00	104.67
3	—	668	86.00–92.00	89.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	124.00–133.00	129.31
8	—	627	105.00–115.00	108.00
14	—	669	93.00–95.00	94.00
4	—	728	90.00–91.00	90.25
8	—	475	118.00–125.00	121.38
40	—	523	115.00–122.00	118.03
16	—	563	110.00–116.00	115.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	125.00–129.00	127.01
2	—	423	138.00–139.00	138.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	464	105.00–112.00	110.39
5	—	320	118.00–127.00	122.84
4	—	673	94.00–96.00	94.74
16	—	628	97.00–105.00	103.33
5	—	727	90.00–93.00	91.99
12	—	580	100.00–108.00	104.26
44	—	531	105.00–112.00	109.79
11	—	417	110.00–119.00	114.26
10	—	381	115.00–123.00	119.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	94.00–102.00	99.19
12	—	420	122.00–131.00	124.27
5	—	627	107.00–113.00	110.99
7	—	524	113.00–116.00	114.57
7	—	472	115.00–121.00	118.41
11	—	667	104.00–111.00	109.33
16	—	569	110.00–117.00	111.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	110.00–116.00	113.75
4	—	475	94.00–104.00	99.02
18	—	529	91.00–98.00	96.06
13	—	422	98.00–108.00	101.25
4	—	380	106.00–115.00	111.43
10	—	625	85.00–94.00	89.50
4	—	576	90.00–94.00	92.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	569	116.00–123.00	120.30
6	—	472	125.00–135.00	128.63
14	—	630	111.00–119.00	114.76
3	—	337	138.00–142.00	140.05
2	—	760	106.00–107.00	106.50
25	—	658	108.00–113.00	112.27
7	—	431	133.00–135.00	134.44
4	—	725	109.00–110.00	109.50
9	—	374	130.00–137.00	132.33
17	—	540	121.00–125.00	124.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	144.00–151.00	146.91
2	—	680	115.00–116.00	115.50
14	—	438	136.00–145.00	137.70
12	—	717	112.00–113.00	112.66
8	—	573	123.00–125.00	123.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	545	116.00	116.00
3	—	395	120.00–126.00	122.67
2	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.60
8	—	631	105.00–108.00	107.26
2	—	323	130.00–132.00	130.95
10	—	463	120.00–124.00	122.98
10	—	580	112.00	112.00

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	—	—	675.00–750.00	712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–600.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	775.00–950.00	846.88

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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