Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.53/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$117.53

167 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$14.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	121.11	612	59
Medium and Large 2	448	118.63	532	80
Medium and Large 3	462	106.84	493	28

One grade step is worth $14.27/cwt here — about $119 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 sale167 hd

117.53

—

AL average9 barns · 735 hd

114.18

+3.35

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	1,845	79.59	1,468	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	58.22	701	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	56.32	796	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	52.88	547	46

Every lot, as filed

71 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	Medium and Large 2	—	433	138.98/cwt	134.00–142.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	97.97/cwt	97.00–99.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	112.71/cwt	108.00–116.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	141.17/cwt	137.00–145.00	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	113.07/cwt	112.00–115.00	709	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	148.36/cwt	147.00–150.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	97.33/cwt	97.00–98.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	137.49/cwt	137.00–141.00	795	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	131.26/cwt	125.00–136.00	494	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	128.58/cwt	125.00–131.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	137.35/cwt	136.00–138.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	167.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	127.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	540	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.80/cwt	167.00–177.00	641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	124.73/cwt	123.00–127.00	590	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	112.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	132.74/cwt	130.00–136.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	148.73/cwt	147.00–150.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	129.16/cwt	128.00–130.00	747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	184.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.29/cwt	116.00–126.00	691	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	575.00–775.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	144.29/cwt	141.00–147.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	130.61/cwt	130.00–131.00	867	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	116.74/cwt	115.00–118.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	148.76/cwt	147.00–150.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	136.09/cwt	132.00–140.00	717	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	57.63/cwt	55.00–60.00	818	8
Bulls	—	—	1,584	73.62/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,166	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	46.68/cwt	44.00–49.00	457	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	51.68/cwt	49.00–54.00	756	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	50.43/cwt	49.00–52.00	583	7
Bulls	—	—	1,925	83.44/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	100.33/cwt	100.00–101.00	570	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	63.91/cwt	62.00–67.00	762	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	58.17/cwt	56.00–61.00	633	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	63.65/cwt	62.00–66.00	819	3
Bulls	—	—	1,966	78.82/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,550	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	57.86/cwt	55.00–61.00	709	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	113.18/cwt	111.00–115.00	431	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	52.85/cwt	50.00–55.00	544	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	124.67/cwt	121.00–129.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	101.69/cwt	100.00–104.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	110.96/cwt	108.00–114.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	141.91/cwt	140.00–144.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	118.53/cwt	114.00–124.00	562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	108.85/cwt	105.00–111.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	112.28/cwt	107.00–116.00	583	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	108.00/cwt	105.00–111.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	153.06/cwt	150.00–162.00	569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	100.23/cwt	99.00–102.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.15/cwt	114.00–123.00	506	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	105.52/cwt	102.00–108.00	505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	122.19/cwt	118.00–127.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	106.66/cwt	104.00–108.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	129.68/cwt	122.00–132.00	438	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	151.56/cwt	148.00–155.00	499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	122.26/cwt	121.00–126.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	115.20/cwt	110.00–118.00	548	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.11/cwt	127.00–137.00	626	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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 819Last week 1,225Year ago 1,682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 218Year ago 205

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 44

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	134.00–142.00	138.98
3	—	628	108.00–116.00	112.71
5	—	537	125.00–131.00	128.58
3	—	570	116.00–126.00	121.29
2	—	688	98.00–100.00	99.00
8	—	474	127.00–137.00	132.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	474	137.00–145.00	141.17
4	—	431	147.00–150.00	148.73
6	—	578	128.00–130.00	129.16
2	—	708	99.00–101.00	100.00
4	—	680	115.00–118.00	116.74
10	—	527	132.00–140.00	136.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	121.00–129.00	124.67
3	—	628	100.00–104.00	101.69
2	—	583	108.00–114.00	110.96
11	—	474	114.00–124.00	118.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	97.00–99.00	97.97
3	—	568	100.00–101.00	100.33
5	—	381	111.00–115.00	113.18
8	—	426	105.00–111.00	108.85
4	—	524	99.00–102.00	100.23
4	—	479	102.00–108.00	105.52
2	—	320	117.00–118.00	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	627	112.00–115.00	113.07
2	—	520	117.00–118.00	117.50
3	—	773	97.00–98.00	97.33
11	—	376	125.00–136.00	131.26
3	—	322	136.00–138.00	137.35
9	—	424	125.00–130.00	127.33
11	—	473	123.00–127.00	124.73
5	—	568	112.00–115.00	112.98
2	—	675	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	519	107.00–116.00	112.28
6	—	579	105.00–111.00	108.00
13	—	425	114.00–123.00	119.15
5	—	379	118.00–127.00	122.19
3	—	627	104.00–108.00	106.66
22	—	338	122.00–132.00	129.68
10	—	476	110.00–118.00	115.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	147.00–150.00	148.36
2	—	495	140.00–142.00	141.00
4	—	330	160.00–170.00	167.39
5	—	577	130.00–136.00	132.74
9	—	372	150.00–162.00	153.06
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
4	—	626	121.00–126.00	122.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	578	137.00–141.00	137.49
4	—	414	160.00–170.00	164.90
10	—	375	167.00–177.00	170.80
7	—	328	180.00–190.00	184.05
4	—	518	141.00–147.00	144.29
18	—	664	130.00–131.00	130.61
4	—	469	147.00–150.00	148.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	140.00–144.00	141.91
5	—	329	148.00–155.00	151.56

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	575.00–775.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,419	55.00–60.00	57.63
7	—	1,462	49.00–54.00	51.68
3	—	1,287	62.00–66.00	63.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	979	44.00–49.00	46.68
13	—	1,089	56.00–61.00	58.17
22	—	1,029	50.00–55.00	52.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,156	49.00–52.00	50.43
11	—	1,192	62.00–67.00	63.91
22	—	1,225	55.00–61.00	57.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	71.00–75.00	73.62
7	—	1,925	81.00–84.00	83.44
4	—	1,966	77.00–80.00	78.82

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle