Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $123.48/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$123.48

334 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$14.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	484	124.46	602	124
Medium and Large 1	588	124.17	730	191
Medium and Large 3	490	110.19	540	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.26/cwt here — about $62 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 sale334 hd

123.48

—

AL average9 barns · 1,205 hd

120.42

+3.06

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	1,587	76.51	1,214	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	59.07	817	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	55.94	669	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	49.66	521	48

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	—	579	134.18/cwt	130.00–137.00	777	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	166.48/cwt	163.00–169.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	117.40/cwt	114.00–120.00	625	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	145.10/cwt	140.00–147.00	554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.44/cwt	110.00–118.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	93.99/cwt	92.00–95.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	153.49/cwt	149.00–158.00	654	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	132.76/cwt	128.00–137.00	689	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	116.31/cwt	115.00–117.00	659	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	169.67/cwt	165.00–174.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	109.22/cwt	108.00–116.00	749	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	794	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	133.91/cwt	130.00–137.00	616	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.82/cwt	137.00–140.00	590	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.93/cwt	167.00–176.00	710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	140.89/cwt	137.00–145.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	162.01/cwt	155.00–165.00	755	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	689	125.08/cwt	120.00–128.50	862	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	149.74/cwt	147.00–152.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	127.59/cwt	124.00–128.00	907	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	143.66/cwt	142.00–150.00	759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	744	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	175.46/cwt	170.00–179.00	670	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	138.82/cwt	134.00–140.00	857	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	183.04/cwt	182.00–185.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	123.16/cwt	121.00–130.00	631	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	112.74/cwt	110.00–117.00	717	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	156.76/cwt	151.00–160.00	738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	62.71/cwt	62.00–65.00	756	15
Bulls	—	—	1,825	76.21/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,391	4
Bulls	—	—	1,218	72.00/cwt	70.00–75.00	877	4
Bulls	—	—	1,762	82.91/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,461	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	56.81/cwt	54.00–59.00	635	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	48.37/cwt	47.00–52.00	567	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	44.66/cwt	42.00–47.00	463	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	154.39/cwt	150.00–160.00	503	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	535.00/cwt	500.00–575.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	783.33/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	741.67/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	50.56/cwt	48.00–53.00	511	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	144.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	564	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	57.87/cwt	55.00–60.00	808	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,227	50.81/cwt	48.00–53.00	623	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	63.11/cwt	62.00–66.00	872	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	55.83/cwt	54.00–59.00	672	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	101.00/cwt	98.00–104.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	95.93/cwt	92.00–100.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	698	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	761	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	944	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	117.31/cwt	116.00–119.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	107.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	99.93/cwt	95.00–105.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	116.39/cwt	114.00–118.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	124.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	136.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	106.39/cwt	105.00–108.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	87.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	119.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.75/cwt	126.00–136.00	571	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	140.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	111.49/cwt	108.00–114.00	642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.10/cwt	117.00–127.00	570	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	693	2

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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,581Last week 1,781Year ago 1,696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 273Year ago 302

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 58Year ago 29

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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
15	—	579	130.00–137.00	134.18
7	—	477	140.00–150.00	144.88
6	—	379	163.00–169.00	166.48
3	—	632	130.00–132.00	131.32
2	—	508	140.00–141.00	140.50
6	—	325	165.00–174.00	169.67
3	—	733	116.00–119.00	117.31
5	—	780	114.00–118.00	116.39
3	—	675	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	567	140.00	140.00
11	—	418	167.00–176.00	169.93
22	—	466	155.00–165.00	162.01
27	—	711	124.00–128.00	127.59
10	—	528	142.00–150.00	143.66
5	—	654	130.00	130.00
13	—	382	170.00–179.00	175.46
17	—	617	134.00–140.00	138.82
3	—	332	182.00–185.00	183.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	150.00–160.00	154.39
2	—	615	115.00–119.00	116.97
2	—	675	115.00	115.00
3	—	523	120.00–130.00	124.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	532	114.00–120.00	117.40
3	—	728	92.00–95.00	93.99
2	—	695	98.00–104.00	101.00
6	—	378	130.00–140.00	136.28
5	—	621	105.00–108.00	106.39
2	—	780	85.00–90.00	87.50
49	—	424	126.00–136.00	134.75
7	—	324	135.00–145.00	140.46
10	—	576	108.00–114.00	111.49
10	—	475	117.00–127.00	120.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	140.00–147.00	145.10
20	—	567	115.00–117.00	116.31
17	—	686	108.00–116.00	109.22
18	—	460	130.00–137.00	133.91
11	—	425	137.00–140.00	138.82
4	—	335	147.00–152.00	149.74
36	—	512	121.00–130.00	123.16
12	—	636	110.00–117.00	112.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	689	120.00–128.50	125.08
13	—	601	123.75	123.75
22	—	761	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	615	92.00–100.00	95.93
3	—	528	105.00–110.00	107.35
4	—	573	95.00–105.00	99.93
3	—	423	115.00–116.00	115.33
5	—	391	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	110.00–118.00	112.44
28	—	426	149.00–158.00	153.49
24	—	519	128.00–137.00	132.76
9	—	477	137.00–145.00	140.89
14	—	605	115.00–120.00	119.48
2	—	563	122.00–124.00	123.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	151.00–160.00	156.76
8	—	524	140.00–148.00	144.37
11	—	425	160.00–170.00	164.34
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.50
3	—	475	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,205	62.00–65.00	62.71
13	—	1,173	47.00–52.00	48.37
29	—	1,203	54.00–59.00	55.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,118	54.00–59.00	56.81
20	—	1,036	42.00–47.00	44.66
16	—	1,011	48.00–53.00	50.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,397	55.00–60.00	57.87
3	—	1,227	48.00–53.00	50.81
16	—	1,381	62.00–66.00	63.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,825	75.00–79.00	76.21
4	—	1,218	70.00–75.00	72.00
3	—	1,762	82.00–84.00	82.91

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)	5	—	—	500.00–575.00	535.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–800.00	783.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–775.00	741.67

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

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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