Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $111.32/cwt on 433 head.

Average price

$111.32

433 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$16.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	124.32	633	22
Medium and Large 2	551	112.95	622	209
Medium and Large 3	525	108.21	568	202

One grade step is worth $16.10/cwt here — about $66 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 sale433 hd

111.32

—

AL average12 barns · 1,999 hd

119.18

−7.86

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	—	High	1,695	76.94	1,304	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	58.35	812	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	57.96	712	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	48.38	490	34

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	415	151.80/cwt	146.00–155.00	630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.91/cwt	87.00–95.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	110.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	131.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	752	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	108.45/cwt	104.00–111.00	677	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	116.88/cwt	114.00–122.00	847	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.23/cwt	155.00–165.00	601	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	132.79/cwt	128.00–138.00	433	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.73/cwt	128.00–137.00	680	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	145.21/cwt	142.00–147.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	641	110.34/cwt	110.00–117.00	707	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.29/cwt	137.00–144.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	123.10/cwt	117.00–126.00	826	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	115.42/cwt	114.00–119.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	128.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	140.65/cwt	138.00–142.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.56/cwt	125.00–136.00	490	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	110.60/cwt	108.00–114.00	639	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.96/cwt	139.00–143.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.27/cwt	147.00–153.00	774	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	162.21/cwt	158.00–167.00	699	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	110.52/cwt	108.00–113.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	163.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	535	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	134.19/cwt	134.00–140.00	863	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	158.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	169.62/cwt	167.00–174.00	623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	131.71/cwt	127.00–134.00	803	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	100.90/cwt	97.00–105.00	730	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	63.23/cwt	61.00–65.00	794	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	55.43/cwt	55.00–57.00	564	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	51.29/cwt	48.00–53.00	637	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	51.81/cwt	50.00–53.00	536	7
Bulls	—	—	2,002	81.48/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,631	6
Bulls	—	—	1,590	75.89/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,207	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	753.57/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	62.78/cwt	60.00–65.00	848	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	56.99/cwt	54.00–59.00	794	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	57.14/cwt	54.00–59.00	690	20
Bulls	—	—	1,538	72.40/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,114	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	687.50/cwt	625.00–800.00	—	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	112.26/cwt	108.00–115.00	525	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	101.56/cwt	96.00–102.00	643	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.38/cwt	139.00–146.00	745	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	766.67/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	151.97/cwt	149.00–157.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	123.94/cwt	122.00–126.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	143.93/cwt	140.00–146.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	121.75/cwt	118.00–125.00	394	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	45.69/cwt	43.00–48.00	459	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.05/cwt	100.00–107.00	604	51
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	137.05/cwt	136.00–138.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	151.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	118.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	135.32/cwt	134.00–138.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.49/cwt	126.00–131.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	108.00/cwt	102.00–110.00	566	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.71/cwt	117.00–126.00	573	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	113.57/cwt	112.00–120.00	593	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	118.65/cwt	116.00–122.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	503	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	96.93/cwt	95.00–100.00	669	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	112.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.21/cwt	121.00–130.00	536	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	641	107.62/cwt	100.00–110.00	690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	146.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	714	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	138.48/cwt	133.00–143.00	735	14

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 2,363Last week 1,581Year ago 1,582

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 246Year ago 239

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 15Year ago 67

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
13	—	415	146.00–155.00	151.80
22	—	573	130.00–137.00	131.27
10	—	725	114.00–122.00	116.88
13	—	375	155.00–165.00	160.23
41	—	671	117.00–126.00	123.10
9	—	326	160.00–170.00	163.99
51	—	610	127.00–134.00	131.71
4	—	778	110.00–115.00	112.02
44	—	488	140.00–150.00	146.29
14	—	531	133.00–143.00	138.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	150.00–160.00	154.84
2	—	568	139.00–143.00	140.96
15	—	515	147.00–153.00	150.27
15	—	431	158.00–167.00	162.21
41	—	643	134.00–140.00	134.19
8	—	367	167.00–174.00	169.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	122.00–126.00	123.94
3	—	642	115.00–119.00	116.99
3	—	382	140.00–146.00	143.93
2	—	425	136.00–138.00	137.05
4	—	325	150.00–155.00	151.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	87.00–95.00	90.91
49	—	468	108.00–115.00	112.26
18	—	633	96.00–102.00	101.56
4	—	324	118.00–125.00	121.75
51	—	575	100.00–107.00	105.05
63	—	524	102.00–110.00	108.00
6	—	372	116.00–122.00	118.65
7	—	425	115.00–120.00	118.29
2	—	725	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	624	104.00–111.00	108.45
6	—	326	128.00–138.00	132.79
9	—	375	125.00–136.00	130.56
38	—	578	108.00–114.00	110.60
41	—	475	117.00–126.00	120.71
23	—	522	112.00–120.00	113.57
35	—	690	95.00–100.00	96.93
19	—	425	121.00–130.00	126.21
3	—	770	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	114.00–119.00	115.42
6	—	475	127.00–130.00	128.00
3	—	377	138.00–142.00	140.65
2	—	680	108.00–113.00	110.52
2	—	610	112.00–114.00	113.01
2	—	325	140.00–150.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	109.00–115.00	110.98
26	—	520	128.00–137.00	130.73
4	—	428	142.00–147.00	145.21
20	—	641	110.00–117.00	110.34
2	—	775	95.00	95.00
7	—	475	137.00–144.00	140.29
2	—	723	97.00–105.00	100.90
2	—	565	119.00–125.00	122.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	130.00–135.00	132.58
3	—	530	115.00–120.00	118.30
3	—	423	134.00–138.00	135.32
5	—	578	118.00	118.00
3	—	693	100.00	100.00
11	—	641	100.00–110.00	107.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	120.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	418	157.00–160.00	158.46
2	—	523	139.00–146.00	142.38
4	—	469	149.00–157.00	151.97
2	—	573	126.00–131.00	128.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,255	61.00–65.00	63.23
7	—	1,241	48.00–53.00	51.29
20	—	1,208	54.00–59.00	57.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,017	55.00–57.00	55.43
7	—	1,034	50.00–53.00	51.81
22	—	1,005	43.00–48.00	45.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,351	60.00–65.00	62.78
12	—	1,394	54.00–59.00	56.99
2	—	1,520	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,002	79.00–84.00	81.48
13	—	1,590	74.00–78.00	75.89
3	—	1,538	72.00–73.00	72.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–825.00	753.57
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	625.00–800.00	687.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–800.00	766.67

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

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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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