Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.53/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$113.53

168 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$10.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	117.68	685	44
Medium and Large 2	543	114.39	621	83
Medium and Large 3	513	107.32	551	41

One grade step is worth $10.36/cwt here — about $134 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 sale168 hd

113.53

—

AL average11 barns · 926 hd

117.06

−3.53

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	1,727	77.33	1,335	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	59.24	875	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	57.15	699	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	49.37	517	30

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	107.67/cwt	104.00–111.00	687	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	123.10/cwt	120.00–129.00	534	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.25/cwt	120.00–122.00	749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	144.07/cwt	138.00–148.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	123.40/cwt	120.00–126.00	416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.95/cwt	121.00–131.00	653	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.54/cwt	109.00–114.00	633	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	82.72/cwt	80.00–88.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	105.33/cwt	104.00–107.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	89.01/cwt	87.00–91.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	110.51/cwt	109.00–112.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	151.59/cwt	150.00–154.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.82/cwt	156.00–160.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	153.60/cwt	152.00–158.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.63/cwt	144.00–148.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	129.25/cwt	126.00–134.00	490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.05/cwt	129.00–139.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	590	122.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	880	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	155.72/cwt	150.00–158.00	579	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	118.89/cwt	115.00–121.00	686	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	56.31/cwt	54.00–59.00	727	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	50.80/cwt	48.00–53.00	587	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	56.57/cwt	55.00–58.00	556	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	50.28/cwt	48.00–53.00	537	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	61.92/cwt	60.00–64.00	738	18
Bulls	—	—	1,770	77.17/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,366	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	100.66/cwt	97.00–103.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	110.86/cwt	109.00–115.00	523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	159.04/cwt	156.00–164.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	120.10/cwt	117.00–124.00	572	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	141.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	108.78/cwt	105.00–110.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	119.01/cwt	115.00–124.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.26/cwt	105.00–110.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	114.24/cwt	112.00–119.00	602	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	105.31/cwt	103.00–110.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	100.62/cwt	95.00–105.00	622	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	118.33/cwt	115.00–121.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	141.29/cwt	140.00–144.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	98.03/cwt	95.00–101.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	104.64/cwt	102.00–109.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	96.55/cwt	93.00–100.00	695	2
Bulls	—	—	1,886	81.27/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,533	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	111.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	149.76/cwt	148.00–153.00	487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	113.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	144.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	727	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	642.86/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	687	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	163.62/cwt	160.00–170.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	103.11/cwt	99.00–106.00	595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	97.00/cwt	95.00–99.00	648	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	43.74/cwt	40.00–46.00	457	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	537.50/cwt	450.00–600.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,384	71.50/cwt	70.00–74.00	990	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	57.26/cwt	54.00–59.00	888	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	61.89/cwt	61.00–64.00	854	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	135.42/cwt	132.00–139.00	722	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	796.43/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	7

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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Tue Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 838Last week 1,437Year ago 1,197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 252Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 85Year ago 19

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	638	104.00–111.00	107.67
9	—	434	120.00–129.00	123.10
15	—	573	109.00–114.00	110.54
2	—	680	100.00–102.00	100.99
4	—	330	130.00–138.00	132.09
5	—	379	126.00–134.00	129.25
10	—	476	117.00–124.00	120.10
9	—	527	112.00–119.00	114.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	120.00–126.00	123.40
3	—	732	80.00–88.00	82.72
3	—	617	97.00–103.00	100.66
7	—	472	109.00–115.00	110.86
6	—	378	115.00–124.00	119.01
4	—	525	105.00–110.00	107.26
4	—	423	110.00–115.00	111.23
8	—	577	99.00–106.00	103.11
3	—	668	95.00–99.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	115.00	115.00
3	—	368	140.00–144.00	141.29
2	—	655	110.00–112.00	111.00
33	—	592	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	119.00–125.00	122.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	120.00–122.00	120.25
4	—	466	138.00–148.00	144.07
2	—	523	130.00–137.00	133.45
5	—	565	130.00	130.00
3	—	768	104.00–107.00	105.33
5	—	424	150.00–154.00	151.59
19	—	372	150.00–158.00	155.72
6	—	332	156.00–164.00	159.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	130.00	130.00
5	—	420	156.00–160.00	158.82
5	—	474	152.00–158.00	153.60
3	—	525	144.00–148.00	145.63
13	—	733	120.00	120.00
5	—	383	160.00–170.00	163.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	124.00	124.00
8	—	628	102.00–109.00	104.64
2	—	515	115.00–120.00	117.52
2	—	720	93.00–100.00	96.55
4	—	325	148.00–153.00	149.76
4	—	580	110.00–120.00	113.76
2	—	375	140.00–150.00	144.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	523	121.00–131.00	124.95
3	—	765	87.00–91.00	89.01
2	—	720	96.00–97.00	96.50
2	—	608	109.00–112.00	110.51
7	—	475	129.00–139.00	136.05
17	—	577	115.00–121.00	118.89
4	—	428	140.00–146.00	141.98
4	—	670	105.00–110.00	108.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	150.00–158.00	154.17
2	—	555	124.00–126.00	125.00
2	—	533	132.00–139.00	135.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	130.00–132.00	130.99
6	—	574	103.00–110.00	105.31
13	—	618	95.00–105.00	100.62
6	—	528	115.00–121.00	118.33
2	—	678	95.00–101.00	98.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,291	54.00–59.00	56.31
11	—	1,155	48.00–53.00	50.80
18	—	1,192	60.00–64.00	61.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	982	55.00–58.00	56.57
16	—	1,068	48.00–53.00	50.28
9	—	1,044	40.00–46.00	43.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,550	54.00–59.00	57.26
12	—	1,380	61.00–64.00	61.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,770	76.00–79.00	77.17
11	—	1,886	81.00–83.00	81.27
7	—	1,384	70.00–74.00	71.50

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)	7	—	—	600.00–700.00	642.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	450.00–600.00	537.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	750.00–850.00	796.43

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle