Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. 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 $123.15/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$123.15

217 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$19.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	134.81	619	41
Medium and Large 2	504	121.01	610	64
Medium and Large 1-2	679	120.62	819	100
Medium and Large 3	396	115.73	458	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.08/cwt here — about $160 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 sale217 hd

123.15

—

AL average16 barns · 1,471 hd

122.27

+0.88

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	1,466	73.51	1,077	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,323	61.00	807	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	60.86	731	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	967	49.87	482	13

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	476	139.21/cwt	134.00–144.00	663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	119.31/cwt	118.00–120.00	456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	115.74/cwt	114.00–117.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	119.92/cwt	114.00–124.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.06/cwt	152.00–156.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	153.93/cwt	152.00–156.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	871	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	98.24/cwt	95.00–100.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	854	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	817	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	948	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	136.29/cwt	132.00–138.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	149.35/cwt	148.00–150.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	158.49/cwt	158.00–159.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	116.02/cwt	114.00–117.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	141.95/cwt	136.00–146.00	606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	781	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.67/cwt	163.00–168.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	126.66/cwt	123.00–132.00	726	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	56.03/cwt	55.00–57.00	518	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	46.38/cwt	42.00–48.00	433	7
Bulls	—	—	1,371	70.49/cwt	69.00–72.00	966	6
Bulls	—	—	1,579	77.14/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,218	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	64.39/cwt	62.00–67.00	916	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	65.30/cwt	63.00–67.00	743	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	59.31/cwt	58.00–61.00	755	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	59.34/cwt	57.00–61.00	741	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	52.58/cwt	51.00–54.00	663	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	51.85/cwt	49.00–54.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	122.52/cwt	122.00–123.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	169.71/cwt	168.00–171.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.95/cwt	117.00–122.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	131.84/cwt	130.00–134.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	937	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	158.91/cwt	156.00–162.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	132.43/cwt	128.00–136.00	701	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	144.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	545	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	106.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	118.63/cwt	113.00–122.00	624	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	110.01/cwt	107.00–113.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	130.17/cwt	128.00–133.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	120.95/cwt	120.00–122.00	387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	134.24/cwt	133.00–135.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.89/cwt	118.00–126.00	583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	112.71/cwt	108.00–118.00	478	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	159.68/cwt	154.00–162.00	597	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	164.00/cwt	161.00–167.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.66/cwt	109.00–117.00	651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	140.74/cwt	136.00–144.00	456	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 Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 838Year ago 990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 216Year ago 137

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	134.00–144.00	139.21
4	—	671	114.00–117.00	115.74
3	—	615	114.00–124.00	119.92
2	—	423	152.00–156.00	154.06
9	—	573	123.00–132.00	126.66
11	—	529	128.00–136.00	132.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	122.00–123.00	122.52
2	—	623	107.00–113.00	110.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	156.00–162.00	158.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	118.00–120.00	119.31
2	—	320	120.00–122.00	120.95
7	—	424	108.00–118.00	112.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	754	115.50	115.50
75	—	674	121.25	121.25
14	—	644	121.25	121.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	95.00–100.00	98.24
4	—	378	132.00–138.00	136.29
2	—	680	102.00–104.00	102.99
3	—	622	105.00–110.00	106.65
14	—	526	113.00–122.00	118.63
7	—	429	128.00–133.00	130.17
10	—	478	118.00–126.00	121.89
12	—	573	109.00–117.00	113.66
8	—	324	136.00–144.00	140.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	125.00	125.00
3	—	620	114.00–117.00	116.02
11	—	427	136.00–146.00	141.95
3	—	575	117.00–122.00	118.95
6	—	472	130.00–134.00	131.84
11	—	376	140.00–148.00	144.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	152.00–156.00	153.93
3	—	468	148.00–150.00	149.35
2	—	623	125.00–130.00	127.47
2	—	770	112.00–114.00	112.99
4	—	723	115.00–120.00	118.26
4	—	583	133.00–135.00	134.24
3	—	682	121.00–123.00	121.99
9	—	374	154.00–162.00	159.68
6	—	325	161.00–167.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	619	138.00	138.00
67	—	748	126.75	126.75
32	—	753	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	158.00–159.00	158.49
6	—	375	163.00–168.00	165.67
4	—	326	168.00–171.00	169.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	55.00–57.00	56.03
7	—	934	42.00–48.00	46.38
3	—	1,085	49.00–54.00	51.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	62.00–67.00	64.39
4	—	1,273	58.00–61.00	59.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,138	63.00–67.00	65.30
7	—	1,249	57.00–61.00	59.34
3	—	1,260	51.00–54.00	52.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,371	69.00–72.00	70.49
5	—	1,579	75.00–79.00	77.14

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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