Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.84/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$137.84

152 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$18.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	147.30	701	51
Medium and Large 1	684	135.42	926	66
Medium and Large 3	575	128.62	740	35

One grade step is worth $18.68/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale152 hd

137.84

—

AL average15 barns · 752 hd

142.83

−4.99

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	1,564	87.42	1,367	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	66.06	930	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	64.09	741	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	57.83	606	38

Every lot, as filed

56 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 3	—	430	120.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	131.70/cwt	128.00–136.00	562	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	121.00/cwt	118.00–124.00	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	153.49/cwt	148.00–158.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	129.71/cwt	125.00–134.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	140.12/cwt	136.00–144.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	158.00/cwt	154.00–164.00	593	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	170.18/cwt	166.00–176.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	145.82/cwt	142.00–150.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	136.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	512	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	138.75/cwt	134.00–143.00	456	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	128.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	691	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	822	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	125.46/cwt	122.00–129.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	141.07/cwt	138.00–145.00	748	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	184.00/cwt	180.00–186.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	151.38/cwt	150.00–152.00	622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	144.28/cwt	138.00–148.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	783	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	994	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	821	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	53.17/cwt	51.00–55.00	551	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	62.72/cwt	61.00–66.00	678	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	69.67/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,024	7
Bulls	—	—	1,514	87.40/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,323	8
Bulls	—	—	1,605	80.68/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,295	5
Bulls	—	—	1,589	91.64/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,456	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	57.32/cwt	55.00–59.00	647	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	69.90/cwt	68.00–72.00	816	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	63.27/cwt	60.00–65.00	733	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	57.97/cwt	57.00–60.00	592	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	516.67/cwt	450.00–625.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	783.33/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	128.27/cwt	126.00–129.00	677	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	125.75/cwt	125.00–126.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.32/cwt	156.00–158.00	676	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	64.38/cwt	61.00–67.00	888	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	149.77/cwt	147.00–152.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	117.66/cwt	117.00–118.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	121.02/cwt	118.00–123.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	87.98/cwt	85.00–92.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	153.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	494	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	132.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	134.27/cwt	133.00–139.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	117.37/cwt	114.00–121.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	95.67/cwt	94.00–97.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	764	109.66/cwt	104.00–110.00	838	18

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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 543Year ago 851

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 102Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	118.00–122.00	120.97
3	—	480	117.00–118.00	117.66
7	—	375	118.00–123.00	121.02
4	—	720	85.00–92.00	87.98
2	—	595	107.00–109.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	427	128.00–136.00	131.70
6	—	521	118.00–124.00	121.00
11	—	374	130.00–140.00	136.93
3	—	620	114.00–115.00	114.33
7	—	329	134.00–143.00	138.75
5	—	579	114.00–121.00	117.37
3	—	768	94.00–97.00	95.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	691	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	642	120.00	120.00
24	—	528	126.00–129.00	128.27
2	—	325	148.00	148.00
4	—	556	125.00–126.00	125.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	148.00–158.00	153.49
3	—	615	130.00–132.00	131.00
12	—	375	154.00–164.00	158.00
5	—	323	166.00–176.00	170.18
6	—	479	142.00–150.00	145.82
2	—	688	122.00–129.00	125.46
12	—	530	138.00–145.00	141.07
7	—	572	133.00–139.00	134.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	180.00–186.00	184.00
2	—	718	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	625	135.00–136.00	135.48
2	—	458	155.00–160.00	157.49
18	—	582	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	783	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	147.00–152.00	149.77
9	—	322	150.00–160.00	153.46
3	—	528	130.00–134.00	132.65
18	—	764	104.00–110.00	109.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	125.00–134.00	129.71
2	—	423	136.00–144.00	140.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	130.00–140.00	135.33
3	—	568	125.00–135.00	128.99
2	—	625	120.00	120.00
10	—	411	150.00–152.00	151.38
6	—	473	138.00–148.00	144.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	156.00–158.00	157.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,037	51.00–55.00	53.17
13	—	1,081	61.00–66.00	62.72
11	—	1,021	57.00–60.00	57.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,470	68.00–73.00	69.67
15	—	1,379	61.00–67.00	64.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,128	55.00–59.00	57.32
11	—	1,168	68.00–72.00	69.90
20	—	1,159	60.00–65.00	63.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,514	85.00–89.00	87.40
5	—	1,605	78.00–83.00	80.68
8	—	1,589	90.00–97.00	91.64

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)	3	—	—	450.00–625.00	516.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–850.00	783.33

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle