Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.97/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$148.97

80 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	150.51	796	43
Medium and Large 2	422	149.74	632	29
Medium and Large 3	416	137.94	574	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $222 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 sale80 hd

148.97

—

AL average8 barns · 605 hd

142.89

+6.08

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	1,635	87.97	1,439	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	65.10	769	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,338	64.11	858	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	58.56	574	31

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	67.26/cwt	66.00–69.00	770	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	62.94/cwt	61.00–64.00	766	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	69.47/cwt	68.00–71.00	916	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	61.43/cwt	59.00–64.00	828	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	61.98/cwt	60.00–64.00	615	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	56.09/cwt	53.00–59.00	545	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	150.66/cwt	150.00–154.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	148.55/cwt	146.00–154.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	124.25/cwt	120.00–126.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	120.85/cwt	117.00–124.00	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	138.97/cwt	136.00–142.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.00/cwt	134.00–141.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	132.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	118.18/cwt	117.00–120.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	126.47/cwt	126.00–127.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	140.96/cwt	138.00–144.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	159.79/cwt	154.00–161.00	524	6
Bulls	—	—	1,403	86.38/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,212	6
Bulls	—	—	2,028	95.48/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,936	4
Bulls	—	—	1,577	81.14/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	120.26/cwt	116.00–124.00	447	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	116.65/cwt	111.00–120.00	498	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	803	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	111.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	141.57/cwt	138.00–149.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	138.31/cwt	136.00–143.00	585	3

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 542Year ago 926

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 178Year ago 147

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,145	66.00–69.00	67.26
5	—	1,217	61.00–64.00	62.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,319	68.00–71.00	69.47
8	—	1,348	59.00–64.00	61.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	993	60.00–64.00	61.98
18	—	971	53.00–59.00	56.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,403	85.00–89.00	86.38
4	—	2,028	95.00–96.00	95.48
3	—	1,577	80.00–82.00	81.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	150.00–154.00	150.66
7	—	426	146.00–154.00	148.55
5	—	480	142.00–150.00	147.00
5	—	529	138.00–144.00	140.96
6	—	328	154.00–161.00	159.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	130.00–134.00	131.92
3	—	370	138.00–149.00	141.57
3	—	423	136.00–143.00	138.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	451	162.00	162.00
38	—	539	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	112.00–114.00	113.01
7	—	427	120.00–126.00	124.25
8	—	478	117.00–124.00	120.85
2	—	608	109.00–110.00	109.50
6	—	323	130.00–140.00	132.93
6	—	524	117.00–120.00	118.18
2	—	375	126.00–127.00	126.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	116.00–124.00	120.26
9	—	427	111.00–120.00	116.65
5	—	467	105.00–115.00	111.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	111.00–113.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	136.00–142.00	138.97
6	—	475	134.00–141.00	137.00

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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