Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.86/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$135.86

368 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$430

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$23.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	412	149.93	617	13thin
Medium and Large 2	507	145.90	739	99
Medium and Large 1	602	140.53	846	82
Medium and Large 1-2	825	126.89	1,047	174

One grade step is worth $23.03/cwt here — about −$430 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 sale368 hd

135.86

—

AL average13 barns · 646 hd

137.39

−1.53

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	—	Low	1,728	93.64	1,618	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	71.25	793	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	68.78	985	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	995	59.35	590	48

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	326	170.91/cwt	166.00–176.00	557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	154.63/cwt	150.00–157.00	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	145.75/cwt	141.00–150.00	686	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	127.96/cwt	123.00–130.00	743	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.60/cwt	130.00–133.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	125.85/cwt	125.85–125.85	1,091	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,044	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	120.60/cwt	120.60–120.60	903	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	133.96/cwt	133.00–135.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	125.60/cwt	125.00–128.00	661	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	109.01/cwt	108.00–111.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	102.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	158.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	676	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	132.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	126.52/cwt	123.00–127.00	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,009	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	140.02/cwt	138.00–142.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	111.95/cwt	110.00–114.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	913	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	131.33/cwt	128.00–135.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	159.44/cwt	159.00–160.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	122.56/cwt	122.00–123.00	694	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	107.67/cwt	106.00–110.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	120.41/cwt	115.00–122.00	763	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	843	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	792	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	69.28/cwt	66.00–71.00	761	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	66.30/cwt	64.00–68.00	699	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	75.85/cwt	73.00–79.00	830	19
Bulls	—	—	1,566	80.89/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,267	4
Bulls	—	—	1,662	90.72/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,508	10
Bulls	—	—	1,809	98.66/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,785	16
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	595.83/cwt	500.00–700.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	862.50/cwt	800.00–925.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,021.88/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	—	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	731.25/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	69.57/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,002	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	62.55/cwt	59.00–65.00	893	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	77.32/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,098	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	62.72/cwt	61.00–65.00	746	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	53.82/cwt	51.00–56.00	532	15
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	758.33/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	112.32/cwt	109.00–115.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	114.16/cwt	111.00–117.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	155.65/cwt	152.00–158.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	723	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	59.64/cwt	57.00–62.00	578	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	101.65/cwt	95.00–105.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	120.60/cwt	119.00–124.00	449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	158.83/cwt	155.00–162.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	154.26/cwt	150.00–157.00	582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	88.72/cwt	85.00–90.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	103.33/cwt	102.00–105.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	132.74/cwt	129.00–136.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	138.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	116.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.42/cwt	125.00–131.00	546	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	121.27/cwt	118.00–124.00	638	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	107.78/cwt	105.00–110.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	111.41/cwt	108.00–115.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	111.01/cwt	109.00–113.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	134.52/cwt	131.00–135.00	525	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	137.31/cwt	133.00–140.00	796	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	143.78/cwt	140.00–144.00	739	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	116.79/cwt	113.00–121.00	674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	136.25/cwt	134.00–138.00	443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	125.73/cwt	120.00–128.00	605	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	163.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	12

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,108Last week 254Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 108Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 0Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	326	166.00–176.00	170.91
8	—	426	150.00–157.00	154.63
4	—	628	125.00–130.00	128.23
2	—	780	111.00–115.00	113.04
2	—	678	123.00–125.00	123.97
2	—	475	150.00	150.00
32	—	580	133.00–140.00	137.31
28	—	514	140.00–144.00	143.78
12	—	373	160.00–170.00	163.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	867	125.85	125.85
56	—	824	126.75	126.75
61	—	788	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	730	123.00–127.00	126.52
14	—	668	130.00	130.00
10	—	481	155.00	155.00
2	—	323	180.00–185.00	182.48
9	—	425	159.00–160.00	159.44
10	—	611	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	462	160.50	160.50
22	—	708	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	155.00–162.00	158.83
7	—	377	150.00–157.00	154.26
2	—	680	115.00–119.00	116.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	152.00–155.00	152.99
2	—	713	107.00–108.00	107.49
9	—	471	141.00–150.00	145.75
7	—	581	123.00–130.00	127.96
5	—	525	130.00–133.00	131.60
3	—	678	108.00–111.00	109.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	155.00–160.00	158.28
5	—	581	130.00–135.00	132.21
3	—	770	106.00–110.00	107.67
3	—	465	152.00–158.00	155.65
2	—	620	125.00–126.00	125.49
2	—	520	138.00–140.00	138.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	102.00–105.00	103.33
3	—	632	109.00–110.00	109.66
2	—	530	117.00–120.00	118.50
4	—	478	129.00–136.00	132.74
4	—	430	135.00–140.00	138.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	749	120.60	120.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	133.00–135.00	133.96
10	—	526	125.00–128.00	125.60
3	—	778	100.00–105.00	102.98
3	—	375	138.00–142.00	140.02
2	—	678	110.00–114.00	111.95
5	—	472	128.00–135.00	131.33
20	—	566	122.00–123.00	122.56
20	—	634	115.00–122.00	120.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	652	121.50	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	109.00–115.00	112.32
6	—	471	111.00–117.00	114.16
3	—	627	95.00–105.00	101.65
5	—	372	119.00–124.00	120.60
4	—	730	85.00–90.00	88.72
5	—	423	115.00–120.00	116.40
6	—	574	109.00–113.00	111.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	425	125.00–131.00	128.42
11	—	526	118.00–124.00	121.27
5	—	685	105.00–110.00	107.78
3	—	623	108.00–115.00	111.41
2	—	723	100.00–104.00	101.97
28	—	390	131.00–135.00	134.52
10	—	577	113.00–121.00	116.79
8	—	325	134.00–138.00	136.25
24	—	481	120.00–128.00	125.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,099	66.00–71.00	69.28
19	—	1,094	73.00–79.00	75.85
7	—	1,190	61.00–65.00	62.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,055	64.00–68.00	66.30
15	—	989	51.00–56.00	53.82
22	—	969	57.00–62.00	59.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,440	67.00–73.00	69.57
12	—	1,427	59.00–65.00	62.55
7	—	1,420	74.00–80.00	77.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	78.00–83.00	80.89
10	—	1,662	87.00–94.00	90.72
16	—	1,809	96.00–102.00	98.66

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	500.00–700.00	595.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	700.00–775.00	731.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–800.00	758.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–900.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	800.00–925.00	862.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	1,021.88

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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Steers · 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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