Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

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 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.22/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$123.22

281 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$8.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	501	126.93	636	99
Medium and Large 1	640	121.33	776	173
Medium and Large 3	452	118.63	536	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.29/cwt here — about $100 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 sale281 hd

123.22

—

AL average15 barns · 1,628 hd

123.87

−0.65

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	—	High	1,628	87.78	1,429	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	72.86	973	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	70.11	824	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	55.92	547	38

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	573	137.18/cwt	134.00–139.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.00/cwt	126.00–134.00	618	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	141.14/cwt	139.00–147.00	464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	119.36/cwt	118.00–123.00	682	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	109.66/cwt	108.00–110.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	147.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	122.25/cwt	122.00–127.00	910	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	139.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	805	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	113.90/cwt	112.00–114.00	820	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	903	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	162.38/cwt	160.00–164.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	152.63/cwt	149.00–159.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.98/cwt	127.00–129.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	139.61/cwt	137.00–142.00	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	126.87/cwt	124.00–129.00	713	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	118.58/cwt	114.00–120.00	792	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	139.24/cwt	139.00–142.00	842	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	121.66/cwt	118.00–125.00	781	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.98/cwt	154.00–158.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	128.88/cwt	128.00–129.00	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	141.56/cwt	141.00–146.00	821	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	164.32/cwt	163.00–165.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	181.91/cwt	179.00–188.00	582	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	75.31/cwt	72.00–79.00	982	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	68.99/cwt	65.00–71.00	955	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	55.73/cwt	54.00–59.00	554	18
Bulls	—	—	2,080	100.60/cwt	99.00–104.00	2,092	4
Bulls	—	—	1,668	87.97/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,467	9
Bulls	—	—	1,268	78.96/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,001	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,164.29/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,076.79/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	866.67/cwt	750.00–950.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	500.00–650.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	668.33/cwt	550.00–725.00	—	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	866.67/cwt	750.00–975.00	—	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	68.66/cwt	66.00–72.00	805	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	50.78/cwt	48.00–53.00	485	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	62.57/cwt	61.00–65.00	611	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	688.16/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,153.57/cwt	1,025.00–1,275.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	767.86/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	123.31/cwt	118.00–126.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	62.92/cwt	60.00–65.00	711	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	74.96/cwt	73.00–78.00	897	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	135.46/cwt	129.00–138.00	578	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.31/cwt	134.00–141.00	516	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	156.51/cwt	156.00–157.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	151.25/cwt	147.00–154.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	126.88/cwt	122.00–132.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	163.44/cwt	162.00–165.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	692	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	159.08/cwt	155.00–162.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	103.74/cwt	102.00–105.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	114.64/cwt	113.00–116.00	719	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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 983Last week 1,108Year ago 762

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 219Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 49Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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
6	—	573	134.00–139.00	137.18
4	—	426	149.00–159.00	152.63
2	—	630	127.00–129.00	127.98
8	—	528	137.00–142.00	139.61
11	—	475	140.00–150.00	145.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	475	126.00–134.00	130.00
7	—	329	139.00–147.00	141.14
28	—	571	118.00–123.00	119.36
2	—	710	105.00–109.00	107.01
14	—	427	129.00–138.00	135.46
13	—	373	134.00–141.00	138.31
7	—	526	120.00–128.00	124.74
2	—	688	112.00–113.00	112.50
4	—	779	102.00–105.00	103.74
3	—	627	113.00–116.00	114.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	757	108.00–110.00	109.66
3	—	365	145.00–150.00	147.63
20	—	720	112.00–114.00	113.90
18	—	562	124.00–129.00	126.87
19	—	668	114.00–120.00	118.58
99	—	642	118.00–125.00	121.66
8	—	531	128.00–129.00	128.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	117.00	117.00
3	—	377	118.00–126.00	123.31
2	—	318	122.00–132.00	126.88
2	—	625	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	744	122.00–127.00	122.25
8	—	664	136.00	136.00
5	—	478	160.00–164.00	162.38
13	—	605	139.00–142.00	139.24
2	—	520	154.00–158.00	155.98
14	—	580	141.00–146.00	141.56
3	—	428	163.00–165.00	164.32
3	—	320	179.00–188.00	181.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	579	135.00–140.00	139.00
11	—	628	125.00	125.00
4	—	495	154.00	154.00
2	—	333	162.00–165.00	163.44
9	—	375	155.00–162.00	159.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	156.00–157.00	156.51
3	—	383	147.00–154.00	151.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,304	72.00–79.00	75.31
12	—	1,384	65.00–71.00	68.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	994	54.00–59.00	55.73
11	—	955	48.00–53.00	50.78
9	—	976	61.00–65.00	62.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,173	66.00–72.00	68.66
11	—	1,130	60.00–65.00	62.92
27	—	1,197	73.00–78.00	74.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,080	99.00–104.00	100.60
9	—	1,668	84.00–91.00	87.97
6	—	1,268	76.00–82.00	78.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,164.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	725.00–800.00	767.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	550.00–725.00	668.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	750.00–975.00	866.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,076.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	750.00–950.00	866.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	500.00–650.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	600.00–800.00	688.16
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,153.57

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

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