Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.82/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$123.82

206 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$9.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	127.51	600	92
Medium and Large 1	673	122.18	822	75
Medium and Large 3	451	118.27	533	39

One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about $67 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 sale206 hd

123.82

—

AL average15 barns · 1,984 hd

126.04

−2.22

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	1,582	82.24	1,301	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	62.79	888	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	61.74	711	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	55.22	527	39

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	151.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	741	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	138.11/cwt	136.00–145.00	450	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	147.34/cwt	143.00–150.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	136.50/cwt	132.00–140.00	517	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	112.33/cwt	111.00–113.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	125.33/cwt	124.00–126.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	105.25/cwt	104.00–107.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	111.12/cwt	109.00–114.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	117.28/cwt	116.00–120.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	164.38/cwt	162.00–172.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	839	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	140.62/cwt	136.00–142.00	820	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	157.53/cwt	157.00–162.00	618	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	153.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	922	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	653	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	166.59/cwt	162.00–170.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	806	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	57.29/cwt	56.00–58.00	761	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	66.07/cwt	65.00–69.00	905	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	61.80/cwt	59.00–63.00	918	11
Bulls	—	—	1,324	76.93/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,019	5
Bulls	—	—	1,617	87.70/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,418	3
Bulls	—	—	1,879	84.78/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,593	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	49.30/cwt	47.00–53.00	448	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	61.11/cwt	59.00–63.00	658	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	56.23/cwt	54.00–58.00	520	18
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	470.83/cwt	400.00–600.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	762.50/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	—	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.57/cwt	144.00–149.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	678	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	55.86/cwt	53.00–57.00	633	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	67.82/cwt	66.00–71.00	738	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	61.89/cwt	59.00–64.00	727	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	129.00/cwt	124.00–132.00	419	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	123.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	121.45/cwt	117.00–127.00	515	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	149.00/cwt	142.00–152.00	559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	159.49/cwt	157.00–162.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	118.33/cwt	113.00–122.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	106.77/cwt	104.00–109.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.77/cwt	122.00–130.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	157.62/cwt	154.00–160.00	511	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	90.00/cwt	85.00–95.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	111.32/cwt	108.00–113.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	607	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	136.49/cwt	132.00–140.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	147.29/cwt	145.00–149.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.64/cwt	129.00–136.00	564	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	109.32/cwt	107.00–112.00	736	6

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 1,128Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 263Year ago 213

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 52Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	488	145.00–155.00	151.92
4	—	320	162.00–172.00	164.38
16	—	583	136.00–142.00	140.62
25	—	392	157.00–162.00	157.53
6	—	421	150.00–160.00	153.96
3	—	528	145.00–149.00	147.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	726	127.00	127.00
5	—	511	152.00	152.00
2	—	375	168.00	168.00
3	—	415	162.00–170.00	166.59
2	—	458	157.00–162.00	159.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	142.00–152.00	149.00
8	—	324	154.00–160.00	157.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	326	136.00–145.00	138.11
23	—	379	132.00–140.00	136.50
4	—	723	104.00–107.00	105.25
8	—	626	109.00–114.00	111.12
7	—	574	116.00–120.00	117.28
5	—	520	122.00–130.00	125.77
14	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.79
12	—	425	129.00–136.00	132.64
6	—	673	107.00–112.00	109.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	681	123.25	123.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	493	134.00	134.00
5	—	512	132.00–134.00	133.00
9	—	845	105.00	105.00
3	—	713	113.00	113.00
2	—	568	123.00–125.00	123.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	124.00–132.00	129.00
7	—	376	120.00–130.00	123.97
8	—	424	117.00–127.00	121.45
6	—	475	113.00–122.00	118.33
4	—	570	104.00–109.00	106.77
3	—	745	85.00–95.00	90.00
3	—	527	108.00–113.00	111.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	143.00–150.00	147.34
3	—	728	111.00–113.00	112.33
3	—	628	124.00–126.00	125.33
11	—	425	150.00–157.00	153.64
2	—	683	115.00–120.00	117.55
2	—	573	129.00–132.00	130.48
4	—	530	132.00–140.00	136.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	144.00–149.00	145.57
4	—	625	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	428	158.00–159.00	158.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	120.00–130.00	125.00
2	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.53
2	—	415	138.00–140.00	139.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	56.00–58.00	57.29
10	—	1,370	65.00–69.00	66.07
11	—	1,485	59.00–63.00	61.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	908	47.00–53.00	49.30
9	—	1,076	59.00–63.00	61.11
18	—	925	54.00–58.00	56.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,134	53.00–57.00	55.86
8	—	1,088	66.00–71.00	67.82
29	—	1,175	59.00–64.00	61.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,324	75.00–79.00	76.93
3	—	1,617	87.00–88.00	87.70
4	—	1,879	84.00–85.00	84.78

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)	6	—	—	400.00–600.00	470.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	725.00–800.00	762.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	960.00	960.00

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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Letohatchee Stockyards

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

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle