Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with some pairs bringing up to 1900. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.17/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$128.17

237 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$14.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	130.98	712	102
Medium and Large 2	455	129.70	590	97
Medium and Large 3	479	116.74	559	38

One grade step is worth $14.24/cwt here — about $153 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 sale237 hd

128.17

—

AL average15 barns · 1,293 hd

128.15

+0.03

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	1,588	83.03	1,318	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	66.02	902	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	63.39	749	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	56.09	560	42

Every lot, as filed

72 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 3	—	478	133.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	119.99/cwt	117.00–123.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	135.01/cwt	132.00–140.00	689	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.30/cwt	132.00–142.00	515	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.43/cwt	126.00–136.00	563	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	146.56/cwt	142.00–150.00	708	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	145.16/cwt	145.00–146.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	110.65/cwt	108.00–112.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	165.32/cwt	165.00–166.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	131.67/cwt	127.00–134.00	840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	140.39/cwt	136.00–146.00	455	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	138.78/cwt	137.00–141.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	139.22/cwt	138.00–140.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	126.61/cwt	122.00–130.00	877	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	152.09/cwt	148.00–158.00	651	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	165.77/cwt	162.00–172.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	129.57/cwt	125.00–131.00	741	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	118.46/cwt	116.00–121.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	123.67/cwt	119.00–127.00	753	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	952	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	158.16/cwt	154.00–165.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	150.65/cwt	148.00–152.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	161.30/cwt	158.00–166.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	168.51/cwt	168.00–169.00	623	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	67.92/cwt	66.00–70.00	932	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	63.18/cwt	60.00–65.00	859	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	67.74/cwt	66.00–71.00	848	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	62.32/cwt	60.00–65.00	709	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	56.77/cwt	54.00–58.00	676	6
Bulls	—	—	1,594	84.46/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,346	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	24
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	729.55/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	708.33/cwt	625.00–800.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,209.62/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	—	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,085.71/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	856.25/cwt	775.00–950.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,528.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,650.00	—	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,049.53/cwt	1,900.00–2,175.00	—	106
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	132.66/cwt	132.00–134.00	825	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	64.10/cwt	62.00–66.00	654	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	57.26/cwt	55.00–59.00	568	16
Bulls	—	—	1,362	76.49/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,042	7
Bulls	—	—	1,892	89.61/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,695	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	50.74/cwt	48.00–53.00	504	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	123.59/cwt	118.00–128.00	638	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	128.39/cwt	127.00–131.00	426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	154.34/cwt	154.00–155.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	97.96/cwt	94.00–100.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	132.03/cwt	129.00–135.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	146.50/cwt	144.00–147.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	154.60/cwt	153.00–155.00	731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	713	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	452	141.11/cwt	141.00–142.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	122.02/cwt	118.00–125.00	522	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	118.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	561	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	119.51/cwt	118.00–120.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	121.45/cwt	119.00–124.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	114.47/cwt	113.00–116.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	148.40/cwt	145.00–154.00	557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	122.57/cwt	119.00–126.00	472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	130.48/cwt	128.00–135.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	141.34/cwt	136.00–144.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	138.53/cwt	135.00–141.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.23/cwt	132.00–140.00	568	11

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 974Last week 660Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 189Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 16Year ago 49

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with some pairs bringing up to 1900. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	130.00–140.00	133.65
4	—	571	118.00–120.00	119.51
11	—	420	132.00–140.00	135.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	483	142.00–150.00	146.56
3	—	728	108.00–112.00	110.65
17	—	428	148.00–158.00	152.09
2	—	620	124.00–127.00	125.49
2	—	665	116.00–121.00	118.46
6	—	571	128.00–135.00	130.48
6	—	524	136.00–144.00	141.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	138.00–140.00	139.22
6	—	474	154.00–165.00	158.16
3	—	622	132.00–134.00	132.66
8	—	521	144.00–147.00	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	117.00–123.00	119.99
13	—	375	132.00–142.00	137.30
28	—	425	126.00–136.00	132.43
3	—	675	111.00	111.00
9	—	324	136.00–146.00	140.39
27	—	516	118.00–128.00	123.59
13	—	475	125.00–135.00	128.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	510	132.00–140.00	135.01
4	—	484	137.00–141.00	138.78
9	—	679	117.00	117.00
21	—	572	125.00–131.00	129.57
6	—	361	142.00	142.00
18	—	609	119.00–127.00	123.67
2	—	433	140.00–142.00	140.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	127.00–131.00	128.39
4	—	674	94.00–100.00	97.96
2	—	713	90.00–94.00	92.02
12	—	428	118.00–125.00	122.02
8	—	475	115.00–120.00	118.00
2	—	515	113.00–116.00	114.47
5	—	385	119.00–126.00	122.57
2	—	595	112.00–113.00	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	157.00	157.00
3	—	318	165.00–166.00	165.32
9	—	638	127.00–134.00	131.67
20	—	693	122.00–130.00	126.61
10	—	473	153.00–155.00	154.60
2	—	720	119.00–124.00	121.45
4	—	568	135.00–141.00	138.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	145.00–146.00	145.16
4	—	430	162.00–172.00	165.77
7	—	787	121.00	121.00
3	—	528	148.00–152.00	150.65
3	—	477	158.00–166.00	161.30
2	—	370	168.00–169.00	168.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	154.00–155.00	154.34
2	—	540	129.00–135.00	132.03
9	—	452	141.00–142.00	141.11
10	—	375	145.00–154.00	148.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,372	66.00–70.00	67.92
12	—	1,359	60.00–65.00	63.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,252	66.00–71.00	67.74
24	—	1,137	60.00–65.00	62.32
6	—	1,190	54.00–58.00	56.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,020	62.00–66.00	64.10
16	—	992	55.00–59.00	57.26
17	—	994	48.00–53.00	50.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,594	83.00–87.00	84.46
7	—	1,362	75.00–79.00	76.49
5	—	1,892	88.00–94.00	89.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	912.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,209.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,085.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,528.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	106	—	—	1,900.00–2,175.00	2,049.53
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	700.00–800.00	729.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	625.00–800.00	708.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	775.00–950.00	856.25

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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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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