Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

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 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.22/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$121.22

167 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$6.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	504	123.84	625	71
Medium and Large 1	586	121.73	713	42
Medium and Large 3	460	117.37	540	54

One grade step is worth $6.47/cwt here — about $85 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 sale167 hd

121.22

—

AL average16 barns · 1,603 hd

125.00

−3.78

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	1,581	83.06	1,313	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	68.21	940	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	67.45	807	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	58.99	587	32

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	126.30/cwt	124.00–130.00	414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.62/cwt	124.00–134.00	548	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	136.20/cwt	133.00–139.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.71/cwt	107.00–114.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	140.49/cwt	139.00–141.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	129.93/cwt	127.00–132.00	808	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	131.32/cwt	126.00–135.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	114.19/cwt	112.00–116.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	119.00/cwt	117.00–122.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	123.15/cwt	116.00–126.00	664	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	138.99/cwt	137.00–140.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	116.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	136.82/cwt	134.00–140.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	106.34/cwt	105.00–108.00	771	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	52.67/cwt	51.00–55.00	509	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	72.77/cwt	71.00–75.00	993	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	67.07/cwt	65.00–70.00	934	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	62.30/cwt	61.00–63.00	843	6
Bulls	—	—	1,838	90.62/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,666	3
Bulls	—	—	1,474	77.24/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,139	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	62.47/cwt	60.00–64.00	738	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	72.52/cwt	71.00–76.00	847	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	67.97/cwt	65.00–70.00	826	27
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	550.00–750.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	904.17/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	664	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,112.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	—	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	59.46/cwt	57.00–62.00	592	11
Bulls	—	—	1,565	84.58/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,324	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	105.03/cwt	101.00–109.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	578	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	66.84/cwt	64.00–69.00	690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	139.11/cwt	135.00–142.00	522	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	132.27/cwt	129.00–135.00	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	117.29/cwt	111.00–120.00	569	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	111.43/cwt	109.00–115.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.80/cwt	120.00–122.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	118.68/cwt	115.00–122.00	507	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	144.06/cwt	140.00–147.00	684	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	127.47/cwt	125.00–131.00	857	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.08/cwt	129.00–139.00	632	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	126.16/cwt	123.00–130.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	134.63/cwt	130.00–138.00	508	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 Apr 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 1,073Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 271Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 63Year ago 15

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 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	328	124.00–130.00	126.30
5	—	574	101.00–109.00	105.03
3	—	382	120.00–125.00	123.28
24	—	485	111.00–120.00	117.29
5	—	524	109.00–115.00	111.43
10	—	427	115.00–122.00	118.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	426	124.00–134.00	128.62
8	—	578	110.00–120.00	116.34
7	—	625	107.00–114.00	110.71
28	—	539	116.00–126.00	123.15
2	—	325	134.00–140.00	136.82
6	—	474	123.00–130.00	126.16
6	—	377	130.00–138.00	134.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	570	120.00–124.00	121.99
14	—	606	115.00–118.00	116.99
6	—	519	126.00–130.00	128.00
2	—	490	135.00–136.00	135.51
2	—	440	136.00–140.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	668	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	145.00–150.00	146.63
5	—	577	133.00–139.00	136.20
4	—	530	139.00–141.00	140.49
30	—	622	127.00–132.00	129.93
16	—	475	140.00–147.00	144.06
14	—	672	125.00–131.00	127.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	138.00	138.00
2	—	510	148.00–149.00	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	140.00–145.00	142.40
7	—	618	123.00	123.00
9	—	375	135.00–142.00	139.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	115.00	115.00
3	—	475	120.00–125.00	121.67
7	—	427	129.00–135.00	132.27
5	—	525	120.00–122.00	120.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	126.00–135.00	131.32
5	—	683	112.00–116.00	114.19
5	—	619	117.00–122.00	119.00
3	—	427	137.00–140.00	138.99
5	—	579	120.00–125.00	122.40
3	—	725	105.00–108.00	106.34
13	—	475	129.00–139.00	133.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	967	51.00–55.00	52.67
11	—	995	57.00–62.00	59.46
9	—	1,032	64.00–69.00	66.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,365	71.00–75.00	72.77
25	—	1,392	65.00–70.00	67.07
6	—	1,353	61.00–63.00	62.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,181	60.00–64.00	62.47
11	—	1,168	71.00–76.00	72.52
27	—	1,215	65.00–70.00	67.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,838	89.00–93.00	90.62
6	—	1,474	75.00–81.00	77.24
8	—	1,565	82.00–87.00	84.58

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	—	—	550.00–750.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	904.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187.50

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