Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.46/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$119.46

160 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$8.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	485	120.52	585	79
Medium and Large 1	696	120.23	837	64
Medium and Large 3	499	111.60	557	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.93/cwt here — about $27 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 sale160 hd

119.46

—

AL average15 barns · 1,164 hd

120.79

−1.33

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	1,469	87.57	1,286	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	69.37	963	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	67.30	781	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	61.86	613	37

Every lot, as filed

64 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 3	—	578	127.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	141.03/cwt	140.00–144.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	134.18/cwt	128.00–138.00	437	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.17/cwt	137.00–145.00	591	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	145.62/cwt	141.00–148.00	548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	102.68/cwt	100.00–104.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	109.96/cwt	107.00–112.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	121.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	135.07/cwt	134.00–142.00	848	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.23/cwt	147.00–150.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	137.67/cwt	135.00–139.00	785	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	129.64/cwt	125.00–136.00	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.21/cwt	121.00–129.00	528	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.99/cwt	118.00–124.00	573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	123.25/cwt	122.00–127.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	114.93/cwt	112.00–117.00	698	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	783	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	834	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	139.80/cwt	138.00–140.00	735	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	914	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	824	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,028	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	130.16/cwt	129.00–133.00	811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	133.46/cwt	131.00–139.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	669	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.35/cwt	127.00–129.00	732	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	73.27/cwt	71.00–76.00	981	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	67.79/cwt	65.00–70.00	961	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	62.54/cwt	61.00–63.00	899	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	61.16/cwt	59.00–63.00	686	14
Bulls	—	—	1,409	87.06/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,227	7
Bulls	—	—	1,425	81.58/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,163	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	72.45/cwt	71.00–75.00	859	20
Bulls	—	—	1,539	91.30/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,405	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	713.89/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,042.86/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	935.00/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	108.03/cwt	106.00–110.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	561	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	737.50/cwt	650.00–825.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,500.00	—	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	63.11/cwt	60.00–65.00	633	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	55.25/cwt	53.00–58.00	529	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	138.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	93.71/cwt	90.00–96.00	686	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	66.46/cwt	64.00–69.00	771	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	68.44/cwt	67.00–70.00	697	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	145.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	111.14/cwt	109.00–115.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	120.51/cwt	117.00–124.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	121.54/cwt	117.00–122.00	751	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	120.23/cwt	117.00–124.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	149.49/cwt	148.00–150.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	117.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	503	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	115.79/cwt	112.00–118.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	141.03/cwt	140.00–143.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	118.60/cwt	115.00–121.00	625	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	110.19/cwt	108.00–113.00	693	5

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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 729Year ago 1,141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 187Year ago 305

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 60Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	120.00–130.00	127.47
4	—	329	140.00–144.00	141.03
4	—	384	135.00–140.00	138.21
2	—	608	117.00–124.00	120.51
2	—	520	130.00–131.00	130.51
3	—	482	130.00–135.00	131.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	141.00–148.00	145.62
24	—	570	135.00–139.00	137.67
11	—	662	126.00	126.00
10	—	526	138.00–140.00	139.80
6	—	623	129.00–133.00	130.16
8	—	428	140.00–148.00	145.02
4	—	729	117.00–124.00	120.23
4	—	326	148.00–150.00	149.49
3	—	482	140.00–143.00	141.03
2	—	775	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	134.00–142.00	135.07
4	—	473	147.00–150.00	148.23
12	—	559	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	824	124.75	124.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	128.00–138.00	134.18
3	—	722	100.00–104.00	102.68
8	—	374	125.00–136.00	129.64
19	—	425	121.00–129.00	124.21
12	—	474	118.00–124.00	120.99
8	—	576	109.00–115.00	111.14
19	—	527	115.00–121.00	118.60
5	—	629	108.00–113.00	110.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	122.00–127.00	123.25
2	—	580	120.00–124.00	121.98
22	—	618	117.00–122.00	121.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	768	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	106.00–110.00	108.03
3	—	732	90.00–96.00	93.71
9	—	427	115.00–120.00	117.76
3	—	468	110.00–115.00	113.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	137.00–145.00	139.17
16	—	607	112.00–117.00	114.93
6	—	474	131.00–139.00	133.46
10	—	525	125.00–132.00	127.50
3	—	570	127.00–129.00	128.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	107.00–112.00	109.96
3	—	527	120.00–124.00	121.34
4	—	425	130.00–134.00	132.00
5	—	573	112.00–118.00	115.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	141.00–143.00	142.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,339	71.00–76.00	73.27
18	—	1,417	65.00–70.00	67.79
5	—	1,438	61.00–63.00	62.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,122	59.00–63.00	61.16
20	—	1,186	71.00–75.00	72.45
20	—	1,160	64.00–69.00	66.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,003	60.00–65.00	63.11
12	—	957	53.00–58.00	55.25
9	—	1,018	67.00–70.00	68.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,409	85.00–88.00	87.06
5	—	1,425	77.00–83.00	81.58
9	—	1,539	90.00–94.00	91.30

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	900.00–1,125.00	1,042.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–800.00	713.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	935.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–825.00	737.50

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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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