Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.38/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$120.38

302 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$4.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	511	123.11	629	114
Medium and Large 1	720	118.74	855	163
Medium and Large 3	460	118.60	545	25

One grade step is worth $4.50/cwt here — about $84 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 sale302 hd

120.38

—

AL average15 barns · 1,591 hd

120.68

−0.30

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	1,567	90.94	1,425	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,311	71.68	940	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	68.06	787	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	59.73	594	45

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	574	131.41/cwt	128.00–139.00	754	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	140.62/cwt	136.00–145.00	754	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	117.69/cwt	115.00–123.00	777	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	121.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	131.22/cwt	129.00–136.00	492	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	111.22/cwt	107.00–114.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	134.52/cwt	131.00–140.00	642	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	116.39/cwt	115.00–122.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	128.21/cwt	127.00–130.00	914	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	125.62/cwt	123.00–130.00	600	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	153.79/cwt	152.00–157.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	107.33/cwt	106.00–109.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	127.47/cwt	125.00–134.00	812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	652	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	783	117.45/cwt	114.75–118.75	920	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	111.10/cwt	110.00–117.00	751	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	155.65/cwt	154.00–158.00	511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.99/cwt	122.00–128.00	850	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.76/cwt	140.00–148.00	617	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	122.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	106.60/cwt	105.00–108.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.00/cwt	136.00–142.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	149.00/cwt	147.00–150.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	152.49/cwt	152.00–153.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.08/cwt	121.00–130.00	711	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	128.61/cwt	128.00–130.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,024	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	883	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	71.92/cwt	69.00–74.00	936	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	73.47/cwt	72.00–76.00	846	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	68.03/cwt	66.00–70.00	752	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	62.23/cwt	61.00–64.00	761	12
Bulls	—	—	1,643	99.49/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,635	5
Bulls	—	—	1,622	90.70/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,471	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	56.04/cwt	54.00–59.00	553	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	783.33/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	932.50/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,281.25/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	—	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	810	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,520.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,575.00	—	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	77.48/cwt	75.00–81.00	975	11
Bulls	—	—	1,424	82.69/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,178	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	62.58/cwt	61.00–65.00	631	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	68.42/cwt	66.00–70.00	686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	96.66/cwt	94.00–100.00	710	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	66.36/cwt	65.00–68.00	911	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	126.70/cwt	125.00–127.00	750	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	119.57/cwt	118.00–122.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.51/cwt	109.00–119.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	109.46/cwt	107.00–112.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.76/cwt	124.00–134.00	543	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	126.40/cwt	122.00–131.00	595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	146.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	117.90/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	141.71/cwt	139.00–144.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	128.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.70/cwt	126.00–134.00	689	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	132.22/cwt	130.00–133.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	149.46/cwt	146.00–152.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	135.62/cwt	134.00–139.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	148.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	111.97/cwt	110.00–119.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	115.51/cwt	113.00–118.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	120.70/cwt	115.00–125.00	635	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	109.53/cwt	105.00–113.00	681	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	781	107.26/cwt	101.00–108.00	838	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	119.69/cwt	115.00–121.00	677	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	148.69/cwt	145.00–152.00	636	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 May 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,042Last week 755Year ago 1,353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 250Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 57Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	574	128.00–139.00	131.41
28	—	536	136.00–145.00	140.62
4	—	381	152.00–157.00	153.79
11	—	637	125.00–134.00	127.47
2	—	715	123.00–124.00	123.51
6	—	328	154.00–158.00	155.65
11	—	675	122.00–128.00	125.99
8	—	478	140.00–150.00	148.33
6	—	428	145.00–152.00	148.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	713	127.00–130.00	128.21
5	—	524	147.00–150.00	149.00
2	—	485	152.00–153.00	152.49
6	—	623	135.00–140.00	136.82
5	—	676	128.00–130.00	128.61
4	—	575	140.00–141.00	140.50
39	—	839	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	592	125.00–127.00	126.70
9	—	378	140.00–150.00	146.08
3	—	430	139.00–144.00	141.71
5	—	535	130.00–133.00	132.22
4	—	331	146.00–152.00	149.46
3	—	468	134.00–139.00	135.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	147.00–150.00	148.52
2	—	520	136.00–142.00	139.00
2	—	630	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	568	133.00–135.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	120.00–125.00	121.81
10	—	477	131.00–140.00	134.52
5	—	624	115.00–122.00	116.39
18	—	676	110.00–117.00	111.10
13	—	426	140.00–148.00	144.76
5	—	721	105.00–108.00	106.60
12	—	535	126.00–134.00	128.70
15	—	781	101.00–108.00	107.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	94.00–100.00	96.66
7	—	471	122.00–131.00	126.40
6	—	573	110.00–119.00	111.97
7	—	526	115.00–125.00	120.70
13	—	622	105.00–113.00	109.53
2	—	425	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	660	115.00–123.00	117.69
25	—	611	120.00–125.00	122.92
20	—	573	121.00–130.00	124.08
6	—	825	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	129.00–136.00	131.22
4	—	675	107.00–114.00	111.22
22	—	478	123.00–130.00	125.62
3	—	735	106.00–109.00	107.33
18	—	525	120.00–128.00	124.17
21	—	425	124.00–134.00	127.76
4	—	775	103.00–104.00	103.50
4	—	624	113.00–118.00	115.51
24	—	566	115.00–121.00	119.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	783	114.75–118.75	117.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	118.00–122.00	119.57
4	—	525	109.00–119.00	115.51
2	—	570	107.00–112.00	109.46
9	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.90
3	—	327	128.00–130.00	128.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,301	69.00–74.00	71.92
11	—	1,259	75.00–81.00	77.48
13	—	1,373	65.00–68.00	66.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,152	72.00–76.00	73.47
15	—	1,105	66.00–70.00	68.03
12	—	1,223	61.00–64.00	62.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	986	54.00–59.00	56.04
14	—	1,008	61.00–65.00	62.58
6	—	1,003	66.00–70.00	68.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,643	94.00–103.00	99.49
6	—	1,622	87.00–93.00	90.70
5	—	1,424	80.00–85.00	82.69

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,281.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,520.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–800.00	783.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	932.50

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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