Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.16/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$122.16

144 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$10.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	128.75	662	22
Medium and Large 2	531	121.89	647	89
Medium and Large 3	457	118.50	541	33

One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $121 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 sale144 hd

122.16

—

AL average10 barns · 853 hd

123.30

−1.14

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	1,713	88.00	1,507	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	70.84	984	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	67.91	809	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	58.17	546	15

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	—	576	117.77/cwt	114.00–120.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	118.75/cwt	114.00–123.00	561	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	134.84/cwt	131.00–137.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	133.97/cwt	129.00–136.00	517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	131.80/cwt	127.00–134.00	559	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.26/cwt	149.00–155.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	108.66/cwt	106.00–112.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	139.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	727	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	130.94/cwt	127.00–134.00	808	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	137.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	604	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	114.96/cwt	112.00–117.00	717	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	109.52/cwt	107.00–113.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.76/cwt	123.00–126.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.31/cwt	114.00–117.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	139.30/cwt	138.00–142.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	124.65/cwt	123.00–126.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	148.52/cwt	145.00–152.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	165.84/cwt	162.00–170.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	672	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.68/cwt	161.00–162.00	595	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	67.84/cwt	66.00–70.00	822	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	61.61/cwt	59.00–63.00	630	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	71.69/cwt	71.00–74.00	859	7
Bulls	—	—	1,865	91.71/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,710	3
Bulls	—	—	1,285	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,041	2
Bulls	—	—	1,779	88.48/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,574	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	75.33/cwt	74.00–79.00	958	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	70.53/cwt	68.00–73.00	986	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	65.34/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,000	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	62.81/cwt	60.00–65.00	703	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	53.08/cwt	51.00–57.00	470	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	983.33/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	136.36/cwt	134.00–142.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.89/cwt	129.00–138.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	118.38/cwt	117.00–120.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	139.75/cwt	137.00–142.00	516	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	65.77/cwt	64.00–69.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	122.94/cwt	118.00–128.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	121.84/cwt	117.00–125.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	128.79/cwt	126.00–130.00	424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	123.22/cwt	120.00–126.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	139.96/cwt	136.00–142.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	784	110.74/cwt	107.00–114.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	106.65/cwt	105.00–108.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	124.86/cwt	121.00–127.00	594	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	120.84/cwt	118.00–122.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	112.83/cwt	110.00–116.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	131.58/cwt	129.00–137.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	646	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	118.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	798	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	134.39/cwt	132.00–137.00	437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	105.77/cwt	102.00–108.00	769	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.50/cwt	129.00–136.00	619	12

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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 752Last week 1,403Year ago 1,332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 197Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 36Year ago 58

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	114.00–120.00	117.77
5	—	386	129.00–136.00	133.97
15	—	424	127.00–134.00	131.80
3	—	677	106.00–112.00	108.66
12	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.08
8	—	624	112.00–117.00	114.96
13	—	524	120.00–127.00	123.37
8	—	325	132.00–137.00	134.39
16	—	727	102.00–108.00	105.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	114.00–123.00	118.75
7	—	426	117.00–125.00	121.84
5	—	329	126.00–130.00	128.79
4	—	385	120.00–126.00	123.22
3	—	525	110.00	110.00
3	—	568	105.00–108.00	106.65
2	—	693	100.00–102.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	134.00–142.00	136.36
3	—	528	129.00–138.00	132.89
2	—	595	120.00–126.00	123.00
8	—	619	117.00–120.00	118.38
4	—	369	137.00–142.00	139.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	131.00–137.00	134.84
4	—	776	115.00	115.00
4	—	375	149.00–155.00	151.26
24	—	521	135.00–140.00	139.50
15	—	617	127.00–134.00	130.94
6	—	478	135.00–140.00	137.83
4	—	425	142.00–145.00	143.50
3	—	672	123.00–126.00	124.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	145.00–152.00	148.52
2	—	583	138.00–140.00	138.98
2	—	318	162.00–170.00	165.84
12	—	442	152.00	152.00
2	—	618	136.00–137.00	136.49
3	—	368	161.00–162.00	161.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	118.00–128.00	122.94
3	—	378	136.00–142.00	139.96
4	—	784	107.00–114.00	110.74
4	—	725	113.00–115.00	114.00
3	—	625	125.00	125.00
22	—	673	115.00–120.00	118.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	107.00–113.00	109.52
4	—	570	120.00–125.00	121.49
4	—	523	123.00–126.00	124.76
3	—	675	114.00–117.00	115.31
3	—	420	138.00–142.00	139.30
4	—	780	104.00–106.00	104.99
9	—	625	115.00–120.00	118.44
12	—	474	129.00–136.00	130.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	98.00–100.00	99.00
8	—	476	121.00–127.00	124.86
7	—	528	118.00–122.00	120.84
6	—	578	110.00–116.00	112.83
3	—	418	129.00–137.00	131.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,211	66.00–70.00	67.84
7	—	1,198	71.00–74.00	71.69
5	—	1,120	60.00–65.00	62.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	59.00–63.00	61.61
8	—	885	51.00–57.00	53.08
4	—	980	64.00–69.00	65.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,272	74.00–79.00	75.33
17	—	1,398	68.00–73.00	70.53
8	—	1,531	64.00–67.00	65.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,865	91.00–92.00	91.71
2	—	1,285	81.00	81.00
6	—	1,779	87.00–90.00	88.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	983.33

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