Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.71/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$136.71

285 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$13.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	140.76	903	138
Medium and Large 2	582	134.75	784	110
Medium and Large 3	555	127.42	707	37

One grade step is worth $13.34/cwt here — about $197 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 sale285 hd

136.71

—

AL average16 barns · 1,372 hd

138.53

−1.82

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	1,521	87.42	1,330	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	73.37	880	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	72.99	975	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	60.03	588	24

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	676	122.78/cwt	120.00–126.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	117.49/cwt	114.00–120.00	792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	127.74/cwt	124.00–132.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	153.42/cwt	147.00–157.00	568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	134.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	503	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	134.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.94/cwt	119.00–129.00	651	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	139.74/cwt	134.00–144.00	749	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	121.36/cwt	118.00–122.00	926	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	109.33/cwt	108.00–111.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	119.59/cwt	116.00–124.00	749	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	138.51/cwt	136.00–141.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	129.48/cwt	125.00–133.00	607	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	121.25/cwt	119.00–123.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	145.45/cwt	142.00–148.00	684	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.50/cwt	149.00–158.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	160.01/cwt	157.00–164.00	619	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.31/cwt	137.00–141.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.87/cwt	118.00–126.00	701	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	130.43/cwt	127.00–135.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	127.56/cwt	126.00–134.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	128.25/cwt	126.00–131.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	114.47/cwt	113.00–116.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	160.47/cwt	155.00–165.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	171.50/cwt	169.00–174.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	139.57/cwt	136.00–140.00	867	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	144.29/cwt	142.00–152.00	843	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	157.98/cwt	154.00–160.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	821	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,045	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	76.29/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,037	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	70.57/cwt	68.00–73.00	930	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	75.22/cwt	72.00–78.00	906	29
Bulls	—	—	1,728	94.03/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,625	5
Bulls	—	—	1,644	87.89/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,445	8
Bulls	—	—	1,297	83.34/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,081	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	55.93/cwt	55.00–58.00	565	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	67.68/cwt	66.00–69.00	731	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	61.67/cwt	60.00–64.00	570	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	787.50/cwt	775.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	806.25/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	818.75/cwt	775.00–850.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	122.54/cwt	120.00–124.00	751	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	140.66/cwt	139.00–141.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	108.67/cwt	108.00–109.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	693	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	69.50/cwt	66.00–71.00	815	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	120.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	750	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	143.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	108.77/cwt	105.00–111.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	491	116.25/cwt	115.00–121.00	571	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	125.79/cwt	124.00–129.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	114.72/cwt	114.00–117.00	663	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	116.99/cwt	114.00–119.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	776	100.01/cwt	96.00–104.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	103.08/cwt	100.00–106.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	116.50/cwt	112.00–120.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	127.21/cwt	122.00–130.00	604	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.89/cwt	119.00–125.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	137.82/cwt	134.00–140.00	448	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	124.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	130.56/cwt	125.00–131.00	698	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	131.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	116.01/cwt	112.00–119.00	724	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	130.05/cwt	127.00–134.00	817	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	99.97/cwt	98.00–102.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	106.80/cwt	105.00–108.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.03/cwt	128.00–136.00	560	24

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,110Last week 752Year ago 685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 118Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 7Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	120.00–126.00	122.78
11	—	370	147.00–157.00	153.42
7	—	577	130.00–140.00	134.30
14	—	536	134.00–144.00	139.74
11	—	763	118.00–122.00	121.36
4	—	724	119.00–123.00	121.25
17	—	470	142.00–148.00	145.45
41	—	628	127.00–134.00	130.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	149.00–158.00	153.50
24	—	387	157.00–164.00	160.01
5	—	678	126.00–134.00	127.56
4	—	443	155.00–165.00	160.47
4	—	325	169.00–174.00	171.50
14	—	621	136.00–140.00	139.57
13	—	584	142.00–152.00	144.29
7	—	477	154.00–160.00	157.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	821	127.25	127.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	623	120.00–125.00	120.43
4	—	374	140.00–145.00	143.00
2	—	725	116.00	116.00
13	—	535	125.00–131.00	130.56
4	—	474	130.00–135.00	131.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	674	114.00–120.00	117.49
8	—	576	124.00–132.00	127.74
3	—	733	108.00–111.00	109.33
12	—	626	116.00–124.00	119.59
2	—	473	136.00–141.00	138.51
6	—	424	140.00–150.00	145.15
5	—	536	127.00–135.00	130.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	776	96.00–104.00	100.01
2	—	725	100.00–106.00	103.08
2	—	670	109.00–111.00	109.99
6	—	574	112.00–120.00	116.50
10	—	475	122.00–130.00	127.21
9	—	525	119.00–125.00	120.89
2	—	423	130.00–131.00	130.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	109.00–110.00	109.50
10	—	374	130.00–138.00	134.41
35	—	525	119.00–129.00	123.94
37	—	469	125.00–133.00	129.48
15	—	575	118.00–126.00	121.87
11	—	325	134.00–140.00	137.82
2	—	780	102.00–104.00	102.99
23	—	624	112.00–119.00	116.01
5	—	725	105.00–108.00	106.80
24	—	424	128.00–136.00	132.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	137.00–141.00	138.31
4	—	574	126.00–131.00	128.25
2	—	680	113.00–116.00	114.47
23	—	613	120.00–124.00	122.54
6	—	378	139.00–141.00	140.66
3	—	725	108.00–109.00	108.67
3	—	532	130.00–131.00	130.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	105.00–111.00	108.77
21	—	491	115.00–121.00	116.25
4	—	384	124.00–129.00	125.79
22	—	578	114.00–117.00	114.72
7	—	527	114.00–119.00	116.99
4	—	430	120.00–127.00	124.45
2	—	723	98.00–102.00	99.97
2	—	668	100.00–102.00	100.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,359	75.00–80.00	76.29
15	—	1,318	68.00–73.00	70.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,205	72.00–78.00	75.22
9	—	1,173	66.00–71.00	69.50
2	—	1,235	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,010	55.00–58.00	55.93
3	—	1,080	66.00–69.00	67.68
11	—	925	60.00–64.00	61.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,728	92.00–99.00	94.03
8	—	1,644	85.00–91.00	87.89
9	—	1,297	80.00–85.00	83.34

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)	2	—	—	775.00–800.00	787.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–850.00	806.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	775.00–850.00	818.75

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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Steers · 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

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