Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.02/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$132.02

176 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$9.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	133.24	635	98
Medium and Large 1	585	132.65	776	58
Medium and Large 3	423	124.20	525	20

One grade step is worth $9.04/cwt here — about $110 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 sale176 hd

132.02

—

AL average14 barns · 1,309 hd

129.24

+2.77

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	—	Low	1,564	90.63	1,417	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	73.78	1,016	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	72.00	846	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	65.34	694	24

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.18/cwt	139.00–148.00	675	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.94/cwt	126.00–133.00	677	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	158.02/cwt	153.00–160.00	665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	131.81/cwt	126.00–136.00	627	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	131.78/cwt	130.00–136.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	123.30/cwt	120.00–126.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	136.05/cwt	131.00–141.00	580	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	135.48/cwt	132.00–140.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	124.82/cwt	122.00–130.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	128.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	139.11/cwt	134.00–143.00	732	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	146.17/cwt	137.00–149.00	821	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	142.58/cwt	138.00–146.00	529	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.18/cwt	116.00–125.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	115.52/cwt	114.00–117.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	120.60/cwt	113.00–122.00	775	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	122.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	129.59/cwt	126.00–136.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	151.34/cwt	150.00–152.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	125.93/cwt	120.00–129.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	130.61/cwt	125.00–135.00	426	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	81.00/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,068	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	146.32/cwt	145.00–147.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	154.48/cwt	152.00–156.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	137.61/cwt	137.00–139.00	656	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	121.57/cwt	121.00–125.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	809	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	69.25/cwt	67.00–72.00	749	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	67.27/cwt	65.00–69.00	784	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	72.36/cwt	70.00–75.00	857	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	73.98/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,003	31
Bulls	—	—	1,510	84.30/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,273	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	100.13/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,647	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	77.34/cwt	76.00–79.00	900	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	69.37/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,001	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	54.47/cwt	54.00–55.00	555	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	63.40/cwt	60.00–66.00	665	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	166.90/cwt	164.00–170.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	136.12/cwt	135.00–138.00	720	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	759	114.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.19/cwt	146.00–156.00	650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.14/cwt	132.00–138.00	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	161.57/cwt	156.00–166.00	848	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	164.92/cwt	159.00–169.00	793	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	179.00/cwt	176.00–182.00	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	160.82/cwt	155.00–165.00	601	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	148.24/cwt	146.00–152.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	152.47/cwt	151.00–156.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	171.89/cwt	168.00–177.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	130.25/cwt	129.00–131.00	884	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	131.51/cwt	128.00–137.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	125.54/cwt	125.00–133.00	889	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	156.06/cwt	150.00–158.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	134.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	775	10

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 1,041Year ago 1,149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 207Year ago 326

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 17

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	475	139.00–148.00	142.18
18	—	526	134.00–143.00	139.11
6	—	759	110.00–117.00	114.48
9	—	430	146.00–156.00	151.19
4	—	626	128.00–137.00	131.51
10	—	577	130.00–140.00	134.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	132.00–140.00	135.48
2	—	520	128.00–130.00	129.02
2	—	668	114.00–117.00	115.52
24	—	643	113.00–122.00	120.60
3	—	582	120.00–125.00	122.65
3	—	467	126.00–136.00	129.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	145.00–147.00	146.32
4	—	481	152.00–156.00	154.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	126.00–133.00	128.94
24	—	476	126.00–136.00	131.81
2	—	683	115.00–119.00	116.96
3	—	320	140.00–150.00	146.77
7	—	623	120.00–126.00	123.30
17	—	426	131.00–141.00	136.05
10	—	574	125.00–130.00	128.51
18	—	371	138.00–146.00	142.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	122.00–130.00	124.82
5	—	480	116.00–125.00	120.18
2	—	595	112.00–115.00	113.50
4	—	431	120.00–129.00	125.93
5	—	326	125.00–135.00	130.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	137.00–139.00	137.61
7	—	663	121.00–125.00	121.57
2	—	613	130.00–134.00	131.98
17	—	529	135.00–138.00	136.12
6	—	570	132.00–138.00	134.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	679	129.00–131.00	130.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	153.00–160.00	158.02
5	—	679	130.00–136.00	131.78
29	—	562	137.00–149.00	146.17
11	—	374	155.00–165.00	160.82
8	—	524	146.00–152.00	148.24
15	—	708	125.00–133.00	125.54
4	—	470	150.00–158.00	156.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	150.00–152.00	151.34
5	—	377	148.00–152.00	150.00
4	—	485	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	164.00–170.00	166.90
10	—	525	156.00–166.00	161.57
13	—	481	159.00–169.00	164.92
8	—	325	176.00–182.00	179.00
4	—	574	151.00–156.00	152.47
5	—	376	168.00–177.00	171.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,319	78.00–83.00	81.00
31	—	1,356	72.00–77.00	73.98
21	—	1,443	67.00–71.00	69.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,082	67.00–72.00	69.25
2	—	1,018	54.00–55.00	54.47
11	—	1,049	60.00–66.00	63.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,165	65.00–69.00	67.27
24	—	1,184	70.00–75.00	72.36
9	—	1,164	76.00–79.00	77.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	84.00–85.00	84.30
2	—	1,645	97.00–103.00	100.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–800.00	650.00

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

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle