Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.99/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$146.99

170 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	154.19	853	84
Medium and Large 3	416	143.45	596	9thin
Medium and Large 2	591	139.56	825	77

One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $28 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 sale170 hd

146.99

—

AL average14 barns · 1,019 hd

146.09

+0.91

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	1,562	85.93	1,342	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,375	69.96	962	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	67.27	794	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	61.45	616	64

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3	—	432	127.25/cwt	123.00–130.00	550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.92/cwt	136.00–145.00	665	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	119.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	134.07/cwt	129.00–137.00	638	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	149.68/cwt	147.00–156.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.71/cwt	127.00–135.00	686	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	134.54/cwt	133.00–135.00	757	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	155.05/cwt	153.00–157.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	173.48/cwt	172.00–177.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	147.38/cwt	145.00–154.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	116.65/cwt	113.00–119.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	145.64/cwt	144.00–150.00	749	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.24/cwt	135.00–139.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	176.50/cwt	174.00–181.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	142.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	900	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	899	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	138.11/cwt	137.00–139.00	858	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	138.71/cwt	138.00–140.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	159.53/cwt	158.00–160.00	812	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	165.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	113.63/cwt	110.00–116.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	119.68/cwt	117.00–125.00	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	154.62/cwt	149.00–155.00	861	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	870	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	68.79/cwt	67.00–71.00	832	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	62.05/cwt	59.00–65.00	632	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	54.81/cwt	53.00–58.00	547	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	68.66/cwt	66.00–71.00	672	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	67.49/cwt	65.00–69.00	975	18
Bulls	—	—	1,596	91.17/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,455	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	138.56/cwt	136.00–141.00	860	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	63.77/cwt	60.00–66.00	748	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	73.74/cwt	73.00–75.00	827	9
Bulls	—	—	1,606	86.88/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,395	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	671.43/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,006.25/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	129.21/cwt	126.00–133.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	128.73/cwt	125.00–132.00	749	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	129.76/cwt	126.00–133.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	126.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	855	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	870.00/cwt	775.00–975.00	—	5
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	819	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	120.50/cwt	119.00–122.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	151.21/cwt	148.00–155.00	493	5
Bulls	—	—	1,471	79.48/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,169	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	71.45/cwt	70.00–75.00	952	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.00/cwt	117.00–125.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	167.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	134.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	778	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	799	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	133.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	140.91/cwt	138.00–145.00	829	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	136.19/cwt	133.00–143.00	710	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	136.51/cwt	134.00–139.00	583	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	140.27/cwt	138.00–142.00	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	179.74/cwt	178.00–181.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	136.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	126.80/cwt	123.00–130.00	794	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 916Last week 681Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 351Last week 237Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	123.00–130.00	127.25
5	—	372	126.00–133.00	129.21
2	—	480	122.00–125.00	123.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	116.00–119.00	117.49
22	—	563	133.00–135.00	134.54
2	—	328	153.00–157.00	155.05
4	—	525	135.00–139.00	137.24
7	—	474	138.00–140.00	138.71
2	—	445	140.00–141.00	140.50
2	—	740	117.00–118.00	117.50
9	—	675	120.00–129.00	126.62
14	—	619	128.00–130.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	129.00–137.00	134.07
17	—	525	127.00–135.00	130.71
3	—	677	113.00–119.00	116.65
11	—	582	125.00–132.00	128.73
10	—	712	115.00	115.00
8	—	625	117.00–125.00	122.00
10	—	427	134.00–139.00	136.51
3	—	327	138.00–142.00	140.27
6	—	383	135.00–140.00	136.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	140.00–141.00	140.51
4	—	465	126.00–133.00	129.76
13	—	525	120.00–130.00	125.23
2	—	635	119.00–122.00	120.50
2	—	573	122.00–125.00	123.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	136.00–145.00	139.92
3	—	732	118.00–120.00	119.32
10	—	424	145.00–154.00	147.38
3	—	770	110.00–116.00	113.63
9	—	675	117.00–125.00	119.68
11	—	577	130.00–138.00	134.89
9	—	521	133.00–143.00	136.19
10	—	626	123.00–130.00	126.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	136.00–141.00	138.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	147.00–156.00	149.68
15	—	514	144.00–150.00	145.64
16	—	737	122.00	122.00
20	—	621	137.00–139.00	138.11
5	—	381	160.00–170.00	167.12
15	—	588	138.00–145.00	140.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	172.00–177.00	173.48
4	—	386	174.00–181.00	176.50
22	—	632	140.00–144.00	142.35
5	—	695	135.00	135.00
9	—	509	158.00–160.00	159.53
8	—	478	160.00–170.00	165.63
25	—	557	149.00–155.00	154.62
3	—	725	130.00–135.00	133.33
4	—	335	178.00–181.00	179.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	148.00–155.00	151.21
2	—	395	146.00–148.00	147.00
2	—	660	120.00–121.00	120.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,209	67.00–71.00	68.79
28	—	1,173	60.00–66.00	63.77
9	—	1,121	73.00–75.00	73.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,018	59.00–65.00	62.05
19	—	998	53.00–58.00	54.81
15	—	979	66.00–71.00	68.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,445	65.00–69.00	67.49
30	—	1,333	70.00–75.00	71.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,596	90.00–92.00	91.17
9	—	1,606	85.00–90.00	86.88
7	—	1,471	77.00–83.00	79.48

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–800.00	671.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	1,006.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	775.00–975.00	870.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00	900.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle