Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Salughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.61/cwt on 369 head.

Average price

$132.61

369 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$7.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	134.15	671	181
Medium and Large 1	650	132.78	863	140
Medium and Large 3	479	126.27	604	48

One grade step is worth $7.88/cwt here — about $67 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 sale369 hd

132.61

—

AL average16 barns · 1,846 hd

132.60

+0.01

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	1,607	87.53	1,406	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	73.20	877	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	71.69	1,001	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	62.85	636	24

Every lot, as filed

80 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 3	—	620	119.51/cwt	118.00–120.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	126.66/cwt	126.00–127.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	142.56/cwt	139.00–147.00	892	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	127.47/cwt	126.00–134.00	937	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	169.24/cwt	165.00–175.00	633	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	164.27/cwt	158.00–168.00	692	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	128.18/cwt	124.00–134.00	860	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	131.57/cwt	126.00–135.00	829	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	138.59/cwt	133.00–139.00	955	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	145.83/cwt	141.00–150.00	699	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	120.95/cwt	119.00–123.00	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	140.99/cwt	137.00–146.00	742	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	143.46/cwt	140.00–149.00	557	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	134.99/cwt	134.00–139.00	780	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	137.18/cwt	135.00–141.00	797	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.86/cwt	164.00–169.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.00/cwt	139.00–142.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	187.00/cwt	182.00–190.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	182.91/cwt	180.00–188.00	686	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	152.89/cwt	150.00–155.00	573	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	129.28/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	153.83/cwt	151.00–156.00	958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	175.32/cwt	170.00–179.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	154.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	653	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	143.97/cwt	142.00–146.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	133.35/cwt	132.00–139.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	133.57/cwt	130.25–134.75	966	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	169.46/cwt	167.00–172.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.88/cwt	146.00–152.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	156.01/cwt	154.00–158.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	156.83/cwt	156.00–161.00	891	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	119.35/cwt	118.00–123.00	938	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	58.09/cwt	55.00–61.00	557	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	69.79/cwt	68.00–71.00	722	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	68.06/cwt	66.00–69.00	944	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	67.32/cwt	65.00–68.00	757	7
Bulls	—	—	1,930	94.08/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,816	3
Bulls	—	—	1,318	81.33/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,072	4
Bulls	—	—	1,633	88.26/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,441	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	76.99/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,062	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	73.29/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,033	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	72.60/cwt	71.00–75.00	888	19
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	712.50/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	—	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	134.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	833	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	139.86/cwt	138.00–145.00	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	166.17/cwt	163.00–168.00	705	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,162.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	—	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	64.83/cwt	62.00–67.00	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	597	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.40/cwt	120.00–124.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	118.66/cwt	117.00–120.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	478	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	77.25/cwt	76.00–80.00	927	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	123.58/cwt	122.00–126.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	120.58/cwt	120.00–123.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	157.90/cwt	154.00–162.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	153.75/cwt	150.00–160.00	577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	138.66/cwt	136.00–141.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	147.81/cwt	145.00–155.00	843	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	107.31/cwt	102.00–110.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	144.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	130.38/cwt	125.00–134.00	687	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	135.00/cwt	131.00–141.00	643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	126.97/cwt	124.00–130.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	160.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	766	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	134.19/cwt	130.00–136.00	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	149.73/cwt	145.00–154.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	129.64/cwt	125.00–132.00	739	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.04/cwt	131.00–141.00	643	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	130.01/cwt	125.00–133.00	551	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	153.77/cwt	148.00–158.00	823	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	175.65/cwt	170.00–178.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	137.47/cwt	134.00–140.00	597	29

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,180Last week 1,360Year ago 1,697

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 219Year ago 308

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 36Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Salughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	118.00–120.00	119.51
3	—	425	142.00–145.00	144.00
8	—	527	125.00–134.00	130.38
8	—	476	131.00–141.00	135.00
2	—	585	124.00–130.00	126.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	126.00–127.00	126.66
12	—	671	124.00–134.00	128.18
12	—	479	141.00–150.00	145.83
2	—	775	119.00–123.00	120.95
14	—	526	137.00–146.00	140.99
11	—	581	135.00–141.00	137.18
15	—	422	150.00–160.00	154.76
10	—	627	130.00–136.00	134.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	142.00–146.00	143.97
6	—	630	138.00–145.00	139.86
6	—	424	163.00–168.00	166.17
3	—	662	136.00–141.00	138.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	626	139.00–147.00	142.56
16	—	735	126.00–134.00	127.47
13	—	374	165.00–175.00	169.24
11	—	421	158.00–168.00	164.27
39	—	689	133.00–139.00	138.59
11	—	570	145.00–155.00	147.81
42	—	476	155.00–165.00	160.86
52	—	535	148.00–158.00	153.77
6	—	326	170.00–178.00	175.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	164.00–169.00	165.86
7	—	324	182.00–190.00	187.00
11	—	375	180.00–188.00	182.91
7	—	779	128.00–132.00	129.28
6	—	623	151.00–156.00	153.83
5	—	427	170.00–179.00	175.32
5	—	730	132.00–139.00	133.35
3	—	662	145.00	145.00
2	—	463	167.00–172.00	169.46
18	—	568	156.00–161.00	156.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	154.00–162.00	157.90
2	—	443	147.00–150.00	148.49
8	—	375	150.00–160.00	153.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	630	126.00–135.00	131.57
14	—	578	134.00–139.00	134.99
5	—	525	139.00–142.00	140.00
9	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.89
2	—	423	146.00–152.00	148.88
3	—	335	154.00–158.00	156.01
11	—	786	118.00–123.00	119.35
29	—	666	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	388	140.00–149.00	143.46
4	—	675	118.00–120.00	119.00
5	—	621	122.00–126.00	123.58
4	—	321	145.00–154.00	149.73
36	—	570	125.00–132.00	129.64
25	—	473	131.00–141.00	136.04
2	—	730	117.00–119.00	117.98
56	—	524	130.00–135.00	132.66
29	—	434	134.00–140.00	137.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	723	130.25–134.75	133.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	130.00–140.00	134.00
13	—	475	120.00–130.00	125.78
5	—	525	120.00–124.00	122.40
3	—	623	117.00–120.00	118.66
2	—	338	140.00–143.00	141.51
5	—	571	120.00–123.00	120.58
3	—	678	102.00–110.00	107.31
7	—	424	125.00–133.00	130.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	959	55.00–61.00	58.09
4	—	1,035	68.00–71.00	69.79
10	—	1,055	62.00–67.00	64.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,387	66.00–69.00	68.06
2	—	1,380	76.00–78.00	76.99
7	—	1,409	72.00–74.00	73.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,124	65.00–68.00	67.32
19	—	1,223	71.00–75.00	72.60
13	—	1,200	76.00–80.00	77.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,930	92.00–96.00	94.08
4	—	1,318	79.00–85.00	81.33
7	—	1,633	86.00–90.00	88.26

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)	4	—	—	675.00–775.00	712.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,162.50

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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