Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $133.54/cwt on 347 head.

Average price

$133.54

347 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$7.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	134.87	664	162
Medium and Large 1	586	132.90	778	168
Medium and Large 3	437	127.24	556	17thin

One grade step is worth $7.63/cwt here — about $108 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 sale347 hd

133.54

—

AL average15 barns · 1,811 hd

134.95

−1.41

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	1,508	89.80	1,354	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,342	74.40	999	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	71.31	821	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	63.14	650	36

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	484	135.15/cwt	130.00–139.00	654	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	156.01/cwt	153.00–163.00	905	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.84/cwt	143.00–154.00	690	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	135.14/cwt	132.00–139.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	128.00/cwt	122.00–132.00	541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	140.66/cwt	137.00–145.00	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	129.49/cwt	124.00–131.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	144.60/cwt	144.00–146.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	128.08/cwt	126.00–133.00	815	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	140.21/cwt	135.00–144.00	597	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	156.80/cwt	153.00–162.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,010	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	182.95/cwt	180.00–185.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	162.56/cwt	159.00–166.00	852	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	125.46/cwt	121.00–128.00	718	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	794	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	164.28/cwt	160.00–168.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	162.03/cwt	161.00–163.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	148.26/cwt	147.00–154.00	931	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	144.60/cwt	144.00–151.00	862	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	197.00/cwt	194.00–200.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.72/cwt	124.00–132.00	862	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	126.34/cwt	125.00–128.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	156.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	138.87/cwt	138.00–140.00	651	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	80.40/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,053	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	75.73/cwt	74.00–79.00	918	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	69.28/cwt	68.00–72.00	744	7
Bulls	—	—	1,148	82.56/cwt	82.00–83.00	948	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	94.75/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,639	3
Bulls	—	—	1,519	89.72/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,363	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,425.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.00/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	57.70/cwt	55.00–60.00	567	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	68.30/cwt	66.00–70.00	897	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	73.77/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,008	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	64.46/cwt	62.00–67.00	672	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	71.46/cwt	69.00–73.00	791	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	159.57/cwt	155.00–164.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,084	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	130.43/cwt	129.00–131.00	947	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	133.97/cwt	132.00–136.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	140.57/cwt	139.00–142.00	957	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	670	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	65.88/cwt	63.00–68.00	746	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	132.36/cwt	128.00–135.00	698	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	153.78/cwt	148.00–158.00	494	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	166.78/cwt	162.00–170.00	710	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	136.38/cwt	132.00–140.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	132.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	689	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	143.50/cwt	143.00–145.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	123.51/cwt	120.00–127.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	119.20/cwt	119.00–120.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	134.79/cwt	130.00–138.00	505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	135.57/cwt	132.00–140.00	994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	148.87/cwt	143.00–153.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.64/cwt	128.00–137.00	763	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	151.03/cwt	148.00–159.00	802	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	172.55/cwt	168.00–176.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	138.60/cwt	138.00–140.00	722	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	766	4

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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,349Last week 1,180Year ago 1,341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 153Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 23Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs 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
35	—	484	130.00–139.00	135.15
25	—	426	135.00–144.00	140.21
19	—	572	121.00–128.00	125.46
9	—	321	148.00–158.00	153.78
57	—	519	125.00–135.00	132.74
5	—	677	119.00–120.00	119.20
8	—	376	143.00–153.00	148.87
4	—	621	120.00–125.00	123.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	122.00–132.00	128.00
2	—	325	140.00	140.00
3	—	528	117.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	580	109.00–110.00	109.49
4	—	375	130.00–138.00	134.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	636	126.00–133.00	128.08
2	—	710	119.00–121.00	119.99
6	—	371	153.00–162.00	156.80
2	—	413	150.00–155.00	152.48
3	—	317	160.00–168.00	164.28
2	—	525	135.00	135.00
29	—	670	124.00–132.00	128.72
7	—	469	138.00–140.00	138.87
85	—	575	128.00–137.00	132.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	580	153.00–163.00	156.01
5	—	677	144.00–146.00	144.60
11	—	711	142.00	142.00
4	—	385	180.00–185.00	182.95
30	—	524	159.00–166.00	162.56
17	—	470	169.00	169.00
34	—	628	147.00–154.00	148.26
2	—	425	179.00	179.00
2	—	345	194.00–200.00	197.00
5	—	758	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	596	144.00–151.00	144.60
44	—	681	139.00–142.00	140.57
4	—	624	143.00–145.00	143.50
10	—	733	132.00–140.00	135.57
37	—	531	148.00–159.00	151.03
8	—	371	168.00–176.00	172.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	155.00–164.00	159.57
28	—	521	138.00–140.00	138.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	143.00–154.00	146.84
6	—	623	132.00–139.00	135.14
9	—	528	137.00–145.00	140.66
6	—	676	124.00–131.00	129.49
9	—	431	150.00–160.00	156.07
8	—	576	132.00–140.00	136.38
2	—	733	120.00–127.00	123.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	161.00–163.00	162.03
3	—	775	125.00–128.00	126.34
3	—	618	145.00–146.00	145.33
7	—	726	129.00–131.00	130.43
4	—	678	132.00–136.00	133.97
19	—	426	162.00–170.00	166.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	139.00–140.00	139.66
8	—	527	128.00–135.00	132.36
2	—	610	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	575	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,310	78.00–83.00	80.40
6	—	1,314	66.00–70.00	68.30
18	—	1,366	71.00–76.00	73.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,212	74.00–79.00	75.73
19	—	1,107	69.00–73.00	71.46
16	—	1,132	63.00–68.00	65.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	68.00–72.00	69.28
12	—	983	55.00–60.00	57.70
17	—	1,043	62.00–67.00	64.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	82.00–83.00	82.56
3	—	1,730	92.00–99.00	94.75
5	—	1,519	88.00–91.00	89.72

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–950.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	725.00–875.00	800.00

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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