Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.38/cwt on 412 head.

Average price

$130.38

412 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$9.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	133.51	798	148
Medium and Large 2	504	129.37	652	224
Medium and Large 3	459	124.41	572	40

One grade step is worth $9.09/cwt here — about $226 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 sale412 hd

130.38

—

AL average14 barns · 1,891 hd

133.84

−3.46

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	85.40	1,336	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	66.61	894	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	64.75	774	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	59.42	620	35

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	768	119.50/cwt	118.00–121.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	151.54/cwt	147.00–154.00	802	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	130.29/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,014	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	147.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	173.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	131.42/cwt	127.00–133.00	824	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	135.80/cwt	132.00–142.00	721	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	156.84/cwt	150.00–158.00	767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	158.65/cwt	154.00–162.00	671	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	148.46/cwt	148.00–154.00	943	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	132.02/cwt	129.00–134.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	731	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	170.44/cwt	168.00–174.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	126.59/cwt	126.00–128.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	609	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	825	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	185.34/cwt	180.00–190.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	135.86/cwt	133.00–139.00	913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	139.99/cwt	139.00–142.00	510	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	134.61/cwt	132.00–135.00	728	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	144.13/cwt	144.00–146.00	947	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	168.68/cwt	166.00–174.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	154.98/cwt	154.00–157.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	117.27/cwt	114.00–122.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	144.97/cwt	144.00–146.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	196.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	129.87/cwt	129.00–134.00	751	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	141.18/cwt	139.00–145.00	813	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	60.76/cwt	59.00–63.00	603	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	68.64/cwt	68.00–70.00	937	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	65.31/cwt	64.00–67.00	867	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	60.92/cwt	59.00–64.00	765	13
Bulls	—	—	1,165	73.23/cwt	70.00–77.00	853	2
Bulls	—	—	1,739	91.44/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	158.84/cwt	157.00–159.00	813	20
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	862.50/cwt	775.00–950.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	894.00/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	128.96/cwt	127.00–131.00	929	3
Bulls	—	—	1,581	85.42/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,350	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	55.40/cwt	53.00–57.00	611	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	131.31/cwt	127.00–137.00	636	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	65.56/cwt	64.00–69.00	660	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	71.52/cwt	71.00–72.00	794	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	67.16/cwt	65.00–70.00	775	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	156.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.75/cwt	136.00–140.00	978	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	139.19/cwt	137.00–141.00	870	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	143.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	136.68/cwt	134.00–139.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.24/cwt	122.00–128.00	706	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	127.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	123.20/cwt	122.00–126.00	580	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	108.90/cwt	105.00–113.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	113.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	127.46/cwt	123.00–131.00	665	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	127.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	555	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	132.09/cwt	129.00–139.00	623	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	129.34/cwt	125.00–133.00	864	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	137.46/cwt	136.00–139.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	122.38/cwt	120.00–126.00	762	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	145.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	832	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	146.53/cwt	144.00–150.00	470	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	922	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	132.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	753	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	134.64/cwt	131.00–140.00	575	26

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,679Last week 1,349Year ago 1,267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 199Year ago 276

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 14Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	118.00–121.00	119.50
25	—	531	132.00–142.00	135.80
12	—	423	154.00–162.00	158.65
3	—	618	129.00–134.00	132.02
2	—	713	120.00–121.00	120.51
27	—	472	140.00–150.00	143.77
12	—	668	125.00–133.00	129.34
15	—	567	130.00–137.00	132.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	121.00–125.00	122.96
15	—	484	127.00–137.00	131.31
3	—	430	140.00–145.00	143.29
8	—	528	125.00–130.00	127.74
2	—	728	105.00–113.00	108.90
3	—	620	110.00–115.00	113.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	672	133.00–139.00	135.86
6	—	426	166.00–174.00	168.68
11	—	576	139.00–145.00	141.18
3	—	720	127.00–131.00	128.96
16	—	625	137.00–141.00	139.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	529	147.00–154.00	151.54
20	—	778	128.00–132.00	130.29
6	—	324	170.00–180.00	173.12
7	—	489	150.00–158.00	156.84
5	—	378	168.00–174.00	170.44
2	—	725	135.00	135.00
2	—	623	136.00–139.00	137.46
25	—	572	140.00–150.00	145.43
11	—	654	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	635	148.00–154.00	148.46
9	—	454	161.00	161.00
6	—	373	180.00–190.00	185.34
16	—	657	144.00–146.00	144.13
3	—	568	154.00–157.00	154.98
5	—	325	190.00–200.00	196.00
20	—	512	157.00–159.00	158.84
21	—	715	136.00–140.00	136.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	155.00–160.00	156.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	146.00–150.00	147.98
47	—	627	127.00–133.00	131.42
5	—	672	126.00–128.00	126.59
15	—	541	132.00–135.00	134.61
2	—	430	144.00–146.00	144.97
17	—	578	129.00–134.00	129.87
2	—	725	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	609	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	364	139.00–142.00	139.99
7	—	674	114.00–122.00	117.27
43	—	573	122.00–128.00	123.24
63	—	522	123.00–131.00	127.46
39	—	472	129.00–139.00	132.09
19	—	623	120.00–126.00	122.38
11	—	321	144.00–150.00	146.53
26	—	427	131.00–140.00	134.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	110.00–114.00	111.96
5	—	327	134.00–139.00	136.68
10	—	471	122.00–126.00	123.20
13	—	434	125.00–130.00	127.79
10	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	992	59.00–63.00	60.76
15	—	1,103	53.00–57.00	55.40
7	—	1,007	64.00–69.00	65.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,365	68.00–70.00	68.64
14	—	1,328	64.00–67.00	65.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,256	59.00–64.00	60.92
2	—	1,110	71.00–72.00	71.52
15	—	1,154	65.00–70.00	67.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	70.00–77.00	73.23
4	—	1,739	89.00–93.00	91.44
6	—	1,581	82.00–88.00	85.42

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	—	—	775.00–950.00	862.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	894.00

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

Replacement Cattle