Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.69/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$148.69

311 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$3.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	531	149.72	794	190
Medium and Large 1	604	147.21	889	105
Medium and Large 3	478	146.18	699	16thin

One grade step is worth $3.54/cwt here — about $95 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 sale311 hd

148.69

—

AL average13 barns · 1,477 hd

147.55

+1.14

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	1,759	89.57	1,576	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	70.85	947	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	68.76	801	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	64.15	665	45

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	431	134.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	580	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	130.68/cwt	129.00–133.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	130.67/cwt	128.00–132.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	156.23/cwt	151.00–159.00	737	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	167.52/cwt	162.00–170.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	157.24/cwt	153.00–160.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	131.21/cwt	129.00–135.00	635	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	139.73/cwt	135.00–143.00	882	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	146.80/cwt	142.00–150.00	699	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.42/cwt	143.00–147.00	899	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	148.70/cwt	144.00–152.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	159.33/cwt	155.00–165.00	695	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	144.12/cwt	139.00–147.00	823	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	122.01/cwt	121.00–124.00	860	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	132.58/cwt	132.00–136.00	695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	176.26/cwt	175.00–178.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.95/cwt	139.00–145.00	533	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	144.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	472	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	137.08/cwt	133.00–139.00	799	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	148.68/cwt	147.00–152.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	129.23/cwt	129.00–131.00	760	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	154.36/cwt	153.00–157.00	817	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	137.75/cwt	136.00–138.00	649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	168.27/cwt	165.00–173.00	717	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	166.04/cwt	164.00–168.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	972	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	137.49/cwt	136.00–144.00	947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.33/cwt	160.00–165.00	768	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,212	74.83/cwt	74.00–76.00	907	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	72.39/cwt	72.00–73.00	853	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	63.96/cwt	62.00–65.00	718	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	69.17/cwt	67.00–70.00	820	14
Bulls	—	—	1,994	97.77/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,950	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	91.81/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,683	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	66.95/cwt	64.00–69.00	698	19
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	725.00–775.00	—	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	772.92/cwt	700.00–925.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,356.25/cwt	1,250.00–1,450.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,091.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	—	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.62/cwt	151.00–156.00	714	3
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	67.25/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,014	10
Bulls	—	—	1,604	84.24/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,351	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	59.99/cwt	57.00–62.00	610	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	71.02/cwt	70.00–72.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	117.98/cwt	115.00–122.00	675	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	71.00/cwt	69.00–73.00	930	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.00/cwt	119.00–127.00	589	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	156.59/cwt	152.00–159.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	129.16/cwt	127.00–135.00	797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	137.64/cwt	136.00–139.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	128.22/cwt	125.00–130.00	556	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	129.11/cwt	125.00–132.00	679	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	143.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	164.66/cwt	160.00–167.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	131.29/cwt	127.00–135.00	492	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	133.47/cwt	130.00–136.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	128.10/cwt	125.00–131.00	671	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	135.00/cwt	132.00–138.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	177.17/cwt	172.00–182.00	576	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	126.65/cwt	122.00–129.00	727	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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,584Last week 1,679Year ago 1,491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 180Year ago 240

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 31Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	431	130.00–140.00	134.48
26	—	484	129.00–135.00	131.21
2	—	733	112.00–114.00	113.02
23	—	378	139.00–145.00	140.95
9	—	326	140.00–150.00	144.67
6	—	784	108.00	108.00
69	—	524	125.00–131.00	128.10
4	—	631	120.00–125.00	122.50
26	—	574	122.00–129.00	126.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	705	121.00–124.00	122.01
7	—	524	132.00–136.00	132.58
2	—	758	121.00	121.00
13	—	588	129.00–131.00	129.23
8	—	471	136.00–138.00	137.75
8	—	617	127.00–135.00	129.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	115.00–122.00	117.98
2	—	670	108.00–110.00	108.99
13	—	475	119.00–127.00	124.00
4	—	629	114.00–118.00	115.99
2	—	510	120.00–124.00	122.00
25	—	434	125.00–130.00	128.22
7	—	375	127.00–135.00	131.29
2	—	340	132.00–138.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	129.00–133.00	130.68
6	—	673	128.00–132.00	130.67
7	—	430	153.00–160.00	157.24
10	—	476	142.00–150.00	146.80
2	—	710	128.00–129.00	128.50
16	—	583	133.00–139.00	137.08
6	—	523	135.00–145.00	138.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	164.00–168.00	166.04
3	—	468	151.00–156.00	152.62
3	—	628	136.00–139.00	137.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	115.00–120.00	117.48
9	—	526	125.00–132.00	129.11
6	—	428	140.00–148.00	143.68
2	—	578	129.00–131.00	129.99
6	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	151.00–159.00	156.23
9	—	377	162.00–170.00	167.52
47	—	631	135.00–143.00	139.73
7	—	521	144.00–152.00	148.70
28	—	436	155.00–165.00	159.33
70	—	571	139.00–147.00	144.12
12	—	325	172.00–182.00	177.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	618	143.00–147.00	145.42
4	—	374	175.00–178.00	176.26
3	—	577	147.00–152.00	148.68
11	—	529	153.00–157.00	154.36
8	—	426	165.00–173.00	168.27
2	—	325	185.00	185.00
25	—	736	132.00	132.00
9	—	689	136.00–144.00	137.49
6	—	473	160.00–165.00	162.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	152.00–159.00	156.59
2	—	678	125.00–127.00	125.97
2	—	625	130.00	130.00
5	—	319	160.00–167.00	164.66
4	—	576	130.00–136.00	133.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,212	74.00–76.00	74.83
10	—	1,508	65.00–68.00	67.25
27	—	1,310	69.00–73.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,178	72.00–73.00	72.39
11	—	1,123	62.00–65.00	63.96
14	—	1,185	67.00–70.00	69.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,042	64.00–69.00	66.95
21	—	1,017	57.00–62.00	59.99
5	—	1,102	70.00–72.00	71.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,994	96.00–101.00	97.77
2	—	1,833	90.00–94.00	91.81
7	—	1,604	81.00–87.00	84.24

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)	2	—	—	725.00–775.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,091.67
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	700.00–925.00	772.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,356.25

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

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How this sale compares

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