Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.08/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$121.08

274 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$264

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

$6.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	123.35	642	178
Medium and Large 3	473	117.35	555	50
Medium and Large 1	778	116.37	906	46

One grade step is worth $6.98/cwt here — about −$264 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 sale274 hd

121.08

—

AL average16 barns · 1,951 hd

126.97

−5.89

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	—	Average	1,599	80.90	1,294	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	62.48	742	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,346	60.55	815	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	975	51.42	501	38

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	375	131.24/cwt	128.00–136.00	492	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	128.29/cwt	125.00–132.00	548	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	134.39/cwt	132.00–142.00	446	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.71/cwt	120.00–128.00	627	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	153.27/cwt	150.00–158.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	964	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	117.71/cwt	115.00–118.00	770	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	634	122.15/cwt	120.00–128.00	774	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	116.49/cwt	113.00–120.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	704	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	140.01/cwt	138.00–143.00	864	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	128.43/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,008	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	159.29/cwt	158.00–161.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	128.63/cwt	122.00–129.00	912	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	154.04/cwt	150.00–157.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	132.43/cwt	132.00–135.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	150.23/cwt	148.00–153.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	154.60/cwt	154.00–156.00	580	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	154.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	131.71/cwt	125.00–132.00	894	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	140.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	806	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	135.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	847	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	146.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	772	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	159.05/cwt	156.00–161.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	139.99/cwt	136.00–146.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	774	124.00/cwt	123.00–126.00	960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.61/cwt	129.00–135.00	826	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	60.06/cwt	59.00–62.00	588	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	54.26/cwt	53.00–55.00	525	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	48.79/cwt	45.00–51.00	477	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	57.60/cwt	55.00–60.00	780	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	68.67/cwt	67.00–72.00	902	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	63.51/cwt	61.00–66.00	853	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	55.74/cwt	54.00–59.00	643	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	67.09/cwt	66.00–70.00	821	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	62.41/cwt	60.00–65.00	737	23
Bulls	—	—	1,636	82.34/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,347	17
Bulls	—	—	1,441	74.79/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,078	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	537.50/cwt	425.00–600.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	762.50/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.54/cwt	125.00–132.00	745	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	134.28/cwt	130.00–137.00	561	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.92/cwt	116.00–126.00	639	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	607	110.42/cwt	109.00–116.00	670	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	119.14/cwt	113.00–122.00	564	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.45/cwt	126.00–131.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	129.73/cwt	125.00–133.00	624	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	120.21/cwt	118.00–123.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	120.51/cwt	118.00–123.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	132.56/cwt	129.00–136.00	695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.95/cwt	118.00–121.00	737	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	109.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	689	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	118.04/cwt	114.00–123.00	511	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	125.81/cwt	125.00–127.00	413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	121.53/cwt	117.00–125.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.99/cwt	122.00–130.00	600	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	659	2

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 Sep 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,614Last week 1,872Year ago 1,653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 234Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	375	128.00–136.00	131.24
14	—	427	125.00–132.00	128.29
12	—	332	132.00–142.00	134.39
38	—	515	120.00–128.00	121.71
14	—	654	115.00–118.00	117.71
39	—	620	118.00–121.00	118.95
26	—	568	120.00–125.00	121.31
18	—	480	122.00–130.00	124.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	674	118.00	118.00
29	—	838	115.00	115.00
9	—	701	117.00	117.00
2	—	573	126.00–131.00	128.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	473	113.00–122.00	119.14
10	—	581	105.00–110.00	109.49
8	—	433	114.00–123.00	118.04
5	—	328	125.00–127.00	125.81
4	—	385	117.00–125.00	121.53
2	—	625	105.00–106.00	105.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	130.00	130.00
3	—	522	150.00–158.00	153.27
9	—	617	138.00–143.00	140.01
7	—	785	128.00–130.00	128.43
7	—	476	158.00–161.00	159.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	634	120.00–128.00	122.15
2	—	688	113.00–120.00	116.49
5	—	704	116.00	116.00
7	—	546	132.00–135.00	132.43
5	—	373	148.00–153.00	150.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	709	122.00–129.00	128.63
5	—	421	150.00–157.00	154.04
10	—	375	154.00–156.00	154.60
5	—	471	150.00–156.00	154.02
35	—	679	125.00–132.00	131.71
42	—	572	135.00–145.00	140.96
30	—	626	130.00–138.00	135.29
15	—	527	142.00–147.00	146.40
3	—	313	156.00–161.00	159.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	126.00–127.00	126.50
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
2	—	425	160.00	160.00
5	—	774	123.00–126.00	124.00
3	—	623	129.00–135.00	132.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	136.00–146.00	139.99
6	—	428	145.00–150.00	147.98
13	—	575	125.00–132.00	129.54
4	—	624	118.00–123.00	120.21
2	—	713	118.00–123.00	120.51
9	—	524	129.00–136.00	132.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	130.00–137.00	134.28
6	—	575	110.00–120.00	115.00
13	—	520	116.00–126.00	122.92
12	—	607	109.00–116.00	110.42
8	—	481	125.00–133.00	129.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	979	59.00–62.00	60.06
8	—	967	53.00–55.00	54.26
25	—	977	45.00–51.00	48.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,354	55.00–60.00	57.60
4	—	1,313	67.00–72.00	68.67
10	—	1,343	61.00–66.00	63.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,153	54.00–59.00	55.74
12	—	1,223	66.00–70.00	67.09
23	—	1,181	60.00–65.00	62.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,636	80.00–85.00	82.34
4	—	1,441	70.00–77.00	74.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	425.00–600.00	537.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	725.00–800.00	762.50

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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Letohatchee Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle