Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.29/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$140.29

290 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$9.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	141.54	870	82
Medium and Large 2	540	141.42	763	173
Medium and Large 3	528	131.72	696	35

One grade step is worth $9.83/cwt here — about $174 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 sale290 hd

140.29

—

AL average16 barns · 937 hd

139.00

+1.28

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	1,416	80.24	1,136	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	61.06	836	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	60.15	701	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	51.25	493	43

Every lot, as filed

76 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 3	—	375	115.60/cwt	114.00–120.00	434	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	133.98/cwt	133.00–136.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	116.77/cwt	115.00–121.00	673	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	119.75/cwt	116.00–123.00	569	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	121.99/cwt	118.00–125.00	516	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	914	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	123.67/cwt	122.00–130.00	459	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	630	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	157.77/cwt	151.00–160.00	596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	113.46/cwt	110.00–116.00	475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,011	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	769	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	124.85/cwt	124.00–127.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	566	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	753	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	629	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	145.43/cwt	144.00–150.00	717	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.50/cwt	154.00–164.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	125.01/cwt	123.00–127.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	158.14/cwt	158.00–160.00	731	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	144.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	761	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	136.35/cwt	132.00–140.00	799	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	132.51/cwt	127.00–135.00	822	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	138.04/cwt	137.00–145.00	888	38
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.67/cwt	148.00–152.00	490	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	146.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	129.77/cwt	128.00–131.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	123.52/cwt	121.00–126.00	772	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	123.66/cwt	122.00–126.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.94/cwt	134.00–138.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	158.42/cwt	156.00–160.00	669	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	59.00/cwt	56.00–61.00	678	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	53.92/cwt	50.00–55.00	620	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	59.97/cwt	58.00–61.00	781	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	64.36/cwt	62.00–68.00	877	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	64.29/cwt	62.00–67.00	766	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	48.38/cwt	44.00–50.00	463	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	58.03/cwt	56.00–61.00	594	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	52.43/cwt	51.00–54.00	483	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	55.52/cwt	55.00–56.00	863	4
Bulls	—	—	1,315	75.67/cwt	73.00–78.00	995	5
Bulls	—	—	1,585	85.94/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,362	4
Bulls	—	—	1,388	80.26/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,114	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	862.50/cwt	825.00–900.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	570.00/cwt	500.00–700.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	795.83/cwt	775.00–850.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	128.45/cwt	126.00–132.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	118.56/cwt	115.00–125.00	621	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	115.63/cwt	108.00–119.00	722	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	112.28/cwt	110.00–116.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	133.88/cwt	129.00–138.00	707	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	145.98/cwt	141.00–152.00	616	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	137.99/cwt	132.00–143.00	658	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	112.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	107.34/cwt	105.00–109.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	116.63/cwt	115.00–123.00	791	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	130.12/cwt	129.00–134.00	747	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	125.95/cwt	124.00–128.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.47/cwt	122.00–126.00	713	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	120.84/cwt	119.00–125.00	763	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	121.00/cwt	116.00–123.00	636	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.45/cwt	127.00–134.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	114.00/cwt	107.00–115.00	544	27

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,676Last week 1,614Year ago 1,523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 238Year ago 212

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 14Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	114.00–120.00	115.60
7	—	419	110.00–116.00	113.46
3	—	325	120.00–121.00	120.33
3	—	535	105.00–109.00	107.34
27	—	477	107.00–115.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	576	115.00–121.00	116.77
16	—	475	116.00–123.00	119.75
9	—	423	118.00–125.00	121.99
9	—	371	122.00–130.00	123.67
4	—	680	109.00–111.00	110.00
12	—	614	110.00–115.00	112.32
22	—	526	116.00–123.00	121.00
2	—	340	127.00–134.00	130.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	788	116.00	116.00
6	—	528	124.00–127.00	124.85
15	—	678	115.00–123.00	116.63
40	—	573	122.00–126.00	124.47
23	—	631	119.00–125.00	120.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	566	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	133.00–136.00	133.98
10	—	710	129.00	129.00
8	—	790	128.00	128.00
21	—	462	158.00–160.00	158.14
2	—	425	162.00	162.00
38	—	643	137.00–145.00	138.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	467	135.00	135.00
7	—	769	112.00	112.00
3	—	632	126.00	126.00
2	—	590	126.00–128.00	126.99
2	—	538	130.00–135.00	132.53
6	—	325	148.00–152.00	150.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	378	151.00–160.00	157.77
2	—	680	128.00–129.00	128.49
16	—	406	155.00	155.00
35	—	493	144.00–150.00	145.43
4	—	325	154.00–164.00	160.50
3	—	767	123.00–127.00	125.01
30	—	528	140.00–150.00	144.21
17	—	586	132.00–140.00	136.35
7	—	704	126.00	126.00
48	—	620	127.00–135.00	132.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	145.00–150.00	146.46
4	—	626	128.00–131.00	129.77
3	—	770	122.00–126.00	123.66
2	—	573	134.00–138.00	135.94
5	—	422	156.00–160.00	158.42
3	—	525	140.00	140.00
2	—	723	124.00–128.00	125.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	625	121.00–126.00	123.52
3	—	720	120.00–124.00	122.00
10	—	528	129.00–138.00	133.88
4	—	675	122.00–125.00	123.50
10	—	422	141.00–152.00	145.98
14	—	477	132.00–143.00	137.99
8	—	574	129.00–134.00	130.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	126.00–132.00	128.45
7	—	524	115.00–125.00	118.56
2	—	485	124.00–126.00	125.00
14	—	624	108.00–119.00	115.63
4	—	576	110.00–116.00	112.28
2	—	675	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,149	56.00–61.00	59.00
8	—	1,149	50.00–55.00	53.92
17	—	1,191	62.00–67.00	64.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,303	58.00–61.00	59.97
10	—	1,362	62.00–68.00	64.36
4	—	1,555	55.00–56.00	55.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	956	44.00–50.00	48.38
9	—	1,023	56.00–61.00	58.03
9	—	922	51.00–54.00	52.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,315	73.00–78.00	75.67
4	—	1,585	84.00–88.00	85.94
6	—	1,388	79.00–82.00	80.26

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)	2	—	—	825.00–900.00	862.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	775.00–850.00	795.83
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	500.00–700.00	570.00

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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Steers · 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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