Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.16/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$140.16

287 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$10.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	141.76	857	121
Medium and Large 2	556	139.99	778	146
Medium and Large 3	488	131.73	643	20

One grade step is worth $10.03/cwt here — about $214 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 sale287 hd

140.16

—

AL average15 barns · 1,104 hd

140.61

−0.45

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	1,419	80.33	1,140	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	61.53	820	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	61.15	715	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	52.26	529	48

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1	—	573	129.34/cwt	125.00–132.00	741	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	123.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	591	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	133.86/cwt	130.00–137.00	834	59
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	131.99/cwt	131.00–139.00	627	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	112.27/cwt	105.00–117.00	533	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	118.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.29/cwt	128.00–134.00	688	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	139.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	801	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	152.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	658	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.96/cwt	114.00–122.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	157.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	129.38/cwt	126.00–131.00	942	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	126.63/cwt	125.00–129.00	992	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	129.61/cwt	125.00–134.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	146.04/cwt	140.00–151.00	700	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	165.15/cwt	162.00–168.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	137.64/cwt	135.00–138.00	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	127.99/cwt	124.00–131.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	141.64/cwt	138.00–145.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	142.00/cwt	141.00–143.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	133.86/cwt	132.00–137.00	890	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	146.65/cwt	143.00–148.00	829	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	158.02/cwt	154.00–162.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.50/cwt	123.00–127.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	597	134.89/cwt	134.00–135.00	805	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	132.56/cwt	132.00–137.00	714	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	121.23/cwt	119.00–123.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.17/cwt	128.00–129.00	792	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	64.94/cwt	64.00–67.00	805	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	59.58/cwt	58.00–61.00	826	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	56.54/cwt	54.00–59.00	650	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	66.18/cwt	66.00–67.00	850	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	62.81/cwt	60.00–65.00	729	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	59.09/cwt	57.00–62.00	612	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	52.72/cwt	50.00–55.00	540	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	45.22/cwt	44.00–49.00	441	14
Bulls	—	—	1,344	73.82/cwt	70.00–77.00	992	5
Bulls	—	—	1,381	86.89/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,200	4
Bulls	—	—	1,506	81.38/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,226	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	787.50/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	921.43/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	98.37/cwt	95.00–100.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	705	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	143.73/cwt	142.00–152.00	617	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	123.23/cwt	121.00–124.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	111.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	119.80/cwt	118.00–123.00	815	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	133.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	784	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	121.60/cwt	118.00–125.00	646	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	112.33/cwt	109.00–119.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	109.17/cwt	105.00–115.00	571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	108.48/cwt	102.00–112.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	125.72/cwt	122.00–128.00	529	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	128.50/cwt	126.00–132.00	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	611	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	788	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	117.00/cwt	114.00–119.00	851	12

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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,552Last week 1,676Year ago 1,383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 191Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	573	125.00–132.00	129.34
26	—	520	128.00–134.00	132.29
4	—	440	133.00	133.00
10	—	680	118.00–123.00	119.80
15	—	625	120.00–129.00	125.46
2	—	773	112.00–115.00	113.47
12	—	727	114.00–119.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	477	120.00–127.00	123.99
2	—	343	126.00–127.00	126.50
5	—	583	114.00–122.00	119.96
3	—	677	110.00–115.00	113.33
12	—	531	118.00–125.00	121.60
25	—	421	122.00–128.00	125.72
6	—	375	126.00–132.00	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	105.00–117.00	112.27
5	—	375	115.00–125.00	118.23
7	—	434	109.00–119.00	112.33
6	—	523	105.00–115.00	109.17
4	—	579	102.00–112.00	108.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	611	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	623	130.00–137.00	133.86
31	—	574	135.00–140.00	139.58
17	—	432	150.00–155.00	152.34
5	—	378	150.00–160.00	157.32
18	—	479	140.00–151.00	146.04
2	—	713	124.00–125.00	124.50
8	—	545	135.00–138.00	137.64
3	—	670	124.00–131.00	127.99
3	—	330	154.00–162.00	158.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	131.00–139.00	131.99
2	—	695	117.00–120.00	118.50
3	—	523	125.00–134.00	129.61
3	—	367	138.00–145.00	141.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	728	126.00–131.00	129.38
10	—	783	125.00–129.00	126.63
9	—	496	152.00	152.00
7	—	371	162.00–168.00	165.15
2	—	410	158.00–160.00	158.99
2	—	613	141.00–143.00	142.00
9	—	506	149.00	149.00
19	—	665	132.00–137.00	133.86
42	—	565	143.00–148.00	146.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	123.00–127.00	125.50
2	—	578	128.00–130.00	129.00
10	—	429	142.00–152.00	143.73
2	—	670	120.00–121.00	120.49
3	—	732	110.00–115.00	111.97
15	—	630	124.00	124.00
8	—	479	130.00–140.00	134.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	597	134.00–135.00	134.89
2	—	688	124.00–125.00	124.51
9	—	539	132.00–137.00	132.56
4	—	731	119.00–123.00	121.23
6	—	618	128.00–129.00	128.17
8	—	481	145.00–148.00	146.49
2	—	418	155.00–156.00	155.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	95.00–100.00	98.37
4	—	480	121.00–124.00	123.23
4	—	426	130.00–135.00	133.49
2	—	590	115.00–118.00	116.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	64.00–67.00	64.94
7	—	1,386	58.00–61.00	59.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,149	54.00–59.00	56.54
5	—	1,285	66.00–67.00	66.18
32	—	1,161	60.00–65.00	62.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,035	57.00–62.00	59.09
21	—	1,025	50.00–55.00	52.72
14	—	975	44.00–49.00	45.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,344	70.00–77.00	73.82
4	—	1,381	85.00–89.00	86.89
6	—	1,506	80.00–84.00	81.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–800.00	787.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	921.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–850.00	775.00

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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle