Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.10/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$124.10

438 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$10.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	128.07	802	221
Medium and Large 2	505	120.65	609	173
Medium and Large 3	440	117.72	518	44

One grade step is worth $10.35/cwt here — about $284 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 sale438 hd

124.10

—

AL average15 barns · 1,681 hd

124.47

−0.37

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	1,529	82.00	1,254	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	63.93	896	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	61.01	711	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	52.31	526	48

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	377	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	779	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,054	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	126.87/cwt	122.00–131.00	728	76
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	120.73/cwt	119.00–122.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	128.30/cwt	128.00–130.00	913	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	122.91/cwt	122.00–130.00	530	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	113.91/cwt	108.00–115.00	779	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	129.90/cwt	127.00–130.00	889	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	126.17/cwt	121.00–130.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	159.05/cwt	155.00–160.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	116.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	121.37/cwt	119.00–125.00	568	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	128.76/cwt	126.00–132.00	484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	132.92/cwt	128.00–135.00	824	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.96/cwt	132.00–139.00	775	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	148.26/cwt	144.00–152.00	713	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	154.59/cwt	152.00–157.00	711	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	118.56/cwt	113.00–121.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	981	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	143.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	140.81/cwt	138.00–146.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	132.83/cwt	132.00–137.00	885	45
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	146.60/cwt	142.00–150.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.52/cwt	149.00–152.00	775	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	136.38/cwt	136.00–140.00	822	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	154.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.64/cwt	144.00–150.00	626	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	130.27/cwt	125.00–134.00	673	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	123.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	719	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	57.08/cwt	55.00–59.00	829	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	68.28/cwt	67.00–70.00	916	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	61.55/cwt	60.00–63.00	710	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	56.09/cwt	54.00–59.00	641	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	48.40/cwt	45.00–51.00	477	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	61.21/cwt	60.00–65.00	888	10
Bulls	—	—	1,618	82.60/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,336	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	60.48/cwt	59.00–62.00	616	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	65.62/cwt	64.00–68.00	790	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	53.56/cwt	52.00–57.00	548	20
Bulls	—	—	1,378	76.09/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,049	6
Bulls	—	—	1,567	88.14/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,381	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	717.14/cwt	695.00–775.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	795.83/cwt	775.00–850.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	712.50/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	842.50/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	116.92/cwt	107.00–122.00	794	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	106.52/cwt	105.00–109.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	134.18/cwt	128.00–138.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	115.91/cwt	111.00–118.00	669	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	109.67/cwt	107.00–111.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	639	118.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	126.01/cwt	124.00–131.00	648	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	127.48/cwt	124.00–131.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	117.34/cwt	116.00–118.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	120.00/cwt	119.00–123.00	616	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	102.76/cwt	100.00–107.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	115.52/cwt	112.00–118.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	112.99/cwt	108.00–118.00	588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.73/cwt	114.00–120.00	505	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	121.66/cwt	117.00–123.00	710	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	121.56/cwt	120.00–123.00	748	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	129.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	415	3

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,058Last week 1,552Year ago 1,634

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 217Year ago 207

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 35Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	377	120.00–123.00	121.00
2	—	575	105.00	105.00
8	—	472	112.00–118.00	115.52
7	—	520	108.00–118.00	112.99
16	—	425	114.00–120.00	118.73
3	—	322	127.00–130.00	129.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	779	135.25	135.25
31	—	716	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	574	122.00–131.00	126.87
7	—	725	113.00–121.00	118.56
35	—	514	124.00–131.00	126.01
2	—	675	120.00–121.00	120.50
39	—	615	120.00–123.00	121.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	431	122.00–130.00	122.91
18	—	684	108.00–115.00	113.91
5	—	616	110.00–120.00	116.18
55	—	468	119.00–125.00	121.37
8	—	376	126.00–132.00	128.76
18	—	513	119.00–123.00	120.00
4	—	735	100.00–107.00	102.76
20	—	584	117.00–123.00	121.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	119.00–122.00	120.73
5	—	528	121.00–130.00	126.17
5	—	369	138.00–146.00	140.81
3	—	573	120.00–125.00	121.66
4	—	323	142.00–150.00	146.60
4	—	476	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	712	128.00–130.00	128.30
10	—	425	156.00–160.00	157.00
22	—	460	152.00–157.00	154.59
45	—	666	132.00–137.00	132.83
13	—	515	149.00–152.00	150.52
16	—	603	136.00–140.00	136.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	684	127.00–130.00	129.90
5	—	321	155.00–160.00	159.05
75	—	620	128.00–135.00	132.92
46	—	570	132.00–139.00	135.96
23	—	481	144.00–152.00	148.26
9	—	524	140.00–145.00	143.00
2	—	418	150.00–153.00	151.51
19	—	374	150.00–160.00	154.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	430	144.00–150.00	145.64
10	—	517	125.00–134.00	130.27
8	—	572	120.00–127.00	123.00
18	—	679	107.00–122.00	116.92
4	—	730	105.00–109.00	106.52
2	—	790	100.00–102.00	101.01
8	—	639	115.00–120.00	118.87
2	—	495	132.00–135.00	133.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	124.00–125.00	124.49
3	—	665	117.00–119.00	118.00
19	—	527	135.00–138.00	136.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	128.00–138.00	134.18
10	—	577	111.00–118.00	115.91
3	—	625	107.00–111.00	109.67
2	—	675	100.00	100.00
2	—	493	124.00–131.00	127.48
3	—	522	116.00–118.00	117.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	55.00–59.00	57.08
11	—	1,342	67.00–70.00	68.28
10	—	1,451	60.00–65.00	61.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,154	60.00–63.00	61.55
13	—	1,142	54.00–59.00	56.09
12	—	1,204	64.00–68.00	65.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	985	45.00–51.00	48.40
7	—	1,019	59.00–62.00	60.48
20	—	1,023	52.00–57.00	53.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,618	80.00–85.00	82.60
6	—	1,378	75.00–78.00	76.09
5	—	1,567	86.00–89.00	88.14

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	695.00–775.00	717.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	775.00–850.00	795.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	800.00–900.00	842.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	600.00–800.00	712.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	975.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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