Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.20/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$122.20

304 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$4.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	495	123.67	612	189
Medium and Large 1	626	120.42	754	48
Medium and Large 3	457	119.35	546	67

One grade step is worth $4.32/cwt here — about $67 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 sale304 hd

122.20

—

AL average16 barns · 1,727 hd

123.47

−1.27

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	1,713	81.02	1,388	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	60.23	722	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,361	59.26	806	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	52.70	556	40

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	673	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	144.31/cwt	143.00–146.00	820	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	729	101.51/cwt	100.00–104.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	120.14/cwt	117.00–122.00	704	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	472	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	109.35/cwt	108.00–110.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	694	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	123.33/cwt	123.00–124.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	157.51/cwt	155.00–158.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	161.04/cwt	158.00–167.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	155.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	598	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	741	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	114.51/cwt	113.00–116.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	135.48/cwt	131.00–137.00	832	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	152.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	153.46/cwt	150.00–156.00	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	139.29/cwt	138.50–139.75	1,059	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	143.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	126.63/cwt	124.00–127.00	910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	132.70/cwt	128.00–135.00	892	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.67/cwt	139.00–140.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	162.38/cwt	158.00–166.00	550	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	156.03/cwt	154.00–158.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	149.15/cwt	144.00–154.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	126.41/cwt	125.00–128.00	857	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	54.11/cwt	52.00–56.00	575	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	47.67/cwt	46.00–51.00	502	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	56.64/cwt	55.00–59.00	791	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	66.81/cwt	66.00–67.00	852	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	62.35/cwt	60.00–64.00	815	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	57.76/cwt	56.00–59.00	674	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	62.13/cwt	60.00–64.00	760	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	58.79/cwt	57.00–60.00	617	10
Bulls	—	—	1,634	80.09/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,309	10
Bulls	—	—	1,432	73.68/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,055	3
Bulls	—	—	1,861	83.86/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,561	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	845.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	643.75/cwt	575.00–700.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	803.57/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	131.18/cwt	129.00–134.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.20/cwt	130.00–132.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	138.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	117.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	133.16/cwt	130.00–136.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	118.44/cwt	116.00–120.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	115.56/cwt	110.00–119.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	782	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	140.20/cwt	138.00–147.00	674	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	140.21/cwt	135.00–143.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	123.01/cwt	119.00–125.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	117.35/cwt	114.00–120.00	566	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	117.80/cwt	116.00–120.00	813	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	141.32/cwt	130.00–148.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	122.69/cwt	122.00–126.00	578	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	125.05/cwt	122.00–133.00	411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.68/cwt	126.00–134.00	546	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 Oct 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,792Last week 1,853Year ago 1,225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 320Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 19Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	110.00–114.00	112.01
16	—	586	117.00–122.00	120.14
3	—	718	108.00–110.00	109.35
41	—	524	120.00–125.00	122.03
7	—	619	116.00–120.00	118.44
7	—	379	135.00–143.00	140.21
3	—	338	130.00–148.00	141.32
80	—	471	122.00–126.00	122.69
26	—	418	126.00–134.00	130.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	100.00–104.00	101.51
23	—	378	120.00–130.00	124.99
4	—	575	112.00	112.00
7	—	526	110.00–119.00	115.56
3	—	427	119.00–125.00	123.01
21	—	482	114.00–120.00	117.35
5	—	329	122.00–133.00	125.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	126.00	126.00
3	—	570	123.00–124.00	123.33
31	—	612	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	713	113.00–116.00	114.51
10	—	690	116.00–120.00	117.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	568	143.00–146.00	144.31
6	—	495	155.00–158.00	157.51
5	—	429	158.00–167.00	161.04
4	—	375	167.00–170.00	168.50
8	—	514	150.00–156.00	153.46
3	—	620	139.00–140.00	139.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	694	115.00	115.00
4	—	484	133.00	133.00
2	—	373	148.00–150.00	148.99
3	—	307	150.00–155.00	152.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	384	150.00–160.00	155.74
18	—	614	131.00–137.00	135.48
23	—	516	140.00–145.00	143.91
8	—	719	124.00–127.00	126.63
51	—	672	128.00–135.00	132.70
9	—	339	158.00–166.00	162.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	760	138.50–139.75	139.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	154.00–158.00	156.03
2	—	428	156.00–157.00	156.50
3	—	715	116.00–118.00	116.99
5	—	678	125.00–128.00	126.41
5	—	625	130.00–132.00	131.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	109.00–110.00	109.50
7	—	424	144.00–154.00	149.15
6	—	578	129.00–134.00	131.18
5	—	677	115.00–121.00	117.99
5	—	526	130.00–136.00	133.16
21	—	620	120.00–130.00	126.09
27	—	481	138.00–147.00	140.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	120.00–124.00	122.01
5	—	422	135.00–140.00	138.43
3	—	478	130.00–132.00	131.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,063	52.00–56.00	54.11
16	—	1,053	46.00–51.00	47.67
10	—	1,049	57.00–60.00	58.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,397	55.00–59.00	56.64
5	—	1,276	66.00–67.00	66.81
9	—	1,307	60.00–64.00	62.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,167	56.00–59.00	57.76
26	—	1,224	60.00–64.00	62.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,634	77.00–82.00	80.09
3	—	1,432	71.00–76.00	73.68
11	—	1,861	82.00–87.00	83.86

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)	5	—	—	800.00–900.00	845.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	750.00–850.00	803.57
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	575.00–700.00	643.75

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle