Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.59/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$125.59

265 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$7.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	127.29	605	130
Medium and Large 1	570	126.19	720	89
Medium and Large 3	454	119.62	543	46

One grade step is worth $7.68/cwt here — about $62 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 sale265 hd

125.59

—

AL average14 barns · 1,731 hd

125.43

+0.16

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	1,606	78.75	1,265	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	64.35	895	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	61.93	716	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	993	53.31	530	43

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 2	—	432	130.47/cwt	126.00–135.00	564	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	117.77/cwt	115.00–121.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	113.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	137.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	122.78/cwt	120.00–126.00	650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	130.29/cwt	128.00–132.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	121.28/cwt	117.00–123.00	684	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	98.30/cwt	95.00–100.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	153.00/cwt	152.00–154.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	122.55/cwt	122.00–123.00	767	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	146.55/cwt	144.00–152.00	778	44
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	123.33/cwt	122.00–125.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	123.82/cwt	123.00–124.00	717	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	131.35/cwt	128.00–134.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	142.09/cwt	138.00–145.00	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	163.16/cwt	154.00–165.00	586	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	161.89/cwt	161.00–164.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	157.37/cwt	153.00–161.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	136.05/cwt	136.00–138.00	848	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	153.31/cwt	147.00–155.00	730	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	122.17/cwt	122.00–124.00	757	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	164.48/cwt	159.00–166.00	791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	168.89/cwt	162.00–172.00	571	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	148.09/cwt	147.00–150.00	640	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	127.76/cwt	125.00–133.00	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	120.86/cwt	119.00–122.00	809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	69.08/cwt	67.00–73.00	922	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	62.33/cwt	60.00–65.00	865	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	60.87/cwt	59.00–62.00	576	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	54.70/cwt	52.00–57.00	563	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	47.50/cwt	45.00–50.00	465	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	56.96/cwt	54.00–59.00	890	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	61.67/cwt	59.00–64.00	658	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	54.83/cwt	52.00–57.00	649	13
Bulls	—	—	1,676	79.01/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,324	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	67.05/cwt	65.00–70.00	822	19
Bulls	—	—	1,509	73.62/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,111	5
Bulls	—	—	1,640	84.83/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,391	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	787.50/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	608.33/cwt	600.00–625.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,141.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	124.58/cwt	122.00–129.00	791	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	137.17/cwt	132.00–140.00	713	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	116.04/cwt	114.00–118.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	121.57/cwt	118.00–125.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	145.74/cwt	142.00–148.00	686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	127.36/cwt	122.00–130.00	481	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	121.45/cwt	118.00–125.00	517	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	127.79/cwt	127.00–128.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	136.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	120.77/cwt	120.00–123.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	115.49/cwt	110.00–120.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	111.00/cwt	107.00–115.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	127.01/cwt	122.00–132.00	605	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	135.47/cwt	132.00–142.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	146.40/cwt	145.00–148.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	141.95/cwt	136.00–145.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	105.99/cwt	104.00–108.00	816	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 Nov 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,757Last week 1,792Year ago 819

Slaughter CattleReceipts 274Last week 260Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 34Year ago 12

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	432	126.00–135.00	130.47
4	—	629	115.00–121.00	117.77
3	—	670	110.00–115.00	113.36
18	—	329	135.00–140.00	137.83
14	—	529	120.00–126.00	122.78
17	—	564	117.00–123.00	121.28
42	—	476	122.00–132.00	127.01
3	—	378	132.00–142.00	135.47
2	—	770	104.00–108.00	105.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	95.00–100.00	98.30
13	—	378	122.00–130.00	127.36
11	—	426	118.00–125.00	121.45
8	—	474	110.00–120.00	115.49
4	—	539	107.00–115.00	111.00
3	—	577	105.00–110.00	106.68
4	—	348	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	152.00–154.00	153.00
33	—	626	122.00–123.00	122.55
37	—	579	123.00–124.00	123.82
2	—	465	132.00–133.00	132.49
2	—	675	119.00	119.00
5	—	509	127.00–128.00	127.79
5	—	376	145.00–148.00	146.40
3	—	428	136.00–145.00	141.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	676	128.00–132.00	130.29
44	—	531	144.00–152.00	146.55
10	—	577	138.00–145.00	142.09
18	—	359	154.00–165.00	163.16
2	—	758	128.00	128.00
40	—	623	136.00–138.00	136.05
21	—	476	147.00–155.00	153.31
8	—	425	150.00–160.00	154.12
11	—	338	162.00–172.00	168.89
3	—	733	125.00–129.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	150.00–155.00	152.41
3	—	560	122.00–125.00	123.33
3	—	485	128.00–134.00	131.35
2	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.49
2	—	375	150.00	150.00
12	—	620	122.00–124.00	122.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	161.00–164.00	161.89
8	—	526	153.00–161.00	157.37
2	—	575	146.00	146.00
9	—	481	159.00–166.00	164.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	135.00	135.00
4	—	475	148.00	148.00
4	—	525	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	432	147.00–150.00	148.09
8	—	574	125.00–133.00	127.76
7	—	669	119.00–122.00	120.86
12	—	635	122.00–129.00	124.58
18	—	520	132.00–140.00	137.17
13	—	471	142.00–148.00	145.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	105.00	105.00
2	—	623	114.00–118.00	116.04
2	—	520	118.00–125.00	121.57
5	—	423	135.00–140.00	136.83
4	—	580	120.00–123.00	120.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,335	67.00–73.00	69.08
28	—	1,387	60.00–65.00	62.33
9	—	1,562	54.00–59.00	56.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	946	59.00–62.00	60.87
18	—	1,030	52.00–57.00	54.70
16	—	979	45.00–50.00	47.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,067	59.00–64.00	61.67
13	—	1,183	52.00–57.00	54.83
19	—	1,226	65.00–70.00	67.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,676	78.00–82.00	79.01
5	—	1,509	70.00–77.00	73.62
4	—	1,640	83.00–88.00	84.83

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)	3	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–875.00	787.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–625.00	608.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,141.67

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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