Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

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 steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.89/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$124.89

299 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$10.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	130.29	683	45
Medium and Large 2	514	125.35	644	183
Medium and Large 3	465	120.27	559	71

One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $124 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 sale299 hd

124.89

—

AL average15 barns · 2,021 hd

127.65

−2.76

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	1,627	79.92	1,300	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	59.98	724	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,349	58.67	791	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	52.59	522	36

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	389	127.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	494	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	120.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	131.27/cwt	130.00–132.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.96/cwt	116.00–125.00	705	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	142.70/cwt	138.00–149.00	829	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	134.66/cwt	134.00–135.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	108.71/cwt	105.00–112.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	108.98/cwt	107.00–112.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	114.74/cwt	112.00–115.00	770	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	149.14/cwt	149.00–150.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	122.25/cwt	122.00–124.00	944	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	162.87/cwt	158.00–167.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	130.12/cwt	128.00–136.00	539	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	109.00/cwt	107.00–113.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	138.30/cwt	137.00–140.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	166.16/cwt	162.00–170.00	537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	155.24/cwt	152.00–160.00	731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	162.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	120.52/cwt	119.00–122.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	127.71/cwt	124.00–133.00	907	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	158.51/cwt	152.00–162.00	666	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	158.11/cwt	155.00–160.00	816	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	148.77/cwt	143.00–150.00	788	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	133.72/cwt	130.00–136.00	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	172.32/cwt	170.00–175.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	137.15/cwt	135.00–141.00	874	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	136.42/cwt	130.00–139.00	718	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.56/cwt	144.00–149.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	120.95/cwt	119.00–122.00	752	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	48.71/cwt	46.00–51.00	460	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	58.83/cwt	58.00–60.00	577	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	53.95/cwt	52.00–56.00	559	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	64.87/cwt	64.00–66.00	800	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	61.45/cwt	60.00–63.00	745	11
Bulls	—	—	1,685	80.45/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,356	8
Bulls	—	—	1,377	72.32/cwt	70.00–75.00	996	6
Bulls	—	—	1,834	88.20/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,618	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	55.86/cwt	54.00–59.00	774	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	61.68/cwt	60.00–65.00	807	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	57.31/cwt	54.00–59.00	684	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	735.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	786.54/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	695.00/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	842.86/cwt	800.00–925.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	724	107.73/cwt	107.00–110.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.40/cwt	127.00–129.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.64/cwt	140.00–146.00	668	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	130.44/cwt	127.00–135.00	753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	120.30/cwt	113.00–123.00	562	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.23/cwt	124.00–128.00	656	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	721	100.74/cwt	100.00–103.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	112.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	113.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	118.34/cwt	113.00–122.00	736	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	136.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	645	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	128.07/cwt	128.00–129.00	686	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	124.33/cwt	123.00–126.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	133.30/cwt	132.00–139.00	515	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	127.64/cwt	125.00–132.00	611	39

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,838Last week 1,757Year ago 1,382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 274Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 37Year ago 14

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	389	120.00–130.00	127.00
8	—	426	115.00–125.00	120.87
4	—	323	130.00–132.00	131.27
4	—	619	105.00–112.00	108.71
21	—	467	113.00–123.00	120.30
4	—	721	100.00–103.00	100.74
5	—	577	110.00–115.00	112.79
4	—	518	110.00–115.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	573	116.00–125.00	122.96
3	—	785	107.00–112.00	108.98
15	—	671	112.00–115.00	114.74
29	—	414	128.00–136.00	130.12
5	—	710	107.00–113.00	109.00
22	—	520	124.00–128.00	126.23
12	—	622	113.00–122.00	118.34
8	—	328	135.00–140.00	136.87
15	—	386	132.00–139.00	133.30
39	—	479	125.00–132.00	127.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	137.00–140.00	138.30
5	—	565	127.00–129.00	127.40
16	—	481	134.00	134.00
15	—	536	128.00–129.00	128.07
6	—	625	123.00–126.00	124.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	581	138.00–149.00	142.70
16	—	772	122.00–124.00	122.25
9	—	377	158.00–167.00	162.87
7	—	323	162.00–170.00	166.16
8	—	471	152.00–160.00	155.24
18	—	710	124.00–133.00	127.71
17	—	420	152.00–162.00	158.51
21	—	530	143.00–150.00	148.77
7	—	677	130.00–136.00	133.72
31	—	637	135.00–141.00	137.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	134.00–135.00	134.66
8	—	638	130.00–132.00	130.49
5	—	436	140.00	140.00
2	—	688	119.00–122.00	120.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	589	149.00–150.00	149.14
8	—	478	160.00–165.00	162.02
18	—	516	155.00–160.00	158.11
3	—	365	170.00–175.00	172.32
3	—	655	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	125.00	125.00
3	—	468	130.00–135.00	131.62
4	—	575	121.00–122.00	121.50
3	—	422	138.00–140.00	138.99
2	—	638	105.00–110.00	107.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	526	130.00–139.00	136.42
9	—	428	144.00–149.00	147.56
2	—	673	110.00–115.00	112.43
17	—	622	119.00–122.00	120.95
4	—	724	107.00–110.00	107.73
14	—	468	140.00–146.00	142.64
9	—	577	127.00–135.00	130.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	944	46.00–51.00	48.71
5	—	981	58.00–60.00	58.83
17	—	1,037	52.00–56.00	53.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	64.00–66.00	64.87
11	—	1,212	60.00–63.00	61.45
17	—	1,194	54.00–59.00	57.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,386	54.00–59.00	55.86
14	—	1,309	60.00–65.00	61.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,685	78.00–83.00	80.45
6	—	1,377	70.00–75.00	72.32
5	—	1,834	86.00–91.00	88.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	700.00–800.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	725.00–825.00	786.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–925.00	842.86
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–775.00	695.00

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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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