Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.77/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$128.77

213 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$8.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	478	130.29	622	140
Medium and Large 1	578	128.19	741	46
Medium and Large 3	454	121.88	554	27

One grade step is worth $8.40/cwt here — about $69 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 sale213 hd

128.77

—

AL average15 barns · 2,141 hd

126.56

+2.20

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	—	High	1,488	78.78	1,172	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	59.95	748	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	59.66	839	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	51.16	523	41

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 1	—	323	151.32/cwt	150.00–154.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	120.97/cwt	118.00–123.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	147.11/cwt	144.00–148.00	836	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	133.86/cwt	130.00–138.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	150.78/cwt	145.00–153.00	796	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	126.42/cwt	122.00–130.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.78/cwt	114.00–124.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	115.96/cwt	110.00–119.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	154.01/cwt	150.00–159.00	741	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	164.96/cwt	158.00–166.00	673	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	168.40/cwt	167.00–170.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	133.89/cwt	128.00–138.00	561	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	185.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	175.62/cwt	175.00–180.00	659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	135.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	165.82/cwt	162.00–167.00	544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	155.99/cwt	155.00–159.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	162.77/cwt	160.00–165.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	173.73/cwt	170.00–178.00	582	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	151.66/cwt	150.00–153.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	173.98/cwt	171.00–177.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	119.99/cwt	119.00–122.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	150.44/cwt	148.00–152.00	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	128.37/cwt	126.00–133.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	137.62/cwt	137.00–139.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	147.40/cwt	142.00–150.00	709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.50/cwt	142.00–144.00	755	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	67.46/cwt	67.00–68.00	884	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	55.87/cwt	53.00–58.00	670	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	65.83/cwt	65.00–67.00	861	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	62.55/cwt	61.00–64.00	834	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	61.77/cwt	59.00–64.00	786	22
Bulls	—	—	1,745	84.25/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,470	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	56.40/cwt	55.00–58.00	830	11
Bulls	—	—	1,324	74.33/cwt	71.00–76.00	984	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	47.90/cwt	45.00–50.00	486	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.72/cwt	51.00–55.00	551	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	57.34/cwt	56.00–59.00	594	8
Bulls	—	—	1,459	78.83/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,150	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,110.71/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	650.00–850.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	556.25/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	835.53/cwt	750.00–950.00	—	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,081.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	145.91/cwt	144.00–148.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	123.17/cwt	122.00–129.00	764	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	140.50/cwt	137.00–144.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	129.07/cwt	125.00–132.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	581	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	136.12/cwt	133.00–139.00	506	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	112.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	141.62/cwt	138.00–147.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	130.24/cwt	125.00–134.00	621	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	131.42/cwt	128.00–135.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	122.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.05/cwt	122.00–129.00	672	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	613	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	127.81/cwt	127.00–129.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	124.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	768	29

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,611Last week 1,838Year ago 1,781

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 240Year ago 273

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 50Year ago 58

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	150.00–154.00	151.32
3	—	673	118.00–123.00	120.97
2	—	425	138.00–140.00	138.98
2	—	373	144.00–148.00	145.91
5	—	579	127.00–129.00	127.81
29	—	617	122.00–125.00	124.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	122.00–130.00	126.42
9	—	485	114.00–124.00	120.78
6	—	528	110.00–119.00	115.96
2	—	338	128.00–135.00	131.42
5	—	432	120.00–127.00	122.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	419	128.00–138.00	133.89
8	—	619	118.00–122.00	120.00
2	—	568	124.00–126.00	124.99
17	—	372	133.00–139.00	136.12
2	—	685	111.00–115.00	112.99
3	—	335	138.00–147.00	141.62
41	—	477	125.00–134.00	130.24
42	—	525	122.00–129.00	128.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	129.00–130.00	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	568	144.00–148.00	147.11
22	—	528	145.00–153.00	150.78
19	—	481	150.00–159.00	154.01
20	—	408	158.00–166.00	164.96
5	—	378	167.00–170.00	168.40
2	—	775	123.00	123.00
14	—	335	170.00–178.00	173.73
5	—	618	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	130.00–138.00	133.86
2	—	525	130.00–140.00	135.19
6	—	328	162.00–167.00	165.82
2	—	425	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	180.00–190.00	185.07
7	—	724	130.00	130.00
11	—	375	175.00–180.00	175.62
7	—	512	155.00–159.00	155.99
5	—	457	160.00–165.00	162.77
2	—	615	144.00–146.00	144.99
3	—	568	150.00–153.00	151.66
3	—	422	171.00–177.00	173.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	119.00–122.00	119.99
7	—	439	148.00–152.00	150.44
3	—	580	126.00–133.00	128.37
8	—	513	137.00–139.00	137.62
7	—	481	142.00–150.00	147.40
12	—	620	122.00–129.00	123.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	142.00–144.00	143.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	137.00–144.00	140.50
3	—	527	125.00–132.00	129.07
9	—	581	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	67.00–68.00	67.46
7	—	1,334	61.00–64.00	62.55
11	—	1,471	55.00–58.00	56.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,199	53.00–58.00	55.87
5	—	1,308	65.00–67.00	65.83
22	—	1,272	59.00–64.00	61.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,015	45.00–50.00	47.90
10	—	1,025	51.00–55.00	53.72
8	—	1,036	56.00–59.00	57.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,745	84.00–85.00	84.25
5	—	1,324	71.00–76.00	74.33
7	—	1,459	77.00–81.00	78.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,110.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	650.00–850.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–600.00	556.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	—	750.00–950.00	835.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,081.25

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

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