Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.41/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$138.41

212 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$17.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	144.38	715	101
Medium and Large 2	446	136.41	608	69
Medium and Large 3	434	127.34	553	42

One grade step is worth $17.03/cwt here — about $162 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 sale212 hd

138.41

—

AL average15 barns · 1,894 hd

132.92

+5.48

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	1,785	86.16	1,538	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	68.29	967	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	65.01	767	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	54.16	562	45

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	812	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	168.44/cwt	167.00–176.00	739	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	167.32/cwt	165.00–172.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	162.96/cwt	160.00–166.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	151.52/cwt	147.00–155.00	797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	164.97/cwt	164.00–166.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	183.00/cwt	182.00–184.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	937	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	172.39/cwt	168.00–176.00	652	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	177.48/cwt	177.00–180.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	163.46/cwt	161.00–168.00	863	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	154.73/cwt	154.00–157.00	972	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	501	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	167.15/cwt	164.00–170.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	162.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	150.79/cwt	149.00–155.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	151.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	147.82/cwt	147.00–154.00	656	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	174.14/cwt	172.00–178.00	566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	155.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	172.97/cwt	170.00–176.00	804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	180.08/cwt	178.00–185.00	670	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	140.74/cwt	138.00–147.00	512	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	129.82/cwt	127.00–134.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	156.00/cwt	152.00–160.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.36/cwt	128.00–136.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	121.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	681	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	55.06/cwt	54.00–57.00	536	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	68.74/cwt	67.00–71.00	978	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	73.60/cwt	72.00–75.00	997	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	63.05/cwt	60.00–65.00	915	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	65.00/cwt	62.00–67.00	770	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	62.09/cwt	59.00–64.00	681	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	69.58/cwt	68.00–72.00	835	17
Bulls	—	—	1,858	92.80/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,724	6
Bulls	—	—	1,850	86.58/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,602	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	59.05/cwt	57.00–61.00	678	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	50.62/cwt	49.00–53.00	527	25
Bulls	—	—	1,635	79.02/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,292	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	887.50/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	914.29/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	139.82/cwt	137.00–142.00	798	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	122.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	136.34/cwt	134.00–138.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	138.29/cwt	134.00–142.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	112.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	127.74/cwt	122.00–130.00	549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.98/cwt	137.00–144.00	755	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	127.36/cwt	124.00–129.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	136.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	139.75/cwt	135.00–143.00	602	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	144.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	144.45/cwt	143.00–147.00	690	13

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 Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,405Last week 1,575Year ago 1,437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 434Year ago 252

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 38Year ago 85

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	501	162.00	162.00
30	—	439	167.00–176.00	168.44
3	—	473	165.00–172.00	167.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	160.00–166.00	162.96
8	—	480	150.00–160.00	154.98
8	—	526	147.00–155.00	151.52
3	—	623	134.00–138.00	136.34
3	—	588	134.00–142.00	138.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	120.00–128.00	122.65
2	—	530	130.00–135.00	132.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	164.00–166.00	164.97
2	—	445	152.00–160.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	182.00–184.00	183.00
16	—	593	157.00–159.00	158.01
6	—	445	177.00–180.00	177.48
21	—	528	161.00–168.00	163.46
24	—	628	154.00–157.00	154.73
6	—	465	170.00–176.00	172.97
13	—	372	178.00–185.00	180.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	378	168.00–176.00	172.39
6	—	431	164.00–170.00	167.15
4	—	483	160.00–165.00	162.72
5	—	575	149.00–155.00	150.79
7	—	325	172.00–178.00	174.14
8	—	528	152.00–160.00	155.02
2	—	673	135.00–140.00	137.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	501	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	150.00–156.00	151.98
41	—	444	147.00–154.00	147.82
3	—	608	130.00–135.00	132.66
23	—	571	137.00–142.00	139.82
18	—	528	137.00–144.00	142.98
13	—	478	143.00–147.00	144.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	364	138.00–147.00	140.74
5	—	530	127.00–134.00	129.82
8	—	475	128.00–136.00	132.36
6	—	634	125.00	125.00
6	—	587	124.00–129.00	127.36
17	—	431	135.00–143.00	139.75
4	—	325	140.00–148.00	144.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	120.00–127.00	121.97
2	—	563	120.00–122.00	121.00
5	—	625	110.00–115.00	112.00
7	—	430	122.00–130.00	127.74
2	—	533	122.00–125.00	123.51
10	—	324	130.00–140.00	136.33
9	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	973	54.00–57.00	55.06
10	—	1,097	59.00–64.00	62.09
25	—	1,041	49.00–53.00	50.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,423	67.00–71.00	68.74
4	—	1,355	72.00–75.00	73.60
5	—	1,451	60.00–65.00	63.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,184	62.00–67.00	65.00
17	—	1,200	68.00–72.00	69.58
13	—	1,148	57.00–61.00	59.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,858	91.00–95.00	92.80
7	—	1,850	84.00–90.00	86.58
6	—	1,635	77.00–83.00	79.02

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–975.00	887.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	914.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00	900.00

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

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle