Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.96/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$139.96

172 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$19.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	143.81	761	92
Medium and Large 2	468	139.23	652	60
Medium and Large 3	486	124.50	605	20

One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about $155 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 sale172 hd

139.96

—

AL average11 barns · 715 hd

137.02

+2.95

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	1,948	104.52	2,036	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	84.91	1,134	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	79.34	861	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	60.62	617	8thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	183.02/cwt	180.00–186.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	144.10/cwt	142.00–145.00	746	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	141.03/cwt	139.50–142.00	873	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	805	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	148.88/cwt	147.00–151.00	657	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	147.59/cwt	146.00–150.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	177.90/cwt	175.00–180.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	159.27/cwt	154.00–164.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	184.54/cwt	183.00–186.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	185.76/cwt	184.00–188.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	155.48/cwt	154.00–157.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	174.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	173.47/cwt	168.00–178.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	166.02/cwt	165.00–167.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	176.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	923	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	173.71/cwt	170.00–176.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	161.48/cwt	158.00–162.00	946	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	744	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,079	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	852	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	151.47/cwt	149.00–154.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	172.60/cwt	169.00–175.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.15/cwt	162.00–171.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	172.83/cwt	170.00–178.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	179.96/cwt	177.00–185.00	758	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	123.39/cwt	120.00–128.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	146.80/cwt	144.00–150.00	551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	104.07/cwt	100.00–108.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	142.98/cwt	139.00–145.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	134.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	149.77/cwt	145.00–155.00	493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.50/cwt	111.00–120.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.09/cwt	140.00–146.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	133.96/cwt	132.00–136.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.42/cwt	125.00–134.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	165.63/cwt	164.00–168.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	135.80/cwt	134.00–138.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	156.86/cwt	154.00–159.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	124.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	662	106.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	140.27/cwt	138.00–142.00	460	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	762.50/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,903	97.65/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,858	3
Bulls	—	—	1,970	107.95/cwt	105.00–111.00	2,127	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	80.33/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,173	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	85.83/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,124	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	64.29/cwt	63.00–65.00	677	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	56.95/cwt	55.00–59.00	560	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	81.41/cwt	79.00–84.00	869	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	72.09/cwt	69.00–75.00	824	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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 1,405Year ago 838

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 207Year ago 216

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 15Year ago 22

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	180.00–186.00	183.02
2	—	415	183.00–186.00	184.54
4	—	379	184.00–188.00	185.76
2	—	618	154.00–157.00	155.48
8	—	524	170.00–180.00	176.08
15	—	586	158.00–162.00	161.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	140.00	140.00
5	—	372	154.00–164.00	159.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	175.00–180.00	177.90
10	—	377	170.00–180.00	174.12
4	—	428	168.00–178.00	173.47
2	—	528	165.00–167.00	166.02
2	—	633	142.00–145.00	143.51
3	—	470	170.00–176.00	173.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	744	145.00	145.00
9	—	452	188.50	188.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	518	142.00–145.00	144.10
16	—	441	147.00–151.00	148.88
5	—	483	146.00–150.00	147.59
2	—	720	120.00–123.00	121.48
5	—	566	134.00–138.00	135.80
7	—	379	154.00–159.00	156.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	619	139.50–142.00	141.03
27	—	571	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	120.00–128.00	123.39
10	—	375	144.00–150.00	146.80
4	—	675	118.00–122.00	119.99
8	—	479	139.00–145.00	142.98
8	—	521	130.00–140.00	134.49
9	—	329	145.00–155.00	149.77
11	—	425	140.00–146.00	143.09
5	—	575	125.00–134.00	129.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	100.00–108.00	104.07
4	—	575	111.00–120.00	115.50
2	—	388	132.00–136.00	133.96
2	—	460	120.00–129.00	124.50
3	—	662	105.00–110.00	106.99
7	—	328	138.00–142.00	140.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	149.00–154.00	151.47
3	—	432	169.00–175.00	172.60
4	—	625	135.00–140.00	137.50
3	—	468	164.00–168.00	165.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	162.00–171.00	166.15
6	—	473	170.00–178.00	172.83
9	—	421	177.00–185.00	179.96

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)	4	—	—	700.00–800.00	762.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,903	95.00–103.00	97.65
6	—	1,970	105.00–111.00	107.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	79.00–82.00	80.33
15	—	1,310	83.00–88.00	85.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	63.00–65.00	64.29
4	—	983	55.00–59.00	56.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,068	79.00–84.00	81.41
2	—	1,143	69.00–75.00	72.09

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle