Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.27/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$141.27

240 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$12.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	142.72	962	173
Medium and Large 2	492	140.23	691	48
Medium and Large 3	448	130.71	585	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about $377 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 sale240 hd

141.27

—

AL average14 barns · 1,551 hd

140.81

+0.46

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	1,348	83.85	1,131	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	74.10	1,037	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	73.95	894	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	61.85	615	25

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	—	628	143.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	142.75/cwt	140.00–148.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	120.98/cwt	118.00–125.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	754	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,071	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	991	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.47/cwt	126.00–137.00	778	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	174.44/cwt	173.00–176.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	140.02/cwt	136.00–146.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	151.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	172.28/cwt	170.00–174.00	648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	975	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	171.74/cwt	170.00–173.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	182.46/cwt	180.00–190.00	589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.31/cwt	152.00–160.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.30/cwt	138.00–142.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	175.60/cwt	172.00–180.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	139.73/cwt	136.00–145.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	164.47/cwt	160.00–166.00	882	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	182.79/cwt	180.00–185.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	174.66/cwt	170.00–178.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	176.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	138.65/cwt	137.00–140.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	165.47/cwt	160.00–170.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	143.72/cwt	140.00–149.00	821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	179.38/cwt	177.00–182.00	848	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	73.98/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,023	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	76.94/cwt	76.00–78.00	932	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	68.66/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,037	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	66.87/cwt	64.00–69.00	784	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	78.93/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,065	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	72.63/cwt	70.00–75.00	882	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	69.54/cwt	67.00–72.00	711	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	62.85/cwt	60.00–65.00	636	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	51.64/cwt	50.00–54.00	483	7
Bulls	—	—	1,355	87.19/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,181	4
Bulls	—	—	1,343	81.17/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,090	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	850.00–975.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	783.33/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	141.61/cwt	138.00–144.00	833	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	147.07/cwt	146.00–150.00	793	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	183.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	144.55/cwt	140.00–149.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	118.74/cwt	114.00–122.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	127.97/cwt	122.00–132.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	132.40/cwt	126.00–136.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	134.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	125.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.39/cwt	144.00–154.00	553	10

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 907Year ago 1,356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 176Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 29Year ago 17

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	140.00–147.00	143.72
2	—	475	173.00–176.00	174.44
8	—	323	180.00–190.00	182.46
3	—	420	172.00–180.00	175.60
4	—	673	136.00–145.00	139.73
9	—	536	160.00–166.00	164.47
4	—	368	180.00–185.00	182.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	170.00–174.00	172.28
6	—	328	170.00–178.00	174.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	646	151.00	151.00
4	—	531	170.00–173.00	171.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	140.00–148.00	142.75
3	—	638	118.00–125.00	120.98
23	—	570	126.00–137.00	136.47
6	—	327	150.00–154.00	151.03
3	—	535	138.00–142.00	140.30
10	—	375	144.00–154.00	147.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	754	142.00	142.00
48	—	708	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	136.00–146.00	140.02
3	—	577	114.00–122.00	118.74
3	—	492	122.00–132.00	127.97
3	—	435	126.00–136.00	132.40
2	—	373	130.00–138.00	134.08
3	—	535	120.00–130.00	125.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	152.00–160.00	156.31
20	—	588	138.00–144.00	141.61
31	—	539	146.00–150.00	147.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	170.00–180.00	176.63
3	—	627	137.00–140.00	138.65
4	—	479	160.00–170.00	165.47
4	—	571	140.00–149.00	143.72
2	—	535	145.00–146.00	145.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	160.00–170.00	164.95
5	—	473	177.00–182.00	179.38
6	—	428	180.00–190.00	183.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	150.00–160.00	154.79
2	—	490	140.00–149.00	144.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,383	71.00–76.00	73.98
5	—	1,511	66.00–70.00	68.66
6	—	1,349	78.00–81.00	78.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,211	76.00–78.00	76.94
3	—	1,173	64.00–69.00	66.87
11	—	1,215	70.00–75.00	72.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,023	67.00–72.00	69.54
10	—	1,012	60.00–65.00	62.85
7	—	935	50.00–54.00	51.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,355	85.00–90.00	87.19
5	—	1,343	78.00–85.00	81.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–975.00	912.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	725.00–825.00	783.33

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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Letohatchee Stockyards

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