Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.90/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$147.90

236 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$8.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	446	150.72	672	58
Medium and Large 1	661	147.46	974	161
Medium and Large 3	392	142.47	558	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.25/cwt here — about $113 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 sale236 hd

147.90

—

AL average13 barns · 1,310 hd

141.97

+5.94

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	—	Low	1,681	97.91	1,646	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	80.13	1,127	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	77.19	902	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	60.62	614	34

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	475	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	186.36/cwt	182.00–188.00	775	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	172.93/cwt	170.00–176.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	162.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	173.79/cwt	170.00–177.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	168.28/cwt	166.00–171.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	184.15/cwt	180.00–186.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	214.08/cwt	210.00–216.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	191.07/cwt	188.00–195.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	177.70/cwt	174.00–180.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	171.24/cwt	168.00–175.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	180.69/cwt	176.00–183.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	151.86/cwt	148.00–158.00	651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	150.49/cwt	146.00–156.00	712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,015	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	173.31/cwt	170.00–176.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	147.93/cwt	147.00–148.00	858	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	196.19/cwt	193.00–202.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	159.11/cwt	157.00–160.00	756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	135.96/cwt	134.00–139.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	175.62/cwt	172.00–180.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	193.40/cwt	190.00–200.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	154.79/cwt	153.00–158.00	800	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	145.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	761	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	56.91/cwt	55.00–60.00	581	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	80.31/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,111	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	77.36/cwt	75.00–80.00	877	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	66.19/cwt	64.00–70.00	656	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	70.70/cwt	69.00–74.00	933	4
Bulls	—	—	1,529	84.67/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,295	7
Bulls	—	—	1,733	111.23/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,928	7
Bulls	—	—	1,822	97.81/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,782	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	75.25/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,137	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	85.79/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,144	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	73.58/cwt	72.00–75.00	756	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	83.32/cwt	82.00–85.00	904	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.83/cwt	160.00–166.00	689	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	143.89/cwt	140.00–148.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	158.05/cwt	156.00–160.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.67/cwt	152.00–162.00	584	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.95/cwt	139.00–147.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,089	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	142.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	143.26/cwt	141.00–144.00	971	41

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 Feb 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 835Year ago 542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 206Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 34Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	174.00	174.00
16	—	416	182.00–188.00	186.36
2	—	528	170.00–176.00	172.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	160.00–166.00	162.04
4	—	425	170.00–177.00	173.79
3	—	478	166.00–171.00	168.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	180.00–186.00	184.15
9	—	427	176.00–183.00	180.69
3	—	518	170.00–176.00	173.31
3	—	473	172.00–180.00	175.62
4	—	320	190.00–200.00	193.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	210.00–216.00	214.08
10	—	487	180.00	180.00
3	—	418	188.00–195.00	191.07
13	—	681	149.00	149.00
4	—	366	193.00–202.00	196.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	174.00–180.00	177.70
4	—	369	168.00–175.00	171.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	429	148.00–158.00	151.86
8	—	473	146.00–156.00	150.49
3	—	623	134.00–139.00	135.96
9	—	523	140.00–150.00	145.53
4	—	328	156.00–160.00	158.05
18	—	375	152.00–162.00	155.67
4	—	570	139.00–147.00	140.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	580	147.00–148.00	147.93
9	—	475	157.00–160.00	159.11
9	—	517	153.00–158.00	154.79
13	—	423	160.00–166.00	162.83
2	—	375	164.00	164.00
41	—	678	141.00–144.00	143.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	140.00–148.00	143.89
3	—	472	135.00–136.00	135.33
4	—	330	140.00–150.00	145.00
3	—	427	140.00–145.00	142.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	755	144.25	144.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,021	55.00–60.00	56.91
10	—	991	64.00–70.00	66.19
2	—	1,028	72.00–75.00	73.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,384	78.00–82.00	80.31
5	—	1,511	74.00–76.00	75.25
4	—	1,334	83.00–88.00	85.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,134	75.00–80.00	77.36
4	—	1,320	69.00–74.00	70.70
4	—	1,085	82.00–85.00	83.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,529	82.00–87.00	84.67
7	—	1,733	107.00–114.00	111.23
5	—	1,822	96.00–101.00	97.81

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	—	—	600.00–700.00	650.00

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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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