Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.80/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$141.80

103 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$10.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	458	144.69	663	60
Medium and Large 1	591	142.06	839	18thin
Medium and Large 3	437	134.68	588	25

One grade step is worth $10.01/cwt here — about $75 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 sale103 hd

141.80

—

AL average16 barns · 1,586 hd

146.63

−4.83

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	1,580	102.11	1,613	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,320	79.69	1,052	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	75.78	881	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	62.08	615	44

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	418	148.83/cwt	144.00–150.00	622	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	137.86/cwt	135.00–140.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	150.88/cwt	149.00–156.00	492	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	164.31/cwt	160.00–170.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	141.43/cwt	138.00–144.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	134.27/cwt	132.00–136.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	128.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	141.76/cwt	140.00–147.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	179.40/cwt	176.00–185.00	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	169.96/cwt	166.00–172.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	178.13/cwt	174.00–183.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	168.43/cwt	164.00–170.00	633	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	176.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	175.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	173.72/cwt	168.00–177.00	820	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	164.35/cwt	160.00–170.00	703	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	144.00/cwt	140.00–147.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	153.53/cwt	150.00–158.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	146.60/cwt	145.00–149.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	164.03/cwt	160.00–167.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	136.95/cwt	133.00–140.00	867	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	83.57/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,075	5
Bulls	—	—	1,497	91.66/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,372	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	58.61/cwt	55.00–61.00	574	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	70.90/cwt	69.00–74.00	736	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	64.06/cwt	62.00–67.00	629	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	77.26/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,037	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	68.63/cwt	65.00–70.00	788	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	81.29/cwt	79.00–84.00	974	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	74.55/cwt	72.00–77.00	848	13
Bulls	—	—	1,570	101.95/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,601	7
Bulls	—	—	1,643	108.59/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,784	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	625.00–775.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	151.65/cwt	149.00–155.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	124.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	153.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	120.97/cwt	119.00–124.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	145.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	697	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	148.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	141.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	135.33/cwt	131.00–141.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.80/cwt	152.00–156.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	139.19/cwt	137.00–142.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	126.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	4

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 1,081Year ago 1,108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 108Year ago 219

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 49

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	418	144.00–150.00	148.83
7	—	326	149.00–156.00	150.88
5	—	524	138.00–144.00	141.43
4	—	631	125.00–130.00	128.47
14	—	479	140.00–149.00	145.48
8	—	379	145.00–150.00	148.48
7	—	581	131.00–141.00	135.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.86
2	—	638	120.00–123.00	121.48
4	—	475	130.00	130.00
2	—	375	142.00	142.00
6	—	323	140.00–146.00	141.63
4	—	519	120.00–130.00	126.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	132.00–136.00	134.27
2	—	713	129.00–132.00	130.49
2	—	533	149.00–150.00	149.51
5	—	475	152.00–156.00	152.80
5	—	619	137.00–142.00	139.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	160.00–170.00	164.31
4	—	676	140.00–147.00	141.76
5	—	325	176.00–185.00	179.40
7	—	378	174.00–183.00	178.13
9	—	423	170.00–180.00	175.89
10	—	472	168.00–177.00	173.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	152.00	152.00
3	—	520	175.00–180.00	176.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	166.00–172.00	169.96
2	—	425	165.00	165.00
9	—	376	164.00–170.00	168.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	160.00–170.00	164.35
4	—	531	150.00–158.00	153.53
5	—	575	145.00–149.00	146.60
4	—	469	160.00–167.00	164.03
4	—	633	133.00–140.00	136.95
3	—	717	119.00–124.00	120.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	140.00–147.00	144.00
6	—	475	149.00–155.00	151.65
3	—	625	120.00–128.00	124.37
3	—	730	110.00–112.00	110.68
2	—	420	150.00–158.00	153.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,286	81.00–85.00	83.57
8	—	1,342	75.00–79.00	77.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	980	55.00–61.00	58.61
8	—	1,038	69.00–74.00	70.90
10	—	982	62.00–67.00	64.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,148	65.00–70.00	68.63
12	—	1,198	79.00–84.00	81.29
13	—	1,138	72.00–77.00	74.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	89.00–95.00	91.66
7	—	1,570	100.00–105.00	101.95
5	—	1,643	107.00–111.00	108.59

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	—	—	625.00–775.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–900.00	837.50

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