Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 11.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.89/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$154.89

149 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$14.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	158.56	820	62
Medium and Large 2	443	156.44	693	58
Medium and Large 3	402	143.95	578	29

One grade step is worth $14.61/cwt here — about $242 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 sale149 hd

154.89

—

AL average15 barns · 1,303 hd

149.24

+5.65

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	1,685	104.20	1,756	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	83.42	1,168	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	79.77	914	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	68.38	690	20

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	683.33/cwt	625.00–725.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	168.69/cwt	165.00–172.00	719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	151.49/cwt	145.00–155.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.18/cwt	163.00–168.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	167.23/cwt	162.00–170.00	543	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	164.83/cwt	158.00–168.00	616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	159.23/cwt	157.00–166.00	839	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	170.63/cwt	165.00–175.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	158.21/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	164.51/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	182.00/cwt	179.00–187.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	154.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	170.34/cwt	170.00–172.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	182.18/cwt	180.00–188.00	687	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	179.79/cwt	175.00–185.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	179.35/cwt	176.00–182.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	174.92/cwt	170.00–180.00	568	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	185.33/cwt	185.00–186.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	196.55/cwt	192.00–202.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	175.24/cwt	168.00–177.00	917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	145.38/cwt	139.00–149.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	157.95/cwt	154.00–164.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	173.26/cwt	172.00–175.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	177.49/cwt	177.00–178.00	870	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	79.68/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,263	3
Bulls	—	—	1,612	97.77/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,576	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	61.83/cwt	60.00–65.00	587	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	73.84/cwt	72.00–76.00	731	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	72.21/cwt	68.00–77.00	778	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	85.67/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,104	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	83.34/cwt	81.00–86.00	936	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	77.65/cwt	75.00–79.00	895	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	69.97/cwt	68.00–72.00	848	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,792	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	111.75/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,993	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	175.85/cwt	173.00–179.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	172.52/cwt	170.00–177.00	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	165.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	147.09/cwt	141.00–151.00	552	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	127.28/cwt	124.00–133.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	137.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	142.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	139.87/cwt	136.00–145.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	175.69/cwt	174.00–177.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	145.88/cwt	142.00–149.00	915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	125.65/cwt	124.00–129.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	151.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	159.47/cwt	154.00–164.00	678	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	140.40/cwt	136.00–145.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	155.45/cwt	149.00–159.00	899	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 Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 599Year ago 983

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 161Year ago 262

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 7Year ago 114

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 11.00 higher.

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	625.00–725.00	683.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	165.00–172.00	168.69
2	—	770	125.00–129.00	127.04
11	—	473	163.00–168.00	166.18
2	—	720	127.00–130.00	128.47
12	—	527	157.00–166.00	159.23
6	—	377	170.00–172.00	170.34
3	—	327	174.00–177.00	175.69
7	—	627	142.00–149.00	145.88
5	—	673	136.00–145.00	140.40
4	—	578	149.00–159.00	155.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	145.00–155.00	151.49
13	—	325	162.00–170.00	167.23
11	—	374	158.00–168.00	164.83
8	—	478	150.00–160.00	154.76
4	—	679	124.00–133.00	127.28
7	—	576	136.00–145.00	139.87
11	—	425	154.00–164.00	159.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	141.00–151.00	147.09
5	—	476	130.00–140.00	137.98
3	—	427	140.00–145.00	142.02
3	—	522	124.00–129.00	125.65
7	—	328	145.00–155.00	151.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	165.00–175.00	170.63
3	—	472	155.00–160.00	157.59
13	—	325	170.00–180.00	174.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	151.00–161.00	158.21
13	—	377	180.00–188.00	182.18
9	—	424	175.00–185.00	179.79
3	—	458	176.00–182.00	179.35
2	—	693	150.00–152.00	151.00
6	—	332	192.00–202.00	196.55
5	—	523	168.00–177.00	175.24
2	—	583	164.00–165.00	164.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	164.00–166.00	164.51
4	—	525	179.00–187.00	182.00
3	—	473	185.00–186.00	185.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	170.00–172.00	171.00
4	—	529	172.00–175.00	173.26
2	—	490	177.00–178.00	177.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	139.00–149.00	145.38
3	—	583	154.00–164.00	157.95
2	—	668	140.00–145.00	142.53
7	—	431	173.00–179.00	175.85
6	—	477	170.00–177.00	172.52
4	—	515	160.00–170.00	165.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	158.00	158.00
3	—	625	129.00–131.00	129.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	78.00–82.00	79.68
5	—	1,289	83.00–89.00	85.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	950	60.00–65.00	61.83
4	—	990	72.00–76.00	73.84
8	—	1,078	68.00–77.00	72.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,123	81.00–86.00	83.34
3	—	1,153	75.00–79.00	77.65
3	—	1,212	68.00–72.00	69.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,612	95.00–100.00	97.77
4	—	1,690	105.00–107.00	106.03
5	—	1,783	110.00–114.00	111.75

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle