Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.21/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$152.21

155 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$346

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$34.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	466	170.44	794	21
Medium and Large 3	403	168.13	677	14thin
Medium and Large 1	641	155.69	999	68
Medium and Large 1-2	838	136.00	1,140	52

One grade step is worth $34.44/cwt here — about −$346 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 sale155 hd

152.21

—

AL average14 barns · 824 hd

162.74

−10.53

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	1,662	98.94	1,645	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	83.66	1,140	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	81.94	947	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	66.54	625	18

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	525	140.91/cwt	136.00–149.00	740	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	171.18/cwt	168.00–174.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	133.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	120.22/cwt	117.00–122.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	172.74/cwt	171.00–174.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	158.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	962	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.30/cwt	150.00–154.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	152.94/cwt	150.00–156.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	165.27/cwt	158.00–169.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	146.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,140	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	177.75/cwt	174.00–184.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	173.60/cwt	170.00–176.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,083	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	172.05/cwt	164.00–174.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	159.67/cwt	157.00–161.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	179.82/cwt	175.00–182.00	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	969	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,029	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	142.63/cwt	140.00–149.00	817	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	155.33/cwt	154.00–157.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	168.56/cwt	165.00–173.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	129.18/cwt	127.00–130.00	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	151.63/cwt	148.00–157.00	796	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	136.02/cwt	134.00–138.00	783	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	82.99/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,164	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	75.31/cwt	75.00–76.00	875	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	61.21/cwt	60.00–65.00	556	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	78.70/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,090	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	89.18/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,165	6
Bulls	—	—	1,657	96.22/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,594	6
Bulls	—	—	1,669	102.21/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,706	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	74.47/cwt	72.00–76.00	720	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	79.38/cwt	77.00–82.00	905	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	69.24/cwt	68.00–71.00	666	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	86.30/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,010	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	716.67/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	144.22/cwt	142.00–147.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	150.33/cwt	147.00–154.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	128.76/cwt	120.00–132.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	136.75/cwt	135.00–138.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	144.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	149.54/cwt	145.00–153.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	141.59/cwt	136.00–145.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	143.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	120.44/cwt	118.00–123.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	151.17/cwt	150.00–154.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	137.42/cwt	134.00–140.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	114.09/cwt	110.00–118.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.37/cwt	125.00–133.00	796	8

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 618Year ago 1,128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 104Year ago 263

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	136.00–149.00	140.91
6	—	576	130.00–139.00	133.02
4	—	325	156.00–160.00	158.00
9	—	477	140.00–150.00	144.56
9	—	424	145.00–153.00	149.54
5	—	368	150.00–154.00	151.17
2	—	778	110.00–118.00	114.09
8	—	625	125.00–133.00	127.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	117.00–122.00	120.22
3	—	625	110.00–115.00	113.01
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
5	—	383	136.00–145.00	141.59
3	—	335	140.00–148.00	143.94
7	—	432	134.00–140.00	137.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	150.00–154.00	151.30
12	—	605	134.00	134.00
2	—	518	148.00–150.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	168.00–174.00	171.18
2	—	485	150.00–156.00	152.94
2	—	585	145.00–148.00	146.47
5	—	321	175.00–182.00	179.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	171.00–174.00	172.74
3	—	375	188.00	188.00
13	—	594	162.00	162.00
3	—	407	184.00	184.00
15	—	613	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	158.00–169.00	165.27
4	—	374	174.00–184.00	177.75
5	—	427	170.00–176.00	173.60
5	—	472	164.00–174.00	172.05
3	—	575	157.00–161.00	159.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	838	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	763	142.00	142.00
11	—	705	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	140.00–149.00	142.63
6	—	477	154.00–157.00	155.33
5	—	421	165.00–173.00	168.56
19	—	525	148.00–157.00	151.63
5	—	678	120.00–132.00	128.76
4	—	616	135.00–138.00	136.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	127.00–130.00	129.18
6	—	576	134.00–138.00	136.02
4	—	519	142.00–147.00	144.22
2	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.53
6	—	475	147.00–154.00	150.33
2	—	680	118.00–123.00	120.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,402	81.00–85.00	82.99
6	—	1,385	78.00–80.00	78.70
6	—	1,306	88.00–90.00	89.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	75.00–76.00	75.31
11	—	1,140	77.00–82.00	79.38
11	—	1,170	84.00–89.00	86.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	908	60.00–65.00	61.21
3	—	967	72.00–76.00	74.47
7	—	962	68.00–71.00	69.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,657	93.00–98.00	96.22
5	—	1,669	101.00–104.00	102.21

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)	3	—	—	700.00–750.00	716.67

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

Steers · 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