Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $145.90/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$145.90

149 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$20.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	150.40	815	51
Medium and Large 2	449	148.92	669	70
Medium and Large 3	506	130.12	659	28

One grade step is worth $20.28/cwt here — about $157 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

145.90

—

AL average15 barns · 1,440 hd

144.59

+1.30

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	—	High	1,580	103.42	1,635	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	84.22	1,160	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	83.19	957	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	70.28	691	16

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	424	152.39/cwt	148.00–158.00	646	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	138.24/cwt	136.00–141.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	139.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	112.92/cwt	110.00–116.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	117.51/cwt	116.00–120.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	131.57/cwt	126.00–135.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	180.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	950	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	182.62/cwt	180.00–188.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	150.65/cwt	145.00–155.00	717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	182.50/cwt	180.00–187.00	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	177.32/cwt	174.00–180.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	164.65/cwt	162.00–166.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	127.02/cwt	125.00–128.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	170.58/cwt	164.00–174.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	144.26/cwt	140.00–148.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	173.75/cwt	170.00–177.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	168.64/cwt	166.00–170.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	158.57/cwt	156.00–164.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	154.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	160.68/cwt	156.00–166.00	853	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	139.20/cwt	135.00–144.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	145.44/cwt	141.00–150.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	165.74/cwt	162.00–172.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	906	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	83.85/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,123	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	75.32/cwt	74.00–76.00	866	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	87.67/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,021	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	65.89/cwt	65.00–68.00	644	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	78.57/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,182	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	81.21/cwt	79.00–84.00	925	13
Bulls	—	—	1,775	113.54/cwt	113.00–114.00	2,015	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	88.48/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,166	10
Bulls	—	—	1,832	105.23/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,928	5
Bulls	—	—	1,306	98.54/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,287	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	77.06/cwt	76.00–78.00	850	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	71.21/cwt	70.00–74.00	683	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	875.00–950.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	148.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	130.23/cwt	129.00–132.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	174.65/cwt	170.00–180.00	742	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	165.21/cwt	162.00–170.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	142.27/cwt	139.00–146.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	142.62/cwt	139.00–148.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	158.17/cwt	155.00–162.00	514	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	152.34/cwt	150.00–158.00	570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	121.44/cwt	117.00–126.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	126.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	665	5

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 742Year ago 660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 109Year ago 189

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 13Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	424	148.00–158.00	152.39
4	—	580	130.00–140.00	134.96
3	—	630	130.00–132.00	131.32
14	—	476	145.00–155.00	150.65
3	—	668	125.00–128.00	127.02
8	—	524	139.00–148.00	142.62
12	—	325	155.00–162.00	158.17
11	—	374	150.00–158.00	152.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	136.00–141.00	138.24
2	—	713	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	377	162.00–166.00	164.65
7	—	474	156.00–164.00	158.57
5	—	521	150.00–160.00	154.34
4	—	666	129.00–132.00	130.23
17	—	595	146.00	146.00
9	—	427	162.00–170.00	165.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	135.00–145.00	139.96
2	—	725	110.00–116.00	112.92
4	—	629	116.00–120.00	117.51
4	—	466	126.00–135.00	131.57
3	—	388	139.00–146.00	142.27
2	—	563	117.00–126.00	121.44
5	—	526	120.00–130.00	126.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	175.00–185.00	180.86
5	—	476	180.00–188.00	182.62
3	—	582	166.00–170.00	168.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	180.00–187.00	182.50
6	—	428	174.00–180.00	177.32
3	—	532	164.00–174.00	170.58
3	—	672	140.00–148.00	144.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	170.00–177.00	173.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	156.00–166.00	160.68
5	—	627	135.00–144.00	139.20
2	—	588	141.00–150.00	145.44
5	—	471	162.00–172.00	165.74
15	—	425	170.00–180.00	174.65
2	—	738	129.00–130.00	129.49
1	—	690	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	139.00	139.00
2	—	538	167.00–170.00	168.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	145.00–155.00	148.96
2	—	518	135.00–140.00	137.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,339	82.00–86.00	83.85
7	—	1,504	75.00–80.00	78.57
10	—	1,318	87.00–92.00	88.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	74.00–76.00	75.32
11	—	1,165	86.00–91.00	87.67
13	—	1,139	79.00–84.00	81.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	65.00–68.00	65.89
2	—	1,103	76.00–78.00	77.06
9	—	959	70.00–74.00	71.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	113.00–114.00	113.54
5	—	1,832	104.00–109.00	105.23
6	—	1,306	97.00–100.00	98.54

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	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–950.00	912.50

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