Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.98/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$142.98

177 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$7.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	468	146.48	686	59
Medium and Large 1	691	141.38	977	110
Medium and Large 3	417	139.27	581	8thin

One grade step is worth $7.21/cwt here — about $105 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 sale177 hd

142.98

—

AL average15 barns · 1,370 hd

145.35

−2.37

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	—	Average	1,586	105.09	1,666	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,412	85.38	1,205	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	81.45	939	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	74.13	740	65

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	168.29/cwt	165.00–170.00	885	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	143.34/cwt	140.00–146.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	189.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	737	139.28/cwt	137.75–139.50	1,026	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	642	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	153.65/cwt	147.00–156.00	782	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	160.14/cwt	159.00–164.00	945	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	149.74/cwt	147.00–153.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	167.53/cwt	164.00–170.00	638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	174.42/cwt	170.00–178.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	178.79/cwt	175.00–180.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	177.51/cwt	177.00–178.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,056	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	180.45/cwt	178.00–184.00	835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	176.28/cwt	176.00–178.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	203.85/cwt	200.00–208.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	184.15/cwt	181.00–190.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	178.39/cwt	174.00–184.00	673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	303	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	156.03/cwt	155.00–157.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	845	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,179	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	147.77/cwt	143.00–151.00	856	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	158.44/cwt	152.00–162.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	172.96/cwt	171.00–175.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	128.34/cwt	127.00–129.00	992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	163.71/cwt	159.00–168.00	781	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	89.84/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,214	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	85.05/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,228	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	81.89/cwt	80.00–84.00	953	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	87.14/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,028	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	76.02/cwt	73.00–78.00	756	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	69.77/cwt	67.00–72.00	683	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	80.25/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,083	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	76.50/cwt	74.00–79.00	858	19
Bulls	—	—	1,480	106.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,575	9
Bulls	—	—	1,537	101.11/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,554	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	81.46/cwt	80.00–85.00	853	13
Bulls	—	—	1,945	112.10/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,180	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	131.01/cwt	128.00–134.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	148.96/cwt	148.00–150.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	135.58/cwt	132.00–138.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	172.95/cwt	168.00–177.00	723	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	144.80/cwt	140.00–148.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	163.92/cwt	161.00–167.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	146.09/cwt	142.00–150.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	130.65/cwt	128.00–135.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	159.02/cwt	156.00–162.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	117.00/cwt	114.00–119.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.83/cwt	151.00–160.00	577	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	157.16/cwt	154.00–162.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	119.23/cwt	117.00–120.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	153.58/cwt	148.00–158.00	651	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	134.31/cwt	130.00–136.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	139.97/cwt	136.00–143.00	728	3

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 817Year ago 801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 236Year ago 125

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	165.00–170.00	168.29
20	—	590	159.00–164.00	160.14
4	—	420	175.00–180.00	178.79
2	—	475	177.00–178.00	177.51
3	—	325	181.00–190.00	184.15
11	—	377	174.00–184.00	178.39
2	—	625	155.00–157.00	156.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	185.00–195.00	189.77
11	—	463	178.00–184.00	180.45
7	—	524	176.00–178.00	176.28
2	—	328	200.00–208.00	203.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	164.00–170.00	167.53
4	—	326	170.00–178.00	174.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	666	158.50	158.50
4	—	303	224.00	224.00
24	—	845	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	140.00–146.00	143.34
2	—	333	142.00–150.00	146.09
3	—	522	128.00–135.00	130.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	737	137.75–139.50	139.28
7	—	642	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	509	147.00–156.00	153.65
5	—	629	132.00–138.00	135.58
5	—	471	154.00–162.00	157.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	147.00–153.00	149.74
2	—	323	156.00–162.00	159.02
3	—	783	114.00–119.00	117.00
19	—	375	151.00–160.00	153.83
4	—	680	117.00–120.00	119.23
14	—	424	148.00–158.00	153.58
6	—	578	130.00–136.00	134.31
3	—	520	136.00–143.00	139.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	143.00–151.00	147.77
4	—	528	152.00–162.00	158.44
3	—	773	127.00–129.00	128.34
7	—	477	159.00–168.00	163.71
19	—	418	168.00–177.00	172.95
5	—	618	140.00–148.00	144.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	130.00–140.00	135.09
2	—	608	128.00–134.00	131.01
2	—	473	148.00–150.00	148.96
3	—	427	161.00–167.00	163.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	171.00–175.00	172.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,351	89.00–91.00	89.84
19	—	1,444	83.00–87.00	85.05
4	—	1,349	80.00–81.00	80.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,164	80.00–84.00	81.89
15	—	1,180	86.00–89.00	87.14
19	—	1,121	74.00–79.00	76.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	995	73.00–78.00	76.02
31	—	979	67.00–72.00	69.77
13	—	1,047	80.00–85.00	81.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,480	105.00–110.00	106.39
10	—	1,537	98.00–104.00	101.11
4	—	1,945	110.00–115.00	112.10

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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