Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.85/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$142.85

184 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$8.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	444	145.57	647	81
Medium and Large 1	647	141.79	918	78
Medium and Large 3	429	137.36	589	25

One grade step is worth $8.21/cwt here — about $58 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 sale184 hd

142.85

—

AL average15 barns · 1,259 hd

144.21

−1.36

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	1,654	98.07	1,622	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	74.46	878	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	73.54	1,000	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	68.89	701	41

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	122.05/cwt	118.00–126.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	138.08/cwt	134.00–144.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	134.08/cwt	130.00–139.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	149.97/cwt	149.00–153.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	129.73/cwt	124.00–132.00	826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	142.70/cwt	137.00–146.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	137.83/cwt	132.00–142.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	130.59/cwt	129.00–134.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	155.73/cwt	153.00–156.00	506	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	122.22/cwt	117.00–125.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	138.66/cwt	134.00–141.00	875	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,041	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	156.95/cwt	156.00–158.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	150.00/cwt	147.00–152.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	716	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	161.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	171.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	168.14/cwt	163.00–170.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	167.66/cwt	165.00–172.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	157.01/cwt	154.00–160.00	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	123.32/cwt	120.00–128.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	130.66/cwt	128.00–133.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	918	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	135.65/cwt	134.00–137.00	990	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	75.89/cwt	74.00–77.00	813	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	70.03/cwt	68.00–72.00	721	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	62.39/cwt	61.00–66.00	601	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	71.74/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,004	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	75.71/cwt	75.00–78.00	995	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	80.60/cwt	79.00–82.00	966	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	75.56/cwt	74.00–78.00	895	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	71.07/cwt	68.00–73.00	828	22
Bulls	—	—	1,591	97.12/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,545	12
Bulls	—	—	1,411	87.01/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,228	4
Bulls	—	—	1,901	106.02/cwt	104.00–109.00	2,015	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	825.00–925.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	533.33/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	818.75/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	758.33/cwt	750.00–775.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	144.46/cwt	140.00–147.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	147.50/cwt	143.00–150.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	153.52/cwt	148.00–156.00	806	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	156.37/cwt	155.00–163.00	716	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	138.02/cwt	136.00–139.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	141.13/cwt	139.00–143.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	147.45/cwt	144.00–150.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	147.76/cwt	143.00–152.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	161.61/cwt	161.00–165.00	690	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	156.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.89/cwt	143.00–150.00	695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	149.06/cwt	146.00–152.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	126.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	661	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 Apr 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 978Last week 774Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 126Year ago 232

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 4Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	120.00–125.00	122.50
4	—	534	140.00–147.00	144.46
6	—	475	143.00–150.00	147.50
3	—	568	136.00–139.00	138.02
2	—	718	110.00–120.00	115.09
6	—	425	150.00–160.00	156.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	139.00–140.00	139.51
3	—	780	120.00–128.00	123.32
3	—	713	128.00–133.00	130.66
6	—	677	135.00–136.00	135.67
27	—	525	148.00–156.00	153.52
12	—	458	155.00–163.00	156.37
8	—	574	143.00–152.00	147.76
11	—	427	161.00–165.00	161.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	154.00–160.00	157.01
3	—	730	134.00–137.00	135.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	118.00–126.00	122.05
5	—	427	134.00–144.00	138.08
3	—	475	130.00–139.00	134.08
7	—	373	137.00–146.00	142.70
4	—	314	146.00–152.00	149.06
3	—	522	120.00–130.00	126.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	149.00–153.00	149.97
8	—	637	124.00–132.00	129.73
10	—	529	132.00–142.00	137.83
5	—	572	129.00–134.00	130.59
33	—	325	153.00–156.00	155.73
5	—	677	117.00–125.00	122.22
5	—	431	147.00–152.00	150.00
9	—	473	143.00–150.00	146.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	631	134.00–141.00	138.66
2	—	425	156.00–158.00	156.95
10	—	477	150.00	150.00
8	—	574	139.00–143.00	141.13
4	—	526	144.00–150.00	147.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	745	139.75	139.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	150.00	150.00
8	—	373	160.00–165.00	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	170.00–180.00	171.94
2	—	780	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	713	135.00–137.00	136.01
4	—	609	150.00	150.00
8	—	483	163.00–170.00	168.14
6	—	424	165.00–172.00	167.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	585	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,071	74.00–77.00	75.89
19	—	1,030	68.00–72.00	70.03
13	—	963	61.00–66.00	62.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,399	69.00–74.00	71.74
15	—	1,314	75.00–78.00	75.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,199	79.00–82.00	80.60
23	—	1,185	74.00–78.00	75.56
22	—	1,165	68.00–73.00	71.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,591	94.00–100.00	97.12
4	—	1,411	85.00–90.00	87.01
7	—	1,901	104.00–109.00	106.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–925.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–900.00	818.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–600.00	533.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–775.00	758.33

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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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