Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.30/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$137.30

208 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$10.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	526	140.10	737	58
Medium and Large 1	635	137.69	874	124
Medium and Large 3	522	129.19	674	26

One grade step is worth $10.91/cwt here — about $63 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 sale208 hd

137.30

—

AL average15 barns · 1,616 hd

139.49

−2.19

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	1,542	97.83	1,508	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	78.31	1,060	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	74.97	917	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	68.66	699	54

Every lot, as filed

67 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 3	—	324	167.75/cwt	167.00–168.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	134.67/cwt	130.00–136.00	902	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	149.99/cwt	147.00–153.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	178.52/cwt	177.00–180.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	155.19/cwt	150.00–158.00	501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	119.10/cwt	119.00–120.00	948	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	150.93/cwt	148.00–154.00	806	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	155.20/cwt	153.00–157.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	147.71/cwt	141.00–151.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	155.02/cwt	152.00–158.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	163.33/cwt	160.00–166.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	174.36/cwt	170.00–179.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	158.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	158.04/cwt	155.00–161.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	168.02/cwt	164.00–170.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,063	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	854	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,181	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	758	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	148.02/cwt	142.00–151.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	174.24/cwt	171.00–180.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,040	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	140.26/cwt	139.00–142.00	881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	149.75/cwt	149.00–150.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	155.36/cwt	152.00–161.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	165.96/cwt	164.00–168.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	835	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	75.21/cwt	73.00–77.00	917	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	65.20/cwt	62.00–67.00	672	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	76.01/cwt	74.00–78.00	794	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	69.98/cwt	68.00–72.00	695	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	76.59/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,060	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	68.39/cwt	66.00–70.00	847	6
Bulls	—	—	1,631	100.76/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,643	4
Bulls	—	—	1,434	92.87/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,332	7
Bulls	—	—	1,641	103.58/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,700	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	79.33/cwt	79.00–81.00	968	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	81.57/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,057	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	792.86/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	958.33/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	126.77/cwt	122.00–130.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	128.16/cwt	128.00–129.00	930	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	146.98/cwt	141.00–148.00	829	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	143.64/cwt	142.00–145.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	149.85/cwt	148.00–154.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	131.00–139.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	147.75/cwt	142.00–151.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	115.36/cwt	112.00–120.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	156.29/cwt	155.00–158.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	143.10/cwt	139.00–147.00	748	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	147.31/cwt	146.00–148.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	115.74/cwt	114.00–119.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	113.63/cwt	110.00–116.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	158.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.27/cwt	149.00–156.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	132.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	835	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	857	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	153.29/cwt	152.00–155.00	730	7

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 926Last week 978Year ago 729

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 234Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 30Year ago 60

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	167.00–168.00	167.75
3	—	522	141.00–151.00	147.71
2	—	418	152.00–158.00	155.02
2	—	390	155.00–161.00	158.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	177.00–180.00	178.52
1	—	735	142.00	142.00
6	—	501	164.00	164.00
2	—	625	155.00	155.00
3	—	478	173.00	173.00
13	—	698	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	130.00–131.00	130.49
5	—	577	153.00–157.00	155.20
3	—	478	160.00–166.00	163.33
2	—	660	143.00–145.00	143.99
5	—	372	170.00–179.00	174.36
4	—	530	156.00–160.00	158.97
3	—	423	164.00–170.00	168.02
3	—	623	142.00–151.00	148.02
4	—	320	171.00–180.00	174.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	728	146.00	146.00
32	—	854	138.25	138.25
6	—	758	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	670	130.00–136.00	134.67
20	—	796	119.00–120.00	119.10
20	—	534	148.00–154.00	150.93
14	—	564	141.00–148.00	146.98
3	—	422	155.00–158.00	156.29
3	—	378	158.00–160.00	158.68
16	—	625	135.00–140.00	137.05
7	—	476	152.00–155.00	153.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	147.00–153.00	149.99
6	—	323	150.00–158.00	155.19
9	—	575	131.00–139.00	135.00
8	—	475	142.00–151.00	147.75
9	—	523	139.00–147.00	143.10
4	—	726	114.00–119.00	115.74
3	—	370	149.00–156.00	151.27
10	—	629	130.00–135.00	132.81
3	—	672	120.00–125.00	121.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	122.00–130.00	126.77
3	—	718	109.00–110.00	109.67
3	—	380	142.00–145.00	143.64
3	—	610	112.00–120.00	115.36
7	—	474	135.00–140.00	137.58
3	—	330	146.00–148.00	147.31
3	—	680	110.00–116.00	113.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	726	128.00–129.00	128.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	130.00–140.00	134.93
6	—	427	148.00–154.00	149.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	139.00–142.00	140.26
4	—	571	149.00–150.00	149.75
5	—	472	152.00–161.00	155.36
2	—	428	164.00–168.00	165.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	158.00–160.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,219	73.00–77.00	75.21
6	—	1,238	66.00–70.00	68.39
8	—	1,220	79.00–81.00	79.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,030	62.00–67.00	65.20
8	—	1,045	74.00–78.00	76.01
21	—	993	68.00–72.00	69.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,384	75.00–79.00	76.59
9	—	1,296	80.00–83.00	81.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	99.00–103.00	100.76
7	—	1,434	89.00–94.00	92.87
4	—	1,641	103.00–104.00	103.58

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–875.00	792.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	958.33

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle