Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.46/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$142.46

127 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$7.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.44

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	144.96	807	39
Medium and Large 2	505	142.65	720	65
Medium and Large 3	443	137.69	610	23

One grade step is worth $7.27/cwt here — about $197 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 sale127 hd

142.46

—

AL average16 barns · 1,243 hd

142.02

+0.44

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	1,677	98.02	1,644	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	75.43	930	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	74.80	1,073	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	67.95	670	35

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	158.39/cwt	154.00–162.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	112.37/cwt	110.00–117.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	115.26/cwt	109.00–119.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	148.14/cwt	144.00–150.00	708	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	127.50/cwt	126.00–129.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.46/cwt	146.00–150.00	779	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	136.93/cwt	132.00–141.00	789	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	128.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	167.85/cwt	165.00–169.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	170.28/cwt	169.00–172.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	139.57/cwt	137.50–144.25	1,009	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	171.16/cwt	168.00–174.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	162.14/cwt	158.00–164.00	854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	166.21/cwt	165.00–168.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,121	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	155.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	737	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	144.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	832	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	157.84/cwt	156.00–160.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	148.01/cwt	146.00–149.00	922	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	72.43/cwt	70.00–74.00	921	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	81.47/cwt	81.00–82.00	992	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	64.96/cwt	63.00–67.00	638	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	74.96/cwt	74.00–76.00	819	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	70.83/cwt	69.00–73.00	675	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	72.86/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,072	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	77.91/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,071	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	76.61/cwt	75.00–79.00	920	15
Bulls	—	—	1,677	98.02/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,644	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,083.33/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	137.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	149.62/cwt	145.00–154.00	787	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	151.32/cwt	150.00–156.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	148.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	165.04/cwt	164.00–166.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.86/cwt	150.00–152.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	145.37/cwt	143.00–148.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	140.02/cwt	139.00–142.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	109.64/cwt	106.00–115.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	149.75/cwt	145.00–152.00	632	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	152.17/cwt	150.00–157.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	141.44/cwt	139.00–145.00	601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	149.03/cwt	148.00–150.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	144.48/cwt	142.00–148.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	141.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	153.66/cwt	153.00–154.00	656	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 May 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 926Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 236Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 105Year ago 57

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	154.00–162.00	158.39
5	—	769	110.00–117.00	112.37
12	—	478	144.00–150.00	148.14
2	—	640	126.00–129.00	127.50
15	—	576	132.00–141.00	136.93
11	—	422	145.00–152.00	149.75
6	—	376	150.00–157.00	152.17
9	—	531	135.00–145.00	141.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	133.00	133.00
2	—	795	118.00–120.00	119.00
13	—	525	146.00–150.00	148.46
2	—	370	164.00–166.00	165.04
7	—	475	150.00–152.00	150.86
5	—	571	143.00–148.00	145.37
3	—	427	153.00–154.00	153.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	109.00–119.00	115.26
2	—	475	133.00–135.00	133.98
9	—	425	139.00–145.00	141.44
2	—	335	148.00–150.00	149.03
6	—	378	142.00–148.00	144.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	125.00–130.00	128.01
2	—	363	170.00–172.00	170.99
7	—	527	158.00–164.00	162.14
5	—	480	165.00–168.00	166.21
2	—	325	176.00	176.00
3	—	575	155.00–157.00	156.00
4	—	681	130.00–135.00	132.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	150.00–152.00	151.01
4	—	374	160.00–165.00	161.72
5	—	329	168.00–174.00	171.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	514	165.00–169.00	167.85
7	—	478	169.00–172.00	170.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	723	137.50–144.25	139.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	856	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	475	150.00–160.00	155.18
9	—	577	140.00–150.00	144.11
2	—	725	120.00	120.00
6	—	430	156.00–160.00	157.84
2	—	775	115.00–120.00	117.50
8	—	526	145.00–154.00	149.62
3	—	630	139.00–142.00	140.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	139.00–140.00	139.50
3	—	623	146.00–149.00	148.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	130.00–140.00	137.17
2	—	668	122.00–125.00	123.47
6	—	424	150.00–156.00	151.32
5	—	475	145.00–150.00	148.00
3	—	728	106.00–115.00	109.64
2	—	620	126.00–127.00	126.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,271	70.00–74.00	72.43
4	—	1,218	81.00–82.00	81.47
15	—	1,201	75.00–79.00	76.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	982	63.00–67.00	64.96
4	—	1,093	74.00–76.00	74.96
11	—	953	69.00–73.00	70.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,471	70.00–75.00	72.86
10	—	1,375	76.00–81.00	77.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,677	95.00–100.00	98.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,083.33

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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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