Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.95/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$136.95

340 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$14.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	489	142.08	694	131
Medium and Large 1	691	134.81	932	177
Medium and Large 3	516	127.77	659	32

One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about $36 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 sale340 hd

136.95

—

AL average15 barns · 1,701 hd

137.77

−0.82

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	1,562	94.88	1,482	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,314	79.71	1,047	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	75.05	933	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	66.78	680	42

Every lot, as filed

71 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 3	—	592	122.00/cwt	118.00–125.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	115.56/cwt	111.00–120.00	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	836	122.12/cwt	121.50–122.50	1,021	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	134.60/cwt	131.00–135.25	976	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	139.65/cwt	135.00–143.00	740	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	159.32/cwt	158.00–160.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	154.90/cwt	152.00–158.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	144.96/cwt	141.00–148.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	151.00/cwt	148.00–154.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	164.99/cwt	163.00–167.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	150.40/cwt	150.00–152.00	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	140.55/cwt	140.00–146.00	829	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	142.28/cwt	138.00–145.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	167.62/cwt	166.00–170.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	161.74/cwt	158.00–166.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	158.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	845	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	752	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,051	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	163.00/cwt	160.00–167.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	168.10/cwt	168.00–169.00	832	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	155.98/cwt	155.00–160.00	914	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	170.52/cwt	162.00–172.00	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	145.97/cwt	145.00–146.00	952	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	133.82/cwt	130.00–137.00	846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.00/cwt	156.00–159.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	156.42/cwt	153.00–161.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	149.44/cwt	148.00–155.00	861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	900	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	77.74/cwt	77.00–78.00	984	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	69.74/cwt	68.00–72.00	720	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	82.33/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,135	3
Bulls	—	—	1,508	92.98/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,402	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	70.06/cwt	68.00–73.00	893	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	80.97/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,017	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	64.16/cwt	62.00–67.00	648	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	74.48/cwt	74.00–75.00	743	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	76.43/cwt	75.00–79.00	935	22
Bulls	—	—	1,903	103.25/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,965	4
Bulls	—	—	1,261	87.93/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,109	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	808.33/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	641.67/cwt	575.00–775.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,266.67/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	139.78/cwt	136.00–143.00	734	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	689	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	142.64/cwt	140.00–144.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	126.10/cwt	123.00–129.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	139.14/cwt	136.00–143.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	992	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	153.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	123.99/cwt	122.00–130.00	919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	148.45/cwt	145.00–154.00	788	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	150.06/cwt	147.00–151.00	635	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	140.73/cwt	136.00–145.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	144.47/cwt	139.00–148.00	682	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	129.64/cwt	127.00–135.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	136.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	787	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.66/cwt	144.00–149.00	622	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	153.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	728	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.64/cwt	133.00–140.00	581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	136.09/cwt	135.00–140.00	874	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	126.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	111.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	750	4

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,078Last week 727Year ago 1,042

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 166Year ago 247

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 4Year ago 46

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	118.00–125.00	122.00
2	—	528	130.00–133.00	131.49
7	—	624	111.00–120.00	115.56
5	—	384	136.00–145.00	140.73
11	—	425	133.00–140.00	136.64
4	—	676	109.00–115.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	836	121.50–122.50	122.12
81	—	725	131.00–135.25	134.60
12	—	763	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	530	135.00–143.00	139.65
9	—	334	150.00–155.00	153.93
16	—	472	139.00–148.00	144.47
20	—	576	130.00–140.00	136.68
42	—	424	144.00–149.00	146.66
9	—	622	122.00–128.00	126.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	146.00–147.00	146.50
4	—	343	160.00	160.00
3	—	378	158.00–160.00	159.32
19	—	590	140.00–146.00	140.55
5	—	741	122.00–130.00	123.99
3	—	672	127.00–135.00	129.64
32	—	642	135.00–140.00	136.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	152.00–158.00	154.90
3	—	322	166.00–170.00	167.62
3	—	470	150.00–152.00	150.65
8	—	371	158.00–166.00	161.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	141.00–148.00	144.96
6	—	578	148.00–154.00	151.00
4	—	669	138.00–145.00	142.28
32	—	534	150.00–160.00	158.22
2	—	708	139.00–140.00	139.50
10	—	475	160.00–167.00	163.00
7	—	405	162.00–172.00	170.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	163.00–167.00	164.99
5	—	624	150.00–152.00	150.40
38	—	495	168.00–169.00	168.10
17	—	586	155.00–160.00	155.98
33	—	652	145.00–146.00	145.97
8	—	418	175.00	175.00
2	—	725	140.00–142.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	752	139.75	139.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	137.00–139.00	137.98
3	—	525	156.00–159.00	157.00
7	—	576	148.00–155.00	149.44
5	—	628	140.00–145.00	143.38
11	—	425	162.00	162.00
3	—	475	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	130.00–137.00	133.82
7	—	423	153.00–161.00	156.42
7	—	575	136.00–143.00	139.14
7	—	531	145.00–154.00	148.45
15	—	475	150.00–158.00	153.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	136.00–143.00	139.78
3	—	480	140.00–144.00	142.64
2	—	625	123.00–129.00	126.10
2	—	588	130.00–131.00	130.49
14	—	423	147.00–151.00	150.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,266	77.00–78.00	77.74
3	—	1,378	82.00–83.00	82.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,032	68.00–72.00	69.74
24	—	1,010	62.00–67.00	64.16
2	—	998	74.00–75.00	74.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	68.00–73.00	70.06
5	—	1,256	80.00–83.00	80.97
22	—	1,223	75.00–79.00	76.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	91.00–97.00	92.98
4	—	1,903	100.00–106.00	103.25
4	—	1,261	85.00–90.00	87.93

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)	3	—	—	700.00–875.00	808.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	575.00–775.00	641.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,266.67

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