Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.03/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$144.03

181 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$16.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	150.40	769	65
Medium and Large 2	480	142.51	684	88
Medium and Large 3	469	133.99	628	28

One grade step is worth $16.41/cwt here — about $141 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 sale181 hd

144.03

—

AL average12 barns · 1,233 hd

141.14

+2.88

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	—	Low	1,617	100.75	1,629	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	87.51	1,135	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	83.52	981	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	72.34	733	47

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$981	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	—	670	142.34/cwt	141.00–143.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	156.61/cwt	155.00–158.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	160.48/cwt	159.00–162.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	151.71/cwt	147.00–155.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	147.51/cwt	146.00–149.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	159.33/cwt	157.00–160.00	836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	158.45/cwt	157.00–160.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	138.59/cwt	136.00–142.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	153.74/cwt	150.00–159.00	887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	160.66/cwt	160.00–162.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	129.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	943	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	186.36/cwt	180.00–190.00	608	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	166.62/cwt	165.00–169.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	147.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	916	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	142.75/cwt	138.00–147.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	135.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	143.74/cwt	138.00–148.00	676	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	124.12/cwt	121.00–126.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	169.72/cwt	166.00–175.00	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	161.70/cwt	161.00–165.00	711	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	148.71/cwt	146.00–150.00	758	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	152.97/cwt	152.00–153.00	730	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	136.29/cwt	132.00–139.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	144.00/cwt	142.00–146.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	162.44/cwt	162.00–168.00	869	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	147.48/cwt	143.00–151.00	628	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	729	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	90.44/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,168	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	85.40/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,111	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	83.10/cwt	80.00–85.00	962	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	80.18/cwt	78.00–83.00	881	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	67.50/cwt	64.00–69.00	680	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	80.25/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,054	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	77.10/cwt	75.00–79.00	833	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	87.91/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,100	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	73.56/cwt	70.00–76.00	733	25
Bulls	—	—	1,593	97.26/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,549	14
Bulls	—	—	1,827	111.25/cwt	110.00–113.00	2,033	3
Bulls	—	—	1,556	104.21/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,622	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	981.25/head	975.00–1,000.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	136.84/cwt	133.00–141.00	928	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	141.19/cwt	139.00–145.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	148.66/cwt	146.00–150.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	139.24/cwt	138.00–141.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	146.36/cwt	141.00–150.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	128.64/cwt	125.00–132.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	160.42/cwt	158.00–163.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	146.49/cwt	142.00–150.00	776	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	141.36/cwt	136.00–146.00	753	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	152.18/cwt	150.00–156.00	495	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	146.65/cwt	142.00–147.00	852	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.39/cwt	147.00–152.00	556	8

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 Jun 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 854Last week 1,257Year ago 1,041

Slaughter CattleReceipts 255Last week 242Year ago 207

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 50Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	141.00–143.00	142.34
2	—	710	136.00–140.00	138.00
2	—	463	159.00–162.00	160.48
2	—	608	146.00–149.00	147.51
2	—	528	158.00–163.00	160.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	155.00–158.00	156.61
3	—	478	147.00–155.00	151.71
7	—	678	133.00–141.00	136.84
5	—	579	141.00–150.00	146.36
2	—	618	136.00–140.00	137.98
17	—	530	142.00–150.00	146.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	139.00–145.00	141.19
3	—	427	146.00–150.00	148.66
4	—	526	138.00–141.00	139.24
2	—	618	131.00–132.00	131.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	157.00–160.00	159.33
12	—	577	150.00–159.00	153.74
3	—	472	160.00–162.00	160.66
4	—	766	125.00–135.00	129.50
3	—	368	165.00–169.00	166.62
16	—	621	140.00–150.00	147.56
5	—	675	138.00–147.00	142.75
6	—	728	130.00–140.00	135.81
6	—	329	166.00–175.00	169.72
14	—	440	161.00–165.00	161.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	157.00–160.00	158.45
3	—	578	136.00–142.00	138.59
2	—	468	148.00–150.00	148.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	593	159.00	159.00
11	—	326	180.00–190.00	186.36
4	—	675	149.00–150.00	149.50
13	—	535	162.00–168.00	162.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	470	138.00–148.00	143.74
9	—	676	121.00–126.00	124.12
17	—	426	143.00–151.00	147.48
3	—	628	125.00–132.00	128.64
3	—	575	130.00–139.00	133.73
21	—	533	136.00–146.00	141.36
11	—	325	150.00–156.00	152.18
8	—	375	147.00–152.00	148.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	510	146.00–150.00	148.71
34	—	477	152.00–153.00	152.97
17	—	581	142.00–147.00	146.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	132.00–139.00	136.29
6	—	375	142.00–146.00	144.00
2	—	593	122.00–124.00	123.00
9	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.78
3	—	527	128.00–130.00	129.33
2	—	638	120.00–121.00	120.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,292	88.00–93.00	90.44
21	—	1,301	82.00–87.00	85.40
4	—	1,314	80.00–81.00	80.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,158	80.00–85.00	83.10
11	—	1,080	75.00–79.00	77.10
18	—	1,251	86.00–91.00	87.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,099	78.00–83.00	80.18
16	—	1,008	64.00–69.00	67.50
25	—	997	70.00–76.00	73.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,593	94.00–100.00	97.26
3	—	1,827	110.00–113.00	111.25
5	—	1,556	102.00–107.00	104.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	981.25

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle