Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.36/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$158.36

359 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$30.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	162.82	938	215
Medium and Large 2	551	154.06	850	102
Medium and Large 3	422	151.62	640	30
Small 2	690	132.00	911	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.82/cwt here — about $28 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 sale359 hd

158.36

—

AL average11 barns · 939 hd

158.27

+0.09

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	1,757	100.15	1,759	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,306	77.78	1,016	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	76.03	931	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	67.96	700	78

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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$988	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$762	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,171	28

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	373	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	120.98/cwt	116.00–125.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	126.72/cwt	125.00–129.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	598	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	162.69/cwt	160.00–166.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	131.89/cwt	130.00–132.00	799	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.57/cwt	133.00–143.00	580	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,027	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	158.82/cwt	153.00–165.00	826	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	149.18/cwt	140.00–160.00	932	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	136.06/cwt	134.25–137.00	967	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	693	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	937	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	126.86/cwt	125.00–132.00	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	154.60/cwt	153.00–157.00	889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	150.06/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	170.54/cwt	166.00–175.00	803	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	143.61/cwt	142.00–144.00	977	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	130.84/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,004	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	156.88/cwt	152.00–162.00	745	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	170.65/cwt	166.00–173.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	163.75/cwt	160.00–170.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	163.36/cwt	159.00–165.00	933	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	178.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	596	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	154.57/cwt	153.00–162.00	590	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	762	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,128	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	182.36/cwt	180.00–185.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	176.29/cwt	174.00–180.00	755	14
Steers	Small 2	—	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	145.67/cwt	145.00–146.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	172.41/cwt	170.00–174.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	127.33/cwt	126.00–130.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	148.86/cwt	148.00–150.00	782	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	139.47/cwt	136.00–146.00	794	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	152.27/cwt	148.00–154.00	865	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	66.10/cwt	64.00–69.00	672	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,111	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	71.23/cwt	69.00–74.00	869	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	83.75/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,040	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	71.89/cwt	70.00–75.00	760	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	79.67/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,028	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	73.74/cwt	72.00–76.00	976	22
Bulls	—	—	1,847	101.87/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,882	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	77.97/cwt	76.00–80.00	952	30
Bulls	—	—	1,608	96.53/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,552	11
Bulls	—	—	1,940	105.37/cwt	105.00–106.00	2,044	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	783.33/head	725.00–875.00	783	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	725.00–925.00	850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,056.25/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,056	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,238.64/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,239	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	825.00–1,025.00	925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	159.70/cwt	156.00–165.00	679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	149.66/cwt	148.00–150.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	142.33/cwt	140.00–146.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.91/cwt	150.00–154.00	717	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	136.66/cwt	135.00–140.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.67/cwt	128.00–135.00	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	117.95/cwt	112.00–120.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	125.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	140.28/cwt	137.00–142.00	748	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	154.14/cwt	152.00–155.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	124.55/cwt	122.00–130.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	767	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,024	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	140.04/cwt	138.00–141.00	685	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	137.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	782	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	135.54/cwt	130.00–138.00	652	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	142.58/cwt	139.00–145.00	463	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	168.82/cwt	164.00–174.00	873	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	154.84/cwt	152.00–157.00	993	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	140.21/cwt	138.00–144.00	520	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 Jul 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,782Last week 912Year ago 1,209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 400Last week 356Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 7

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.43
5	—	532	116.00–125.00	120.98
4	—	580	112.00–120.00	117.95
2	—	478	120.00–130.00	125.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	125.00–129.00	126.72
36	—	606	130.00–132.00	131.89
2	—	673	127.00–129.00	128.01
30	—	533	137.00–142.00	140.28
19	—	489	138.00–141.00	140.04
44	—	571	135.00–140.00	137.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	425	133.00–143.00	136.57
8	—	571	125.00–132.00	126.86
12	—	525	128.00–135.00	131.67
3	—	632	122.00–130.00	124.55
37	—	481	130.00–138.00	135.54
12	—	325	139.00–145.00	142.58
8	—	371	138.00–144.00	140.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	711	134.25–137.00	136.06
11	—	693	135.25	135.25
9	—	767	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	598	135.00	135.00
3	—	332	160.00–166.00	162.69
3	—	545	143.00	143.00
20	—	382	153.00–162.00	154.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	626	164.00	164.00
22	—	762	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	520	153.00–165.00	158.82
11	—	625	140.00–160.00	149.18
5	—	575	153.00–157.00	154.60
10	—	680	142.00–144.00	143.61
19	—	767	130.00–131.00	130.84
16	—	475	152.00–162.00	156.88
8	—	373	166.00–173.00	170.65
4	—	426	160.00–170.00	163.75
12	—	333	170.00–180.00	178.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	145.00–156.00	150.06
27	—	471	166.00–175.00	170.54
57	—	571	159.00–165.00	163.36
3	—	718	148.00	148.00
3	—	387	180.00–185.00	182.36
14	—	428	174.00–180.00	176.29
36	—	517	164.00–174.00	168.82
37	—	641	152.00–157.00	154.84
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	690	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	145.00–146.00	145.67
5	—	423	170.00–174.00	172.41
6	—	568	148.00–154.00	152.27
7	—	525	152.00–155.00	154.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	126.00–130.00	127.33
7	—	525	148.00–150.00	148.86
9	—	569	136.00–146.00	139.47
10	—	425	156.00–165.00	159.70
11	—	475	150.00–154.00	150.91
4	—	675	130.00–135.00	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	148.00–150.00	149.66
6	—	475	140.00–146.00	142.33
3	—	523	135.00–140.00	136.66
2	—	575	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,017	64.00–69.00	66.10
25	—	1,057	70.00–75.00	71.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,307	84.00–86.00	85.00
24	—	1,290	77.00–82.00	79.67
22	—	1,323	72.00–76.00	73.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,220	69.00–74.00	71.23
13	—	1,242	82.00–85.00	83.75
30	—	1,221	76.00–80.00	77.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,847	101.00–103.00	101.87
11	—	1,608	94.00–99.00	96.53
5	—	1,940	105.00–106.00	105.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	725.00–925.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–875.00	783.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,056.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,238.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	925.00

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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