Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.84/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$138.84

306 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$10.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	141.37	833	120
Medium and Large 2	506	139.05	704	143
Medium and Large 3	477	131.09	626	43

One grade step is worth $10.28/cwt here — about $208 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 sale306 hd

138.84

—

AL average13 barns · 1,531 hd

137.62

+1.23

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	1,529	90.37	1,382	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	71.55	986	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	69.57	823	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	60.20	590	80

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$744	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,023	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$908	6

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	335	144.06/cwt	142.00–146.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	151.01/cwt	148.00–154.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	118.64/cwt	115.00–123.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	140.03/cwt	138.00–144.00	671	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	138.43/cwt	132.00–142.00	728	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	138.51/cwt	134.00–144.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	148.28/cwt	146.00–152.00	558	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	184.28/cwt	182.00–188.00	873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	130.48/cwt	124.00–131.00	919	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	135.82/cwt	130.00–139.00	780	44
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	179.03/cwt	178.00–180.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	127.81/cwt	124.00–131.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	182.27/cwt	180.00–187.00	689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	155.35/cwt	153.00–159.00	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	134.41/cwt	128.00–135.00	927	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	173.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	670	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	166.33/cwt	162.00–172.00	878	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	173.53/cwt	170.00–176.00	986	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	174.71/cwt	172.00–178.00	833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	188.65/cwt	185.00–195.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	149.52/cwt	147.00–152.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	162.51/cwt	162.00–163.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	188.01/cwt	185.00–195.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	161.37/cwt	156.00–166.00	947	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	163.63/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	143.97/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	201.63/cwt	200.00–205.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	146.14/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,089	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	174.51/cwt	174.00–179.00	902	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	182.64/cwt	180.00–184.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	153.35/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,047	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	145.34/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	153.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	886	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	941	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	146.94/cwt	144.00–150.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	998	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	69.39/cwt	68.00–71.00	761	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	63.01/cwt	60.00–65.00	642	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	56.43/cwt	54.00–59.00	524	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,125	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	72.98/cwt	71.00–75.00	963	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	66.99/cwt	65.00–69.00	799	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	75.49/cwt	75.00–76.00	821	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	72.14/cwt	71.00–74.00	853	29
Bulls	—	—	1,624	91.87/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,492	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	68.32/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,000	12
Bulls	—	—	1,241	84.53/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,049	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	95.72/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,651	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	934.38/head	900.00–1,000.00	934	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,125	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	908.33/head	875.00–950.00	908	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	710.00/head	625.00–775.00	710	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	139.50/cwt	135.00–143.00	802	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	172.00/cwt	170.00–175.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	145.31/cwt	142.00–148.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	146.99/cwt	145.00–152.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	154.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	143.68/cwt	142.00–146.00	774	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	154.37/cwt	153.00–161.00	829	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	179.49/cwt	178.00–180.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	164.96/cwt	159.00–168.00	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	141.36/cwt	138.00–145.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	141.31/cwt	139.00–146.00	834	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	794	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	155.99/cwt	154.00–158.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	143.68/cwt	141.00–146.00	614	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	123.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	132.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	633	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	136.33/cwt	132.00–140.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	121.01/cwt	116.00–125.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	1

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,270Last week 1,167Year ago 1,180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 257Last week 220Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 31Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	142.00–146.00	144.06
6	—	372	138.00–145.00	141.36
2	—	675	115.00	115.00
7	—	519	120.00–130.00	123.66
14	—	476	130.00–137.00	132.93
6	—	422	132.00–140.00	136.33
6	—	573	116.00–125.00	121.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	148.00–154.00	151.01
3	—	738	115.00–123.00	118.64
37	—	479	138.00–144.00	140.03
20	—	526	132.00–142.00	138.43
11	—	376	146.00–152.00	148.28
44	—	574	130.00–139.00	135.82
6	—	628	124.00–131.00	127.81
16	—	427	141.00–146.00	143.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	704	124.00–131.00	130.48
2	—	620	138.00–139.00	138.49
33	—	539	142.00–146.00	143.68
38	—	590	139.00–146.00	141.31
2	—	363	154.00–158.00	155.99
1	—	665	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	512	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	134.00–144.00	138.51
2	—	335	178.00–180.00	179.03
12	—	690	128.00–135.00	134.41
11	—	386	170.00–175.00	173.46
2	—	435	162.00–163.00	162.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	182.00–188.00	184.28
26	—	568	170.00–176.00	173.53
5	—	422	185.00–195.00	188.01
3	—	618	162.00–167.00	163.63
3	—	322	200.00–205.00	201.63
28	—	745	146.00–148.00	146.14
33	—	517	174.00–179.00	174.51
25	—	683	153.00–156.00	153.35
3	—	773	144.00–146.00	145.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	180.00–187.00	182.27
6	—	628	153.00–159.00	155.35
15	—	528	162.00–172.00	166.33
10	—	477	172.00–178.00	174.71
4	—	319	185.00–195.00	188.65
2	—	665	147.00–152.00	149.52
58	—	587	156.00–166.00	161.37
2	—	733	142.00–146.00	143.97
3	—	430	180.00–184.00	182.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	150.00–155.00	153.25
6	—	682	138.00	138.00
2	—	785	122.00–125.00	123.48
5	—	425	170.00–175.00	172.00
3	—	617	142.00–148.00	145.31
31	—	537	153.00–161.00	154.37
11	—	478	159.00–168.00	164.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	158.00	158.00
2	—	668	144.00–150.00	146.94
1	—	605	165.00	165.00
4	—	429	178.00–180.00	179.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	125.00–127.00	125.68
8	—	575	135.00–143.00	139.50
4	—	625	130.00–135.00	132.49
6	—	474	145.00–152.00	146.99
4	—	435	150.00–160.00	154.18
7	—	522	140.00–150.00	144.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,096	68.00–71.00	69.39
36	—	1,019	60.00–65.00	63.01
39	—	928	54.00–59.00	56.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	76.00	76.00
21	—	1,319	71.00–75.00	72.98
12	—	1,464	65.00–70.00	68.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,192	65.00–69.00	66.99
4	—	1,088	75.00–76.00	75.49
29	—	1,183	71.00–74.00	72.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,624	89.00–94.00	91.87
7	—	1,241	82.00–87.00	84.53
4	—	1,725	95.00–96.00	95.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	934.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	875.00–950.00	908.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	625.00–775.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	800.00	800.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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