Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.14/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$172.14

255 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$18.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	173.52	988	180
Medium and Large 2	531	171.79	912	62
Medium and Large 3	545	154.80	843	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.72/cwt here — about $145 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 sale255 hd

172.14

—

AL average16 barns · 1,418 hd

171.11

+1.03

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	—	High	1,499	99.71	1,494	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,341	86.71	1,163	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	84.49	959	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	73.07	713	111

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)	—	$1,114	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,097	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	4thin

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	—	425	143.20/cwt	142.00–144.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	147.58/cwt	144.00–153.00	702	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	732	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	151.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	807	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	147.56/cwt	144.00–152.00	847	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	132.98/cwt	128.00–138.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	145.40/cwt	142.00–148.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	148.08/cwt	144.00–150.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	152.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	179.81/cwt	175.00–185.00	940	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	182.70/cwt	182.00–189.00	862	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	146.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	770	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	157.53/cwt	157.00–160.00	687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	215.88/cwt	210.00–220.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	211.66/cwt	208.00–216.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	164.35/cwt	160.00–166.00	934	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	133.37/cwt	132.00–137.00	908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	171.29/cwt	167.00–177.00	557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	138.66/cwt	138.00–143.00	880	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	132.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	171.93/cwt	167.00–173.00	927	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	236.34/cwt	230.00–240.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	145.46/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	191.78/cwt	190.00–200.00	830	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	179.27/cwt	175.00–182.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	174.98/cwt	171.00–176.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,117	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	156.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	163.56/cwt	160.00–167.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	153.42/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,054	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	173.49/cwt	170.00–178.00	972	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	139.62/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,103	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	157.34/cwt	154.00–164.00	982	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	154.59/cwt	152.00–160.00	812	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	155.75/cwt	154.00–156.00	947	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	137.46/cwt	133.00–143.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	188.65/cwt	185.00–195.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.51/cwt	161.00–163.00	850	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,234	92.72/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,144	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	86.96/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,160	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	67.60/cwt	65.00–70.00	627	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	80.13/cwt	78.00–83.00	808	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	82.40/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,170	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	90.90/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,086	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	79.34/cwt	78.00–82.00	851	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	74.66/cwt	72.00–77.00	749	47
Bulls	—	—	1,790	107.76/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,929	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	85.41/cwt	83.00–88.00	982	44
Bulls	—	—	1,384	95.82/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,326	9
Bulls	—	—	1,531	101.87/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,560	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	943.75/head	875.00–1,050.00	944	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,113.75/head	1,055.00–1,150.00	1,114	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,220.00/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,220	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	169.24/cwt	167.00–173.00	836	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	154.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	153.10/cwt	148.00–158.00	891	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	147.34/cwt	139.00–149.00	915	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	146.56/cwt	141.00–150.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	138.55/cwt	134.00–141.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	136.33/cwt	136.00–138.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	157.64/cwt	152.00–163.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	156.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	160.25/cwt	156.00–166.00	760	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	172.32/cwt	165.00–175.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	168.54/cwt	162.00–169.00	620	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	150.80/cwt	146.00–154.00	653	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	141.27/cwt	140.00–144.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	131.59/cwt	129.00–133.00	951	5

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 Aug 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,591Last week 1,354Year ago 1,698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 370Last week 233Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 26Year ago 10

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	142.00–144.00	143.20
2	—	528	128.00–138.00	132.98
5	—	374	142.00–148.00	145.40
3	—	318	144.00–150.00	148.08
7	—	475	134.00–141.00	138.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	144.00–153.00	147.58
2	—	668	130.00–132.00	131.01
16	—	526	140.00–150.00	146.43
6	—	612	136.00–138.00	136.33
4	—	331	152.00–163.00	157.64
5	—	381	150.00–160.00	156.14
24	—	433	146.00–154.00	150.80
4	—	581	140.00–144.00	141.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	472	155.00	155.00
13	—	532	150.00–155.00	151.69
48	—	574	144.00–152.00	147.56
11	—	436	157.00–160.00	157.53
5	—	681	132.00–137.00	133.37
8	—	325	167.00–177.00	171.29
15	—	635	138.00–143.00	138.66
15	—	368	162.00–169.00	168.54
5	—	723	129.00–133.00	131.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	150.00–155.00	152.61
2	—	635	148.00–150.00	149.02
4	—	520	150.00–160.00	156.05
2	—	433	160.00–167.00	163.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	523	175.00–185.00	179.81
16	—	472	182.00–189.00	182.70
6	—	382	208.00–216.00	211.66
1	—	610	162.00	162.00
4	—	318	230.00–240.00	236.34
2	—	725	144.00–147.00	145.46
29	—	433	190.00–200.00	191.78
24	—	687	152.00–157.00	153.42
41	—	560	170.00–178.00	173.49
19	—	790	137.00–142.00	139.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	210.00–220.00	215.88
16	—	568	160.00–166.00	164.35
4	—	779	130.00–135.00	132.76
14	—	539	167.00–173.00	171.93
4	—	428	175.00–182.00	179.27
5	—	483	171.00–176.00	174.98
4	—	375	190.00–200.00	195.00
9	—	624	154.00–164.00	157.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	665	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	152.00–160.00	154.59
4	—	670	133.00–143.00	137.46
17	—	582	148.00–158.00	153.10
9	—	621	139.00–149.00	147.34
11	—	474	156.00–166.00	160.25
6	—	427	165.00–175.00	172.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	608	154.00–156.00	155.75
6	—	423	185.00–195.00	188.65
1	—	765	172.00	172.00
4	—	523	161.00–163.00	162.51
24	—	494	167.00–173.00	169.24
2	—	720	143.00–144.00	143.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	152.00–156.00	154.00
3	—	468	141.00–150.00	146.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,234	91.00–96.00	92.72
15	—	1,334	85.00–90.00	86.96
12	—	1,420	79.00–84.00	82.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	927	65.00–70.00	67.60
22	—	1,008	78.00–83.00	80.13
47	—	1,003	72.00–77.00	74.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,195	89.00–94.00	90.90
19	—	1,073	78.00–82.00	79.34
44	—	1,150	83.00–88.00	85.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,790	105.00–111.00	107.76
9	—	1,384	94.00–98.00	95.82
5	—	1,531	100.00–105.00	101.87

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	943.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,055.00–1,150.00	1,113.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,220.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,300.00

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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How this sale compares

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