Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $147.74/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$147.74

225 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$19.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	155.36	784	70
Medium and Large 2	500	147.41	737	114
Medium and Large 3	504	135.63	683	41

One grade step is worth $19.73/cwt here — about $101 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 sale225 hd

147.74

—

AL average14 barns · 1,773 hd

148.69

−0.96

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	1,660	102.51	1,702	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	83.94	1,197	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	81.83	977	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	72.73	740	66

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)	—	$1,175	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,055	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,261	8

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	—	576	143.91/cwt	140.00–149.00	829	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	151.84/cwt	150.00–159.00	582	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	140.92/cwt	136.00–148.00	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	159.97/cwt	158.00–162.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	155.21/cwt	155.00–158.00	788	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	144.26/cwt	139.00–148.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	151.28/cwt	146.00–156.00	652	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	180.70/cwt	175.00–184.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	182.69/cwt	181.00–190.00	804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	174.82/cwt	173.00–175.00	995	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	179.14/cwt	179.00–180.00	921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	141.76/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,026	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	199.19/cwt	192.00–202.00	757	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	164.31/cwt	160.00–166.00	790	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	161.24/cwt	159.00–169.00	919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	787	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,023	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	204.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	186.50/cwt	186.00–187.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	200.69/cwt	200.00–202.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	153.23/cwt	151.00–160.00	973	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	174.26/cwt	169.00–176.00	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	147.59/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,020	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	170.08/cwt	166.00–174.00	816	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	149.74/cwt	147.00–155.00	868	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	182.11/cwt	176.00–183.00	779	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	143.03/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	186.08/cwt	184.00–188.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	147.03/cwt	146.00–148.00	997	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	82.55/cwt	80.00–84.00	882	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	78.83/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,323	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	83.86/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,125	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	86.36/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,033	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	76.13/cwt	74.00–79.00	792	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	76.99/cwt	74.00–80.00	942	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	69.71/cwt	68.00–73.00	697	41
Bulls	—	—	1,660	102.51/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,702	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	89.17/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,152	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	83.02/cwt	82.00–84.00	953	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,261.25/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,261	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,055.00/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,055	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,095.00–1,300.00	1,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	128.61/cwt	122.00–130.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	129.34/cwt	125.00–132.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	159.49/cwt	158.00–160.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	163.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	847	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	151.45/cwt	150.00–153.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	133.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	147.99/cwt	143.00–151.00	790	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	175.51/cwt	170.00–183.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	149.88/cwt	147.00–153.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	133.00/cwt	130.00–137.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	129.32/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	138.00/cwt	132.00–142.00	656	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	153.01/cwt	151.00–157.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	149.00/cwt	144.00–153.00	714	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	138.50/cwt	136.00–140.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	161.21/cwt	157.00–167.00	690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	162.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	150.31/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,093	3

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,721Last week 1,591Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 370Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 28Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	576	140.00–149.00	143.91
19	—	383	150.00–159.00	151.84
2	—	325	169.00	169.00
16	—	431	146.00–156.00	151.28
17	—	534	143.00–151.00	147.99
4	—	676	130.00	130.00
26	—	479	144.00–153.00	149.00
4	—	631	136.00–140.00	138.50
3	—	718	129.00–130.00	129.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	136.00–148.00	140.92
6	—	620	122.00–130.00	128.61
6	—	577	125.00–132.00	129.34
8	—	526	130.00–140.00	133.12
2	—	323	147.00–153.00	149.88
10	—	475	132.00–142.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	158.00–162.00	159.97
20	—	508	155.00–158.00	155.21
3	—	675	139.00–148.00	144.26
4	—	613	143.00	143.00
7	—	327	170.00–183.00	175.51
5	—	720	130.00–137.00	133.00
3	—	783	128.00–131.00	129.32
5	—	577	151.00–157.00	153.01
13	—	428	157.00–167.00	161.21
8	—	383	160.00–168.00	162.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	181.00	181.00
4	—	378	175.00–184.00	180.70
2	—	693	135.00–139.00	137.01
20	—	481	160.00–166.00	164.31
13	—	787	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	165.00	165.00
17	—	569	173.00–175.00	174.82
7	—	514	179.00–180.00	179.14
3	—	417	200.00–210.00	204.00
2	—	488	186.00–187.00	186.50
3	—	727	148.00–153.00	150.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	440	181.00–190.00	182.69
21	—	724	140.00–146.00	141.76
19	—	380	192.00–202.00	199.19
9	—	570	159.00–169.00	161.24
3	—	330	200.00–202.00	200.69
10	—	635	151.00–160.00	153.23
8	—	529	169.00–176.00	174.26
32	—	691	138.00–155.00	147.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	480	166.00–174.00	170.08
15	—	580	147.00–155.00	149.74
10	—	428	176.00–183.00	182.11
7	—	518	160.00–165.00	163.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	142.00–144.00	143.03
9	—	424	184.00–188.00	186.08
2	—	678	146.00–148.00	147.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	151.00–153.00	151.99
4	—	429	158.00–160.00	159.49
2	—	528	150.00–153.00	151.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,068	80.00–84.00	82.55
19	—	1,040	74.00–79.00	76.13
41	—	1,000	68.00–73.00	69.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,678	77.00–80.00	78.83
14	—	1,341	81.00–86.00	83.86
10	—	1,292	88.00–92.00	89.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,196	85.00–89.00	86.36
20	—	1,223	74.00–80.00	76.99
13	—	1,148	82.00–84.00	83.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,660	100.00–104.00	102.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,261.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,055.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,095.00–1,300.00	1,175.00

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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

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