Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

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 cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.71/cwt on 288 head.

Average price

$145.71

288 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$26.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	619	165.00	1,021	63
Medium and Large 1	644	141.37	910	27
Medium and Large 2	528	140.58	742	152
Medium and Large 3	426	138.81	591	46

One grade step is worth $26.19/cwt here — about $430 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 sale288 hd

145.71

—

AL average15 barns · 1,638 hd

145.09

+0.62

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	1,504	88.29	1,328	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	70.23	876	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,331	69.81	929	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	66.17	684	56

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)	—	$836	9

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2Value Added	—	619	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,021	63
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	168.97/cwt	167.00–170.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	138.61/cwt	134.00–141.00	803	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	129.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	148.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	620	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	150.67/cwt	147.00–154.00	571	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	773	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	147.00/cwt	140.00–149.00	919	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	201.61/cwt	197.00–205.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.44/cwt	139.00–149.00	677	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	161.42/cwt	159.00–166.00	922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	183.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	167.49/cwt	166.00–168.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	153.95/cwt	150.00–155.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	143.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	146.54/cwt	144.00–150.00	996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	174.04/cwt	170.00–177.00	825	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	196.57/cwt	192.00–200.00	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	136.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	917	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	714	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	186.92/cwt	182.00–192.00	705	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	158.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	992	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	181.77/cwt	180.00–188.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	165.75/cwt	164.00–169.00	870	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	166.00/cwt	161.00–171.00	789	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	169.00/cwt	168.00–170.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	153.14/cwt	153.00–154.00	937	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	162.33/cwt	159.00–169.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	187.01/cwt	186.00–188.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	137.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	924	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	78.49/cwt	78.00–79.00	987	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	73.42/cwt	71.00–76.00	911	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	67.32/cwt	65.00–70.00	843	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	62.36/cwt	60.00–65.00	647	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	69.05/cwt	68.00–70.00	925	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	73.33/cwt	73.00–74.00	944	3
Bulls	—	—	1,417	84.36/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,195	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	70.26/cwt	68.00–73.00	723	27
Bulls	—	—	1,559	90.74/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,415	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	881.25/head	800.00–925.00	881	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	700.00–850.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	155.59/cwt	151.00–161.00	818	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	118.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	134.60/cwt	130.00–139.00	845	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	154.45/cwt	150.00–159.00	741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	162.00/cwt	159.00–165.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	175.19/cwt	172.00–182.00	743	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	139.62/cwt	137.00–142.00	737	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	138.88/cwt	134.00–143.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	144.00/cwt	142.00–148.00	468	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	142.75/cwt	141.00–148.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	140.67/cwt	139.00–143.00	882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	151.75/cwt	146.00–156.00	873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	131.14/cwt	129.00–133.00	883	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	140.78/cwt	136.00–146.00	954	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	142.83/cwt	140.00–147.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	137.02/cwt	135.00–141.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	143.90/cwt	140.00–146.00	554	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	175.40/cwt	171.00–180.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	135.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	129.16/cwt	126.00–133.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2

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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Tue Sep 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,676Last week 1,520Year ago 1,614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 425Last week 359Year ago 238

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	619	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	579	134.00–141.00	138.61
20	—	418	145.00–150.00	148.42
18	—	379	147.00–154.00	150.67
28	—	475	139.00–149.00	142.44
21	—	528	137.00–142.00	139.62
27	—	673	129.00–133.00	131.14
10	—	625	132.00–137.00	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	127.00–130.00	129.01
4	—	556	145.00	145.00
2	—	418	155.00–160.00	157.46
9	—	678	136.00–146.00	140.78
6	—	621	140.00–147.00	142.83
3	—	728	135.00–141.00	137.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	134.00–143.00	138.88
8	—	325	142.00–148.00	144.00
15	—	385	140.00–146.00	143.90
7	—	476	130.00–138.00	135.55
6	—	524	126.00–133.00	129.16
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	167.00–170.00	168.97
5	—	773	132.00	132.00
21	—	625	140.00–149.00	147.00
4	—	461	166.00–168.00	167.49
5	—	562	150.00–155.00	153.95
2	—	525	155.00	155.00
9	—	674	135.00–140.00	136.11
7	—	714	135.00	135.00
8	—	326	180.00–188.00	181.77
5	—	375	171.00–180.00	175.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	197.00–205.00	201.61
2	—	763	152.00–155.00	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	159.00–166.00	161.42
8	—	431	180.00–185.00	183.40
7	—	721	140.00–146.00	143.01
9	—	680	144.00–150.00	146.54
16	—	474	170.00–177.00	174.04
7	—	776	138.00–140.00	139.00
7	—	325	192.00–200.00	196.57
13	—	377	182.00–192.00	186.92
20	—	626	155.00–160.00	158.45
16	—	525	164.00–169.00	165.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	475	161.00–171.00	166.00
6	—	673	135.00–140.00	137.33
12	—	526	151.00–161.00	155.59
22	—	424	172.00–182.00	175.19
6	—	627	139.00–143.00	140.67
12	—	575	146.00–156.00	151.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	168.00–170.00	169.00
7	—	612	153.00–154.00	153.14
3	—	575	159.00–169.00	162.33
2	—	408	186.00–188.00	187.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	115.00–121.00	118.04
15	—	628	130.00–139.00	134.60
7	—	480	150.00–159.00	154.45
2	—	440	159.00–165.00	162.00
4	—	525	141.00–148.00	142.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	78.00–79.00	78.49
24	—	1,241	71.00–76.00	73.42
32	—	1,252	65.00–70.00	67.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,038	60.00–65.00	62.36
27	—	1,029	68.00–73.00	70.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,340	68.00–70.00	69.05
3	—	1,287	73.00–74.00	73.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,417	81.00–86.00	84.36
8	—	1,559	90.00–92.00	90.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–925.00	881.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–850.00	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

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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle