Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.18/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$142.18

203 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$15.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	150.96	756	61
Medium and Large 2	537	139.10	747	116
Medium and Large 3	444	135.32	601	26

One grade step is worth $15.64/cwt here — about $155 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 sale203 hd

142.18

—

AL average14 barns · 1,786 hd

141.92

+0.26

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	90.59	1,385	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	75.08	1,015	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	72.64	885	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	67.62	714	46

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)	—	$784	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$933	6

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	424	139.25/cwt	136.00–142.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	126.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	837	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	153.51/cwt	153.00–154.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	132.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	138.19/cwt	134.00–140.00	804	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	136.82/cwt	135.00–139.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	634	4
Steers	Small 2	—	575	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,046	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	152.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	752	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	142.32/cwt	140.00–143.00	911	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	135.75/cwt	131.00–137.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	139.32/cwt	135.00–142.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	148.66/cwt	146.00–152.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	169.13/cwt	168.00–170.00	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	150.19/cwt	147.00–155.00	862	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	176.21/cwt	171.00–180.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	158.69/cwt	155.00–160.00	819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	166.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	780	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	128.99/cwt	126.00–132.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	142.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	165.26/cwt	162.00–168.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	179.50/cwt	177.00–182.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	158.94/cwt	155.00–164.00	752	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	81.12/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,150	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	69.43/cwt	67.00–72.00	841	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	65.47/cwt	63.00–68.00	690	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	71.64/cwt	69.00–73.00	759	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	75.40/cwt	74.00–78.00	992	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	69.11/cwt	68.00–70.00	941	9
Bulls	—	—	1,490	91.83/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,368	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	79.96/cwt	79.00–81.00	959	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	74.93/cwt	73.00–78.00	922	26
Bulls	—	—	1,468	84.69/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,243	5
Bulls	—	—	1,878	99.15/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,862	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	696.88/head	600.00–775.00	697	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	870.63/head	800.00–925.00	871	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	933.33/head	900.00–1,000.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	129.96/cwt	124.00–136.00	810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	124.39/cwt	120.00–129.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	140.57/cwt	138.00–144.00	522	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	677	119.00/cwt	115.00–122.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	148.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	145.77/cwt	142.00–150.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	141.88/cwt	140.00–147.00	682	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	137.89/cwt	136.00–140.00	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.71/cwt	145.00–154.00	641	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.29/cwt	148.00–155.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	143.36/cwt	142.00–146.00	470	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 →

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Tue Sep 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,507Last week 1,676Year ago 1,676

Slaughter CattleReceipts 333Last week 425Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 12Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	136.00–142.00	139.25
2	—	635	116.00–119.00	117.51
5	—	478	135.00–139.00	136.82
2	—	518	120.00–129.00	124.39
7	—	371	138.00–144.00	140.57
2	—	575	120.00	120.00
3	—	328	142.00–146.00	143.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	660	120.00–130.00	126.87
37	—	582	134.00–140.00	138.19
7	—	623	124.00–136.00	129.96
27	—	481	140.00–147.00	141.88
9	—	521	136.00–140.00	137.89
13	—	425	145.00–154.00	150.71
7	—	375	148.00–155.00	150.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	605	140.00	140.00
31	—	492	150.00–155.00	152.76
9	—	425	158.00	158.00
7	—	570	140.00–150.00	145.56
4	—	360	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	153.00–154.00	153.51
4	—	630	130.00–138.00	132.05
3	—	573	135.00–142.00	139.32
3	—	517	146.00–152.00	148.66
2	—	658	126.00–130.00	128.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	172.00	172.00
12	—	675	155.00	155.00
4	—	375	190.00–200.00	195.00
5	—	610	158.00	158.00
4	—	545	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	190.00–200.00	195.00
22	—	640	140.00–143.00	142.32
10	—	670	141.00	141.00
5	—	717	131.00–137.00	135.75
7	—	436	168.00–170.00	169.13
48	—	574	147.00–155.00	150.19
4	—	371	171.00–180.00	176.21
10	—	516	155.00–160.00	158.69
23	—	468	160.00–170.00	166.63
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	126.00–132.00	128.99
3	—	635	132.00–136.00	134.00
3	—	423	162.00–168.00	165.26
7	—	473	155.00–164.00	158.94
5	—	525	145.00–150.00	148.00
4	—	573	142.00–150.00	145.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	140.00–145.00	142.80
3	—	677	115.00–122.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	177.00–182.00	179.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,418	80.00–82.00	81.12
17	—	1,315	74.00–78.00	75.40
9	—	1,362	68.00–70.00	69.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,211	67.00–72.00	69.43
5	—	1,199	79.00–81.00	79.96
26	—	1,230	73.00–78.00	74.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,054	63.00–68.00	65.47
16	—	1,060	69.00–73.00	71.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,490	89.00–95.00	91.83
5	—	1,468	82.00–87.00	84.69
2	—	1,878	97.00–101.00	99.15

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)	8	—	—	600.00–775.00	696.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	800.00–925.00	870.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	933.33

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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Slaughter Cattle

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