Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.35/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$133.35

242 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$13.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	139.93	867	60
Medium and Large 2	528	135.02	713	103
Medium and Large 3	527	126.16	665	79

One grade step is worth $13.77/cwt here — about $202 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 sale242 hd

133.35

—

AL average15 barns · 1,235 hd

134.32

−0.97

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	1,548	85.65	1,326	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,370	69.31	950	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	67.79	839	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	60.01	649	62

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)	—	$796	7

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	130.70/cwt	129.00–131.00	872	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.63/cwt	140.00–143.00	717	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	132.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	817	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	901	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	104.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	750	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.80/cwt	130.00–138.00	691	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	152.94/cwt	147.00–155.00	722	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	141.67/cwt	139.00–143.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	970	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	132.41/cwt	129.00–135.00	769	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	152.30/cwt	150.00–157.00	647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	146.23/cwt	144.00–148.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	158.71/cwt	153.00–160.00	598	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	152.50/cwt	150.00–160.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	826	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	141.32/cwt	140.00–142.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	142.53/cwt	140.00–147.00	894	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	161.81/cwt	156.00–165.00	794	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	132.26/cwt	132.00–135.00	938	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	147.72/cwt	145.00–152.00	857	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	151.13/cwt	149.00–152.00	939	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	169.47/cwt	168.00–175.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.79/cwt	134.00–141.00	774	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	66.43/cwt	64.00–69.00	944	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	72.38/cwt	71.00–75.00	953	15
Bulls	—	—	1,553	85.95/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,335	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	65.38/cwt	63.00–68.00	807	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	71.40/cwt	70.00–75.00	887	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	57.55/cwt	56.00–61.00	620	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	64.80/cwt	63.00–68.00	706	21
Bulls	—	—	1,715	93.32/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,600	5
Bulls	—	—	1,432	80.21/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,149	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	708.33/head	700.00–725.00	708	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	862.50/head	750.00–940.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	144.40/cwt	143.00–146.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	127.83/cwt	126.00–132.00	867	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	102.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	133.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	142.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	148.46/cwt	146.00–151.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	136.27/cwt	132.00–140.00	581	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	128.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	144.24/cwt	142.00–147.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	126.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	118.34/cwt	117.00–120.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	148.31/cwt	146.00–152.00	546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	117.67/cwt	116.00–121.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	139.85/cwt	139.00–142.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	153.03/cwt	150.00–159.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	132.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	641	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	127.20/cwt	122.00–132.00	667	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	135.44/cwt	134.00–138.00	838	13

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 Oct 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,841Last week 1,785Year ago 2,058

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 375Year ago 254

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 13Year ago 61

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	667	129.00–131.00	130.70
13	—	510	140.00–143.00	140.63
3	—	768	105.00–107.00	105.66
30	—	616	130.00–137.00	132.66
13	—	570	134.00–141.00	135.79
2	—	468	146.00–151.00	148.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	605	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	100.00–105.00	102.00
5	—	525	130.00–136.00	133.60
5	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.00
3	—	560	120.00–130.00	126.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
19	—	678	126.00–132.00	127.83
13	—	619	134.00–138.00	135.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	137.00–139.00	138.00
13	—	595	151.50	151.50
11	—	540	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	718	100.00–105.00	104.41
15	—	426	132.00–140.00	136.27
3	—	330	142.00–147.00	144.24
6	—	577	117.00–120.00	118.34
2	—	660	110.00–116.00	113.02
24	—	483	130.00–137.00	132.67
15	—	524	122.00–132.00	127.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	520	130.00–138.00	132.80
45	—	581	129.00–135.00	132.41
5	—	425	143.00–146.00	144.40
5	—	625	120.00–130.00	128.00
10	—	368	146.00–152.00	148.31
3	—	677	116.00–121.00	117.67
6	—	464	139.00–142.00	139.85
3	—	327	150.00–159.00	153.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	147.00–155.00	152.94
10	—	425	150.00–157.00	152.30
4	—	531	144.00–148.00	146.23
14	—	377	153.00–160.00	158.71
3	—	580	140.00–142.00	141.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	139.00–143.00	141.67
2	—	425	160.00	160.00
4	—	525	150.00–160.00	152.50
13	—	627	140.00–147.00	142.53
31	—	491	156.00–165.00	161.81
12	—	709	132.00–135.00	132.26
19	—	580	145.00–152.00	147.72
8	—	373	168.00–175.00	169.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	660	147.00	147.00
2	—	723	140.00–145.00	142.49
15	—	621	149.00–152.00	151.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,421	64.00–69.00	66.43
15	—	1,316	71.00–75.00	72.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,234	63.00–68.00	65.38
28	—	1,242	70.00–75.00	71.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,077	56.00–61.00	57.55
21	—	1,089	63.00–68.00	64.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,553	84.00–90.00	85.95
5	—	1,715	92.00–97.00	93.32
8	—	1,432	78.00–83.00	80.21

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)	3	—	—	700.00–725.00	708.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–940.00	862.50

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

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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