Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

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 steers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.04/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$132.04

216 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$11.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	134.43	659	109
Medium and Large 1	605	134.35	813	64
Medium and Large 3	485	122.52	594	43

One grade step is worth $11.91/cwt here — about $64 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 sale216 hd

132.04

—

AL average16 barns · 1,349 hd

134.00

−1.97

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	—	High	1,603	82.27	1,318	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	66.59	964	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	65.01	814	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	56.49	606	45

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,213	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$935	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$694	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$483	9

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	576	136.84/cwt	136.00–138.00	788	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	168.66/cwt	164.00–174.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	128.02/cwt	126.00–129.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	172.32/cwt	168.00–176.00	820	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	154.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,052	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	118.32/cwt	116.00–122.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	148.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	144.27/cwt	141.00–148.00	529	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	154.78/cwt	150.00–158.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	156.21/cwt	153.00–162.00	590	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	158.08/cwt	154.00–160.00	977	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	172.02/cwt	170.00–176.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	180.09/cwt	175.00–181.00	758	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	163.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	946	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	163.00/cwt	160.00–168.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	140.99/cwt	139.00–143.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	167.84/cwt	165.00–172.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	146.94/cwt	142.00–152.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	156.29/cwt	150.00–158.00	842	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	162.52/cwt	160.00–166.00	767	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	154.30/cwt	152.00–155.00	872	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	134.09/cwt	134.00–135.00	947	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	127.59/cwt	121.00–131.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	145.24/cwt	140.00–148.00	619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	145.23/cwt	144.00–153.00	684	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	134.99/cwt	131.00–140.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	134.29/cwt	125.00–147.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	129.23/cwt	125.00–133.00	792	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	53.60/cwt	52.00–56.00	566	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	990	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	71.99/cwt	71.00–75.00	896	7
Bulls	—	—	2,145	89.53/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,920	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	60.11/cwt	58.00–63.00	656	20
Bulls	—	—	1,438	77.33/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,112	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	72.30/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,030	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	67.50/cwt	65.00–70.00	921	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	66.49/cwt	65.00–69.00	824	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	61.61/cwt	59.00–64.00	778	20
Bulls	—	—	1,589	84.42/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,341	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	483.33/head	400.00–600.00	483	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	935.00/head	900.00–970.00	935	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	694.44/head	625.00–775.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	137.57/cwt	132.00–141.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	115.50/cwt	114.00–121.00	620	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.34/cwt	127.00–135.00	678	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	138.13/cwt	132.00–142.00	655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	116.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.00/cwt	128.00–136.00	693	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	134.17/cwt	132.00–138.00	640	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	125.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	597	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	116.73/cwt	115.00–118.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	138.30/cwt	136.00–145.00	589	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	128.42/cwt	125.00–132.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	113.74/cwt	111.00–120.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.50/cwt	139.00–142.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	949	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 →

Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL

Tue Oct 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,606Last week 1,841Year ago 1,853

Slaughter CattleReceipts 276Last week 328Year ago 320

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	576	136.00–138.00	136.84
8	—	710	125.00	125.00
15	—	620	133.00	133.00
6	—	530	139.00–142.00	140.50
2	—	775	120.00–125.00	122.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	130.00–134.00	132.00
3	—	620	126.00–129.00	128.02
3	—	675	116.00–122.00	118.32
13	—	367	141.00–148.00	144.27
33	—	525	128.00–136.00	132.00
17	—	477	132.00–138.00	134.17
4	—	735	115.00–118.00	116.73
29	—	426	136.00–145.00	138.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	132.00–141.00	137.57
15	—	537	114.00–121.00	115.50
2	—	365	135.00–136.00	135.50
14	—	476	120.00–130.00	125.37
5	—	427	125.00–132.00	128.42
4	—	574	111.00–120.00	113.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	164.00–174.00	168.66
16	—	476	168.00–176.00	172.32
13	—	681	150.00–155.00	154.53
11	—	618	154.00–160.00	158.08
28	—	421	175.00–181.00	180.09
20	—	579	160.00–170.00	163.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	145.00–150.00	148.63
4	—	420	150.00–158.00	154.78
14	—	378	153.00–162.00	156.21
5	—	325	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	170.00–176.00	172.02
8	—	425	160.00–168.00	163.00
2	—	690	139.00–143.00	140.99
6	—	372	165.00–172.00	167.84
2	—	623	142.00–152.00	146.94
17	—	539	150.00–158.00	156.29
8	—	472	160.00–166.00	162.52
22	—	565	152.00–155.00	154.30
2	—	775	130.00	130.00
11	—	706	134.00–135.00	134.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	121.00–131.00	127.59
8	—	426	140.00–148.00	145.24
4	—	725	105.00–110.00	107.50
13	—	520	127.00–135.00	130.34
8	—	474	132.00–142.00	138.13
3	—	618	110.00–120.00	116.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	471	144.00–153.00	145.23
4	—	578	131.00–140.00	134.99
6	—	523	125.00–147.00	134.29
4	—	613	125.00–133.00	129.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,056	52.00–56.00	53.60
20	—	1,092	58.00–63.00	60.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,650	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,424	71.00–74.00	72.30
11	—	1,365	65.00–70.00	67.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	71.00–75.00	71.99
13	—	1,240	65.00–69.00	66.49
20	—	1,263	59.00–64.00	61.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,145	89.00–90.00	89.53
6	—	1,438	75.00–80.00	77.33
7	—	1,589	82.00–87.00	84.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	400.00–600.00	483.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–970.00	935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	625.00–775.00	694.44

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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