Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.00/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$145.00

338 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$22.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	149.15	826	193
Medium and Large 2	466	143.95	670	108
Medium and Large 3	520	126.43	657	37

One grade step is worth $22.72/cwt here — about $168 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 sale338 hd

145.00

—

AL average11 barns · 1,191 hd

142.37

+2.63

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	1,661	84.49	1,403	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	66.58	823	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	66.17	953	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	58.95	624	76

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)	—	$880	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	174.66/cwt	174.00–175.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	163.64/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,159	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	142.64/cwt	136.00–145.00	739	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	118.58/cwt	115.00–125.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	166.98/cwt	166.00–168.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	170.39/cwt	169.00–172.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	169.89/cwt	167.00–170.00	894	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	174.82/cwt	172.00–182.00	668	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	166.33/cwt	165.00–168.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.12/cwt	137.00–146.00	670	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	173.26/cwt	172.00–175.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	178.80/cwt	177.00–180.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	151.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	180.58/cwt	178.00–185.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	149.04/cwt	141.00–151.00	632	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	166.05/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,033	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	161.22/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	171.26/cwt	169.00–173.00	978	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	161.27/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	157.99/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	119.20/cwt	118.00–120.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	146.90/cwt	142.00–154.00	852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	159.63/cwt	155.00–164.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	156.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	825	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	175.97/cwt	175.00–177.00	736	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	64.19/cwt	62.00–66.00	703	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	68.79/cwt	67.00–72.00	856	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	56.43/cwt	55.00–60.00	589	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	70.53/cwt	70.00–71.00	757	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	64.19/cwt	62.00–66.00	904	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	69.35/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,033	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	62.76/cwt	60.00–65.00	765	22
Bulls	—	—	1,531	80.10/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,226	8
Bulls	—	—	1,896	90.97/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,725	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	86.77/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,462	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	880.00/head	860.00–900.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	149.91/cwt	148.00–155.00	766	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	149.33/cwt	141.00–150.00	908	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.91/cwt	147.00–153.00	853	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	161.91/cwt	160.00–170.00	701	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	146.62/cwt	142.00–152.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	618	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	135.59/cwt	132.00–140.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	133.39/cwt	128.00–138.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	131.41/cwt	129.00–134.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	679	115.17/cwt	110.00–118.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	139.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	935	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	151.73/cwt	149.00–155.00	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	154.14/cwt	152.00–160.00	664	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	148.69/cwt	145.00–155.00	552	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	137.36/cwt	131.00–141.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	173.57/cwt	172.00–175.00	896	16

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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,627Last week 1,606Year ago 1,757

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 276Year ago 274

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 24Year ago 37

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	174.00–175.00	174.66
17	—	708	160.00–164.00	163.64
3	—	780	160.00	160.00
5	—	431	177.00–180.00	178.80
66	—	622	165.00–170.00	166.05
15	—	571	169.00–173.00	171.26
8	—	678	160.00–166.00	161.27
16	—	516	172.00–175.00	173.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	166.00–168.00	166.98
14	—	375	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	169.00–172.00	170.39
28	—	526	167.00–170.00	169.89
16	—	382	172.00–182.00	174.82
6	—	575	165.00–168.00	166.33
4	—	426	172.00–175.00	173.26
5	—	725	150.00–155.00	151.00
5	—	317	178.00–185.00	180.58
5	—	633	160.00–164.00	161.22
4	—	680	155.00–160.00	157.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	518	136.00–145.00	142.64
17	—	475	137.00–146.00	141.12
21	—	424	141.00–151.00	149.04
5	—	629	129.00–134.00	131.41
30	—	371	145.00–155.00	148.69
5	—	576	131.00–141.00	137.36
3	—	728	120.00–121.00	120.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	115.00–125.00	118.58
10	—	475	125.00–135.00	130.20
5	—	377	132.00–140.00	135.59
2	—	720	110.00–115.00	112.47
8	—	423	128.00–138.00	133.39
5	—	679	110.00–118.00	115.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	511	148.00–155.00	149.91
29	—	608	141.00–150.00	149.33
57	—	573	147.00–153.00	148.91
21	—	670	130.00–140.00	139.52
8	—	471	149.00–155.00	151.73
26	—	431	152.00–160.00	154.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	118.00–120.00	119.20
3	—	627	120.00–125.00	123.32
5	—	475	142.00–152.00	146.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	142.00–154.00	146.90
6	—	483	155.00–164.00	159.63
17	—	527	150.00–160.00	156.60
2	—	613	138.00–140.00	138.99
16	—	433	160.00–170.00	161.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	175.00–177.00	175.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,095	62.00–66.00	64.19
53	—	1,043	55.00–60.00	56.43
2	—	1,073	70.00–71.00	70.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,245	67.00–72.00	68.79
22	—	1,219	60.00–65.00	62.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,409	62.00–66.00	64.19
5	—	1,490	69.00–71.00	69.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,531	78.00–82.00	80.10
4	—	1,896	90.00–92.00	90.97
4	—	1,685	85.00–88.00	86.77

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	860.00–900.00	880.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle