Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.81/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$151.81

221 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$20.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	155.55	860	140
Medium and Large 2	492	150.01	738	56
Medium and Large 3	498	134.85	672	25

One grade step is worth $20.70/cwt here — about $188 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 sale221 hd

151.81

—

AL average12 barns · 1,302 hd

148.82

+2.99

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	1,514	86.62	1,311	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	70.13	988	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	69.01	827	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	60.30	635	54

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)	—	$978	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$833	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	—	637	133.36/cwt	133.00–136.00	850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	149.78/cwt	144.00–154.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	138.19/cwt	135.00–142.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	116.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	143.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	151.92/cwt	148.00–155.00	725	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	992	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	181.76/cwt	179.00–188.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	155.33/cwt	154.00–156.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	152.68/cwt	152.00–154.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	181.89/cwt	178.00–187.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	163.03/cwt	160.00–166.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	911	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,144	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	159.50/cwt	156.00–162.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	170.66/cwt	168.00–175.00	980	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,208	60
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	177.33/cwt	174.00–180.00	663	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	187.19/cwt	180.00–190.00	818	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	177.00/cwt	175.00–181.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	166.59/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	185.71/cwt	182.00–192.00	685	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	155.93/cwt	153.00–159.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	166.43/cwt	162.00–170.00	865	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	180.00/cwt	176.00–184.00	770	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	719	130.72/cwt	130.00–138.00	940	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	147.32/cwt	144.00–154.00	918	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	72.21/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,034	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	67.53/cwt	64.00–69.00	933	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	58.27/cwt	56.00–62.00	605	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	67.42/cwt	65.00–70.00	741	12
Bulls	—	—	1,433	83.01/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,190	13
Bulls	—	—	1,793	95.85/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,719	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	64.99/cwt	63.00–68.00	795	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	78.59/cwt	77.00–80.00	930	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	71.50/cwt	69.00–74.00	841	24
Bulls	—	—	1,569	89.77/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,408	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	833.33/head	800.00–850.00	833	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	737.50/head	700.00–775.00	738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,058.33/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,058	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	154.75/cwt	150.00–157.00	893	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	148.33/cwt	145.00–151.00	905	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	120.47/cwt	118.00–123.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	135.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	173.78/cwt	170.00–180.00	822	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	146.47/cwt	143.00–150.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	133.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	143.19/cwt	140.00–146.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	166.79/cwt	164.00–170.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	123.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	682	127.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	169.95/cwt	166.00–172.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	179.23/cwt	175.00–182.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	174.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	161.11/cwt	157.00–165.00	752	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	156.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	665	9

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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,101Last week 1,806Year ago 1,575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 256Last week 250Year ago 434

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 38

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	637	133.00–136.00	133.36
9	—	524	144.00–154.00	149.78
3	—	573	140.00–145.00	143.34
15	—	477	148.00–155.00	151.92
4	—	376	156.00–162.00	159.50
5	—	326	164.00–170.00	166.79
9	—	426	150.00–160.00	156.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	135.00–142.00	138.19
4	—	668	110.00–120.00	116.28
3	—	328	152.00–154.00	152.68
4	—	526	130.00–135.00	133.24
5	—	421	140.00–146.00	143.19
3	—	575	120.00–130.00	123.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	694	143.00	143.00
4	—	328	179.00–188.00	181.76
6	—	527	154.00–156.00	155.33
40	—	577	150.00–157.00	154.75
32	—	610	145.00–151.00	148.33
5	—	379	175.00–182.00	179.23
4	—	413	170.00–180.00	174.72
32	—	467	157.00–165.00	161.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	178.00–187.00	181.89
2	—	670	159.00–160.00	159.49
38	—	574	168.00–175.00	170.66
29	—	437	180.00–190.00	187.19
6	—	525	175.00–181.00	177.00
5	—	615	163.00–171.00	166.59
11	—	369	182.00–192.00	185.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	160.00–166.00	163.03
23	—	588	155.00	155.00
12	—	374	174.00–180.00	177.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	689	166.00	166.00
60	—	728	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	153.00–159.00	155.93
4	—	485	155.00–165.00	160.00
2	—	735	118.00–123.00	120.47
6	—	628	130.00–140.00	135.19
2	—	590	143.00–150.00	146.47
3	—	682	124.00–130.00	127.96
5	—	432	166.00–172.00	169.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	520	162.00–170.00	166.43
7	—	428	176.00–184.00	180.00
11	—	719	130.00–138.00	130.72
3	—	623	144.00–154.00	147.32
9	—	473	170.00–180.00	173.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,432	70.00–75.00	72.21
8	—	1,381	64.00–69.00	67.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,039	56.00–62.00	58.27
12	—	1,099	65.00–70.00	67.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,224	63.00–68.00	64.99
3	—	1,183	77.00–80.00	78.59
24	—	1,176	69.00–74.00	71.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,433	81.00–86.00	83.01
2	—	1,793	94.00–97.00	95.85
9	—	1,569	87.00–92.00	89.77

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–850.00	833.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,058.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–775.00	737.50

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

Replacement Cattle