Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.61/cwt on 332 head.

Average price

$183.61

332 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$416

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$24.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	410	193.25	793	47
Medium and Large 1	606	186.35	1,130	206
Medium and Large 3	390	182.05	709	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	714	169.25	1,208	70

One grade step is worth $24.00/cwt here — about −$416 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 sale332 hd

183.61

—

AL average10 barns · 667 hd

181.62

+1.98

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	1,590	97.12	1,544	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	86.52	1,226	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	83.47	981	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	70.45	670	28

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)	—	$575	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	203.55/cwt	200.00–210.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	181.63/cwt	180.00–185.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	166.50/cwt	165.00–168.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	134.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	140.61/cwt	137.00–145.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	190.13/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,050	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	197.73/cwt	195.00–202.00	957	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	177.02/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	168.13/cwt	168.00–169.00	849	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	166.34/cwt	166.00–167.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	148.10/cwt	145.00–151.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	190.72/cwt	187.00–192.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	175.68/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	183.75/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,172	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	188.96/cwt	185.00–195.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	182.61/cwt	176.00–186.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	163.89/cwt	160.00–168.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	192.73/cwt	189.00–198.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	203.22/cwt	200.00–208.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	216.67/cwt	215.00–220.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	193.76/cwt	188.00–195.00	802	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	196.69/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,056	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	1,208	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	168.74/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,284	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	181.96/cwt	177.00–185.00	777	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	155.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	167.00/cwt	164.00–170.00	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	175.54/cwt	170.00–180.00	834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	192.41/cwt	190.00–197.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	159.19/cwt	154.00–164.00	683	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	145.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	156.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	156.51/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,042	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	208.83/cwt	205.00–215.00	796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	150.62/cwt	147.00–157.00	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	163.75/cwt	161.00–166.00	784	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	162.25/cwt	162.00–163.00	930	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	160.49/cwt	160.00–162.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,169	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	161.30/cwt	158.00–164.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	139.34/cwt	134.00–144.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	152.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	573	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	162.45/cwt	160.00–166.00	619	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	153.08/cwt	150.00–156.00	873	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/head	525.00–625.00	575	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	72.20/cwt	69.00–75.00	688	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	80.62/cwt	78.00–83.00	813	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	82.80/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,183	8
Bulls	—	—	1,569	96.05/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,507	8
Bulls	—	—	1,776	105.96/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,882	8
Bulls	—	—	1,401	88.23/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,236	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	90.23/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,269	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	66.00/cwt	65.00–67.00	618	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	75.82/cwt	75.00–77.00	849	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	82.33/cwt	79.00–85.00	957	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	88.25/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,075	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 Jan 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,271Last week 1,263Year ago 497

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 0Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 6

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	200.00–210.00	203.55
3	—	520	180.00–185.00	181.63
2	—	565	175.00–179.00	177.02
3	—	463	185.00–195.00	188.96
8	—	373	189.00–198.00	192.73
24	—	414	188.00–195.00	193.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	552	190.00–192.00	190.13
8	—	484	195.00–202.00	197.73
3	—	665	173.00–180.00	175.68
93	—	638	179.00–185.00	183.75
4	—	424	200.00–208.00	203.22
3	—	325	215.00–220.00	216.67
13	—	537	196.00–197.00	196.69
30	—	761	168.00–172.00	168.74
9	—	381	205.00–215.00	208.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	187.00–192.00	190.72
3	—	378	176.00–186.00	182.61
2	—	530	160.00–168.00	163.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	555	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	714	169.25	169.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	165.00–168.00	166.50
5	—	573	137.00–145.00	140.61
27	—	429	154.00–164.00	159.19
2	—	725	127.00	127.00
7	—	477	150.00–160.00	156.59
11	—	524	147.00–157.00	150.62
3	—	630	135.00–140.00	138.31
22	—	381	160.00–166.00	162.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	130.00–140.00	134.31
2	—	423	140.00–150.00	145.21
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.52
4	—	323	160.00–162.00	160.49
3	—	730	110.00–115.00	113.31
6	—	482	134.00–144.00	139.34
13	—	375	150.00–158.00	152.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	505	168.00–169.00	168.13
35	—	666	150.00–157.00	156.51
19	—	573	162.00–163.00	162.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	166.00–167.00	166.34
2	—	625	145.00–151.00	148.10
19	—	479	161.00–166.00	163.75
3	—	528	158.00–164.00	161.30
2	—	570	150.00–156.00	153.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	718	162.75	162.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	177.00–185.00	181.96
4	—	525	164.00–170.00	167.00
2	—	675	150.00	150.00
8	—	475	170.00–180.00	175.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	150.00–160.00	155.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	190.00–197.00	192.41

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	—	—	525.00–625.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	953	69.00–75.00	72.20
3	—	1,008	78.00–83.00	80.62
12	—	936	65.00–67.00	66.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,429	80.00–85.00	82.80
8	—	1,406	87.00–92.00	90.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,120	75.00–77.00	75.82
21	—	1,162	79.00–85.00	82.33
13	—	1,218	86.00–91.00	88.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,569	93.00–98.00	96.05
8	—	1,776	103.00–109.00	105.96
7	—	1,401	85.00–90.00	88.23

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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Steers · 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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle