Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.23/cwt on 598 head.

Average price

$158.23

598 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	697	159.86	1,114	89
Medium and Large 1	608	159.33	968	369
Medium and Large 2	484	156.01	755	120
Medium and Large 3	467	144.05	673	20

One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $441 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 sale598 hd

158.23

—

AL average16 barns · 2,156 hd

156.88

+1.34

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	1,544	96.42	1,489	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	84.50	1,268	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	80.05	944	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	67.45	677	41

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)	—	$775	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$825	14

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	89.91/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,315	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	84.40/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,283	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	88.97/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,131	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	78.84/cwt	77.00–82.00	873	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	75.72/cwt	73.00–78.00	866	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	72.12/cwt	69.00–75.00	769	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	81.47/cwt	79.00–84.00	964	20
Bulls	—	—	1,608	98.75/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,588	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	91.03/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,297	12
Bulls	—	—	1,751	106.02/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,856	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	800.00–925.00	875	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	625.00–825.00	725	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	775.00–875.00	825	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	164.53/cwt	160.00–168.00	775	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	157.06/cwt	153.00–160.00	902	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	189.61/cwt	187.00–190.00	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	157.41/cwt	153.00–160.00	971	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	162.18/cwt	160.00–165.00	926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	138.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	134.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	911	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	154.06/cwt	148.00–157.00	812	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	170.54/cwt	168.00–174.00	559	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	146.54/cwt	141.00–150.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	143.54/cwt	142.00–145.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	151.70/cwt	149.00–155.00	924	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	146.68/cwt	143.00–152.00	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	152.35/cwt	150.00–158.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	116.63/cwt	115.00–119.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	148.74/cwt	144.00–154.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	162.25/cwt	157.00–166.00	709	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	165.98/cwt	165.00–168.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	157.47/cwt	154.00–160.00	739	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	166.58/cwt	162.00–172.00	625	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	868	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	701	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,143	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	981	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,137	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	729	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	984	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	173.70/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,160	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	184.86/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,152	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	205.12/cwt	203.00–206.00	964	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	173.23/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,285	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	159.26/cwt	156.50–161.00	1,050	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,244	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	198.72/cwt	194.00–200.00	962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	194.37/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	199.91/cwt	197.00–205.00	878	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	160.03/cwt	158.00–162.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	172.32/cwt	171.00–173.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	201.27/cwt	198.00–208.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	167.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	206.99/cwt	206.00–208.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	219.90/cwt	215.00–225.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	184.73/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,230	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	192.12/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,118	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	193.51/cwt	190.00–195.50	1,277	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,102	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,262	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	127.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	189.08/cwt	184.00–192.00	894	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	173.32/cwt	170.00–180.00	910	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	64.28/cwt	62.00–67.00	622	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	77.72/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,188	11

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,124Last week 1,271Year ago 907

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 177Year ago 176

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 6Year ago 29

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,463	88.00–94.00	89.91
11	—	1,520	81.00–86.00	84.40
11	—	1,529	75.00–80.00	77.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	86.00–92.00	88.97
21	—	1,144	73.00–78.00	75.72
20	—	1,183	79.00–84.00	81.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	77.00–82.00	78.84
11	—	1,066	69.00–75.00	72.12
27	—	968	62.00–67.00	64.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	97.00–100.00	98.75
12	—	1,425	89.00–95.00	91.03
6	—	1,751	104.00–107.00	106.02

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	—	—	800.00–925.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	625.00–825.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	775.00–875.00	825.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	471	160.00–168.00	164.53
45	—	574	153.00–160.00	157.06
2	—	710	138.00–140.00	139.01
42	—	609	149.00–155.00	151.70
7	—	543	162.00	162.00
5	—	440	165.00–168.00	165.98
2	—	790	125.00–127.00	125.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	677	130.00–135.00	134.63
13	—	527	148.00–157.00	154.06
11	—	328	168.00–174.00	170.54
7	—	576	143.00–152.00	146.68
27	—	437	157.00–166.00	162.25
2	—	788	118.00–120.00	118.99
21	—	469	154.00–160.00	157.47
20	—	375	162.00–172.00	166.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	141.00–150.00	146.54
2	—	528	142.00–145.00	143.54
6	—	376	150.00–158.00	152.35
3	—	680	115.00–119.00	116.63
5	—	419	144.00–154.00	148.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	515	168.50	168.50
19	—	701	163.00	163.00
7	—	575	162.00	162.00
36	—	613	160.00	160.00
81	—	659	156.50–161.00	159.26
36	—	805	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	691	164.50	164.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	729	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	187.00–190.00	189.61
5	—	617	153.00–160.00	157.41
5	—	571	160.00–165.00	162.18
2	—	763	125.00–131.00	127.99
2	—	675	150.00	150.00
25	—	473	184.00–192.00	189.08
9	—	525	170.00–180.00	173.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	632	130.00–140.00	138.59
4	—	425	180.00	180.00
2	—	675	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	668	168.00–175.00	173.70
10	—	484	194.00–200.00	198.72
5	—	520	188.00–198.00	194.37
11	—	439	197.00–205.00	199.91
3	—	372	198.00–208.00	201.27
2	—	760	154.00–155.00	154.50
2	—	735	165.00–170.00	167.47
2	—	328	206.00–208.00	206.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	623	180.00–185.00	184.86
27	—	470	203.00–206.00	205.12
17	—	742	173.00–177.00	173.23
3	—	320	215.00–225.00	219.90
53	—	666	178.00–185.00	184.73
50	—	582	190.00–194.00	192.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	158.00–162.00	160.03
3	—	530	171.00–173.00	172.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	660	190.00–195.50	193.51
15	—	535	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	724	174.25	174.25

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

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How this sale compares

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