Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $220.39/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$220.39

264 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

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

$42.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	242.50	1,115	35
Medium and Large 2	491	228.93	1,125	136
Medium and Large 3	606	199.58	1,210	93

One grade step is worth $42.91/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale264 hd

220.39

—

AL average14 barns · 856 hd

216.02

+4.37

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	1,695	112.56	1,908	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,346	97.09	1,307	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	95.93	1,117	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	88.54	877	46

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)	—	$1,018	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,697	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,391	16

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
Bulls	—	—	1,735	111.29/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,931	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	900.00–1,050.00	975	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	210.60/cwt	204.00–214.00	794	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	242.51/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,147	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	186.94/cwt	181.00–191.00	983	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	212.36/cwt	205.00–215.00	998	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	212.33/cwt	208.00–215.00	902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	177.51/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	230.49/cwt	227.00–234.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	206.02/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	213.96/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	220.98/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	244.04/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,066	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	194.10/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,267	51
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	197.59/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,259	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	219.06/cwt	216.00–224.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	213.80/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,197	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	233.11/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,107	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	253.00/cwt	250.00–256.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	736	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,325	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	218.48/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,138	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	248.78/cwt	243.00–250.00	809	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	209.50/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,309	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	233.58/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,025	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	240.93/cwt	236.00–246.00	903	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	529	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,206	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	235.63/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,223	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	210.00/cwt	208.00–212.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	154.54/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	202.99/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	226.00/cwt	222.00–230.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	778	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	189.33/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,197	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	89.75/cwt	88.00–93.00	920	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	98.26/cwt	96.00–101.00	968	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	84.38/cwt	82.00–87.00	818	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	93.67/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,298	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	100.50/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,313	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	89.72/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,092	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	103.16/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,170	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	97.08/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,106	19
Bulls	—	—	1,635	114.46/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,871	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,861.11/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,861	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,390.63/head	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,391	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,328.13/head	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,328	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	194.40/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	219.19/cwt	217.00–225.00	824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	213.50/cwt	212.00–215.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	190.03/cwt	187.00–193.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,148	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	192.55/cwt	188.00–197.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	178.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	939	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	195.18/cwt	190.00–200.00	927	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	743	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	213.45/cwt	209.00–218.00	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	180.23/cwt	178.00–183.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	191.46/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,072	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	152.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	187.50/cwt	187.00–188.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	200.16/cwt	196.00–204.00	853	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	171.45/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	198.52/cwt	192.00–212.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	165.64/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	182.92/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	180.60/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,038	8

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 Mar 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,198Last week 1,311Year ago 671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 238Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 37Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,735	110.00–112.00	111.29
2	—	1,635	114.00–115.00	114.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,025	88.00–93.00	89.75
8	—	985	96.00–101.00	98.26
23	—	970	82.00–87.00	84.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,386	91.00–96.00	93.67
14	—	1,306	99.00–102.00	100.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,217	88.00–93.00	89.72
9	—	1,134	102.00–105.00	103.16
19	—	1,139	95.00–100.00	97.08

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,861.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,390.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,328.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	170.00–180.00	174.98
13	—	377	204.00–214.00	210.60
18	—	526	181.00–191.00	186.94
17	—	475	190.00–200.00	195.18
9	—	328	209.00–218.00	213.45
3	—	727	150.00–155.00	152.37
13	—	426	196.00–204.00	200.16
3	—	665	162.00–170.00	165.64
8	—	575	174.00–184.00	180.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	710	170.00	170.00
33	—	470	205.00–215.00	212.36
6	—	425	208.00–215.00	212.33
4	—	659	174.00–180.00	177.51
7	—	532	191.00–200.00	194.40
6	—	376	217.00–225.00	219.19
12	—	560	186.00–193.00	191.46
2	—	628	180.00–186.00	182.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	582	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	188.00–197.00	192.55
7	—	526	170.00–180.00	178.56
2	—	743	135.00–140.00	137.49
5	—	473	178.00–183.00	180.23
4	—	425	187.00–188.00	187.50
4	—	584	165.00–174.00	171.45
7	—	329	192.00–212.00	198.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	240.00–246.00	242.51
2	—	615	220.00–222.00	220.98
14	—	437	242.00–252.00	244.04
2	—	325	258.00	258.00
3	—	393	250.00–256.00	253.00
6	—	519	232.00–242.00	235.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	380	227.00–234.00	230.49
3	—	523	200.00–209.00	206.02
7	—	476	208.00–216.00	213.96
51	—	653	190.00–195.00	194.10
12	—	637	194.00–198.00	197.59
4	—	431	216.00–224.00	219.06
2	—	325	238.00	238.00
8	—	736	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	560	212.00–214.00	213.80
9	—	475	228.00–238.00	233.11
12	—	521	214.00–224.00	218.48
8	—	325	243.00–250.00	248.78
6	—	625	207.00–210.00	209.50
18	—	439	230.00–240.00	233.58
14	—	375	236.00–246.00	240.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	529	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	208.00–212.00	210.00
2	—	778	135.00–140.00	137.48
4	—	425	212.00–215.00	213.50
2	—	585	187.00–193.00	190.03
2	—	525	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	150.00–159.00	154.54
2	—	563	200.00–206.00	202.99
4	—	425	222.00–230.00	226.00
3	—	632	187.00–192.00	189.33
6	—	528	215.00–220.00	217.50

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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