Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.58/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$198.58

277 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$15.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	205.36	1,123	44
Medium and Large 2	489	202.81	992	136
Medium and Large 3	512	189.57	971	97

One grade step is worth $15.79/cwt here — about $153 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 sale277 hd

198.58

—

AL average14 barns · 1,614 hd

201.04

−2.46

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	—	High	1,640	113.36	1,859	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	98.14	1,390	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	94.69	1,134	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	87.70	915	45

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	377	216.73/cwt	212.00–220.00	817	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	183.12/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	206.91/cwt	203.00–210.00	780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	245.08/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,216	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,450	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	230.74/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	172.46/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	506	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	230.01/cwt	228.00–232.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	224.67/cwt	224.00–226.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	646	194.45/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,256	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	243.66/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,269	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	239.61/cwt	238.00–244.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	218.56/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	218.53/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,408	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	232.14/cwt	230.00–236.00	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	217.64/cwt	216.00–225.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	412	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,005	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,457	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	230.34/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,106	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	212.12/cwt	208.00–217.00	906	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	210.43/cwt	206.00–214.00	997	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	223.99/cwt	222.00–230.00	943	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	202.60/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	220.65/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,044	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	219.48/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,148	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	85.63/cwt	84.00–89.00	892	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	91.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	957	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	94.08/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,304	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	100.68/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,445	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	91.04/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,126	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	97.35/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,138	22
Bulls	—	—	1,842	120.78/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,225	6
Bulls	—	—	1,604	112.92/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,811	4
Bulls	—	—	1,282	99.12/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	221.09/cwt	218.00–224.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	196.65/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	210.00/cwt	208.00–212.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	221.99/cwt	220.00–224.00	937	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	173.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	997	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,033	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	191.12/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,021	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	166.01/cwt	164.00–167.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	202.44/cwt	200.00–206.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,224	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	215.83/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	207.27/cwt	200.00–210.00	968	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	199.72/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,045	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	208.79/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	210.39/cwt	206.00–216.00	890	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	225.49/cwt	225.00–226.00	841	2

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 May 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,240Last week 1,018Year ago 1,078

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 125Year ago 178

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	212.00–220.00	216.73
7	—	621	180.00–190.00	183.12
4	—	675	166.00–176.00	172.46
4	—	320	218.00–224.00	221.09
3	—	572	195.00–200.00	196.65
2	—	718	160.00–170.00	164.95
41	—	467	200.00–210.00	207.27
40	—	523	195.00–204.00	199.72
2	—	775	150.00	150.00
21	—	423	206.00–216.00	210.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	203.00–210.00	206.91
2	—	683	155.00–160.00	157.55
5	—	319	208.00–212.00	210.00
12	—	626	160.00–170.00	165.00
42	—	534	182.00–192.00	191.12
14	—	490	195.00	195.00
3	—	572	164.00–167.00	166.01
2	—	718	150.00–152.00	150.98
7	—	426	200.00–206.00	202.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	506	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	220.00–224.00	221.99
20	—	641	191.00	191.00
7	—	467	212.00–222.00	215.83
5	—	518	207.00–213.00	208.79
2	—	373	225.00–226.00	225.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	496	245.00–246.00	245.08
14	—	665	218.00	218.00
4	—	571	230.00–233.00	230.74
2	—	445	245.00–255.00	250.00
39	—	521	235.00–245.00	243.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	228.00–232.00	230.01
3	—	375	224.00–226.00	224.67
15	—	545	215.00	215.00
19	—	646	191.00–200.00	194.45
4	—	466	216.00–220.00	218.53
7	—	434	216.00–225.00	217.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	240.00	240.00
5	—	373	238.00–244.00	239.61
5	—	569	216.00–224.00	218.56
9	—	741	190.00	190.00
7	—	426	230.00–236.00	232.14
25	—	694	210.00	210.00
23	—	480	225.00–231.00	230.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	412	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	208.00–217.00	212.12
7	—	474	206.00–214.00	210.43
5	—	525	200.00–207.00	202.60
6	—	575	170.00–180.00	173.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	222.00–230.00	223.99
9	—	473	218.00–226.00	220.65
4	—	523	217.00–224.00	219.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,042	84.00–89.00	85.63
16	—	1,047	90.00–95.00	91.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,386	91.00–96.00	94.08
8	—	1,435	97.00–103.00	100.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,237	89.00–94.00	91.04
22	—	1,169	95.00–100.00	97.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,842	119.00–125.00	120.78
4	—	1,604	110.00–116.00	112.92
3	—	1,282	97.00–102.00	99.12

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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