Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $259.63/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$259.63

287 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	263.19	1,392	223
Medium and Large 3	350	251.01	879	7thin
Medium and Large 2	558	246.73	1,378	57

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about $14 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 sale287 hd

259.63

—

AL average13 barns · 877 hd

247.79

+11.83

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	1,487	113.34	1,685	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,307	104.54	1,366	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	103.58	1,284	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	97.20	1,028	36

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)	—	$1,222	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,383	20

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1Value Added	—	378	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	990	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	248.63/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,052	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	236.51/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	218.77/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,343	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	263.64/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,405	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	254.75/cwt	250.00–256.00	976	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	273.99/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,162	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	238.86/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	231.99/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	225.43/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,296	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,354	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	244.20/cwt	240.00–247.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	252.00/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,280	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	275.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	268.93/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,280	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	247.15/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	254.42/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,493	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	249.33/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,553	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	238.94/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	267.80/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,004	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	220.96/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	260.74/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,489	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	260.10/cwt	255.00–265.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,280	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	239.70/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,740	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	699	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,608	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	989	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	280.45/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,099	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	219.16/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	226.02/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,433	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	204.99/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	243.49/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	246.40/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,050	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	231.47/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,315	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	105.86/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,397	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	94.73/cwt	93.00–98.00	995	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,023	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	101.48/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,110	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	100.51/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,309	6
Bulls	—	—	1,475	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,733	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	104.84/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,286	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	99.74/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,263	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	108.12/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,315	8
Bulls	—	—	1,523	115.19/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,754	8
Bulls	—	—	1,434	108.70/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,559	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,116.67/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,117	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,267.14/head	1,170.00–1,350.00	1,267	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,314.29/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,314	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,541.67/head	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	213.45/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	217.36/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	235.91/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,246	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	221.63/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	231.03/cwt	230.00–238.00	970	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	226.66/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,194	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	207.39/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	197.61/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	228.00/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,076	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	236.50/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,003	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	216.48/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,247	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	243.03/cwt	238.00–247.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	239.04/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,135	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	260.44/cwt	257.00–261.00	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	239.86/cwt	238.00–245.00	897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	261.56/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,096	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	201.71/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,362	3

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 Jul 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,315Last week 1,949Year ago 1,167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 318Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 160Year ago 31

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	378	262.00	262.00
10	—	564	240.00	240.00
18	—	419	261.00–263.00	261.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	245.00–255.00	248.63
5	—	523	232.00–242.00	236.51
10	—	614	214.00–222.00	218.77
18	—	383	250.00–256.00	254.75
18	—	575	225.00–227.00	225.43
2	—	675	210.00	210.00
56	—	475	236.00–243.00	239.04
7	—	344	257.00–261.00	260.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	210.00–222.00	217.36
3	—	582	193.00–200.00	197.61
2	—	525	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	220.00–230.00	226.66
3	—	618	202.00–210.00	207.39
7	—	472	226.00–230.00	228.00
30	—	424	230.00–240.00	236.50
8	—	576	210.00–220.00	216.48
5	—	321	238.00–247.00	243.03
8	—	374	238.00–245.00	239.86
3	—	675	198.00–205.00	201.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	533	255.00–265.00	263.64
23	—	424	270.00–279.00	273.99
6	—	687	235.00–242.00	238.86
2	—	758	230.00–234.00	231.99
11	—	476	262.00–270.00	268.93
38	—	587	250.00–256.00	254.42
15	—	623	245.00–251.00	249.33
13	—	726	236.00–240.00	239.70
8	—	341	290.00	290.00
21	—	392	280.00–290.00	280.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	250.00–260.00	254.95
14	—	508	250.00–254.00	252.00
2	—	330	270.00–280.00	275.08
6	—	579	244.00–248.00	247.15
2	—	633	236.00–242.00	238.94
10	—	375	260.00–270.00	267.80
2	—	765	218.00–224.00	220.96
18	—	699	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	240.00–247.00	244.20
3	—	322	255.00–265.00	260.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	571	260.00–262.00	260.74
16	—	467	274.00	274.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	215.00–225.00	219.16
7	—	634	222.00–231.00	226.02
3	—	723	202.00–211.00	204.99
2	—	473	242.00–245.00	243.49
5	—	426	245.00–248.00	246.40
6	—	568	228.00–234.00	231.47
13	—	528	233.00–240.00	235.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	210.00–217.00	213.45
5	—	523	216.00–226.00	221.63
10	—	420	230.00–238.00	231.03
3	—	713	198.00	198.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,320	105.00–107.00	105.86
6	—	1,302	99.00–102.00	100.51
2	—	1,258	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,050	93.00–98.00	94.73
2	—	970	105.00–106.00	105.51
10	—	1,094	100.00–102.00	101.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,227	103.00–106.00	104.84
15	—	1,266	97.00–102.00	99.74
8	—	1,216	107.00–110.00	108.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	117.00–118.00	117.51
8	—	1,523	112.00–117.00	115.19
5	—	1,434	106.00–110.00	108.70

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)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,116.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,170.00–1,350.00	1,267.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,314.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,541.67

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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