Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.14/cwt on 319 head.

Average price

$226.14

319 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	231.29	1,269	127
Medium and Large 2	504	223.44	1,126	164
Medium and Large 3	459	218.66	1,004	28

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $265 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 sale319 hd

226.14

—

AL average15 barns · 1,765 hd

221.66

+4.48

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	1,465	128.00	1,875	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	108.45	1,502	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	106.24	1,294	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	100.30	994	42

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,209	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,817	6

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1	—	340	314.32/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	212.83/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,332	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,535	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	215.58/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,455	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	498	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,240	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	247.56/cwt	245.00–252.00	941	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	229.34/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,436	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	276.60/cwt	270.00–280.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	276.56/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	240.38/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,399	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	242.48/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,535	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	306.33/cwt	306.00–307.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	257.08/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,206	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	965	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	221.89/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,611	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	211.97/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	267.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,155	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	224.02/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,535	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,649	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	235.26/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,550	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	270.66/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,296	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	274.06/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,181	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	226.97/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	231.01/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	246.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,278	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	247.81/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,440	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,325	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	218.46/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	223.41/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	246.08/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,048	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	236.75/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,125	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	214.01/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,440	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	95.59/cwt	93.00–98.00	933	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	108.45/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	101.77/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,240	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	112.21/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,376	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	106.71/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,298	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	108.66/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,101	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	102.26/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,024	14
Bulls	—	—	1,465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,275	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,209.38/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,209	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,816.67/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	239.68/cwt	236.00–246.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	227.89/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,212	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	215.51/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	224.39/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,288	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,031	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	229.44/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,088	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	202.28/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	208.33/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	222.00/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,252	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	215.64/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,371	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	219.98/cwt	218.00–222.00	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	209.51/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	217.06/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,248	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	222.20/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,151	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	236.59/cwt	232.00–242.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	225.98/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,069	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	228.31/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,226	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	243.93/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	212.85/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,111	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	226.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	851	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	230.54/cwt	224.00–234.00	977	24

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 Aug 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,640Last week 1,864Year ago 1,721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 220Year ago 216

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 76Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	312.00–316.00	314.32
31	—	633	236.00–246.00	242.48
3	—	373	306.00–307.00	306.33
18	—	720	229.00	229.00
11	—	659	232.00–236.00	235.26
26	—	479	264.00–273.00	270.66
16	—	431	272.00–280.00	274.06
19	—	581	244.00–252.00	247.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	226.00–234.00	229.34
7	—	374	272.00–282.00	276.56
18	—	582	234.00–244.00	240.38
16	—	469	250.00–261.00	257.08
9	—	327	290.00–300.00	295.00
12	—	726	216.00–224.00	221.89
10	—	431	260.00–270.00	267.94
12	—	685	220.00–227.00	224.02
12	—	518	240.00–250.00	246.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	270.00–280.00	276.60
2	—	680	208.00–216.00	211.97
2	—	385	255.00–260.00	257.47
2	—	570	224.00–230.00	226.97
4	—	526	230.00–234.00	231.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	209.00–215.00	212.83
5	—	329	236.00–246.00	239.68
3	—	720	199.00–205.00	202.28
3	—	677	205.00–210.00	208.33
40	—	575	213.00–221.00	217.06
29	—	518	218.00–226.00	222.20
7	—	378	232.00–242.00	236.59
47	—	473	220.00–231.00	225.98
24	—	424	224.00–234.00	230.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	731	210.00	210.00
14	—	675	211.00–220.00	215.58
24	—	380	245.00–252.00	247.56
11	—	564	221.00–229.00	222.00
2	—	325	249.00	249.00
17	—	636	215.00–218.00	215.64
12	—	537	227.00–234.00	228.31
2	—	433	240.00–248.00	243.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	498	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	218.00–222.00	219.98
4	—	573	208.00–210.00	209.51
9	—	522	209.00–215.00	212.85
10	—	375	220.00–230.00	226.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	214.00–220.00	218.46
2	—	583	215.00–216.00	215.51
5	—	435	237.00	237.00
7	—	474	226.00–230.00	229.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	190.00–195.00	192.49
5	—	623	220.00–226.00	223.41
12	—	426	242.00–251.00	246.08
5	—	475	234.00–242.00	236.75
3	—	673	210.00–216.00	214.01
8	—	532	224.00–234.00	227.89
10	—	574	222.00–230.00	224.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	976	93.00–98.00	95.59
8	—	1,013	107.00–110.00	108.66
14	—	1,001	100.00–104.00	102.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	108.00–109.00	108.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,218	98.00–103.00	101.77
7	—	1,226	110.00–114.00	112.21
25	—	1,216	104.00–109.00	106.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	128.00	128.00

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	—	—	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,209.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,816.67

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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