Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.46/cwt on 268 head.

Average price

$223.46

268 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$17.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	230.23	1,231	112
Medium and Large 2	508	219.94	1,118	128
Medium and Large 3	476	212.53	1,011	28

One grade step is worth $17.69/cwt here — about $220 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 sale268 hd

223.46

—

AL average9 barns · 1,285 hd

223.43

+0.03

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	104.98	1,463	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	99.97	1,202	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	92.84	956	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)	—	$1,144	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	16

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	631	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,451	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	236.67/cwt	230.00–240.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	210.40/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,319	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	244.65/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,040	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	226.08/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,659	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	253.97/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	231.73/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,214	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	213.97/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,203	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	245.64/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,516	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	319.92/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	269.92/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	245.27/cwt	242.00–250.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	228.29/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,249	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	274.76/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,195	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	245.97/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,432	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	254.99/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	279.11/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,038	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	252.00/cwt	250.00–256.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,545	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	502	275.25/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,382	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	253.50/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,463	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	235.11/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,110	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	200.89/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,254	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	210.43/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,319	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	226.00/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	238.93/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,020	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	104.98/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,463	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	95.18/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,183	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	108.00/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,348	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	90.16/cwt	87.00–92.00	921	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	101.38/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,085	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	95.14/cwt	93.00–98.00	984	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	101.06/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,159	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,143.75/head	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,144	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	950.00–1,050.00	1,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,283.33/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,283	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	256.61/cwt	254.00–259.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	230.00/cwt	226.00–234.00	982	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	220.64/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,266	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	222.00/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,055	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	218.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,143	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	209.73/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	234.43/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,114	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	200.51/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	206.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,090	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	219.24/cwt	217.00–220.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	239.74/cwt	235.00–242.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	211.82/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,010	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	230.32/cwt	229.00–232.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	210.22/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	218.67/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,148	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	221.10/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,063	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	221.50/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,287	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	217.18/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,353	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	229.30/cwt	224.00–235.00	975	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	206.00/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,044	4

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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,733Last week 1,640Year ago 1,614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 398Last week 272Year ago 290

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 38Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	631	230.00	230.00
4	—	416	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	230.00–240.00	236.67
7	—	627	205.00–215.00	210.40
2	—	725	195.00	195.00
14	—	562	208.00–215.00	213.97
3	—	320	235.00–242.00	239.74
39	—	525	213.00–222.00	218.67
41	—	481	218.00–226.00	221.10
14	—	425	224.00–235.00	229.30
4	—	675	200.00–212.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	425	240.00–250.00	244.65
4	—	374	242.00–250.00	245.27
17	—	547	224.00–231.00	228.29
3	—	335	254.00–259.00	256.61
14	—	475	230.00–236.00	234.43
4	—	670	209.00–214.00	210.22
23	—	581	219.00–225.00	221.50
15	—	623	214.00–220.00	217.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	198.00–203.00	200.51
8	—	528	200.00–210.00	206.49
4	—	428	217.00–220.00	219.24
11	—	477	210.00–216.00	211.82
3	—	317	229.00–232.00	230.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	734	218.00–228.00	226.08
5	—	482	250.00–255.00	253.97
5	—	349	288.00	288.00
4	—	375	268.00–274.00	269.92
27	—	582	240.00–247.00	245.97
2	—	625	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	524	230.00–235.00	231.73
3	—	375	250.00–256.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	617	240.00–248.00	245.64
2	—	325	315.00–325.00	319.92
13	—	435	270.00–280.00	274.76
6	—	538	254.00–256.00	254.99
8	—	372	277.00–280.00	279.11
14	—	652	237.00	237.00
13	—	710	230.00	230.00
20	—	577	248.00–256.00	253.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	502	270.00–280.00	275.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	472	230.00–241.00	235.11
2	—	675	210.00	210.00
7	—	627	208.00–216.00	210.43
7	—	524	222.00–230.00	226.00
8	—	427	236.00–247.00	238.93
9	—	574	215.00–225.00	220.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	624	195.00–205.00	200.89
8	—	427	226.00–234.00	230.00
6	—	475	220.00–224.00	222.00
19	—	524	210.00–220.00	218.06
4	—	580	206.00–213.00	209.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	104.00–107.00	104.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,243	94.00–97.00	95.18
4	—	1,248	106.00–109.00	108.00
10	—	1,147	99.00–103.00	101.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,021	87.00–92.00	90.16
3	—	1,070	100.00–102.00	101.38
18	—	1,034	93.00–98.00	95.14

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)	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,143.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,283.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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