Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls were not covered. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.38/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$217.38

334 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$18.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	224.41	1,183	89
Medium and Large 2	511	216.39	1,106	207
Medium and Large 3	502	206.27	1,035	38

One grade step is worth $18.14/cwt here — about $148 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 sale334 hd

217.38

—

AL average15 barns · 2,052 hd

217.68

−0.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	498	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	230.92/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,090	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	240.28/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	198.84/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	260.99/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	198.68/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	246.58/cwt	240.00–250.00	927	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	204.15/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,278	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	197.61/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	220.95/cwt	218.00–225.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	244.50/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	254.56/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,329	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	235.45/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	249.94/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,422	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	236.49/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,599	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	238.34/cwt	232.00–242.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	215.97/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	273.98/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	245.74/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,278	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	250.84/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,212	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	229.29/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	264.94/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,282	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	262.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	980	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	200.99/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,389	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	181.50/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	201.44/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	249.50/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,170	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	233.46/cwt	230.00–238.00	896	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	242.42/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,151	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	210.05/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	244.07/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,037	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	214.21/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,236	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	196.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	209.80/cwt	205.00–213.00	997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	210.26/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,323	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	193.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,202	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	213.37/cwt	210.00–220.00	913	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	203.49/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	211.51/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	225.71/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,192	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	205.30/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,180	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	179.13/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,206	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	204.77/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,081	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	186.93/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	219.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,227	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	227.14/cwt	222.00–233.00	961	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	183.01/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	220.70/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,048	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	224.45/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,169	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	208.65/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,191	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	213.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,123	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	242.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	244.98/cwt	244.00–247.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	224.47/cwt	220.00–228.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	243.73/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,448	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	221.38/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,379	5

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 19, 2023

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

Receipts 2,535Last week 2,696Year ago 1,676

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls were not covered. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	498	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	257.00–265.00	260.99
4	—	623	232.00–240.00	235.45
2	—	733	214.00–218.00	215.97
4	—	675	230.00	230.00
12	—	520	240.00–250.00	245.74
20	—	483	247.00–256.00	250.84
9	—	374	260.00–270.00	262.10
18	—	594	236.00–245.00	243.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	196.00–200.00	198.68
15	—	376	240.00–250.00	246.58
7	—	525	225.00–235.00	229.29
5	—	623	218.00–228.00	221.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	616	244.00–247.00	244.50
7	—	522	253.00–256.00	254.56
57	—	569	247.00–252.00	249.94
52	—	676	232.00–239.00	236.49
7	—	389	279.00	279.00
6	—	427	270.00–278.00	273.98
28	—	484	259.00–268.00	264.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	472	229.00–234.00	230.92
7	—	424	237.00–246.00	240.28
5	—	720	197.00–200.00	197.61
2	—	668	203.00–204.00	203.49
2	—	618	211.00–212.00	211.51
15	—	559	210.00–225.00	219.50
32	—	521	222.00–230.00	224.45
4	—	385	240.00–245.00	242.71
3	—	322	244.00–247.00	244.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	195.00–201.00	198.84
3	—	380	218.00–225.00	220.95
2	—	630	190.00–195.00	192.56
5	—	475	205.00–213.00	209.80
6	—	428	210.00–220.00	213.37
8	—	528	200.00–210.00	204.77
4	—	678	180.00–187.00	183.01
4	—	329	220.00–228.00	224.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	626	199.00–208.00	204.15
6	—	326	232.00–242.00	238.34
18	—	384	230.00–238.00	233.46
5	—	675	190.00–200.00	196.00
2	—	728	184.00–190.00	186.93
27	—	423	222.00–233.00	227.14
46	—	475	210.00–225.00	220.70
62	—	571	200.00–215.00	208.65
22	—	525	210.00–220.00	213.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	681	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	198.00–208.00	200.99
2	—	763	181.00–182.00	181.50
2	—	723	198.00–205.00	201.44
19	—	475	235.00–246.00	242.42
11	—	425	237.00–247.00	244.07
10	—	577	210.00–220.00	214.21
8	—	629	205.00–215.00	210.26
11	—	528	221.00–230.00	225.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	567	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	247.00–252.00	249.50
2	—	423	255.00–260.00	257.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	208.00–214.00	210.05
29	—	620	190.00–200.00	193.95
2	—	463	220.00–225.00	222.51
10	—	575	200.00–208.00	205.30
8	—	673	175.00–185.00	179.13

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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