Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.54/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$204.54

399 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$18.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	219.43	1,195	18thin
Medium and Large 2	537	204.61	1,099	305
Medium and Large 3	497	200.73	997	76

One grade step is worth $18.71/cwt here — about $198 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 sale399 hd

204.54

—

AL average15 barns · 1,790 hd

211.27

−6.74

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	1,625	110.00	1,788	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	89.21	1,234	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	86.66	1,040	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	81.06	833	49

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)	—	$1,121	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$884	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,183	6

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 3	—	375	245.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	498	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	256.42/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,115	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	227.85/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,529	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	198.51/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,352	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	234.00/cwt	232.00–238.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	203.99/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	206.01/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	202.06/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,164	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	225.68/cwt	220.00–228.00	835	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	215.88/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	252.44/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,202	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	237.49/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,375	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	274.29/cwt	270.00–280.00	883	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	201.50/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	294.84/cwt	290.00–300.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	255.01/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,303	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	218.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,355	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	230.40/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,442	96
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	199.00/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,433	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	218.34/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,223	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	246.27/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,372	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	243.01/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,254	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	221.71/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,053	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	233.04/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,116	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	227.27/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,189	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	241.33/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,004	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	208.75/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	223.61/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,272	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	91.45/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,305	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	85.62/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,124	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	81.95/cwt	80.00–84.00	950	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	78.96/cwt	76.00–80.00	814	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	83.87/cwt	82.00–86.00	857	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	88.68/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,080	28
Bulls	—	—	1,625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,788	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	821.43/head	700.00–875.00	821	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	943.75/head	850.00–1,075.00	944	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,277.78/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,278	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	946.43/head	900.00–1,050.00	946	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,183.33/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,183	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	190.99/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,106	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	208.50/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	228.58/cwt	225.00–233.00	967	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	197.73/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,232	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,226	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	217.62/cwt	208.00–219.00	1,134	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	232.20/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,008	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	223.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	202.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,050	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	209.50/cwt	205.00–213.00	890	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	203.07/cwt	200.00–207.00	971	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	198.69/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,246	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	216.01/cwt	215.00–222.00	935	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	209.59/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,010	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	198.50/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	212.42/cwt	212.00–216.00	799	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	199.46/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,025	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	185.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,161	7

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,214Last week 1,888Year ago 1,785

Slaughter CattleReceipts 367Last week 299Year ago 375

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 8Year ago 13

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	240.00–250.00	245.71
6	—	498	242.00	242.00
2	—	688	205.00–207.00	206.01
11	—	621	210.00–220.00	218.17
8	—	720	195.00–202.00	199.00
2	—	325	250.00	250.00
12	—	560	218.00–220.00	218.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	260.00	260.00
17	—	435	255.00–264.00	256.42
15	—	671	220.00–230.00	227.85
9	—	718	215.00–223.00	215.88
23	—	476	250.00–259.00	252.44
20	—	579	235.00–243.00	237.49
13	—	322	270.00–280.00	274.29
2	—	768	200.00–203.00	201.50
96	—	626	228.00–235.00	230.40
42	—	516	242.00–252.00	243.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	290.00–300.00	294.84
5	—	511	254.00–259.00	255.01
11	—	557	246.00–249.00	246.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	681	190.00–200.00	198.51
3	—	325	232.00–238.00	234.00
40	—	576	195.00–205.00	202.06
13	—	370	220.00–228.00	225.68
115	—	519	200.00–210.00	202.24
66	—	627	192.00–202.00	198.69
34	—	433	215.00–222.00	216.01
20	—	482	207.00–213.00	209.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	203.00–205.00	203.99
5	—	581	211.00	211.00
9	—	434	226.00–233.00	232.20
2	—	783	198.00–199.00	198.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	579	190.00–195.00	190.99
3	—	332	220.00–225.00	223.27
8	—	425	205.00–213.00	209.50
2	—	675	180.00	180.00
19	—	478	200.00–207.00	203.07
10	—	376	212.00–216.00	212.42
13	—	514	194.00–200.00	199.46
7	—	625	180.00–190.00	185.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	220.00–226.00	221.71
4	—	575	205.00–212.00	208.50
5	—	423	225.00–233.00	228.58
7	—	623	192.00–202.00	197.73
11	—	521	208.00–219.00	217.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	479	230.00–238.00	233.04
11	—	523	225.00–230.00	227.27
7	—	416	235.00–246.00	241.33
4	—	621	206.00–215.00	208.75
5	—	569	222.00–224.00	223.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,427	90.00–94.00	91.45
5	—	1,313	84.00–87.00	85.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,159	80.00–84.00	81.95
28	—	1,218	86.00–91.00	88.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,031	76.00–80.00	78.96
21	—	1,022	82.00–86.00	83.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	110.00	110.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–875.00	821.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	943.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,277.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	946.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,183.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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