Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No slaughter or replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.26/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$212.26

208 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$28.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	229.10	1,064	27
Medium and Large 2	481	214.78	1,034	115
Medium and Large 3	491	200.98	986	66

One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about $78 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 sale208 hd

212.26

—

AL average13 barns · 1,286 hd

209.16

+3.10

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

55 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	—	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	284.60/cwt	280.00–290.00	933	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	250.33/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	269.73/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	258.62/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,360	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	253.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	953	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	232.80/cwt	230.00–240.00	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	233.28/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	217.04/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	260.15/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,108	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	257.15/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	245.99/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,533	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	269.97/cwt	265.00–275.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	242.87/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,394	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	239.97/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	262.33/cwt	260.00–270.00	986	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	277.26/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	249.35/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,317	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	259.92/cwt	255.00–265.00	847	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	245.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,042	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	236.39/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,123	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	193.20/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	227.32/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	229.09/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,200	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	255.49/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	230.69/cwt	230.00–232.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	200.30/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,352	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	206.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,291	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	200.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,150	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	203.14/cwt	196.00–206.00	973	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	216.01/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,130	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	207.74/cwt	202.00–212.00	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	186.84/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	233.23/cwt	228.00–237.00	870	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	236.78/cwt	232.00–242.00	772	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	183.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	214.77/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,020	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	182.39/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	223.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	195.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,028	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	242.34/cwt	237.00–246.00	916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	219.71/cwt	216.00–224.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	208.14/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,093	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	191.47/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	223.39/cwt	219.00–228.00	949	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	198.42/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,137	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	263.99/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	179.30/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	196.30/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	244.50/cwt	244.00–245.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	194.00/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,408	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 Oct 17, 2023

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

Receipts 2,162Last week 1,932Year ago 1,606

Compared to one week ago: No slaughter or replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	240.00	240.00
8	—	376	250.00–255.00	253.37
2	—	643	220.00–225.00	222.49
5	—	326	255.00–265.00	259.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	280.00–290.00	284.60
3	—	575	250.00–251.00	250.33
3	—	433	267.00–272.00	269.73
8	—	526	255.00–264.00	258.62
11	—	623	244.00–248.00	245.99
3	—	380	272.00–280.00	277.26
5	—	480	260.00–267.00	263.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	230.00–236.00	233.28
2	—	725	214.00–220.00	217.04
8	—	426	256.00–265.00	260.15
6	—	485	254.00–260.00	257.15
7	—	327	265.00–275.00	269.97
8	—	574	240.00–247.00	242.87
6	—	631	236.00–243.00	239.97
18	—	376	260.00–270.00	262.33
6	—	528	248.00–252.00	249.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	191.00	191.00
10	—	373	228.00–237.00	233.23
13	—	326	232.00–242.00	236.78
31	—	475	210.00–220.00	214.77
14	—	525	204.00–214.00	208.14
4	—	673	188.00–196.00	191.47
18	—	425	219.00–228.00	223.39
16	—	573	196.00–205.00	198.42
7	—	624	190.00–200.00	196.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	230.00–240.00	232.80
8	—	378	237.00–246.00	242.34
2	—	343	244.00–245.00	244.50
2	—	475	230.00	230.00
5	—	726	192.00–195.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	479	196.00–206.00	203.14
8	—	428	202.00–212.00	207.74
7	—	573	182.00–192.00	186.84
5	—	628	177.00–185.00	182.39
6	—	322	220.00–230.00	223.94
18	—	525	190.00–200.00	195.89
7	—	376	216.00–224.00	219.71
3	—	683	175.00–183.00	179.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	425	240.00–250.00	245.14
18	—	475	232.00–242.00	236.39
5	—	725	188.00–200.00	193.20
3	—	582	225.00–229.00	227.32
11	—	524	226.00–236.00	229.09
6	—	675	196.00–206.00	200.30
4	—	624	200.00–210.00	206.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	255.00–256.00	255.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	230.00–232.00	230.69
12	—	575	195.00–205.00	200.00
11	—	523	212.00–220.00	216.01
2	—	728	180.00–185.00	182.47
3	—	628	180.00–190.00	183.37

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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