Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls were not covered. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.82/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$211.82

147 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$20.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	222.36	1,092	25
Medium and Large 2	475	214.19	1,017	78
Medium and Large 3	480	201.62	968	44

One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $125 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 sale147 hd

211.82

—

AL average15 barns · 1,526 hd

206.64

+5.18

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

52 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 2	—	623	187.67/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	207.01/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,085	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	251.44/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	272.06/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	232.00/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	270.32/cwt	268.00–275.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	226.22/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,075	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	679	214.77/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	239.46/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	268.27/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	262.54/cwt	260.00–265.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	261.36/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	243.49/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	247.30/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,296	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	223.94/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	232.33/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,220	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	250.73/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	238.00/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	250.26/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,066	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	236.61/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,240	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	190.49/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,276	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	261.91/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	188.10/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	218.37/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,149	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	210.51/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,282	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	226.56/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	244.27/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,168	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	224.92/cwt	220.00–231.00	843	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	203.03/cwt	200.00–209.00	970	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	209.83/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,209	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	230.40/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,092	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	212.00/cwt	210.00–215.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	177.79/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	218.71/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,039	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	225.53/cwt	220.00–230.00	959	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	219.53/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,159	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	196.60/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	230.31/cwt	228.00–234.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	198.34/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	195.43/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	223.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	181.38/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	170.02/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	266.99/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,271	12

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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Receipts 2,086Last week 1,357Year ago 2,289

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls were not covered. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	184.00–190.00	187.67
8	—	524	202.00–212.00	207.01
14	—	375	220.00–231.00	224.92
17	—	475	214.00–224.00	218.71
17	—	425	220.00–230.00	225.53
6	—	326	228.00–234.00	230.31
3	—	573	196.00–200.00	198.34
5	—	672	180.00–185.00	181.38
2	—	768	168.00–172.00	170.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	195.00	195.00
9	—	475	224.00–230.00	226.22
8	—	526	216.00–225.00	218.37
6	—	425	230.00–232.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	577	185.00–190.00	188.10
8	—	478	200.00–209.00	203.03
5	—	425	210.00–215.00	212.00
4	—	620	171.00–181.00	177.79
5	—	375	215.00	215.00
7	—	524	190.00–200.00	195.43
6	—	325	220.00–225.00	223.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	245.00–261.00	251.44
3	—	432	270.00–276.00	272.06
5	—	529	255.00–265.00	261.36
4	—	620	240.00–250.00	243.49
12	—	476	262.00–270.00	266.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	230.00–234.00	232.00
4	—	330	268.00–275.00	270.32
8	—	378	265.00–272.00	268.27
2	—	425	255.00	255.00
7	—	524	240.00–250.00	247.30
2	—	685	220.00–228.00	223.94
4	—	466	248.00–255.00	250.73
5	—	575	236.00–240.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	679	210.00–217.00	214.77
4	—	480	236.00–242.00	239.46
2	—	335	260.00–265.00	262.54
6	—	525	229.00–236.00	232.33
2	—	383	250.00–260.00	255.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	244.00–254.00	250.26
13	—	524	234.00–243.00	236.61
4	—	670	190.00–192.00	190.49
2	—	773	175.00–180.00	177.49
4	—	609	208.00–214.00	210.51
4	—	571	220.00–230.00	226.56
7	—	478	239.00–248.00	244.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	256.00–265.00	261.91
2	—	475	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	175.00–180.00	177.51
6	—	576	205.00–212.00	209.83
5	—	474	225.00–235.00	230.40
4	—	528	216.00–226.00	219.53
3	—	632	190.00–200.00	196.60

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