Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $221.80/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$221.80

327 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$523

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

$5.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	222.98	1,413	252
Medium and Large 2	495	218.00	1,080	62
Medium and Large 3	411	217.01	891	13thin

One grade step is worth $5.97/cwt here — about $523 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 sale327 hd

221.80

—

AL average14 barns · 1,499 hd

215.80

+6.00

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	1,516	108.53	1,646	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	97.51	1,366	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	94.00	1,210	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	85.19	945	57

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)	—	$1,380	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	230.43/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	214.72/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	240.44/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	262.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	240.70/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,165	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	249.68/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,059	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	266.30/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	288.86/cwt	285.00–291.00	950	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	273.16/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,210	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	219.70/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,659	99
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	249.92/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	275.64/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,034	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	188.70/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,332	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,265	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	752	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,602	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	246.34/cwt	246.00–247.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	220.92/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,078	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	233.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	286.61/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	226.69/cwt	220.00–235.00	932	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	218.97/cwt	218.00–220.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	95.25/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,206	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	93.76/cwt	93.00–95.00	994	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	89.49/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,195	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	100.51/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,282	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	82.58/cwt	80.00–85.00	918	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	89.08/cwt	87.00–91.00	992	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	90.87/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,408	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	102.63/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,342	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	97.41/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,352	12
Bulls	—	—	1,609	109.67/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,765	8
Bulls	—	—	1,270	101.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,295	7
Bulls	—	—	1,713	115.88/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,985	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,418.18/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,418	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,241.67/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,242	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	253.45/cwt	252.00–255.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,350	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	222.33/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,283	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	187.61/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	207.41/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	196.76/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	235.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	216.57/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,128	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	212.69/cwt	210.00–217.00	908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	208.49/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	225.87/cwt	224.00–226.50	1,385	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	203.51/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,537	54

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 Dec 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,081Last week 1,283Year ago 1,263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 371Last week 307Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	226.00–236.00	230.43
4	—	630	211.00–216.00	214.72
4	—	535	235.00–245.00	240.44
11	—	484	238.00–247.00	240.70
14	—	424	245.00–256.00	249.68
2	—	673	204.00–211.00	207.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	260.00–270.00	262.95
2	—	475	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	183.00–190.00	187.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	262.00–272.00	266.30
12	—	329	285.00–291.00	288.86
5	—	651	220.00	220.00
4	—	783	209.00	209.00
3	—	532	246.00–254.00	249.92
14	—	375	270.00–280.00	275.64
9	—	718	211.00	211.00
2	—	468	260.00–265.00	262.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	241.00	241.00
12	—	443	273.00–275.00	273.16
99	—	755	217.00–221.00	219.70
3	—	510	258.00	258.00
3	—	368	285.00–290.00	286.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	706	181.00–190.00	188.70
19	—	488	218.00–230.00	220.92
18	—	411	220.00–235.00	226.69
2	—	325	245.00	245.00
4	—	623	192.00–200.00	196.76
3	—	392	230.00–240.00	235.71
7	—	521	213.00–222.00	216.57
2	—	563	208.00–209.00	208.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	528	239.50	239.50
25	—	752	213.00	213.00
109	—	613	224.00–226.50	225.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	246.00–247.00	246.34
2	—	325	252.00–255.00	253.45
8	—	637	212.00	212.00
6	—	577	222.00–224.00	222.33
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
54	—	739	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	230.00–235.00	233.35
2	—	383	218.00–220.00	218.97
6	—	427	210.00–217.00	212.69
2	—	520	202.00–205.00	203.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,266	94.00–97.00	95.25
13	—	1,335	87.00–92.00	89.49
4	—	1,275	99.00–101.00	100.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	93.00–95.00	93.76
37	—	1,112	80.00–85.00	82.58
16	—	1,114	87.00–91.00	89.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,550	89.00–93.00	90.87
8	—	1,308	101.00–105.00	102.63
12	—	1,388	96.00–100.00	97.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,609	107.00–112.00	109.67
7	—	1,270	100.00–105.00	101.98
5	—	1,713	113.00–118.00	115.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,418.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,241.67

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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