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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jul 9

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,447 head

▲ 526 vs last sale 921▲ 1,447 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 241▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 6▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.82/cwt on 401 head.

Average price

$121.82

401 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$10.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.42

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	123.92	757	208
Medium and Large 2	478	121.46	581	129
Medium and Large 1-2	667	121.00	807	22
Medium and Large 3	456	112.94	515	42

One grade step is worth $10.97/cwt here — about $242 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 sale401 hd

121.82

—

AL average10 barns · 1,082 hd

120.40

+1.42

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	—	Low	1,543	73.73	1,137	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	59.53	860	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	55.02	660	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	48.99	477	29

Every lot

72 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	538	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	149.49/cwt	146.00–155.00	481	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	331	139.82/cwt	136.00–144.00	463	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	130.02/cwt	126.00–133.00	484	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	142.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	533	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	136.08/cwt	132.00–140.00	569	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	126.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	547	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	139.27/cwt	137.00–142.00	657	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	131.74/cwt	129.00–136.00	632	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	136.78/cwt	136.00–139.00	713	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	130.83/cwt	126.00–135.00	688	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	117.05/cwt	115.00–119.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	131.51/cwt	126.00–133.00	740	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	136.70/cwt	134.00–138.00	779	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	134.63/cwt	132.00–135.00	823	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	126.31/cwt	124.00–130.00	783	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	128.87/cwt	126.00–131.00	861	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	882	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	860	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	957	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	129.41/cwt	125.00–133.00	413	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	326	121.79/cwt	121.00–124.00	397	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	118.86/cwt	114.00–124.00	449	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	131.52/cwt	127.00–132.00	498	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	135.10/cwt	134.00–136.00	565	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	113.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	484	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	122.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	525	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	110.36/cwt	107.00–115.00	522	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	129.38/cwt	126.00–134.00	613	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	120.42/cwt	117.00–125.00	572	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	126.15/cwt	122.00–130.00	650	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	120.18/cwt	116.00–122.00	631	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	109.12/cwt	104.00–114.00	576	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	105.98/cwt	105.00–108.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	123.43/cwt	122.00–126.00	706	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	118.11/cwt	114.00–120.00	679	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	112.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	705	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	628	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	122.14/cwt	119.00–125.00	771	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	667	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	807	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	111.67/cwt	105.00–118.00	749	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	117.98/cwt	114.00–122.00	795	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	697	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	864	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	102.23/cwt	100.00–105.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	820	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	137.41/cwt	132.00–142.00	570	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	120.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	128.05/cwt	123.00–133.00	608	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	138.31/cwt	137.00–139.00	667	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	132.65/cwt	128.00–138.00	695	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	121.84/cwt	118.00–125.00	651	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	128.61/cwt	124.00–134.00	737	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	119.67/cwt	118.00–121.00	688	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	120.46/cwt	118.00–125.00	752	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	116.74/cwt	115.00–118.00	739	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	110.80/cwt	110.00–111.00	746	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	114.96/cwt	112.00–120.00	776	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	107.65/cwt	105.00–111.00	829	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,442	71.43/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,030	7
Bulls	—	—	1,643	76.03/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,249	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	44.94/cwt	42.00–47.00	417	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	50.12/cwt	48.00–52.00	496	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	55.03/cwt	54.00–57.00	570	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	49.00/cwt	47.00–52.00	547	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	59.74/cwt	58.00–62.00	726	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	54.70/cwt	53.00–57.00	678	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	60.71/cwt	58.00–63.00	874	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	56.37/cwt	55.00–57.00	823	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765.48/cwt	600.00–850.00	—	21
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	506.25/cwt	475.00–550.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,447Last week 921Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 241Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	114.00–124.00	118.86
7	—	426	110.00–120.00	113.69
5	—	326	121.00–124.00	121.79
3	—	570	105.00–108.00	105.98
2	—	628	100.00–105.00	102.53
9	—	528	104.00–114.00	109.12
8	—	473	107.00–115.00	110.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	475	117.00–125.00	120.42
28	—	429	120.00–130.00	122.29
19	—	379	127.00–132.00	131.52
11	—	525	116.00–122.00	120.18
11	—	319	125.00–133.00	129.41
10	—	671	105.00–118.00	111.67
9	—	575	114.00–120.00	118.11
6	—	624	110.00–118.00	112.99
4	—	718	100.00–105.00	102.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	667	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	697	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	515	122.00–130.00	126.15
27	—	674	114.00–122.00	117.98
15	—	474	126.00–134.00	129.38
14	—	572	122.00–126.00	123.43
13	—	719	114.00	114.00
9	—	418	134.00–136.00	135.10
6	—	631	119.00–125.00	122.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	115.00–125.00	120.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	415	132.00–142.00	137.41
18	—	475	123.00–133.00	128.05
12	—	575	118.00–121.00	119.67
7	—	534	118.00–125.00	121.84
5	—	673	110.00–111.00	110.80
4	—	633	115.00–118.00	116.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	524	128.00–138.00	132.65
6	—	573	124.00–134.00	128.61
4	—	675	112.00–120.00	114.96
4	—	624	118.00–125.00	120.46
3	—	770	105.00–111.00	107.65
3	—	482	137.00–139.00	138.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	126.00–133.00	130.02
6	—	331	136.00–144.00	139.82
3	—	432	120.00–130.00	126.56
2	—	533	115.00–119.00	117.05
2	—	475	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	563	126.00–133.00	131.51
33	—	418	132.00–140.00	136.08
13	—	375	140.00–150.00	142.15
7	—	480	129.00–136.00	131.74
7	—	322	146.00–155.00	149.49
6	—	526	126.00–135.00	130.83
3	—	620	124.00–130.00	126.31
2	—	723	118.00–120.00	118.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	521	136.00–139.00	136.78
25	—	668	126.00–131.00	128.87
25	—	611	132.00–135.00	134.63
23	—	772	124.00	124.00
17	—	570	134.00–138.00	136.70
15	—	717	123.00	123.00
7	—	472	137.00–142.00	139.27
7	—	321	165.00–170.00	167.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	927	42.00–47.00	44.94
11	—	990	48.00–52.00	50.12
6	—	1,036	54.00–57.00	55.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,439	58.00–63.00	60.71
3	—	1,460	55.00–57.00	56.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,240	53.00–57.00	54.70
11	—	1,215	58.00–62.00	59.74
8	—	1,116	47.00–52.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,442	70.00–74.00	71.43
7	—	1,643	74.00–78.00	76.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	475.00–550.00	506.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	—	600.00–850.00	765.48

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.