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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jul 23

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,257 head

▼ 406 vs last sale 1,663▲ 1,257 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 232▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 210 vs last sale 20▲ 230 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 one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower. This report lists special bred heifer sale from 7/20/19.

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 $119.49/cwt on 363 head.

Average price

$119.49

363 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$7.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	121.27	683	130
Medium and Large 2	528	119.55	631	191
Medium and Large 3	510	113.72	580	42

One grade step is worth $7.56/cwt here — about $103 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 sale363 hd

119.49

—

AL average14 barns · 1,458 hd

119.92

−0.42

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	—	Average	1,578	79.21	1,250	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	58.94	844	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	58.80	734	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	50.98	513	35

Every lot

80 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	176.46/cwt	174.00–180.00	575	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	164.34/cwt	164.00–165.00	539	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	457	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	159.32/cwt	156.00–162.00	570	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	148.67/cwt	145.00–152.00	552	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	133.20/cwt	130.00–136.00	501	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	137.59/cwt	134.00–140.00	586	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	125.05/cwt	122.00–128.00	579	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	138.32/cwt	137.00–140.00	657	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	134.69/cwt	130.00–136.00	640	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	137.12/cwt	136.00–138.00	697	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	131.29/cwt	129.00–135.00	695	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	130.73/cwt	128.00–132.00	756	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	773	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	619	117.58/cwt	113.00–121.00	728	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	130.68/cwt	129.00–134.00	830	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	127.23/cwt	122.00–129.00	808	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	125.73/cwt	125.00–127.00	851	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	128.25/cwt	127.00–130.00	875	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	870	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	726	119.84/cwt	118.00–120.00	870	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	119.60/cwt	119.00–120.00	914	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	135.96/cwt	132.00–138.00	446	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	435	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	134.27/cwt	133.00–137.00	502	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	129.47/cwt	126.00–132.00	486	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	123.33/cwt	121.00–125.00	466	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	130.09/cwt	128.00–132.00	554	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	125.77/cwt	123.00–128.00	536	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	120.45/cwt	118.00–121.00	517	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	126.31/cwt	125.00–127.00	594	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	121.73/cwt	118.00–125.00	583	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	119.88/cwt	116.00–122.00	626	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	123.20/cwt	122.00–124.00	647	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	112.83/cwt	107.00–115.00	595	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	121.63/cwt	120.00–123.00	685	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	118.78/cwt	113.00–120.00	682	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	108.99/cwt	105.00–111.00	627	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	118.33/cwt	113.00–120.00	727	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	111.44/cwt	110.00–113.00	692	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	622	103.44/cwt	99.00–108.00	643	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	110.39/cwt	108.00–112.00	741	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	776	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	105.30/cwt	100.00–108.00	769	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	409	129.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	530	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	135.50/cwt	132.00–139.00	576	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	134.49/cwt	134.00–136.00	637	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	131.63/cwt	129.00–134.00	625	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	123.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	128.63/cwt	126.00–131.00	675	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	635	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	133.32/cwt	131.00–135.00	704	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	123.25/cwt	120.00–127.00	707	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	128.57/cwt	128.00–130.00	739	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	593	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	125.73/cwt	124.00–128.00	780	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	639	120.32/cwt	118.00–123.00	769	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	119.49/cwt	118.00–122.00	804	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	112.34/cwt	110.00–114.00	764	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	708	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	811	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	731	109.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	797	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	773	104.67/cwt	104.00–105.00	809	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,429	75.78/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,083	8
Bulls	—	—	1,571	78.88/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,239	8
Bulls	—	—	1,756	83.50/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,466	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	50.88/cwt	50.00–54.00	496	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	46.65/cwt	44.00–49.00	456	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	57.86/cwt	55.00–60.00	630	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	51.50/cwt	51.00–52.00	568	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	60.13/cwt	58.00–63.00	753	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	55.54/cwt	54.00–57.00	706	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	59.86/cwt	58.00–63.00	854	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	55.99/cwt	55.00–57.00	811	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,607.61/cwt	1,500.00–1,750.00	—	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360.38/cwt	1,250.00–1,450.00	—	159

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,257Last week 1,663Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 232Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 230Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	121.00–125.00	123.33
3	—	340	126.00–130.00	127.97
2	—	675	102.00	102.00
8	—	495	115.00	115.00
7	—	622	99.00–108.00	103.44
7	—	429	118.00–121.00	120.45
6	—	575	105.00–111.00	108.99
6	—	527	107.00–115.00	112.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	574	113.00–120.00	118.78
29	—	522	116.00–122.00	119.88
27	—	621	110.00–113.00	111.44
26	—	479	118.00–125.00	121.73
26	—	426	123.00–128.00	125.77
23	—	671	108.00–112.00	110.39
19	—	375	126.00–132.00	129.47
5	—	328	132.00–138.00	135.96
3	—	730	100.00–108.00	105.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	563	120.00–123.00	121.63
23	—	470	125.00–127.00	126.31
22	—	614	113.00–120.00	118.33
15	—	765	108.00	108.00
11	—	426	128.00–132.00	130.09
8	—	687	113.00	113.00
5	—	525	122.00–124.00	123.20
4	—	374	133.00–137.00	134.27
2	—	325	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	409	125.00–130.00	129.55
3	—	482	122.00–125.00	123.97
2	—	593	117.00–119.00	118.00
2	—	525	120.00–122.00	121.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	475	129.00–134.00	131.63
24	—	425	132.00–139.00	135.50
19	—	525	126.00–131.00	128.63
12	—	639	118.00–123.00	120.32
12	—	574	120.00–127.00	123.25
4	—	731	107.00–110.00	109.00
3	—	773	104.00–105.00	104.67
3	—	680	110.00–114.00	112.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	131.00–135.00	133.32
8	—	673	118.00–122.00	119.49
7	—	575	128.00–130.00	128.57
6	—	474	134.00–136.00	134.49
4	—	620	124.00–128.00	125.73
2	—	708	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	425	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	376	130.00–136.00	133.20
5	—	619	113.00–121.00	117.58
3	—	328	138.00–140.00	139.32
2	—	463	122.00–128.00	125.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	635	122.00–129.00	127.23
36	—	677	125.00–127.00	125.73
33	—	578	128.00–132.00	130.73
32	—	726	118.00–120.00	119.84
20	—	475	130.00–136.00	134.69
10	—	529	129.00–135.00	131.29
10	—	426	134.00–140.00	137.59
6	—	371	145.00–152.00	148.67
3	—	328	164.00–165.00	164.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	764	119.00–120.00	119.60
25	—	475	137.00–140.00	138.32
23	—	508	136.00–138.00	137.12
19	—	635	129.00–134.00	130.68
16	—	581	133.00	133.00
12	—	682	127.00–130.00	128.25
5	—	707	123.00	123.00
4	—	326	174.00–180.00	176.46
3	—	358	156.00–162.00	159.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	978	44.00–49.00	46.65
12	—	975	50.00–54.00	50.88
9	—	1,089	55.00–60.00	57.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,427	58.00–63.00	59.86
5	—	1,449	55.00–57.00	55.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,252	58.00–63.00	60.13
7	—	1,272	54.00–57.00	55.54
2	—	1,103	51.00–52.00	51.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,571	78.00–80.00	78.88
8	—	1,429	75.00–77.00	75.78
7	—	1,756	81.00–86.00	83.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,607.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	159	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,360.38

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.