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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 6

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,502 head

▲ 182 vs last sale 1,320▲ 1,502 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

253 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 175▲ 253 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 12▲ 5 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 unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

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 $117.01/cwt on 412 head.

Average price

$117.01

412 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$7.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	119.74	671	200
Medium and Large 2	517	114.89	594	178
Medium and Large 3	462	112.12	518	34

One grade step is worth $7.63/cwt here — about $153 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 sale412 hd

117.01

—

AL average15 barns · 2,183 hd

119.39

−2.37

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	—	High	1,625	81.93	1,331	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	59.10	819	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	56.39	676	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	50.25	486	45

Every lot

75 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	323	161.98/cwt	160.00–166.00	523	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	149.42/cwt	146.00–155.00	489	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	135.43/cwt	131.00–141.00	446	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	139.27/cwt	136.00–146.00	531	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	130.73/cwt	129.00–132.00	498	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	140.83/cwt	140.00–142.00	603	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	134.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	581	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	124.25/cwt	124.00–126.00	550	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	131.51/cwt	127.00–134.00	623	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	138.86/cwt	138.00–139.00	664	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	126.41/cwt	125.00–133.00	669	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	135.13/cwt	134.00–139.00	723	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	133.31/cwt	132.00–135.00	759	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	127.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	739	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	120.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	742	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	130.98/cwt	128.00–134.00	824	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	124.92/cwt	124.00–129.00	818	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	814	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	118.78/cwt	116.00–120.00	855	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	123.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	894	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	134.08/cwt	132.00–136.00	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	122.66/cwt	122.00–123.00	401	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	123.91/cwt	120.00–129.00	466	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	435	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	134.07/cwt	132.00–138.00	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	132.68/cwt	132.00–133.00	555	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	120.10/cwt	118.00–127.00	507	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	113.88/cwt	110.00–117.00	484	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	124.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	532	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	116.41/cwt	114.00–122.00	559	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	119.17/cwt	116.00–121.00	613	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	112.75/cwt	110.00–116.00	593	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	692	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	117.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	667	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	110.92/cwt	109.00–115.00	641	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	614	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	757	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	111.61/cwt	110.00–113.00	689	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	115.34/cwt	114.00–118.00	723	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	112.40/cwt	112.00–116.00	743	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	106.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	729	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	108.31/cwt	108.00–115.00	766	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	103.09/cwt	100.00–105.00	745	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	579	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	416	120.80/cwt	116.00–125.00	503	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	134.04/cwt	128.00–137.00	566	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	476	116.19/cwt	111.00–120.00	553	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	125.84/cwt	123.00–133.00	600	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	125.66/cwt	121.00–128.00	655	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	527	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	611	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	124.84/cwt	123.00–126.00	717	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	584	121.44/cwt	117.00–123.00	709	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	120.40/cwt	119.00–122.00	750	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	626	115.75/cwt	112.00–118.00	725	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	776	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	677	112.39/cwt	109.00–115.00	761	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,397	74.40/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,039	5
Bulls	—	—	1,626	81.53/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,326	4
Bulls	—	—	1,766	86.83/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,533	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	45.96/cwt	44.00–48.00	429	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	51.60/cwt	49.00–54.00	501	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	56.81/cwt	55.00–60.00	583	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	62.35/cwt	60.00–65.00	707	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	55.52/cwt	53.00–58.00	678	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	49.42/cwt	47.00–52.00	614	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	56.83/cwt	54.00–59.00	781	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	61.36/cwt	60.00–63.00	857	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862.50/cwt	800.00–925.00	—	2

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 Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,502Last week 1,320Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 175Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	122.00–123.00	122.66
2	—	575	105.00	105.00
2	—	525	108.00	108.00
11	—	475	110.00–114.00	112.00
8	—	425	110.00–117.00	113.88
5	—	378	114.00–116.00	114.99
3	—	675	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	480	114.00–122.00	116.41
35	—	422	118.00–127.00	120.10
28	—	578	109.00–115.00	110.92
20	—	526	110.00–116.00	112.75
16	—	617	110.00–113.00	111.61
12	—	376	120.00–129.00	123.91
11	—	723	100.00–105.00	103.09
8	—	681	105.00–110.00	106.98
2	—	318	132.00–136.00	134.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	614	123.25	123.25
19	—	563	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	471	120.00–130.00	124.75
41	—	566	115.00–120.00	117.79
30	—	514	116.00–121.00	119.17
23	—	707	108.00–115.00	108.31
10	—	661	112.00–116.00	112.40
3	—	627	114.00–118.00	115.34
3	—	418	132.00–133.00	132.68
3	—	382	132.00–138.00	134.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	111.00–120.00	116.19
4	—	416	116.00–125.00	120.80
3	—	527	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	584	117.00–123.00	121.44
33	—	477	123.00–133.00	125.84
24	—	521	121.00–128.00	125.66
15	—	422	128.00–137.00	134.04
10	—	677	109.00–115.00	112.39
8	—	626	112.00–118.00	115.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	123.00–126.00	124.84
5	—	623	119.00–122.00	120.40
4	—	673	115.00–116.00	115.25
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	480	134.00–135.00	134.52
2	—	415	139.00–140.00	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	443	124.00–126.00	124.25
7	—	329	131.00–141.00	135.43
4	—	381	129.00–132.00	130.73
2	—	485	120.00–124.00	122.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	529	125.00–133.00	126.41
25	—	433	130.00–138.00	134.17
17	—	615	120.00–125.00	120.67
10	—	578	125.00–130.00	127.90
6	—	474	127.00–134.00	131.51
5	—	720	116.00–120.00	118.78
4	—	673	120.00–123.00	121.00
4	—	381	136.00–146.00	139.27
3	—	327	146.00–155.00	149.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	629	128.00–134.00	130.98
37	—	727	119.00–125.00	123.03
33	—	655	124.00–129.00	124.92
22	—	478	138.00–139.00	138.86
13	—	535	134.00–139.00	135.13
10	—	569	132.00–135.00	133.31
7	—	780	120.00	120.00
6	—	428	140.00–142.00	140.83
3	—	323	160.00–166.00	161.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	934	44.00–48.00	45.96
15	—	970	49.00–54.00	51.60
10	—	1,026	55.00–60.00	56.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,397	60.00–63.00	61.36
17	—	1,375	54.00–59.00	56.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,221	53.00–58.00	55.52
21	—	1,134	60.00–65.00	62.35
14	—	1,243	47.00–52.00	49.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,766	84.00–89.00	86.83
5	—	1,397	72.00–77.00	74.40
4	—	1,626	79.00–83.00	81.53

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–925.00	862.50

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.