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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Dec 3

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,696 head

▲ 260 vs last sale 1,436▲ 1,696 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

302 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 200▲ 302 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 29▲ 29 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 sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 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 $113.76/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$113.76

276 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$21.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	120.15	602	128
Medium and Large 2	525	109.65	576	129
Medium and Large 3	533	98.63	525	19thin

One grade step is worth $21.51/cwt here — about $77 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 sale276 hd

113.76

—

AL average11 barns · 1,265 hd

114.64

−0.88

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	1,648	62.11	1,023	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	52.03	741	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	47.98	562	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	35.94	362	59

Every lot

69 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	450	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	161.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	528	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	154.57/cwt	150.00–158.00	507	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	147.57/cwt	142.00–152.00	555	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	157.30/cwt	154.00–160.00	598	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	149.05/cwt	146.00–155.00	651	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	142.00/cwt	139.00–145.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	144.93/cwt	139.00–150.00	697	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	134.20/cwt	134.00–137.00	707	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	783	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	135.63/cwt	134.00–137.00	777	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	130.05/cwt	125.00–134.00	761	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	121.85/cwt	117.00–123.00	760	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	130.24/cwt	127.00–132.00	814	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	122.67/cwt	122.00–126.00	832	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	907	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	136.41/cwt	134.00–138.00	441	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	122.75/cwt	120.00–128.00	405	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	121.87/cwt	119.00–126.00	457	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	122.82/cwt	122.00–125.00	520	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	114.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	103.02/cwt	102.00–105.00	441	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	112.30/cwt	107.00–117.00	533	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	102.74/cwt	100.00–104.00	492	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	115.34/cwt	115.00–119.00	589	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	99.19/cwt	95.00–100.00	518	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	109.01/cwt	105.00–113.00	571	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	116.47/cwt	116.00–118.00	651	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	681	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	106.06/cwt	104.00–108.00	607	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	587	96.29/cwt	90.00–100.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	103.48/cwt	100.00–107.00	640	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	113.78/cwt	108.00–118.00	715	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	639	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	776	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	103.08/cwt	100.00–104.00	697	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	678	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	810	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	746	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	146.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	623	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	136.06/cwt	133.00–142.00	580	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	140.54/cwt	136.00–144.00	670	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	132.62/cwt	127.00–135.00	633	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	121.03/cwt	120.00–123.00	583	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	580	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	131.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	689	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	121.22/cwt	115.00–125.00	644	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	707	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	114.98/cwt	110.00–119.00	662	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	119.33/cwt	118.00–122.00	737	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	111.74/cwt	110.00–115.00	702	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	738	97.02/cwt	95.00–99.00	716	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,444	63.73/cwt	61.00–65.00	920	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	61.14/cwt	47.00–73.00	1,082	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	33.08/cwt	30.00–35.00	329	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	46.47/cwt	46.00–47.00	472	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	40.19/cwt	38.00–43.00	412	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	49.78/cwt	47.00–52.00	570	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	42.81/cwt	40.00–45.00	504	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	53.57/cwt	53.00–54.00	656	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	45.27/cwt	44.00–46.00	579	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	54.57/cwt	53.00–58.00	779	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	50.24/cwt	49.00–52.00	743	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879.17/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	533.33/cwt	450.00–600.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,696Last week 1,436Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 200Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 29Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	110.00–114.00	111.99
3	—	482	120.00–123.00	121.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	127.00–135.00	132.62
9	—	576	110.00–119.00	114.98
5	—	426	133.00–142.00	136.06
4	—	628	110.00–115.00	111.74
4	—	531	115.00–125.00	121.22
2	—	738	95.00–99.00	97.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	130.00–137.00	131.80
9	—	477	136.00–144.00	140.54
8	—	426	145.00–150.00	146.24
6	—	618	118.00–122.00	119.33
4	—	575	120.00–126.00	123.00
2	—	723	108.00–109.00	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	678	122.00–126.00	122.67
19	—	437	146.00–155.00	149.05
17	—	481	139.00–150.00	144.93
13	—	625	127.00–132.00	130.24
8	—	573	134.00–137.00	135.63
6	—	380	154.00–160.00	157.30
4	—	789	115.00	115.00
4	—	328	160.00–164.00	161.02
3	—	518	140.00–145.00	143.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	137.00–140.00	138.50
2	—	578	110.00–113.00	111.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	585	125.00–134.00	130.05
25	—	527	134.00–137.00	134.20
9	—	376	142.00–152.00	147.57
7	—	624	117.00–123.00	121.85
7	—	328	150.00–158.00	154.57
2	—	440	139.00–145.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	557	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	95.00–100.00	99.19
4	—	479	100.00–104.00	102.74
3	—	675	90.00	90.00
3	—	587	90.00–100.00	96.29
3	—	428	102.00–105.00	103.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	524	105.00–113.00	109.01
19	—	618	100.00–107.00	103.48
18	—	572	104.00–108.00	106.06
18	—	475	107.00–117.00	112.30
15	—	425	110.00–120.00	114.93
13	—	676	100.00–104.00	103.08
10	—	375	119.00–126.00	121.87
3	—	330	120.00–128.00	122.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	639	121.50	121.50
11	—	570	119.50	119.50
3	—	678	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	423	122.00–125.00	122.82
24	—	511	115.00–119.00	115.34
13	—	559	116.00–118.00	116.47
5	—	628	108.00–118.00	113.78
5	—	323	134.00–138.00	136.41
2	—	728	100.00–105.00	102.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	996	30.00–35.00	33.08
20	—	1,025	38.00–43.00	40.19
2	—	1,015	46.00–47.00	46.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,428	53.00–58.00	54.57
9	—	1,478	49.00–52.00	50.24
4	—	1,280	44.00–46.00	45.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,145	47.00–52.00	49.78
22	—	1,178	40.00–45.00	42.81
11	—	1,224	53.00–54.00	53.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,770	47.00–73.00	61.14
6	—	1,444	61.00–65.00	63.73

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	450.00–600.00	533.33

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	—	—	500.00	500.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	800.00–975.00	879.17

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.