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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jun 2

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,332 head

▲ 377 vs last sale 955▲ 214 vs year ago 1,118 · +19.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

233 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 196▲ 108 vs year ago 125 · +86.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 19▲ 43 vs year ago 15 · +286.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 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 $116.87/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$116.87

267 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$8.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.98

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	120.07	696	74
Medium and Large 2	576	115.98	668	177
Medium and Large 3	500	111.96	560	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.11/cwt here — about $136 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 sale267 hd

116.87

—

AL average13 barns · 1,555 hd

120.85

−3.98

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	1,662	90.84	1,509	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	71.70	870	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	69.79	966	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	64.23	652	42

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	154.41/cwt	152.00–162.00	496	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	142.78/cwt	140.00–146.00	470	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	153.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	573	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	144.28/cwt	142.00–145.00	606	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	142.38/cwt	141.00–145.00	681	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	146.49/cwt	146.00–150.00	718	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	146.04/cwt	144.00–147.00	771	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	140.73/cwt	139.00–142.00	747	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	139.77/cwt	139.00–140.00	781	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	134.83/cwt	134.00–137.00	782	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	121.75/cwt	119.00–122.00	749	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	127.99/cwt	127.00–133.00	817	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	659	124.76/cwt	122.00–127.00	822	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	683	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	768	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	867	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	908	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	145.33/cwt	144.00–146.00	472	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	138.16/cwt	134.00–140.00	455	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	139.51/cwt	138.00–140.00	522	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	133.47/cwt	131.00–135.00	507	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	137.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	128.45/cwt	126.00–131.00	550	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	127.19/cwt	124.00–129.00	605	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	116.59/cwt	112.00–120.00	555	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	131.16/cwt	129.00–133.00	626	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	122.38/cwt	121.00–125.00	638	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	126.11/cwt	125.00–128.00	667	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	109.04/cwt	103.00–111.00	577	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	122.65/cwt	122.00–124.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	119.09/cwt	113.00–120.00	693	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	116.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	719	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	97.55/cwt	95.00–100.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	108.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	678	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	101.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	678	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	673	125.62/cwt	121.00–130.00	845	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	106.99/cwt	105.00–108.00	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	102.34/cwt	101.00–104.00	740	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	90.35/cwt	89.00–92.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	756	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	98.13/cwt	93.00–100.00	760	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	142.65/cwt	138.00–147.00	603	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	132.30/cwt	128.00–135.00	566	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	134.89/cwt	131.00–138.00	646	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	121.04/cwt	118.00–126.00	581	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	119.37/cwt	116.00–121.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	135.74/cwt	134.00–137.00	717	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	536	130.37/cwt	129.00–133.00	699	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	131.44/cwt	131.00–135.00	757	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	127.43/cwt	124.00–130.00	734	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	579	117.49/cwt	114.00–119.00	680	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	126.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	787	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	120.86/cwt	117.00–124.00	755	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	110.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	739	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	108.49/cwt	108.00–110.00	787	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	80.63/cwt	80.00–82.00	951	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	88.83/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,489	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	95.67/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,756	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	57.00/cwt	54.00–60.00	542	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	70.21/cwt	68.00–73.00	718	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	64.42/cwt	62.00–66.00	680	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	76.16/cwt	74.00–79.00	906	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	64.03/cwt	61.00–66.00	768	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	69.05/cwt	67.00–72.00	883	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	68.65/cwt	65.00–71.00	931	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	74.45/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,048	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	62.43/cwt	61.00–64.00	931	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007.50/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	15
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	783.33/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485.42/cwt	1,425.00–1,600.00	—	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	4

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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,332Last week 955Year ago 1,118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 196Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 19Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	134.00–137.00	135.74
3	—	623	125.00–127.00	126.34
9	—	576	131.00–135.00	131.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	605	112.00	112.00
6	—	480	118.00–126.00	121.04
6	—	428	128.00–135.00	132.30
4	—	579	114.00–119.00	117.49
3	—	520	116.00–121.00	119.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	670	110.00–115.00	110.35
13	—	536	129.00–133.00	130.37
11	—	479	131.00–138.00	134.89
9	—	576	124.00–130.00	127.43
8	—	725	108.00–110.00	108.49
7	—	625	117.00–124.00	120.86
6	—	423	138.00–147.00	142.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	110.00–115.00	112.45
12	—	615	119.00–122.00	121.75
4	—	329	140.00–146.00	142.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	638	127.00–133.00	127.99
17	—	659	122.00–127.00	124.76
14	—	374	150.00–160.00	153.27
6	—	580	134.00–137.00	134.83
5	—	478	141.00–145.00	142.38
4	—	531	139.00–142.00	140.73
4	—	420	142.00–145.00	144.28
4	—	321	152.00–162.00	154.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	528	144.00–147.00	146.04
14	—	873	104.00	104.00
12	—	490	146.00–150.00	146.49
9	—	559	139.00–140.00	139.77
4	—	803	108.00	108.00
2	—	675	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	103.00–111.00	109.04
5	—	476	112.00–120.00	116.59
2	—	623	95.00–100.00	97.55
2	—	335	120.00–130.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	582	113.00–120.00	119.09
38	—	628	105.00–115.00	108.00
20	—	521	121.00–125.00	122.38
15	—	667	100.00–105.00	101.62
10	—	476	124.00–129.00	127.19
7	—	428	126.00–131.00	128.45
5	—	756	90.00	90.00
5	—	329	134.00–140.00	138.16
4	—	380	131.00–135.00	133.47
3	—	735	89.00–92.00	90.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	121.00–130.00	125.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	529	125.00–128.00	126.11
15	—	774	93.00–100.00	98.13
7	—	618	115.00–120.00	116.29
7	—	421	135.00–140.00	137.26
6	—	477	129.00–133.00	131.16
5	—	679	105.00–108.00	106.99
4	—	374	138.00–140.00	139.51
3	—	723	101.00–104.00	102.34
3	—	568	122.00–124.00	122.65
3	—	325	144.00–146.00	145.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,056	62.00–66.00	64.42
14	—	1,023	68.00–73.00	70.21
12	—	950	54.00–60.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,356	65.00–71.00	68.65
16	—	1,408	72.00–79.00	74.45
5	—	1,492	61.00–64.00	62.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,189	74.00–79.00	76.16
12	—	1,279	67.00–72.00	69.05
11	—	1,200	61.00–66.00	64.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,835	94.00–100.00	95.67
4	—	1,676	86.00–90.00	88.83
3	—	1,180	80.00–82.00	80.63

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)	3	—	—	700.00–850.00	783.33

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)	10	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,007.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,058.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,005.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,485.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00

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.