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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

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

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Jun 16Jun 23Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,149 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 930▲ 228 vs year ago 921 · +24.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

326 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 304▲ 85 vs year ago 241 · +35.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 17▲ 11 vs year ago 6 · +183.3%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder calves sold 1.00 to 6.00 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 $114.42/cwt on 315 head.

Average price

$114.42

315 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$10.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	118.26	709	121
Medium and Large 2	553	112.85	624	161
Medium and Large 3	492	108.01	531	33

One grade step is worth $10.26/cwt here — about $178 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 sale315 hd

114.42

—

AL average12 barns · 1,383 hd

117.54

−3.12

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	1,766	95.90	1,694	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	71.03	969	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	68.93	842	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	63.13	670	55

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	164.32/cwt	162.00–166.00	562	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	147.99/cwt	142.00–152.00	556	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	141.21/cwt	140.00–144.00	604	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	145.36/cwt	142.00–150.00	698	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	141.87/cwt	140.00–144.00	746	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	135.11/cwt	130.00–137.00	728	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	661	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	136.30/cwt	134.00–140.00	784	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	584	121.43/cwt	118.00–123.00	709	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	131.31/cwt	130.00–133.00	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	125.66/cwt	123.00–128.00	769	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	128.69/cwt	128.00–133.00	806	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	125.38/cwt	121.00–130.00	825	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	119.97/cwt	119.00–121.00	828	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.00	847	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	110.97/cwt	108.00–114.00	802	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	866	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	452	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	130.64/cwt	125.00–135.00	436	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	136.77/cwt	135.00–138.00	506	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	116.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	436	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	129.70/cwt	128.00–131.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	126.54/cwt	120.00–129.00	529	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	130.48/cwt	130.00–132.00	548	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	112.46/cwt	109.00–117.00	476	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	128.54/cwt	126.00–130.00	603	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	474	111.37/cwt	105.00–114.00	528	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	118.83/cwt	114.00–124.00	567	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	123.58/cwt	120.00–129.00	644	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	116.07/cwt	110.00–119.00	619	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	119.00/cwt	116.00–124.00	681	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	576	101.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	586	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	110.65/cwt	106.00–114.00	641	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	106.01/cwt	103.00–110.00	659	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	626	120.50/cwt	119.00–121.00	754	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	112.39/cwt	112.00–115.00	714	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	105.87/cwt	105.00–106.00	698	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	98.33/cwt	97.00–100.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	663	93.98/cwt	90.00–95.00	623	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	665	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	104.41/cwt	101.00–105.00	748	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	727	96.38/cwt	94.00–100.00	701	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	806	107.75/cwt	107.75–107.75	868	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	412	144.67/cwt	143.00–146.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	135.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	583	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	431	123.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	130.95/cwt	126.00–133.00	609	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	121.00/cwt	117.00–123.00	575	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	524	112.48/cwt	110.00–116.00	589	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	121.18/cwt	117.00–126.00	643	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	118.78/cwt	114.00–123.00	684	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	119.51/cwt	118.00–121.00	727	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	115.00/cwt	112.00–118.00	719	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	684	108.63/cwt	105.00–112.00	743	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	690	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	101.33/cwt	100.00–103.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	778	95.01/cwt	94.00–96.00	739	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	87.13/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,305	2
Bulls	—	—	1,667	95.01/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,584	7
Bulls	—	—	1,972	99.86/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,969	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	55.37/cwt	54.00–58.00	547	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	60.99/cwt	59.00–64.00	645	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	67.95/cwt	58.00–72.00	743	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	63.14/cwt	61.00–66.00	747	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	69.20/cwt	67.00–71.00	850	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	74.43/cwt	73.00–77.00	930	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,282	76.01/cwt	75.00–78.00	974	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	71.40/cwt	69.00–74.00	964	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	65.32/cwt	64.00–67.00	969	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043.75/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858.33/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	762.50/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	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 Jun 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,149Last week 930Year ago 921

Slaughter CattleReceipts 326Last week 304Year ago 241

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 17Year ago 6

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder calves sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	117.00–119.00	117.98
3	—	342	162.00–166.00	164.32
6	—	575	134.00–140.00	136.30
7	—	626	128.00–133.00	128.69
9	—	753	115.00	115.00
14	—	480	142.00–150.00	145.36
16	—	526	140.00–144.00	141.87
21	—	658	121.00–130.00	125.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	160.00	160.00
2	—	723	108.00–114.00	110.97
3	—	587	130.00–133.00	131.31
5	—	428	140.00–144.00	141.21
10	—	376	142.00–152.00	147.99
11	—	455	138.00	138.00
12	—	539	130.00–137.00	135.11
18	—	612	123.00–128.00	125.66
32	—	690	119.00–121.00	119.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	120.00–125.00	122.48
12	—	584	118.00–123.00	121.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	135.00–138.00	136.77
2	—	325	139.00	139.00
29	—	521	120.00–129.00	123.58
18	—	469	126.00–130.00	128.54
10	—	635	112.00–115.00	112.39
8	—	659	105.00–106.00	105.87
8	—	572	116.00–124.00	119.00
7	—	716	101.00–105.00	104.41
4	—	420	130.00–132.00	130.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	418	120.00–129.00	126.54
21	—	533	110.00–119.00	116.07
42	—	579	106.00–114.00	110.65
52	—	622	103.00–110.00	106.01
13	—	477	114.00–124.00	118.83
4	—	334	125.00–135.00	130.64
3	—	727	94.00–100.00	96.38
3	—	662	97.00–100.00	98.33
3	—	383	128.00–131.00	129.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	103.00–105.00	104.01
4	—	375	110.00–120.00	116.23
4	—	576	100.00–105.00	101.74
5	—	663	90.00–95.00	93.98
9	—	423	109.00–117.00	112.46
9	—	474	105.00–114.00	111.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	806	107.75	107.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	119.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	665	115.00–121.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	475	117.00–123.00	121.00
5	—	431	120.00–130.00	123.99
4	—	524	110.00–116.00	112.48
2	—	690	101.00–102.00	101.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	465	126.00–133.00	130.95
25	—	531	117.00–126.00	121.18
22	—	684	105.00–112.00	108.63
15	—	576	114.00–123.00	118.78
10	—	625	112.00–118.00	115.00
8	—	429	130.00–140.00	135.96
3	—	725	100.00–103.00	101.33
2	—	778	94.00–96.00	95.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	143.00–146.00	144.67
2	—	608	118.00–121.00	119.51

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–975.00	858.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,043.75

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)	2	—	—	725.00–800.00	762.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	86.00–88.00	87.13
6	—	1,972	98.00–103.00	99.86
7	—	1,667	92.00–97.00	95.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,094	58.00–72.00	67.95
20	—	1,058	59.00–64.00	60.99
10	—	987	54.00–58.00	55.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,229	67.00–71.00	69.20
20	—	1,250	73.00–77.00	74.43
20	—	1,183	61.00–66.00	63.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,350	69.00–74.00	71.40
10	—	1,484	64.00–67.00	65.32
9	—	1,282	75.00–78.00	76.01

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.