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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 4

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,341 head

▼ 356 vs last sale 1,697▼ 161 vs year ago 1,502 · −10.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 308▼ 75 vs year ago 253 · −29.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 25▲ 12 vs year ago 5 · +240.0%

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 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 $121.77/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$121.77

378 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$9.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	125.65	794	89
Medium and Large 2	537	120.95	650	264
Medium and Large 3	477	116.52	556	25

One grade step is worth $9.13/cwt here — about $237 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 sale378 hd

121.77

—

AL average11 barns · 1,256 hd

121.46

+0.30

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	1,817	89.41	1,625	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	67.67	971	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	65.82	813	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	57.47	582	42

Every lot

74 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	160.38/cwt	157.00–164.00	516	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	174.38/cwt	172.00–178.00	563	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	165.82/cwt	162.00–168.00	622	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	160.21/cwt	150.00–162.00	610	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	141.66/cwt	141.00–142.00	541	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	158.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	145.72/cwt	142.00–152.00	624	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	147.00/cwt	146.00–149.00	698	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	682	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	145.16/cwt	144.00–147.00	762	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	136.49/cwt	134.00–144.00	726	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	139.15/cwt	139.00–142.00	792	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	134.73/cwt	128.00–138.00	787	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	137.22/cwt	137.00–140.00	849	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	118.80/cwt	118.00–120.00	743	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	130.85/cwt	129.00–135.00	822	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	125.66/cwt	124.00–128.00	846	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	912	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	955	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	782	116.13/cwt	113.00–119.00	908	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	140.05/cwt	134.00–144.00	454	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	332	131.67/cwt	130.00–133.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	135.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	508	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	130.11/cwt	126.00–134.00	552	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	135.20/cwt	134.00–136.00	575	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	474	114.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	542	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	123.05/cwt	121.00–127.00	584	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	685	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	121.96/cwt	118.00–125.00	648	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	110.50/cwt	107.00–114.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	126.31/cwt	125.00–129.00	720	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	118.31/cwt	115.00–124.00	681	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	593	107.67/cwt	106.00–109.00	638	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	122.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	750	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	113.82/cwt	109.00–119.00	715	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	633	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	668	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	657	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	890	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	109.35/cwt	108.00–114.00	729	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	676	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	848	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	116.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	788	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	797	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	107.76/cwt	105.00–109.00	781	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	158.99/cwt	155.00–165.00	661	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	143.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	134.99/cwt	130.00–139.00	644	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	120.59/cwt	120.00–123.00	629	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	128.62/cwt	126.00–136.00	675	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	126.40/cwt	122.00–129.00	717	38
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	574	114.94/cwt	111.00–119.00	660	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	622	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	682	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	119.19/cwt	117.00–122.00	751	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	798	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	667	118.07/cwt	115.00–119.00	788	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	854	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,517	80.67/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,224	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	88.84/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,660	6
Bulls	—	—	1,916	94.36/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,808	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	51.57/cwt	50.00–55.00	499	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	58.91/cwt	56.00–61.00	603	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	63.84/cwt	62.00–66.00	676	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	56.90/cwt	55.00–60.00	691	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	65.72/cwt	62.00–68.00	803	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	70.81/cwt	69.00–72.00	889	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	70.12/cwt	69.00–73.00	955	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	66.07/cwt	63.00–68.00	977	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	60.93/cwt	60.00–62.00	1,010	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817.86/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	681.25/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,341Last week 1,697Year ago 1,502

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 308Year ago 253

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 25Year ago 5

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	628	109.00–119.00	113.82
4	—	725	105.00–109.00	107.76
7	—	324	134.00–144.00	140.05
17	—	376	130.00–138.00	135.06
18	—	424	126.00–134.00	130.11
25	—	475	121.00–127.00	123.05
32	—	667	108.00–114.00	109.35
103	—	531	118.00–125.00	121.96
32	—	576	115.00–124.00	118.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	125.00–129.00	126.31
5	—	425	134.00–136.00	135.20
6	—	676	115.00–120.00	116.50
6	—	712	110.00–114.00	111.99
10	—	519	132.00	132.00
14	—	614	120.00–128.00	122.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	657	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	676	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	107.00–114.00	110.50
2	—	633	105.00–106.00	105.51
3	—	332	130.00–133.00	131.67
3	—	593	106.00–109.00	107.67
6	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.33
9	—	474	110.00–120.00	114.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.62
10	—	381	150.00–162.00	160.21
11	—	428	142.00–152.00	145.72
12	—	584	128.00–138.00	134.73
36	—	628	129.00–135.00	130.85
41	—	532	134.00–144.00	136.49
2	—	730	117.00–120.00	118.47
3	—	322	157.00–164.00	160.38
6	—	673	124.00–128.00	125.66
7	—	782	113.00–119.00	116.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	150.00	150.00
3	—	382	141.00–142.00	141.66
5	—	625	118.00–120.00	118.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	156.00–160.00	158.00
2	—	675	132.00	132.00
3	—	720	125.00–130.00	126.64
5	—	323	172.00–178.00	174.38
5	—	375	162.00–168.00	165.82
5	—	752	127.00	127.00
6	—	525	144.00–147.00	145.16
15	—	475	146.00–149.00	147.00
20	—	569	139.00–142.00	139.15
46	—	619	137.00–140.00	137.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
4	—	416	155.00–165.00	158.99
5	—	664	120.00–121.00	120.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	109.00–110.00	109.49
9	—	477	130.00–139.00	134.99
10	—	427	140.00–150.00	143.41
11	—	525	126.00–136.00	128.62
13	—	667	115.00–119.00	118.07
14	—	630	117.00–122.00	119.19
38	—	567	122.00–129.00	126.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	109.00–110.00	109.67
4	—	574	111.00–119.00	114.94
5	—	522	120.00–123.00	120.59

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)	7	—	—	725.00–875.00	817.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	975.00

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)	4	—	—	625.00–700.00	681.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	80.00–82.00	80.67
6	—	1,868	86.00–91.00	88.84
6	—	1,916	93.00–96.00	94.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,215	55.00–60.00	56.90
16	—	1,222	62.00–68.00	65.72
20	—	1,255	69.00–72.00	70.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	60.00–62.00	60.93
10	—	1,478	63.00–68.00	66.07
12	—	1,362	69.00–73.00	70.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,024	56.00–61.00	58.91
13	—	1,059	62.00–66.00	63.84
17	—	968	50.00–55.00	51.57

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.