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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 22

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,653 head

▲ 331 vs last sale 1,322▲ 1,653 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

188 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 240▲ 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 14▲ 23 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 steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady.

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 $110.52/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$110.52

283 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.43

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	112.65	677	87
Medium and Large 2	536	111.18	595	148
Medium and Large 3	487	104.65	510	48

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $168 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 sale283 hd

110.52

—

AL average11 barns · 1,125 hd

112.96

−2.43

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	1,564	84.04	1,315	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,481	60.61	897	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	59.00	712	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	52.79	549	48

Every lot

77 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	328	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	156.62/cwt	152.00–162.00	514	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	149.65/cwt	148.00–150.00	491	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	167.51/cwt	166.00–170.00	618	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	160.58/cwt	149.00–166.00	597	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	141.01/cwt	138.00–144.00	526	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	156.15/cwt	154.00–157.00	665	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	148.98/cwt	144.00–152.00	636	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	142.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	688	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	124.43/cwt	121.00–128.00	603	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	139.28/cwt	139.00–142.00	717	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	133.70/cwt	130.00–139.00	714	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	126.89/cwt	123.00–129.00	730	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	789	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	762	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	115.05/cwt	113.00–117.00	725	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	663	113.30/cwt	113.00–115.00	751	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	123.31/cwt	118.00–124.00	829	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	119.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	855	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	121.32/cwt	117.00–123.00	924	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	114.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	883	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	119.05/cwt	118.00–120.00	393	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	117.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	442	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	128.00/cwt	126.00–132.00	481	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	122.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	459	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	115.54/cwt	114.00–117.00	491	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	108.82/cwt	105.00–112.00	467	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	113.43/cwt	111.00–116.00	533	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	102.13/cwt	99.00–106.00	489	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	111.42/cwt	107.00–113.00	579	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	101.74/cwt	97.00–105.00	532	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	579	97.23/cwt	91.00–100.00	563	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	110.11/cwt	105.00–112.00	641	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	115.12/cwt	114.00–118.00	675	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	93.36/cwt	89.00–98.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	106.33/cwt	101.00–107.00	672	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	109.63/cwt	107.00–115.00	695	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	706	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	104.28/cwt	102.00–105.00	702	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	110.30/cwt	110.00–113.00	783	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	129.15/cwt	125.00–131.00	551	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	137.80/cwt	135.00–144.00	606	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	142.22/cwt	140.00–146.00	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	118.45/cwt	115.00–124.00	569	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	132.50/cwt	127.00–136.00	647	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	128.75/cwt	127.00–130.00	675	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	122.90/cwt	120.00–127.00	648	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	116.71/cwt	112.00–119.00	619	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	113.63/cwt	107.00–117.00	649	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	107.88/cwt	105.00–110.00	620	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	624	103.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	647	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	110.01/cwt	107.00–115.00	692	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	674	107.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	723	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	105.76/cwt	104.00–107.00	761	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	728	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	717	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	800	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,422	79.22/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,127	5
Bulls	—	—	1,496	84.31/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,261	5
Bulls	—	—	1,828	89.73/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,640	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	47.31/cwt	45.00–50.00	465	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	55.36/cwt	53.00–58.00	592	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	60.46/cwt	59.00–62.00	672	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	54.62/cwt	53.00–57.00	626	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	60.27/cwt	58.00–62.00	743	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	63.49/cwt	63.00–66.00	792	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	55.37/cwt	55.00–56.00	777	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	64.11/cwt	63.00–66.00	923	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	59.22/cwt	57.00–62.00	900	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	720.83/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	629.17/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	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 Sep 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,653Last week 1,322Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 240Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	97.00–100.00	98.49
8	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.88
6	—	427	125.00–131.00	129.15
5	—	480	115.00–124.00	118.45
4	—	624	100.00–105.00	103.76
4	—	530	112.00–119.00	116.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	488	127.00–136.00	132.50
15	—	440	135.00–144.00	137.80
14	—	571	107.00–117.00	113.63
11	—	629	107.00–115.00	110.01
10	—	527	120.00–127.00	122.90
6	—	674	105.00–110.00	107.33
4	—	720	104.00–107.00	105.76
2	—	765	104.00–105.00	104.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	127.00–130.00	128.75
4	—	470	140.00–146.00	142.22
2	—	725	108.00	108.00
2	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	762	117.00–123.00	121.32
22	—	515	139.00–142.00	139.28
7	—	426	154.00–157.00	156.15
5	—	621	127.00	127.00
4	—	369	166.00–170.00	167.51
2	—	328	168.00–170.00	168.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	663	113.00–115.00	113.30
6	—	328	148.00–150.00	149.65
3	—	373	138.00–144.00	141.01
2	—	630	113.00–117.00	115.05
2	—	575	120.00	120.00
2	—	485	121.00–128.00	124.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	773	110.00–115.00	114.23
20	—	534	130.00–139.00	133.70
16	—	372	149.00–166.00	160.58
15	—	672	118.00–124.00	123.31
11	—	575	123.00–129.00	126.89
8	—	623	120.00–125.00	122.38
7	—	328	152.00–162.00	156.62
6	—	482	140.00–145.00	142.66
5	—	427	144.00–152.00	148.98
2	—	718	117.00–121.00	119.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	523	97.00–105.00	101.74
10	—	429	105.00–112.00	108.82
7	—	579	91.00–100.00	97.23
6	—	479	99.00–106.00	102.13
5	—	375	115.00–120.00	117.83
2	—	625	89.00–98.00	93.36
2	—	330	118.00–120.00	119.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	520	107.00–113.00	111.42
21	—	632	101.00–107.00	106.33
20	—	582	105.00–112.00	110.11
16	—	470	111.00–116.00	113.43
14	—	673	102.00–105.00	104.28
13	—	425	114.00–117.00	115.54
7	—	376	120.00–126.00	122.01
2	—	325	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	666	106.00	106.00
20	—	634	107.00–115.00	109.63
17	—	586	114.00–118.00	115.12
14	—	376	126.00–132.00	128.00
10	—	710	110.00–113.00	110.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	55.00–56.00	55.37
19	—	1,519	57.00–62.00	59.22
12	—	1,439	63.00–66.00	64.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,232	58.00–62.00	60.27
14	—	1,147	53.00–57.00	54.62
8	—	1,248	63.00–66.00	63.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	983	45.00–50.00	47.31
18	—	1,069	53.00–58.00	55.36
9	—	1,111	59.00–62.00	60.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,422	75.00–81.00	79.22
5	—	1,496	83.00–86.00	84.31
4	—	1,828	88.00–92.00	89.73

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)	6	—	—	700.00–775.00	720.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	550.00–700.00	629.17

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)	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	875.00	875.00

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.