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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Oct 6

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,383 head

▼ 140 vs last sale 1,523▼ 171 vs year ago 1,554 · −11.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 212▼ 74 vs year ago 257 · −28.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 10▼ 46 vs year ago 60 · −76.7%

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 5.00 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 $113.68/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$113.68

267 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$11.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	117.41	692	85
Medium and Large 2	487	112.83	549	157
Medium and Large 3	486	106.38	517	25

One grade step is worth $11.02/cwt here — about $176 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

113.68

—

AL average11 barns · 1,251 hd

113.97

−0.29

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	1,605	74.04	1,188	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	51.06	623	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	46.78	625	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	45.39	470	59

Every lot

76 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	167.18/cwt	166.00–170.00	535	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	154.96/cwt	148.00–160.00	504	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	143.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	466	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	161.96/cwt	160.00–164.00	604	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	149.70/cwt	146.00–158.00	569	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	137.20/cwt	134.00–140.00	523	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	142.68/cwt	140.00–143.00	625	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	666	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	147.70/cwt	142.00–152.00	687	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	136.14/cwt	136.00–137.00	660	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	129.34/cwt	127.00–135.00	671	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	612	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	126.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	734	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	582	118.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	690	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	608	110.68/cwt	110.00–118.00	673	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	121.74/cwt	119.00–124.00	761	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	803	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	659	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	847	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	125.65/cwt	124.00–128.00	843	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	118.48/cwt	118.00–123.00	807	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	122.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	875	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	736	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	883	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	114.00/cwt	111.00–116.00	884	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	128.24/cwt	124.00–132.00	418	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	137.53/cwt	133.00–138.00	451	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	118.03/cwt	116.00–119.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	123.49/cwt	119.00–128.00	467	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	129.21/cwt	128.00–132.00	496	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	108.96/cwt	105.00–111.00	462	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	116.25/cwt	112.00–120.00	495	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	111.22/cwt	109.00–116.00	528	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	106.66/cwt	105.00–108.00	512	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	103.22/cwt	100.00–107.00	537	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	109.07/cwt	107.00–111.00	580	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	100.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	579	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	108.85/cwt	107.00–111.00	626	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	722	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	106.60/cwt	105.00–108.00	667	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	113.90/cwt	109.00–115.00	718	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	109.17/cwt	106.00–110.00	727	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	104.33/cwt	103.00–105.00	707	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	700	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	103.33/cwt	101.00–105.00	767	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	126.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	539	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	132.14/cwt	131.00–142.00	564	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	148.18/cwt	146.00–153.00	636	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	119.52/cwt	118.00–120.00	562	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	129.41/cwt	126.00–134.00	628	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	130.26/cwt	130.00–131.00	689	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	122.38/cwt	118.00–125.00	647	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	532	111.05/cwt	109.00–115.00	591	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	107.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	586	118.25/cwt	114.00–122.00	693	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	109.32/cwt	106.00–112.00	687	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	643	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	105.00/cwt	102.00–108.00	709	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	101.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	98.32/cwt	95.00–102.00	767	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,596	71.48/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,141	6
Bulls	—	—	1,615	77.12/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,245	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	53.97/cwt	53.00–55.00	537	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	49.32/cwt	47.00–52.00	502	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	41.64/cwt	40.00–45.00	439	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	46.83/cwt	45.00–49.00	561	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	53.05/cwt	51.00–55.00	655	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	57.41/cwt	57.00–58.00	715	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,326	45.98/cwt	45.00–48.00	610	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	51.34/cwt	49.00–55.00	716	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816.67/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	5

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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,383Last week 1,523Year ago 1,554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 212Year ago 257

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 60

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	146.00–158.00	149.70
10	—	325	148.00–160.00	154.96
7	—	736	120.00	120.00
35	—	519	127.00–135.00	129.34
18	—	438	140.00–143.00	142.68
38	—	582	125.00–129.00	126.07
7	—	485	136.00–137.00	136.14
5	—	775	111.00–116.00	114.00
8	—	625	119.00–124.00	121.74
17	—	681	118.00–123.00	118.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	140.00–150.00	143.41
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
7	—	519	118.00	118.00
5	—	582	115.00–120.00	118.58
28	—	608	110.00–118.00	110.68
4	—	381	134.00–140.00	137.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	714	120.00–123.00	122.54
2	—	373	160.00–164.00	161.96
5	—	444	150.00	150.00
4	—	465	142.00–152.00	147.70
2	—	630	127.00–128.00	127.50
5	—	320	166.00–170.00	167.18
23	—	671	124.00–128.00	125.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	575	107.00–111.00	108.85
6	—	378	119.00–128.00	123.49
3	—	678	103.00–105.00	104.33
37	—	426	112.00–120.00	116.25
5	—	626	105.00–108.00	106.60
2	—	718	95.00–100.00	97.49
38	—	475	109.00–116.00	111.22
11	—	326	124.00–132.00	128.24
35	—	532	107.00–111.00	109.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	105.00–108.00	106.66
4	—	573	100.00–104.00	100.99
4	—	424	105.00–111.00	108.96
8	—	520	100.00–107.00	103.22
3	—	370	116.00–119.00	118.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	117.25	117.25
13	—	760	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	328	133.00–138.00	137.53
19	—	630	109.00–115.00	113.90
9	—	384	128.00–132.00	129.21
3	—	742	101.00–105.00	103.33
2	—	775	100.00	100.00
17	—	666	106.00–110.00	109.17
2	—	575	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	118.00–120.00	119.52
3	—	532	109.00–115.00	111.05
3	—	580	105.00–110.00	107.30
4	—	426	120.00–130.00	126.51
2	—	643	100.00–103.00	101.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	485	126.00–134.00	129.41
24	—	529	118.00–125.00	122.38
21	—	586	114.00–122.00	118.25
22	—	427	131.00–142.00	132.14
6	—	628	106.00–112.00	109.32
3	—	718	100.00–106.00	101.96
11	—	675	102.00–108.00	105.00
6	—	780	95.00–102.00	98.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	429	146.00–153.00	148.18
4	—	529	130.00–131.00	130.26
3	—	468	135.00–140.00	136.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	57.00–58.00	57.41
16	—	1,235	51.00–55.00	53.05
15	—	1,197	45.00–49.00	46.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	53.00–55.00	53.97
24	—	1,018	47.00–52.00	49.32
32	—	1,054	40.00–45.00	41.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	49.00–55.00	51.34
17	—	1,326	45.00–48.00	45.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,615	76.00–79.00	77.12
6	—	1,596	71.00–73.00	71.48

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)	5	—	—	650.00–725.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	500.00–600.00	525.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–925.00	816.67

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.