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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Nov 10

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,382 head

▲ 563 vs last sale 819▲ 5 vs year ago 1,377 · +0.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 180▲ 15 vs year ago 189 · +7.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 12▼ 5 vs year ago 19 · −26.3%

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 1.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 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 $120.02/cwt on 326 head.

Average price

$120.02

326 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$17.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	125.95	768	124
Medium and Large 2	521	117.67	613	174
Medium and Large 3	486	108.39	526	28

One grade step is worth $17.56/cwt here — about $241 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 sale326 hd

120.02

—

AL average11 barns · 1,325 hd

119.66

+0.36

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	1,656	79.64	1,319	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,429	56.51	808	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	55.18	665	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	51.29	516	49

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 3	323	148.42/cwt	147.00–150.00	479	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	169.32/cwt	165.00–172.00	555	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	168.73/cwt	167.00–174.00	636	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	160.36/cwt	155.00–165.00	605	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	164.22/cwt	158.00–168.00	701	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	611	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	151.96/cwt	149.00–155.00	655	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	147.70/cwt	142.00–150.00	718	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	143.42/cwt	140.00–144.00	753	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	752	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	136.80/cwt	136.00–142.00	785	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	124.26/cwt	124.00–128.00	718	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	133.19/cwt	133.00–134.00	830	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	128.72/cwt	127.00–131.00	807	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	129.66/cwt	128.00–132.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	123.51/cwt	123.00–125.00	823	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	693	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	818	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	734	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	837	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	762	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	876	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	780	109.64/cwt	105.00–112.00	855	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	138.40/cwt	135.00–142.00	450	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	146.63/cwt	145.00–148.00	484	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	451	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	140.86/cwt	140.00–142.00	528	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	131.83/cwt	130.00–137.00	497	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	136.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	575	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	130.02/cwt	125.00–134.00	558	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	113.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	487	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	126.67/cwt	125.00–134.00	598	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	107.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	510	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	118.86/cwt	116.00–125.00	579	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	121.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	114.69/cwt	110.00–118.00	601	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	104.91/cwt	100.00–109.00	550	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	111.30/cwt	109.00–115.00	632	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	117.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	673	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	109.14/cwt	106.00–111.00	686	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	111.18/cwt	109.00–112.00	749	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	107.67/cwt	107.00–109.00	727	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	690	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	888	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	718	122.99/cwt	119.00–127.00	883	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	104.96/cwt	102.00–108.00	764	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	158.00/cwt	155.00–160.00	672	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	137.40/cwt	135.00–139.00	584	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	148.98/cwt	146.00–154.00	635	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	138.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	657	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	703	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	494	124.19/cwt	120.00–129.00	613	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	132.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	140.26/cwt	140.00–141.00	742	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	127.62/cwt	124.00–130.00	729	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	134.20/cwt	133.00–135.00	772	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	117.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	673	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	119.32/cwt	117.00–123.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	633	109.98/cwt	107.00–113.00	696	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	103.53/cwt	102.00–105.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	75.88/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,165	5
Bulls	—	—	1,635	82.69/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,352	6
Bulls	—	—	1,737	79.70/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,384	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	47.24/cwt	45.00–50.00	466	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	53.31/cwt	51.00–55.00	529	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	57.98/cwt	57.00–59.00	622	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	56.60/cwt	55.00–59.00	664	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	766	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	52.05/cwt	49.00–54.00	646	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	59.63/cwt	59.00–61.00	801	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	54.06/cwt	52.00–55.00	745	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	56.79/cwt	56.00–58.00	858	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	666.67/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	487.50/cwt	400.00–600.00	—	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 Nov 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,382Last week 819Year ago 1,377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 180Year ago 189

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	377	155.00–165.00	160.36
9	—	328	165.00–172.00	169.32
14	—	525	140.00–144.00	143.42
10	—	762	115.00	115.00
9	—	573	130.00–135.00	131.23
7	—	627	127.00–131.00	128.72
16	—	666	123.00–125.00	123.51
6	—	431	149.00–155.00	151.96
17	—	486	142.00–150.00	147.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	167.00–174.00	168.73
3	—	657	128.00–132.00	129.66
9	—	427	158.00–168.00	164.22
16	—	574	136.00–142.00	136.80
5	—	623	133.00–134.00	133.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	147.00–150.00	148.42
2	—	693	117.00–119.00	118.00
2	—	620	121.00–122.00	121.50
7	—	734	114.00	114.00
3	—	780	105.00–112.00	109.64
27	—	578	124.00–128.00	124.26
4	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	146.00–154.00	148.98
12	—	476	135.00–145.00	138.07
2	—	725	105.00	105.00
3	—	610	117.00–123.00	119.32
8	—	571	124.00–130.00	127.62
11	—	527	130.00–135.00	132.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	95.00	95.00
5	—	425	135.00–139.00	137.40
5	—	494	120.00–129.00	124.19
3	—	633	107.00–113.00	109.98
2	—	680	102.00–105.00	103.53
4	—	575	114.00–120.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	133.00–135.00	134.20
4	—	529	140.00–141.00	140.26
6	—	425	155.00–160.00	158.00
4	—	478	146.00–148.00	146.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	145.00–148.00	146.63
7	—	375	140.00–142.00	140.86
17	—	472	125.00–134.00	126.67
7	—	423	135.00–138.00	136.00
3	—	518	120.00–124.00	121.30
4	—	575	115.00–120.00	117.01
21	—	674	109.00–112.00	111.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	524	110.00–118.00	114.69
27	—	629	106.00–111.00	109.14
3	—	728	102.00–108.00	104.96
10	—	325	135.00–142.00	138.40
6	—	377	130.00–137.00	131.83
32	—	487	116.00–125.00	118.86
3	—	675	107.00–109.00	107.67
27	—	429	125.00–134.00	130.02
50	—	568	109.00–115.00	111.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	116.00	116.00
56	—	690	128.75	128.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	119.00–127.00	122.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	105.00	105.00
8	—	475	105.00–110.00	107.38
2	—	368	120.00–125.00	122.55
5	—	430	110.00–120.00	113.37
11	—	524	100.00–109.00	104.91

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)	3	—	—	625.00–700.00	666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	400.00–600.00	487.50

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)	2	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,737	78.00–82.00	79.70
5	—	1,535	72.00–77.00	75.88
6	—	1,635	82.00–84.00	82.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	986	45.00–50.00	47.24
10	—	1,072	57.00–59.00	57.98
15	—	993	51.00–55.00	53.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,378	52.00–55.00	54.06
8	—	1,344	59.00–61.00	59.63
16	—	1,510	56.00–58.00	56.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,242	49.00–54.00	52.05
3	—	1,235	62.00	62.00
23	—	1,173	55.00–59.00	56.60

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.