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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jun 8

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,110 head

▲ 358 vs last sale 752▲ 425 vs year ago 685 · +62.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 118▼ 1 vs year ago 170 · −0.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 7▲ 3 vs year ago 14 · +21.4%

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 2.00 higher. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.71/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$136.71

285 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$13.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	140.76	903	138
Medium and Large 2	582	134.75	784	110
Medium and Large 3	555	127.42	707	37

One grade step is worth $13.34/cwt here — about $197 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 sale285 hd

136.71

—

AL average16 barns · 1,372 hd

138.53

−1.82

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	—	High	1,521	87.42	1,330	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	73.37	880	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	72.99	975	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	60.03	588	24

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	171.50/cwt	169.00–174.00	557	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	153.42/cwt	147.00–157.00	568	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	374	143.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	160.01/cwt	157.00–164.00	619	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	160.47/cwt	155.00–165.00	711	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	145.45/cwt	142.00–148.00	684	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	474	131.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	157.98/cwt	154.00–160.00	754	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	153.50/cwt	149.00–158.00	798	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	130.56/cwt	125.00–131.00	698	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	139.74/cwt	134.00–144.00	749	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	134.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	775	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	144.29/cwt	142.00–152.00	843	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	139.57/cwt	136.00–140.00	867	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	120.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	750	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	130.05/cwt	127.00–134.00	817	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	122.78/cwt	120.00–126.00	830	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	127.56/cwt	126.00–134.00	865	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	724	121.25/cwt	119.00–123.00	878	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	121.36/cwt	118.00–122.00	926	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	821	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,045	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	137.82/cwt	134.00–140.00	448	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	134.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	503	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	140.66/cwt	139.00–141.00	532	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	384	125.79/cwt	124.00–129.00	483	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	138.31/cwt	137.00–141.00	585	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	132.03/cwt	128.00–136.00	560	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	124.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	535	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	129.48/cwt	125.00–133.00	607	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	491	116.25/cwt	115.00–121.00	571	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	123.94/cwt	119.00–129.00	651	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	116.99/cwt	114.00–119.00	617	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	693	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	128.25/cwt	126.00–131.00	736	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	121.87/cwt	118.00–126.00	701	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	114.72/cwt	114.00–117.00	663	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	122.54/cwt	120.00–124.00	751	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	116.01/cwt	112.00–119.00	724	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	108.77/cwt	105.00–111.00	680	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	668	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	739	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	114.47/cwt	113.00–116.00	778	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	723	99.97/cwt	98.00–102.00	723	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	108.67/cwt	108.00–109.00	788	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	106.80/cwt	105.00–108.00	774	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	803	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	552	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	138.51/cwt	136.00–141.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	127.21/cwt	122.00–130.00	604	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	120.89/cwt	119.00–125.00	635	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	536	130.43/cwt	127.00–135.00	699	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	574	116.50/cwt	112.00–120.00	669	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	127.74/cwt	124.00–132.00	736	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	626	119.59/cwt	116.00–124.00	749	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	674	117.49/cwt	114.00–120.00	792	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	103.08/cwt	100.00–106.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	733	109.33/cwt	108.00–111.00	801	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	776	100.01/cwt	96.00–104.00	776	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,297	83.34/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,081	9
Bulls	—	—	1,644	87.89/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,445	8
Bulls	—	—	1,728	94.03/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,625	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	61.67/cwt	60.00–64.00	570	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	55.93/cwt	55.00–58.00	565	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	67.68/cwt	66.00–69.00	731	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	69.50/cwt	66.00–71.00	815	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	75.22/cwt	72.00–78.00	906	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	790	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	70.57/cwt	68.00–73.00	930	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,359	76.29/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,037	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806.25/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	787.50/cwt	775.00–800.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818.75/cwt	775.00–850.00	—	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 Jun 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,110Last week 752Year ago 685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 118Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 7Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
5	—	676	120.00–126.00	122.78
11	—	370	147.00–157.00	153.42
7	—	577	130.00–140.00	134.30
14	—	536	134.00–144.00	139.74
11	—	763	118.00–122.00	121.36
4	—	724	119.00–123.00	121.25
17	—	470	142.00–148.00	145.45
41	—	628	127.00–134.00	130.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	149.00–158.00	153.50
24	—	387	157.00–164.00	160.01
5	—	678	126.00–134.00	127.56
4	—	443	155.00–165.00	160.47
4	—	325	169.00–174.00	171.50
14	—	621	136.00–140.00	139.57
13	—	584	142.00–152.00	144.29
7	—	477	154.00–160.00	157.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	821	127.25	127.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	623	120.00–125.00	120.43
4	—	374	140.00–145.00	143.00
2	—	725	116.00	116.00
13	—	535	125.00–131.00	130.56
4	—	474	130.00–135.00	131.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	674	114.00–120.00	117.49
8	—	576	124.00–132.00	127.74
3	—	733	108.00–111.00	109.33
12	—	626	116.00–124.00	119.59
2	—	473	136.00–141.00	138.51
6	—	424	140.00–150.00	145.15
5	—	536	127.00–135.00	130.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	776	96.00–104.00	100.01
2	—	725	100.00–106.00	103.08
2	—	670	109.00–111.00	109.99
6	—	574	112.00–120.00	116.50
10	—	475	122.00–130.00	127.21
9	—	525	119.00–125.00	120.89
2	—	423	130.00–131.00	130.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	109.00–110.00	109.50
10	—	374	130.00–138.00	134.41
35	—	525	119.00–129.00	123.94
37	—	469	125.00–133.00	129.48
15	—	575	118.00–126.00	121.87
11	—	325	134.00–140.00	137.82
2	—	780	102.00–104.00	102.99
23	—	624	112.00–119.00	116.01
5	—	725	105.00–108.00	106.80
24	—	424	128.00–136.00	132.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	137.00–141.00	138.31
4	—	574	126.00–131.00	128.25
2	—	680	113.00–116.00	114.47
23	—	613	120.00–124.00	122.54
6	—	378	139.00–141.00	140.66
3	—	725	108.00–109.00	108.67
3	—	532	130.00–131.00	130.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	105.00–111.00	108.77
21	—	491	115.00–121.00	116.25
4	—	384	124.00–129.00	125.79
22	—	578	114.00–117.00	114.72
7	—	527	114.00–119.00	116.99
4	—	430	120.00–127.00	124.45
2	—	723	98.00–102.00	99.97
2	—	668	100.00–102.00	100.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,359	75.00–80.00	76.29
15	—	1,318	68.00–73.00	70.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,205	72.00–78.00	75.22
9	—	1,173	66.00–71.00	69.50
2	—	1,235	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,010	55.00–58.00	55.93
3	—	1,080	66.00–69.00	67.68
11	—	925	60.00–64.00	61.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,728	92.00–99.00	94.03
8	—	1,644	85.00–91.00	87.89
9	—	1,297	80.00–85.00	83.34

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)	2	—	—	775.00–800.00	787.50

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)	4	—	—	750.00–850.00	806.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	775.00–850.00	818.75

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.