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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

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

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,679 head

▲ 330 vs last sale 1,349▲ 412 vs year ago 1,267 · +32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 199▼ 96 vs year ago 276 · −34.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 14▲ 10 vs year ago 21 · +47.6%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

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 $130.38/cwt on 412 head.

Average price

$130.38

412 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$9.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	133.51	798	148
Medium and Large 2	504	129.37	652	224
Medium and Large 3	459	124.41	572	40

One grade step is worth $9.09/cwt here — about $226 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 sale412 hd

130.38

—

AL average14 barns · 1,891 hd

133.84

−3.46

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	85.40	1,336	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	66.61	894	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	64.75	774	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	59.42	620	35

Every lot

71 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	173.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	561	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	196.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	637	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	185.34/cwt	180.00–190.00	691	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	156.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	588	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	170.44/cwt	168.00–174.00	644	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	731	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	156.84/cwt	150.00–158.00	767	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	158.84/cwt	157.00–159.00	813	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	151.54/cwt	147.00–154.00	802	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	154.98/cwt	154.00–157.00	880	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	145.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	832	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	137.46/cwt	136.00–139.00	856	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	148.46/cwt	148.00–154.00	943	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	654	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	922	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	144.13/cwt	144.00–146.00	947	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	136.75/cwt	136.00–140.00	978	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	130.29/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,014	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	146.53/cwt	144.00–150.00	470	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	136.68/cwt	134.00–139.00	447	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	139.99/cwt	139.00–142.00	510	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	147.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	561	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	134.64/cwt	131.00–140.00	575	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	144.97/cwt	144.00–146.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	434	127.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	555	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	123.20/cwt	122.00–126.00	580	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	132.09/cwt	129.00–139.00	623	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	127.46/cwt	123.00–131.00	665	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	134.61/cwt	132.00–135.00	728	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	123.24/cwt	122.00–128.00	706	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	129.87/cwt	129.00–134.00	751	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	609	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	825	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	122.38/cwt	120.00–126.00	762	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	131.42/cwt	127.00–133.00	824	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	126.59/cwt	126.00–128.00	851	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	117.27/cwt	114.00–122.00	790	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	158.65/cwt	154.00–162.00	671	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	168.68/cwt	166.00–174.00	719	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	143.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	484	131.31/cwt	127.00–137.00	636	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	127.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	674	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	135.80/cwt	132.00–142.00	721	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	132.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	753	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	141.18/cwt	139.00–145.00	813	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	132.02/cwt	129.00–134.00	816	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	113.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	139.19/cwt	137.00–141.00	870	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	129.34/cwt	125.00–133.00	864	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	135.86/cwt	133.00–139.00	913	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	713	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	859	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	128.96/cwt	127.00–131.00	929	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	728	108.90/cwt	105.00–113.00	793	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	768	119.50/cwt	118.00–121.00	918	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	73.23/cwt	70.00–77.00	853	2
Bulls	—	—	1,581	85.42/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,350	6
Bulls	—	—	1,739	91.44/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,590	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	60.76/cwt	59.00–63.00	603	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	65.56/cwt	64.00–69.00	660	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	55.40/cwt	53.00–57.00	611	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	71.52/cwt	71.00–72.00	794	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	67.16/cwt	65.00–70.00	775	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	60.92/cwt	59.00–64.00	765	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	65.31/cwt	64.00–67.00	867	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	68.64/cwt	68.00–70.00	937	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894.00/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	25
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	862.50/cwt	775.00–950.00	—	2

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,679Last week 1,349Year ago 1,267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 199Year ago 276

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 14Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	118.00–121.00	119.50
25	—	531	132.00–142.00	135.80
12	—	423	154.00–162.00	158.65
3	—	618	129.00–134.00	132.02
2	—	713	120.00–121.00	120.51
27	—	472	140.00–150.00	143.77
12	—	668	125.00–133.00	129.34
15	—	567	130.00–137.00	132.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	121.00–125.00	122.96
15	—	484	127.00–137.00	131.31
3	—	430	140.00–145.00	143.29
8	—	528	125.00–130.00	127.74
2	—	728	105.00–113.00	108.90
3	—	620	110.00–115.00	113.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	672	133.00–139.00	135.86
6	—	426	166.00–174.00	168.68
11	—	576	139.00–145.00	141.18
3	—	720	127.00–131.00	128.96
16	—	625	137.00–141.00	139.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	529	147.00–154.00	151.54
20	—	778	128.00–132.00	130.29
6	—	324	170.00–180.00	173.12
7	—	489	150.00–158.00	156.84
5	—	378	168.00–174.00	170.44
2	—	725	135.00	135.00
2	—	623	136.00–139.00	137.46
25	—	572	140.00–150.00	145.43
11	—	654	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	635	148.00–154.00	148.46
9	—	454	161.00	161.00
6	—	373	180.00–190.00	185.34
16	—	657	144.00–146.00	144.13
3	—	568	154.00–157.00	154.98
5	—	325	190.00–200.00	196.00
20	—	512	157.00–159.00	158.84
21	—	715	136.00–140.00	136.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	155.00–160.00	156.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	146.00–150.00	147.98
47	—	627	127.00–133.00	131.42
5	—	672	126.00–128.00	126.59
15	—	541	132.00–135.00	134.61
2	—	430	144.00–146.00	144.97
17	—	578	129.00–134.00	129.87
2	—	725	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	609	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	364	139.00–142.00	139.99
7	—	674	114.00–122.00	117.27
43	—	573	122.00–128.00	123.24
63	—	522	123.00–131.00	127.46
39	—	472	129.00–139.00	132.09
19	—	623	120.00–126.00	122.38
11	—	321	144.00–150.00	146.53
26	—	427	131.00–140.00	134.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	110.00–114.00	111.96
5	—	327	134.00–139.00	136.68
10	—	471	122.00–126.00	123.20
13	—	434	125.00–130.00	127.79
10	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	992	59.00–63.00	60.76
15	—	1,103	53.00–57.00	55.40
7	—	1,007	64.00–69.00	65.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,365	68.00–70.00	68.64
14	—	1,328	64.00–67.00	65.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,256	59.00–64.00	60.92
2	—	1,110	71.00–72.00	71.52
15	—	1,154	65.00–70.00	67.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	70.00–77.00	73.23
4	—	1,739	89.00–93.00	91.44
6	—	1,581	82.00–88.00	85.42

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	—	—	775.00–950.00	862.50

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)	25	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	894.00

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.