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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 7

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,639 head

▲ 1,121 vs last sale 518▲ 340 vs year ago 1,299 · +26.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 94▲ 42 vs year ago 183 · +23.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 21▲ 40 vs year ago 30 · +133.3%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $128.89/cwt on 358 head.

Average price

$128.89

358 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$14.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	130.94	704	286
Medium and Large 2	498	121.22	603	65
Medium and Large 3	454	115.96	526	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.98/cwt here — about $178 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 sale358 hd

128.89

—

AL average9 barns · 950 hd

130.97

−2.09

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	1,616	84.38	1,364	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,264	69.44	878	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	67.95	768	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	56.06	551	39

Every lot

85 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	174.92/cwt	170.00–176.00	675	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	160.27/cwt	156.00–163.00	680	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	167.40/cwt	165.50–175.00	716	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	166.67/cwt	163.00–170.00	773	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	152.45/cwt	149.00–156.00	744	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	159.33/cwt	154.00–164.00	822	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	147.27/cwt	146.00–155.00	836	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	142.47/cwt	139.00–148.00	878	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	845	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	136.17/cwt	134.00–140.00	923	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	133.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	955	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	130.90/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,012	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,082	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,146	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	154.23/cwt	146.00–160.00	480	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	140.13/cwt	136.00–144.00	448	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	143.78/cwt	135.00–148.00	520	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	132.42/cwt	128.00–135.00	483	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	138.05/cwt	130.00–142.00	587	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	126.01/cwt	121.00–130.00	536	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	119.93/cwt	116.00–124.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	511	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	132.89/cwt	125.00–137.50	614	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	584	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	119.98/cwt	118.00–121.00	617	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	129.10/cwt	123.00–134.00	687	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	116.67/cwt	115.00–118.00	665	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	127.79/cwt	123.00–133.00	735	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	109.75/cwt	105.00–119.00	680	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	128.67/cwt	123.00–133.00	813	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	123.85/cwt	120.00–132.00	835	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	120.16/cwt	115.00–124.00	872	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	775	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	111.61/cwt	103.00–115.00	867	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	331	174.42/cwt	170.00–180.00	577	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	339	165.39/cwt	162.50–170.00	561	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	361	151.71/cwt	134.00–162.00	548	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	170.61/cwt	164.00–175.00	648	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	141.92/cwt	136.00–148.00	539	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	151.68/cwt	148.00–154.00	631	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	589	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	160.43/cwt	155.00–167.00	680	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	151.30/cwt	148.00–157.50	717	45
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	141.23/cwt	136.00–145.00	669	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	484	130.38/cwt	128.00–132.00	631	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	139.75/cwt	135.00–149.00	723	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	132.28/cwt	129.00–135.00	684	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	135.28/cwt	131.00–138.00	764	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	126.35/cwt	122.00–131.00	730	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	115.85/cwt	113.00–120.00	710	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	631	131.55/cwt	126.00–135.50	830	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	682	124.39/cwt	119.00–128.00	848	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	724	120.00/cwt	118.00–124.00	869	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	994	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,346	78.72/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,060	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,546	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	85.38/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,464	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	781	48.74/cwt	46.00–51.00	381	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	974	62.16/cwt	60.00–64.00	605	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	56.40/cwt	52.00–61.00	561	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	61.40/cwt	61.00–62.00	691	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	68.04/cwt	63.00–73.00	774	97
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	75.40/cwt	74.00–79.00	921	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,259	67.73/cwt	63.00–70.00	853	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	73.58/cwt	73.00–75.00	938	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	790.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722.22/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	18
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	530.00/cwt	400.00–600.00	—	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	—	6

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 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,639Last week 518Year ago 1,299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 94Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 21Year ago 30

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	116.00–124.00	119.93
2	—	460	111.00	111.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	532	123.00–134.00	129.10
26	—	632	123.00–133.00	128.67
13	—	777	103.00–115.00	111.61
27	—	425	130.00–142.00	138.05
27	—	362	135.00–148.00	143.78
10	—	311	146.00–160.00	154.23
28	—	726	115.00–124.00	120.16
13	—	674	120.00–132.00	123.85
65	—	575	123.00–133.00	127.79
65	—	462	125.00–137.50	132.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	763	100.00–103.00	101.52
4	—	320	136.00–144.00	140.13
13	—	477	120.00–125.00	122.34
10	—	620	105.00–119.00	109.75
6	—	570	115.00–118.00	116.67
7	—	365	128.00–135.00	132.42
13	—	425	121.00–130.00	126.01
8	—	514	118.00–121.00	119.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
1	—	460	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	616	139.00–148.00	142.47
26	—	428	165.50–175.00	167.40
33	—	516	154.00–164.00	159.33
25	—	464	163.00–170.00	166.67
2	—	895	128.00	128.00
2	—	820	132.00	132.00
54	—	678	134.00–140.00	136.17
18	—	715	130.00–135.00	133.55
30	—	386	170.00–176.00	174.92
53	—	568	146.00–155.00	147.27
10	—	773	128.00–133.00	130.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	156.00–163.00	160.27
6	—	678	130.00	130.00
3	—	555	143.00	143.00
4	—	488	149.00–156.00	152.45
6	—	638	132.00–133.00	132.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	154.00	154.00
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
3	—	460	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	122.00	122.00
20	—	424	155.00–167.00	160.43
3	—	775	124.00	124.00
29	—	631	126.00–135.50	131.55
27	—	517	135.00–149.00	139.75
12	—	331	170.00–180.00	174.42
18	—	380	164.00–175.00	170.61
12	—	682	119.00–128.00	124.39
45	—	474	148.00–157.50	151.30
4	—	724	118.00–124.00	120.00
21	—	565	131.00–138.00	135.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	136.00–148.00	141.92
5	—	484	128.00–132.00	130.38
7	—	421	138.00–142.00	140.01
2	—	550	116.00	116.00
3	—	500	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	339	162.50–170.00	165.39
7	—	578	122.00–131.00	126.35
15	—	474	136.00–145.00	141.23
7	—	361	134.00–162.00	151.71
5	—	613	113.00–120.00	115.85
14	—	416	148.00–154.00	151.68
11	—	517	129.00–135.00	132.28
2	—	670	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	994	52.00–61.00	56.40
5	—	781	46.00–51.00	48.74
5	—	1,126	61.00–62.00	61.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	73.00–75.00	73.58
29	—	1,259	63.00–70.00	67.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,138	63.00–73.00	68.04
5	—	1,222	74.00–79.00	75.40
8	—	974	60.00–64.00	62.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	75.00–80.00	78.72
1	—	1,610	96.00	96.00
11	—	1,715	82.00–93.00	85.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	750.00–850.00	790.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	400.00–600.00	530.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	600.00–650.00	625.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	—	600.00–800.00	722.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,025.00

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.