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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

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

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← May 31Jun 7Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,257 head

▲ 257 vs last sale 1,000▲ 147 vs year ago 1,110 · +13.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

242 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 232▲ 73 vs year ago 169 · +43.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 21▲ 33 vs year ago 17 · +194.1%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.86/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$138.86

184 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	653	145.00	947	31
Medium and Large 1	559	143.03	799	60
Medium and Large 2	519	135.77	704	73
Medium and Large 3	483	128.09	619	20

One grade step is worth $16.91/cwt here — about $328 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 sale184 hd

138.86

—

AL average15 barns · 1,593 hd

141.02

−2.16

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	1,538	100.34	1,543	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	82.59	1,124	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	77.24	945	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	67.29	680	73

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$919	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$756	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$925	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$800	8

Every lot

63 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	180.62/cwt	178.00–184.00	573	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	159.42/cwt	156.00–162.00	510	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	171.29/cwt	169.00–176.00	574	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	168.01/cwt	164.00–172.00	632	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	387	155.14/cwt	150.00–158.00	600	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	165.62/cwt	164.00–168.00	711	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	160.73/cwt	156.00–166.00	754	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	509	146.22/cwt	142.00–149.00	744	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	155.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	831	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	152.26/cwt	152.00–154.00	885	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	151.98/cwt	151.00–153.00	942	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	146.31/cwt	143.00–150.00	913	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	867	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	698	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,073	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,044	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	135.80/cwt	135.00–142.00	982	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	155.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	147.59/cwt	144.00–154.00	555	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	143.14/cwt	140.00–149.00	607	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	131.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	137.62/cwt	134.00–140.00	659	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	129.96/cwt	125.00–134.00	624	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	122.59/cwt	120.00–126.00	640	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	134.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	704	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	145.84/cwt	145.00–147.00	767	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	131.99/cwt	126.00–136.00	764	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	142.48/cwt	139.00–147.00	838	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	137.65/cwt	136.00–140.00	844	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	127.62/cwt	124.00–131.00	796	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	117.50/cwt	116.00–119.00	758	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	947	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	875	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	839	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	876	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	154.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	655	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	142.32/cwt	140.00–144.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	151.66/cwt	149.00–158.00	722	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	147.26/cwt	145.00–151.00	776	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	527	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	725	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	153.00/cwt	152.00–154.00	880	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	145.74/cwt	142.00–148.00	847	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	138.03/cwt	135.00–144.00	867	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	637	128.18/cwt	128.00–130.00	817	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	874	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	127.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	920	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	94.04/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,208	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	99.95/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,511	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	103.24/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,719	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	60.51/cwt	59.00–63.00	582	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	66.10/cwt	64.00–69.00	670	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	72.44/cwt	70.00–75.00	747	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	83.16/cwt	81.00–86.00	945	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	73.10/cwt	71.00–75.00	910	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	77.38/cwt	76.00–79.00	979	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	79.70/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,074	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	86.08/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,185	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918.75/head	875.00–1,000.00	919	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860.00/head	825.00–900.00	860	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	682.14/head	600.00–750.00	682	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/head	900.00–975.00	925	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	800.00/head	775.00–850.00	800	8

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 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,257Last week 1,000Year ago 1,110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 232Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 21Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	120.00–125.00	122.47
3	—	678	127.00–130.00	128.99
38	—	526	145.00–147.00	145.84
14	—	588	139.00–147.00	142.48
3	—	613	136.00–140.00	137.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	144.00–154.00	147.59
3	—	327	150.00–160.00	155.91
11	—	688	122.00	122.00
8	—	479	134.00–140.00	137.62
13	—	424	140.00–149.00	143.14
8	—	579	126.00–136.00	131.99
14	—	524	130.00–140.00	134.43
8	—	624	124.00–131.00	127.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	135.00–140.00	137.52
2	—	645	116.00–119.00	117.50
5	—	522	120.00–126.00	122.59
5	—	425	130.00–135.00	131.81
6	—	480	125.00–134.00	129.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	653	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	150.00–158.00	155.14
3	—	565	145.00	145.00
3	—	320	156.00–162.00	159.42
2	—	640	135.00–136.00	135.50
34	—	509	142.00–149.00	146.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	144.00–146.00	145.01
3	—	317	178.00–184.00	180.62
2	—	620	151.00–153.00	151.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	169.00–176.00	171.29
15	—	723	135.00–142.00	135.80
15	—	581	152.00–154.00	152.26
9	—	469	156.00–166.00	160.73
12	—	536	150.00–160.00	155.01
10	—	376	164.00–172.00	168.01
5	—	429	164.00–168.00	165.62
29	—	624	143.00–150.00	146.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	698	153.75	153.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	152.00–154.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	145.00–151.00	147.26
12	—	425	150.00–160.00	154.00
3	—	723	125.00–130.00	127.30
7	—	628	135.00–144.00	138.03
4	—	581	142.00–148.00	145.74
4	—	675	129.00–130.00	129.50
11	—	476	149.00–158.00	151.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	135.00–140.00	137.50
3	—	475	140.00–144.00	142.32
11	—	637	128.00–130.00	128.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,348	77.00–82.00	79.70
19	—	1,377	84.00–88.00	86.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,245	71.00–75.00	73.10
26	—	1,265	76.00–79.00	77.38
19	—	1,136	81.00–86.00	83.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,014	64.00–69.00	66.10
14	—	961	59.00–63.00	60.51
26	—	1,031	70.00–75.00	72.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	93.00–95.00	94.04
5	—	1,665	102.00–105.00	103.24
5	—	1,512	99.00–101.00	99.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	825.00–900.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	918.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–750.00	682.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	775.00–850.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–975.00	925.00

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.