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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, May 2

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,228 head

▼ 551 vs last sale 1,779▲ 302 vs year ago 926 · +32.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

306 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 322▲ 70 vs year ago 236 · +29.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 61▼ 95 vs year ago 105 · −90.5%

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 2.00 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 $200.78/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$200.78

314 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$24.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	205.32	1,231	159
Medium and Large 2	504	198.71	1,002	133
Medium and Large 3	550	180.55	992	22

One grade step is worth $24.77/cwt here — about $238 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 sale314 hd

200.78

—

AL average10 barns · 897 hd

201.10

−0.31

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	1,356	107.20	1,454	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	96.54	1,289	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	96.20	1,138	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	91.12	909	48

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)	—	$863	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$738	4thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	366	229.99/cwt	228.00–232.00	842	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	241.50/cwt	238.00–245.00	906	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	226.96/cwt	225.00–229.00	949	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	236.81/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,044	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	458	259.70/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,189	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	230.35/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,083	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,193	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	225.45/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,152	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	212.16/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,112	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	537	252.39/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,355	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,275	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	587	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,426	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	587	203.04/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,192	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,380	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	199.70/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,238	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	210.66/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,310	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	210.98/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,403	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	190.55/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,267	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,407	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,341	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	786	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,470	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	221.13/cwt	216.00–226.00	728	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	215.12/cwt	210.00–220.00	802	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	196.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	835	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	976	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	208.95/cwt	206.00–216.00	915	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,042	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	203.54/cwt	200.00–210.00	955	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	194.21/cwt	190.00–196.00	942	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	512	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,157	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	211.16/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,081	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	199.09/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,051	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	187.28/cwt	182.00–190.00	993	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,370	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	201.97/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,157	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	193.17/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,109	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	173.39/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,006	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	168.82/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,047	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	180.23/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,130	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	172.20/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,143	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	673	161.66/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,088	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,217	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	714	163.33/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,166	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	741	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,349	52
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	885	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	914	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	210.74/cwt	203.00–213.00	980	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	230.96/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,092	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	212.01/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,109	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	198.64/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,049	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	577	197.36/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,139	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	209.61/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,220	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	195.98/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,254	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	182.92/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,235	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	156.45/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,056	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	155.30/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,204	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,313	105.89/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,390	5
Bulls	—	—	1,465	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,619	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	86.28/cwt	85.00–89.00	837	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	99.11/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,006	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	93.33/cwt	91.00–96.00	950	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	105.40/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,232	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	91.83/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,076	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	99.37/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,195	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,281	99.03/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,269	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	92.97/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,246	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	105.78/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,456	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	862.50/head	850.00–875.00	863	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	737.50/head	650.00–850.00	738	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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,228Last week 1,779Year ago 926

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 322Year ago 236

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 61Year ago 105

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	229.00–231.00	230.35
8	—	511	220.00–227.00	225.45
3	—	575	220.00–225.00	221.67
5	—	441	236.00–240.00	236.81
2	—	725	194.00	194.00
7	—	786	187.00	187.00
4	—	375	238.00–245.00	241.50
3	—	622	210.00–212.00	210.66
2	—	665	210.00–212.00	210.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	458	258.00–260.00	259.70
11	—	587	243.00	243.00
33	—	537	242.00–259.00	252.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	228.00–232.00	229.99
2	—	418	225.00–229.00	226.96
7	—	524	207.00–216.00	212.16
3	—	587	200.00–205.00	203.04
3	—	620	195.00–204.00	199.70
11	—	665	190.00–194.00	190.55
2	—	735	180.00–185.00	182.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	234.00	234.00
13	—	616	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	166.00–170.00	168.82
4	—	426	190.00–200.00	196.02
4	—	485	190.00–196.00	194.21
3	—	530	182.00–190.00	187.28
3	—	673	160.00–165.00	161.66
3	—	580	170.00–180.00	173.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	194.00–204.00	199.09
7	—	329	216.00–226.00	221.13
19	—	574	188.00–198.00	193.17
5	—	469	200.00–210.00	203.54
20	—	373	210.00–220.00	215.12
38	—	438	206.00–216.00	208.95
3	—	714	160.00–165.00	163.33
23	—	627	172.00–182.00	180.23
10	—	664	168.00–178.00	172.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	180.00	180.00
8	—	573	200.00–208.00	201.97
10	—	705	170.00	170.00
19	—	512	210.00–214.00	211.16
2	—	325	228.00	228.00
19	—	432	226.00	226.00
6	—	465	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	512	226.00	226.00
17	—	566	242.00	242.00
52	—	741	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	194.00–198.00	195.98
3	—	523	208.00–214.00	212.01
3	—	473	228.00–235.00	230.96
3	—	675	177.00–187.00	182.92
3	—	582	207.00–214.00	209.61
3	—	775	150.00–159.00	155.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	465	203.00–213.00	210.74
6	—	528	195.00–200.00	198.64
17	—	577	190.00–199.00	197.36
2	—	675	153.00–160.00	156.45
5	—	378	234.00	234.00
4	—	425	210.00–220.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,281	98.00–102.00	99.03
23	—	1,340	91.00–96.00	92.97
7	—	1,376	104.00–107.00	105.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	970	85.00–89.00	86.28
6	—	1,015	98.00–100.00	99.11
22	—	1,018	91.00–96.00	93.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,172	90.00–95.00	91.83
7	—	1,169	104.00–108.00	105.40
21	—	1,203	97.00–102.00	99.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	110.00–111.00	110.49
5	—	1,313	103.00–108.00	105.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–875.00	862.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–850.00	737.50

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.