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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jul 25

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,387 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 1,315▲ 117 vs year ago 1,270 · +9.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 196▼ 111 vs year ago 257 · −43.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 56▲ 13 vs year ago 44 · +29.5%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes under 500 lbs. steady; over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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 $249.38/cwt on 454 head.

Average price

$249.38

454 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$17.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	252.92	1,396	364
Medium and Large 3	388	236.67	919	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	235.01	1,291	87

One grade step is worth $17.91/cwt here — about $105 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 sale454 hd

249.38

—

AL average15 barns · 1,424 hd

246.75

+2.62

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	1,511	116.39	1,758	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	100.85	1,166	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	96.89	1,305	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	88.06	931	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)	—	$860	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$521	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,208	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$785	5

Every lot

87 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	243.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	795	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	296.69/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,121	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	419	289.38/cwt	286.00–299.00	1,213	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	277.55/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,193	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	451	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,285	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	268.55/cwt	245.00–277.00	1,278	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	247.08/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,181	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	255.02/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,344	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	245.80/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,295	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	235.19/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,326	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	246.85/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,407	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	248.50/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,503	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	237.54/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,487	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	224.43/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,414	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	652	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,604	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	225.75/cwt	218.00–233.00	1,492	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	206.20/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,379	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,678	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	220.41/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,565	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	211.67/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,632	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,889	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	243.96/cwt	242.00–250.00	947	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	228.15/cwt	224.00–235.00	888	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	225.39/cwt	220.00–230.00	935	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	239.40/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,015	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	204.18/cwt	198.00–210.00	874	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	219.20/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,015	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	230.73/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,094	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	222.75/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,156	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	210.73/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,113	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,260	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	207.36/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,172	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	219.87/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,266	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	202.67/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,246	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	214.18/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,324	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	213.79/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,409	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,327	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,494	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,412	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	206.05/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,477	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	753	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,611	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	199.02/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	173.93/cwt	163.00–185.00	1,339	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,747	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	230	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	529	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	261.32/cwt	245.00–270.00	841	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	276.13/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,058	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	264.45/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,113	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	241.01/cwt	224.00–252.00	1,027	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	228.78/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,073	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	247.63/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,171	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	233.31/cwt	219.00–246.00	1,209	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	536	219.68/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,177	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	209.54/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,182	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	223.66/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,282	46
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	603	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,218	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,321	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	209.32/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,382	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,471	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	829	195.74/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,623	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,000	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,529	116.43/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,780	18
Bulls	—	—	1,690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,146	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	81.11/cwt	79.00–84.00	846	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	89.53/cwt	85.00–94.00	939	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	101.04/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,157	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	110.04/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,286	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	97.20/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,136	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	92.90/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,171	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	98.95/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,323	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	88.66/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,228	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060.00/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,060	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	660.00/head	650.00–675.00	660	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	521.43/head	475.00–600.00	521	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362.50/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	785.00/head	725.00–825.00	785	5

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 Jul 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,387Last week 1,315Year ago 1,270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 196Year ago 257

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 56Year ago 44

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes under 500 lbs. steady; over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	205.00–215.00	210.73
39	—	415	220.00–230.00	225.39
4	—	770	163.00–185.00	173.93
15	—	565	206.00–210.00	207.36
9	—	615	198.00–205.00	202.67
16	—	389	224.00–235.00	228.15
28	—	463	210.00–225.00	219.20
6	—	660	200.00–202.00	201.00
6	—	713	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	763	198.00–200.00	199.02
12	—	717	200.00–212.00	206.05
4	—	388	242.00–250.00	243.96
27	—	576	214.00–224.00	219.87
94	—	519	218.00–230.00	222.75
5	—	659	213.00–215.00	213.79
80	—	474	225.00–238.00	230.73
1	—	865	202.00	202.00
27	—	424	235.00–246.00	239.40
14	—	618	210.00–220.00	214.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	198.00–210.00	204.18
1	—	320	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	753	214.00	214.00
13	—	673	222.00	222.00
7	—	550	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	238.00	238.00
11	—	652	246.00	246.00
14	—	419	286.00–299.00	289.38
5	—	451	285.00	285.00
2	—	605	247.00–250.00	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	476	245.00–277.00	268.55
28	—	527	250.00–265.00	255.02
121	—	570	240.00–255.00	246.85
2	—	340	300.00	300.00
1	—	845	200.00	200.00
11	—	710	215.00–224.00	220.41
1	—	935	202.00	202.00
19	—	430	270.00–285.00	277.55
8	—	378	290.00–302.50	296.69
39	—	626	230.00–242.50	237.54
6	—	771	211.00–215.00	211.67
23	—	661	218.00–233.00	225.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	527	240.00–252.50	245.80
16	—	478	242.00–250.00	247.08
24	—	564	225.00–240.00	235.19
5	—	326	240.00–250.00	243.93
10	—	669	200.00–217.00	206.20
14	—	630	220.00–230.00	224.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	245.00	245.00
1	—	315	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	191.00	191.00
2	—	340	300.00	300.00
9	—	660	205.00–215.00	209.32
8	—	421	260.00–270.00	264.45
1	—	290	300.00	300.00
5	—	383	267.00–290.00	276.13
7	—	629	210.00	210.00
4	—	829	192.00–197.00	195.74
18	—	473	242.00–250.00	247.63
46	—	573	218.00–232.00	223.66
28	—	518	219.00–246.00	233.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	536	212.00–225.00	219.68
33	—	469	215.00–236.00	228.78
6	—	322	245.00–270.00	261.32
14	—	426	224.00–252.00	241.01
3	—	230	230.00	230.00
2	—	725	180.00	180.00
2	—	370	230.00	230.00
12	—	603	202.00	202.00
11	—	564	207.00–212.00	209.54
3	—	670	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,049	85.00–94.00	89.53
12	—	1,043	79.00–84.00	81.11
4	—	1,169	95.00–102.00	97.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,337	94.00–105.00	98.95
4	—	1,385	85.00–90.00	88.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,145	96.00–106.00	101.04
6	—	1,261	86.00–95.00	92.90
4	—	1,169	107.00–113.00	110.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,690	127.00	127.00
18	—	1,529	111.00–120.00	116.43

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,060.00

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	—	—	475.00–600.00	521.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–675.00	660.00

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	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	725.00–825.00	785.00

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.