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Letohatchee Stockyards

Name: Letohatchee Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 26

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,888 head

▼ 647 vs last sale 2,535▲ 381 vs year ago 1,507 · +25.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

299 head

▲ 299 vs last sale 0▼ 34 vs year ago 333 · −10.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▼ 23 vs year ago 31 · −74.2%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available on slaughter cows and bulls. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 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 $216.73/cwt on 388 head.

Average price

$216.73

388 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$12.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.52

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	219.26	1,241	132
Medium and Large 2	520	217.89	1,133	199
Medium and Large 3	490	206.81	1,014	57

One grade step is worth $12.45/cwt here — about $228 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 sale388 hd

216.73

—

AL average16 barns · 2,303 hd

218.24

−1.52

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	1,549	112.99	1,750	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,399	100.27	1,403	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	96.36	1,178	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	89.63	951	19

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)	—	$1,163	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,023	3thin

Every lot

75 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 1	323	299.14/cwt	295.00–305.00	966	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	276.25/cwt	270.00–280.00	898	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	261.25/cwt	260.00–265.00	849	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	253.33/cwt	250.00–260.00	950	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	287.78/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,091	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	272.18/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,034	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	262.77/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,140	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	276.59/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,211	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	267.17/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,261	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	256.59/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,214	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	482	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,330	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	247.62/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,298	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	260.01/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,373	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	232.40/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,232	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	239.73/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,369	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	574	229.60/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,318	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	250.95/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,458	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	248.09/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,523	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	230.58/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,418	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	215.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,344	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	232.93/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,551	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	228.55/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,559	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	212.96/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,559	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,683	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	208.99/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,605	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	231.24/cwt	230.00–237.00	749	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	222.33/cwt	220.00–226.00	729	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	244.04/cwt	242.00–246.00	886	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	216.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	813	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	230.67/cwt	225.00–235.00	867	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	235.72/cwt	234.00–240.00	997	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	212.52/cwt	208.00–218.00	901	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	225.54/cwt	220.00–230.00	972	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	210.79/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,012	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	223.10/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,073	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	225.56/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,098	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	219.20/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,146	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,076	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	224.54/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,186	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	564	196.31/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,107	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	219.86/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,251	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	213.66/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,250	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	204.38/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,273	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	212.04/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,325	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	633	193.04/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,222	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	208.02/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,377	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	196.67/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,326	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	187.79/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,380	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	205.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,518	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	243.80/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,036	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	232.54/cwt	227.00–237.00	993	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	240.43/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,132	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	476	222.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,059	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	232.30/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,196	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	217.49/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,148	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	223.20/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,283	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	577	209.68/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,210	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	212.67/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,325	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	198.33/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,240	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	673	194.26/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,307	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	679	204.37/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,388	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,416	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	726	185.78/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,349	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,269	106.37/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,350	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	114.71/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,839	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	120.09/cwt	118.00–122.00	2,243	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	92.79/cwt	90.00–95.00	977	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	84.20/cwt	82.00–85.00	904	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	98.93/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,186	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	92.91/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,136	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	102.47/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,376	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	101.33/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,408	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	96.05/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,378	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,162.50/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,163	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,023.33/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,023	3

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,888Last week 2,535Year ago 1,507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 299Last week 0Year ago 333

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: No trends available on slaughter cows and bulls. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	569	217.00–225.00	219.86
27	—	528	222.00–230.00	224.54
8	—	423	234.00–240.00	235.72
25	—	662	205.00–211.00	208.02
2	—	363	242.00–246.00	244.04
20	—	625	210.00–215.00	212.04
3	—	738	200.00–210.00	205.72
20	—	487	225.00–232.00	225.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	564	195.00–201.00	196.31
7	—	424	208.00–218.00	212.52
9	—	525	200.00–210.00	205.00
14	—	480	205.00–215.00	210.79
6	—	328	220.00–226.00	222.33
3	—	375	210.00–220.00	216.67
4	—	633	190.00–197.00	193.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	481	216.00–225.00	223.10
9	—	376	225.00–235.00	230.67
22	—	431	220.00–230.00	225.54
54	—	523	214.00–222.00	219.20
7	—	324	230.00–237.00	231.24
35	—	585	210.00–215.00	213.66
4	—	735	185.00–192.00	187.79
6	—	674	191.00–200.00	196.67
20	—	623	198.00–208.00	204.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	250.00–260.00	253.33
4	—	325	260.00–265.00	261.25
3	—	530	229.00–239.00	232.40
2	—	625	210.00–220.00	215.08
5	—	574	226.00–234.00	229.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	434	258.00–268.00	262.77
29	—	682	225.00–232.00	228.55
4	—	380	267.00–277.00	272.18
8	—	325	270.00–280.00	276.25
2	—	768	208.00–210.00	208.99
3	—	732	209.00–215.00	212.96
5	—	473	255.00–260.00	256.59
15	—	571	235.00–245.00	239.73
11	—	615	228.00–238.00	230.58
17	—	524	240.00–251.00	247.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	666	232.00–233.00	232.93
13	—	438	274.00–284.00	276.59
37	—	581	246.00–255.00	250.95
13	—	738	228.00	228.00
19	—	614	241.00–250.00	248.09
32	—	528	257.00–265.00	260.01
7	—	472	262.00–272.00	267.17
6	—	323	295.00–305.00	299.14
5	—	379	282.00–290.00	287.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	471	236.00–246.00	240.43
5	—	575	220.00–228.00	223.20
22	—	515	226.00–236.00	232.30
5	—	726	184.00–190.00	185.78
3	—	623	210.00–215.00	212.67
5	—	679	200.00–208.00	204.37
20	—	425	240.00–250.00	243.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	715	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	187.00–197.00	194.26
7	—	427	227.00–237.00	232.54
8	—	528	213.00–222.00	217.49
8	—	476	220.00–230.00	222.38
22	—	577	205.00–215.00	209.68
6	—	625	195.00–205.00	198.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,053	90.00–95.00	92.79
7	—	1,074	82.00–85.00	84.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	95.00–97.00	96.05
8	—	1,390	99.00–103.00	101.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,223	90.00–95.00	92.91
2	—	1,343	102.00–103.00	102.47
10	—	1,199	96.00–101.00	98.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	114.00–115.00	114.71
4	—	1,269	105.00–107.00	106.37
3	—	1,868	118.00–122.00	120.09

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	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,023.33

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.