Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2019-05-21

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, May 21
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
998 head
▲ 476 vs last sale 522▲ 998 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 80▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 13▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.06/cwt on 309 head.
Average price
$128.06
309 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$48
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.61
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2460129.7959672
Medium and Large 1607127.90776221
Medium and Large 3448122.4954816thin
One grade step is worth $7.31/cwt here — about $48 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 sale309 hd
128.06
—
AL average16 barns · 1,923 hd
125.44
+2.61
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,67574.211,2437thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40057.7580910
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21057.6769841
CowsLean 85-90%Average95651.0048728

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3325159.00/cwt158.00–160.005174
Steers—Medium and Large 2326170.36/cwt164.00–174.005554
Steers—Medium and Large 3375148.00/cwt144.00–154.005558
Steers—Medium and Large 2379161.42/cwt158.00–166.0061211
Steers—Medium and Large 1421159.97/cwt158.00–162.006734
Steers—Medium and Large 2425153.51/cwt150.00–158.0065210
Steers—Medium and Large 1472152.31/cwt150.00–156.007193
Steers—Medium and Large 2481143.86/cwt140.00–148.006925
Steers—Medium and Large 2518142.96/cwt140.00–146.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 3525129.25/cwt127.00–130.006794
Steers—Medium and Large 1531147.61/cwt146.00–152.007846
Steers—Medium and Large 1562145.68/cwt145.00–148.0081912
Steers—Medium and Large 2575142.00/cwt140.00–144.008178
Steers—Medium and Large 1611142.63/cwt142.00–146.008718
Steers—Medium and Large 2618134.38/cwt132.00–141.0083024
Steers—Medium and Large 2675129.00/cwt128.00–130.008714
Steers—Medium and Large 2707127.00/cwt127.00–127.0089813
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321137.46/cwt136.00–140.004414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324149.48/cwt145.00–152.004844
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340130.71/cwt128.00–134.004443
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365125.44/cwt121.00–130.004582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376136.87/cwt132.00–139.0051518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380140.52/cwt140.00–141.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422138.66/cwt137.00–141.0058517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425132.73/cwt130.00–137.0056411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425122.80/cwt120.00–126.005225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467133.42/cwt131.00–136.0062316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement478161.89/cwt158.00–167.007747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480128.55/cwt126.00–131.0061725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524124.57/cwt124.00–126.006537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement525164.88/cwt160.00–169.008668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525128.33/cwt127.00–130.006749
Heifers—Medium and Large 3534118.74/cwt117.00–120.006344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement569158.80/cwt153.00–162.009044
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575113.90/cwt110.00–118.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577126.11/cwt124.00–129.007289
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578119.66/cwt119.00–120.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625123.71/cwt119.00–127.0077381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663119.00/cwt119.00–119.0078916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688111.46/cwt108.00–115.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728115.00/cwt115.00–115.0083712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768117.00/cwt117.00–117.0089936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790102.01/cwt100.00–104.008062
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420156.33/cwt156.00–157.006573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424148.61/cwt145.00–153.0063018
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425138.19/cwt134.00–140.0058710
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472128.18/cwt125.00–131.006055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473146.49/cwt146.00–147.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475139.72/cwt135.00–143.006647
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520123.37/cwt120.00–125.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524130.47/cwt129.00–136.0068421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575128.73/cwt125.00–132.0074015
Bulls—Medium and Large 3579118.74/cwt115.00–121.006884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622124.84/cwt122.00–128.007776
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675119.33/cwt116.00–121.008053
Bulls—Medium and Large 3688107.53/cwt105.00–110.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705114.50/cwt114.00–115.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718109.65/cwt109.00–111.007873
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51372.13/cwt69.00–74.001,0914
Bulls——1,89076.98/cwt75.00–79.001,4553
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90145.59/cwt44.00–47.004118
Cows—Lean 85-90%97450.52/cwt49.00–52.0049211
Cows—Lean 85-90%98256.39/cwt54.00–59.005549
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16355.55/cwt54.00–57.0064611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22760.03/cwt58.00–63.0073725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23050.57/cwt48.00–52.006225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34058.79/cwt57.00–62.007887
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54055.34/cwt55.00–56.008523
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/cwt750.00–900.00—10
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—675.00/cwt650.00–700.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1—1,483.33/cwt1,450.00–1,500.00—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.