Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2019-06-11

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jun 11
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
793 head
▼ 325 vs last sale 1,118▲ 793 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 125▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 15▲ 57 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 lower. 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 $117.96/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$117.96
189 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.36
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1604120.9273048
Medium and Large 2529117.82623107
Medium and Large 3437114.2149934
One grade step is worth $6.72/cwt here — about $231 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 sale189 hd
117.96
—
AL average16 barns · 1,577 hd
119.32
−1.36
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—Average1,63777.161,26319
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50559.498955thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23156.1569130
CowsLean 85-90%Average99149.5349131

Every lot

73 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2331162.97/cwt160.00–166.005394
Steers—Medium and Large 1338175.53/cwt171.00–180.005932
Steers—Medium and Large 2368158.56/cwt155.00–165.0058412
Steers—Medium and Large 3380147.46/cwt144.00–150.005604
Steers—Medium and Large 2427150.98/cwt150.00–152.006453
Steers—Medium and Large 2458139.31/cwt136.00–140.006386
Steers—Medium and Large 3595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 2596123.00/cwt123.00–123.007335
Steers—Medium and Large 1612130.00/cwt130.00–130.007966
Steers—Medium and Large 2625122.44/cwt120.00–125.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 2674120.27/cwt119.00–123.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 2710119.00/cwt118.00–120.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880120.25/cwt120.25–120.251,05859
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322134.00/cwt130.00–140.004316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326121.87/cwt118.00–126.003978
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328145.11/cwt140.00–148.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371130.44/cwt125.00–135.004845
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371118.19/cwt115.00–121.004385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380141.64/cwt137.00–146.005383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423133.93/cwt130.00–138.005674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424126.08/cwt122.00–129.0053514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430117.25/cwt112.00–120.005048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474128.67/cwt127.00–129.006106
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474111.00/cwt105.00–115.005264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475123.38/cwt119.00–126.0058626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529117.02/cwt114.00–120.0061918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532106.38/cwt100.00–110.005665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535124.03/cwt121.00–127.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570106.49/cwt106.00–107.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576112.42/cwt110.00–118.006487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593121.00/cwt120.00–122.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624108.92/cwt103.00–110.0068016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625112.41/cwt110.00–117.007035
Heifers—Medium and Large 362895.10/cwt90.00–100.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2681104.72/cwt101.00–108.007137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1736112.36/cwt108.00–113.0082723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2779101.11/cwt100.00–105.007888
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425153.66/cwt150.00–158.006536
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429143.30/cwt138.00–147.006159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476129.87/cwt126.00–135.006188
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478145.03/cwt140.00–150.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479118.59/cwt115.00–120.005685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520131.13/cwt129.00–137.006826
Bulls—Medium and Large 3524115.23/cwt114.00–117.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529124.00/cwt120.00–129.0065630
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571127.42/cwt125.00–129.007285
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575107.60/cwt104.00–110.006195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577116.90/cwt113.00–120.0067511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618113.01/cwt110.00–117.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623102.99/cwt102.00–105.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625119.50/cwt119.00–120.007474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678115.28/cwt111.00–120.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680106.35/cwt105.00–109.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 369399.50/cwt99.00–100.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718108.98/cwt108.00–110.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 272395.34/cwt94.00–96.006893
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41072.00/cwt70.00–74.001,0156
Bulls——1,54581.62/cwt80.00–84.001,2616
Bulls——1,91077.75/cwt75.00–80.001,4857
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90544.59/cwt42.00–46.0040410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02949.87/cwt47.00–52.0051314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03655.92/cwt54.00–58.005797
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15150.34/cwt49.00–52.005796
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24460.06/cwt59.00–62.0074711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25755.52/cwt54.00–57.0069813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43561.15/cwt60.00–63.008783
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61057.00/cwt57.00–57.009182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—962.50/cwt925.00–1,000.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/cwt700.00–900.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—702.27/cwt625.00–825.00—11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,103.13/cwt1,050.00–1,250.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—906.25/cwt850.00–1,050.00—16
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—850.00/cwt775.00–900.00—6

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.