Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2019-09-17

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 17
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,093 head
▼ 284 vs last sale 1,377▲ 1,093 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 277▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 26▲ 15 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 4.00 to 5.00 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 $110.02/cwt on 341 head.
Average price
$110.02
341 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.45
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572113.16647141
Medium and Large 2512108.97558158
Medium and Large 3457103.4047242
One grade step is worth $9.76/cwt here — about $175 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 sale341 hd
110.02
—
AL average14 barns · 1,835 hd
113.47
−3.45
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—Average1,65072.431,19520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32951.6868724
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19548.2257641
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01744.6545448

Every lot

78 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2328139.69/cwt138.00–142.004586
Steers—Medium and Large 3338133.47/cwt132.00–135.004512
Steers—Medium and Large 1341163.88/cwt157.00–167.005595
Steers—Medium and Large 1374153.15/cwt148.00–158.005734
Steers—Medium and Large 3375124.80/cwt120.00–130.004685
Steers—Medium and Large 2378137.74/cwt135.00–142.0052112
Steers—Medium and Large 1426145.33/cwt145.00–150.0061915
Steers—Medium and Large 2440132.40/cwt130.00–138.0058314
Steers—Medium and Large 1458140.33/cwt139.00–142.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 2477129.33/cwt128.00–130.006173
Steers—Medium and Large 1537128.27/cwt126.00–130.0068918
Steers—Medium and Large 1563127.00/cwt127.00–127.0071516
Steers—Medium and Large 2575117.33/cwt115.00–120.006756
Steers—Medium and Large 3575112.00/cwt112.00–112.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 1617125.06/cwt120.00–128.0077230
Steers—Medium and Large 2632112.62/cwt109.00–117.007128
Steers—Medium and Large 1671121.63/cwt117.00–126.0081621
Steers—Medium and Large 2682110.64/cwt108.00–112.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 2730109.99/cwt108.00–111.008033
Steers—Medium and Large 1732116.97/cwt116.00–119.0085616
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320133.06/cwt131.00–135.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329124.30/cwt120.00–129.004098
Heifers—Medium and Large 3336114.55/cwt110.00–119.003855
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372108.43/cwt105.00–112.004037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375129.40/cwt128.00–131.004855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380119.43/cwt115.00–123.004547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421124.08/cwt121.00–130.005228
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426106.80/cwt105.00–110.0045510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431114.70/cwt110.00–120.0049438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470115.00/cwt115.00–115.0054115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474102.18/cwt98.00–105.0048411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476107.92/cwt105.00–112.0051426
Heifers—Medium and Large 351597.66/cwt96.00–100.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added518125.50/cwt125.50–125.5065014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521107.38/cwt103.00–110.0055928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1545113.57/cwt111.00–114.0061927
Heifers—Medium and Large 356392.51/cwt90.00–95.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564112.37/cwt110.00–113.0063413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579105.27/cwt101.00–108.0061027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628103.34/cwt101.00–105.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633106.61/cwt106.00–112.0067521
Heifers—Medium and Large 364092.02/cwt90.00–94.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670106.73/cwt104.00–109.0071520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673101.69/cwt98.00–103.0068413
Heifers—Medium and Large 271592.32/cwt90.00–94.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719104.67/cwt101.00–106.0075312
Heifers—Medium and Large 373378.56/cwt75.00–82.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 276593.00/cwt93.00–93.007115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770102.75/cwt102.00–103.007914
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417142.33/cwt140.00–148.005945
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424114.39/cwt110.00–120.004855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428130.99/cwt126.00–136.005619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463135.02/cwt132.00–138.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476122.69/cwt118.00–126.0058413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476112.50/cwt109.00–115.0053610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512119.00/cwt119.00–119.006096
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528114.49/cwt111.00–117.006058
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575106.00/cwt105.00–107.006104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576111.14/cwt109.00–113.006407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615115.20/cwt112.00–117.0070810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625102.00/cwt102.00–102.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631106.78/cwt104.00–109.006745
Bulls—Medium and Large 1681108.75/cwt107.00–110.007414
Bulls—Medium and Large 274098.34/cwt97.00–100.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 276892.01/cwt90.00–94.007072
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47367.57/cwt65.00–70.009956
Bulls——1,63273.00/cwt72.00–75.001,1919
Bulls——1,89577.23/cwt75.00–80.001,4645
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99441.22/cwt39.00–43.0041020
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03346.16/cwt44.00–48.0047723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03951.41/cwt50.00–52.005345
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18543.95/cwt41.00–46.0052114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18854.34/cwt54.00–55.006463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20149.95/cwt47.00–52.0060024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27954.48/cwt54.00–56.006978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35450.28/cwt47.00–52.0068116
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—591.67/cwt525.00–650.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—812.50/cwt800.00–825.00—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.