Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2019-10-15

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Oct 15
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,634 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 1,554▲ 1,634 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
306 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 257▲ 306 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 60▲ 51 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 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.69/cwt on 265 head.
Average price
$105.69
265 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.17
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1594108.3664478
Medium and Large 2520105.22547151
Medium and Large 3483101.8449236
One grade step is worth $6.52/cwt here — about $152 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 sale265 hd
105.69
—
AL average15 barns · 1,767 hd
111.86
−6.17
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—Average1,64370.461,1588thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38249.3068129
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17046.7354749
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03640.0941543

Every lot

72 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2331139.02/cwt135.00–145.004604
Steers—Medium and Large 2374134.82/cwt130.00–140.0050411
Steers—Medium and Large 3388127.45/cwt125.00–130.004952
Steers—Medium and Large 2475128.39/cwt124.00–130.0061032
Steers—Medium and Large 3476119.65/cwt118.00–120.005706
Steers—Medium and Large 3525116.97/cwt115.00–120.006146
Steers—Medium and Large 1527131.67/cwt130.00–133.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 2532124.66/cwt120.00–129.0066317
Steers—Medium and Large 2579120.52/cwt118.00–125.0069863
Steers—Medium and Large 3588112.01/cwt110.00–114.006592
Steers—Medium and Large 1609122.00/cwt122.00–122.0074315
Steers—Medium and Large 2639118.88/cwt115.00–121.0076018
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added672123.00/cwt123.00–123.008278
Steers—Medium and Large 2675115.01/cwt113.00–116.007764
Steers—Medium and Large 3681108.51/cwt107.00–110.007394
Steers—Medium and Large 1690119.71/cwt117.00–121.0082622
Steers—Medium and Large 1732116.38/cwt114.00–118.008525
Steers—Medium and Large 1771118.16/cwt113.00–119.009117
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327120.45/cwt120.00–123.003947
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375107.50/cwt105.00–110.004034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386113.48/cwt111.00–117.004384
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428104.15/cwt102.00–105.004466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434108.80/cwt106.00–114.0047220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479105.31/cwt105.00–107.0050426
Heifers—Medium and Large 3487102.07/cwt100.00–104.0049718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518100.66/cwt99.00–102.005213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525105.13/cwt102.00–107.0055247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536109.58/cwt108.00–111.0058733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575107.66/cwt106.00–109.0061915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575103.23/cwt100.00–106.0059430
Heifers—Medium and Large 357795.67/cwt95.00–97.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627100.63/cwt98.00–104.006318
Heifers—Medium and Large 362892.53/cwt90.00–95.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added634109.46/cwt109.00–110.0069411
Heifers—Medium and Large 268097.56/cwt95.00–100.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1686105.13/cwt105.00–107.0072115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added688110.00/cwt110.00–110.007574
Heifers—Medium and Large 272691.26/cwt90.00–95.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 277891.35/cwt90.00–93.007113
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423131.89/cwt126.00–135.005588
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426120.79/cwt116.00–122.005155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470127.50/cwt127.00–128.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478123.86/cwt118.00–126.0059219
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482113.66/cwt113.00–115.005486
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518105.65/cwt105.00–107.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526117.67/cwt110.00–120.0061912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3571102.01/cwt99.00–105.005824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573113.40/cwt109.00–118.0065015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616117.77/cwt115.00–119.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 363199.37/cwt95.00–103.006278
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632109.28/cwt105.00–110.0069118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680105.01/cwt102.00–107.007144
Bulls—Medium and Large 368097.97/cwt94.00–100.006663
Bulls—Medium and Large 277798.01/cwt97.00–99.007623
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33366.25/cwt65.00–67.008832
Bulls——1,67571.30/cwt70.00–72.001,1944
Bulls——1,89073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,3802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98236.59/cwt35.00–40.0035920
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07947.05/cwt46.00–49.005084
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08442.30/cwt41.00–45.0045919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11543.28/cwt40.00–45.0048323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20148.56/cwt47.00–51.0058320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28153.86/cwt53.00–55.006906
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37948.03/cwt45.00–50.0066219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38851.70/cwt51.00–53.0071810
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,462.50/cwt1,450.00–1,475.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—866.67/cwt750.00–950.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,166.67/cwt1,075.00–1,225.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—921.15/cwt825.00–1,000.00—13
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—737.50/cwt675.00–800.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—620.00/cwt525.00–675.00—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.