Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2019-11-12

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Nov 12
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,377 head
▼ 305 vs last sale 1,682▲ 1,377 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 205▲ 189 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 44▲ 19 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 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.53/cwt on 324 head.
Average price
$112.53
324 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.99
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572117.66673112
Medium and Large 2510111.29567162
Medium and Large 3475105.0549950
One grade step is worth $12.62/cwt here — about $173 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 sale324 hd
112.53
—
AL average16 barns · 1,942 hd
110.54
+1.99
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—Low1,60970.091,12814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46754.4679917
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21753.2964830
CowsLean 85-90%Average98144.6643846

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325159.43/cwt158.00–160.005187
Steers—Medium and Large 2326152.85/cwt150.00–156.004987
Steers—Medium and Large 3328138.30/cwt135.00–140.004543
Steers—Medium and Large 1358155.48/cwt153.00–158.005572
Steers—Medium and Large 3378134.03/cwt130.00–138.005072
Steers—Medium and Large 2383143.92/cwt140.00–150.0055120
Steers—Medium and Large 2424140.70/cwt140.00–145.005977
Steers—Medium and Large 1429147.76/cwt146.00–150.006344
Steers—Medium and Large 1466139.89/cwt138.00–145.006528
Steers—Medium and Large 2473132.94/cwt130.00–135.006293
Steers—Medium and Large 3496126.00/cwt126.00–126.0062515
Steers—Medium and Large 1524137.29/cwt135.00–140.007197
Steers—Medium and Large 2524128.64/cwt125.00–131.006745
Steers—Medium and Large 2573126.90/cwt124.00–130.0072720
Steers—Medium and Large 2627120.86/cwt119.00–123.0075828
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added648129.50/cwt129.50–129.5083915
Steers—Medium and Large 2694120.00/cwt120.00–120.008334
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325127.00/cwt125.00–129.0041310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333117.78/cwt114.00–120.003926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375128.83/cwt127.00–130.0048312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380113.64/cwt112.00–115.004323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386119.88/cwt118.00–126.0046313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425107.38/cwt105.00–110.004568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426127.84/cwt125.00–130.005457
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430118.72/cwt116.00–125.0051024
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468106.05/cwt102.00–108.0049614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475119.20/cwt118.00–121.005665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476112.08/cwt108.00–116.0053422
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525101.27/cwt100.00–105.0053211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528107.43/cwt106.00–112.0056741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530117.00/cwt117.00–117.0062012
Heifers—Medium and Large 357594.40/cwt91.00–100.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585113.86/cwt112.00–115.0066626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2587106.51/cwt105.00–110.0062524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added588117.13/cwt116.50–119.0068920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624109.75/cwt108.00–111.006854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630104.84/cwt100.00–106.0066025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673101.00/cwt99.00–102.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 367891.68/cwt90.00–95.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added695115.50/cwt115.50–115.5080312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added713117.50/cwt117.50–117.5083811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727105.63/cwt102.00–109.007683
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418144.97/cwt144.00–147.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433132.24/cwt130.00–140.0057324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470137.44/cwt134.00–142.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473126.69/cwt124.00–131.0059910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474119.40/cwt115.00–123.005665
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528120.60/cwt116.00–125.0063717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560121.98/cwt120.00–124.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570117.73/cwt117.00–120.006714
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570108.46/cwt107.00–110.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612115.65/cwt114.00–117.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 361597.98/cwt96.00–100.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622109.99/cwt108.00–112.006847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2676105.69/cwt102.00–110.0071410
Bulls—Medium and Large 367895.02/cwt90.00–100.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1684112.16/cwt112.00–114.0076712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725104.28/cwt103.00–105.0075611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52575.33/cwt74.00–78.001,1496
Bulls——1,66370.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1642
Bulls——1,67664.89/cwt63.00–67.001,0886
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92341.51/cwt39.00–43.0038318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01345.85/cwt44.00–48.0046424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04651.74/cwt49.00–54.005414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17647.98/cwt47.00–49.005647
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21652.73/cwt51.00–56.0064115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25358.98/cwt57.00–61.007398
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42256.88/cwt56.00–59.008095
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48653.45/cwt50.00–55.0079412
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—693.75/cwt675.00–725.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—550.00/cwt500.00–600.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—725.00/cwt700.00–775.00—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.