Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2020-01-14

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jan 14
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
990 head
▼ 207 vs last sale 1,197▲ 990 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 120▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 19▲ 13 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 unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.33/cwt on 384 head.
Average price
$142.33
384 head · 650 lb average
Value per head Derived
$925
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$24.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.35
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2531147.8278483
Medium and Large 1685141.29968293
Medium and Large 3586123.487238thin
One grade step is worth $24.34/cwt here — about $61 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 sale384 hd
142.33
—
AL average14 barns · 1,339 hd
150.69
−8.35
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—High1,78073.381,30617
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35856.6376926
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21752.2163535
CowsLean 85-90%Average98446.0945325

Every lot

74 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325183.29/cwt180.00–185.005967
Steers—Medium and Large 2332171.25/cwt168.00–178.005695
Steers—Medium and Large 1373178.14/cwt177.00–182.006647
Steers—Medium and Large 2380170.24/cwt165.00–173.0064715
Steers—Medium and Large 1423167.57/cwt164.00–170.007097
Steers—Medium and Large 3425144.39/cwt140.00–149.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 2427156.35/cwt152.00–162.006686
Steers—Medium and Large 1469161.76/cwt158.00–165.0075912
Steers—Medium and Large 2479153.47/cwt150.00–156.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 1528154.53/cwt153.00–160.008167
Steers—Medium and Large 2540146.46/cwt142.00–148.0079120
Steers—Medium and Large 3563120.51/cwt120.00–121.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1568147.83/cwt147.00–154.0084011
Steers—Medium and Large 2575141.00/cwt140.00–142.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 1622137.77/cwt137.00–144.0085734
Steers—Medium and Large 3630117.02/cwt114.00–120.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 2638134.80/cwt131.00–135.0086019
Steers—Medium and Large 2678127.12/cwt124.00–130.008628
Steers—Medium and Large 1681134.70/cwt134.00–139.009177
Steers—Medium and Large 3725112.01/cwt110.00–114.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 1733128.49/cwt127.00–130.009422
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added738136.40/cwt136.40–136.401,00767
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added761136.55/cwt136.50–136.601,039132
Steers—Medium and Large 2780117.96/cwt116.00–120.009202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318151.51/cwt148.00–155.004823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332145.79/cwt144.00–147.004845
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333130.61/cwt126.00–136.004353
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375125.00/cwt125.00–125.004692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377144.20/cwt142.00–150.0054417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378137.81/cwt134.00–140.005216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423120.74/cwt120.00–122.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425141.45/cwt137.00–143.006019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425127.63/cwt126.00–130.005423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477134.75/cwt130.00–140.0064322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477117.93/cwt112.00–122.005635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480125.68/cwt125.00–127.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523126.02/cwt124.00–127.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525131.14/cwt128.00–135.0068829
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528112.00/cwt110.00–116.005915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575127.86/cwt125.00–134.0073556
Heifers—Medium and Large 3576110.20/cwt109.00–112.006355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583120.72/cwt115.00–123.007044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617127.00/cwt125.00–130.007843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624115.28/cwt110.00–120.007197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660115.50/cwt115.00–116.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 366693.99/cwt90.00–98.006264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671108.42/cwt105.00–111.007277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added714125.50/cwt125.50–125.5089628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783105.97/cwt104.00–108.008302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423165.47/cwt162.00–170.007008
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427158.66/cwt156.00–160.006776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475159.14/cwt157.00–160.007567
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476145.72/cwt144.00–147.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518144.65/cwt144.00–146.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531151.57/cwt149.00–158.0080513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578140.82/cwt137.00–146.008145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588128.03/cwt126.00–130.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610140.50/cwt140.00–141.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628125.49/cwt125.00–126.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58967.52/cwt65.00–70.001,0736
Bulls——1,73373.88/cwt72.00–77.001,2806
Bulls——2,06779.81/cwt79.00–81.001,6505
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96853.95/cwt53.00–55.005222
Cows—Lean 85-90%98442.33/cwt40.00–44.004179
Cows—Lean 85-90%98647.39/cwt45.00–50.0046714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16446.71/cwt44.00–49.0054412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24457.84/cwt56.00–60.0072010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24452.95/cwt50.00–55.0065913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33657.92/cwt56.00–60.0077418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40653.74/cwt51.00–55.007568
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—933.33/cwt900.00–1,000.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/cwt825.00–950.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—650.00/cwt500.00–700.00—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.