Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2020-03-03

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Mar 3
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
762 head
▲ 264 vs last sale 498▲ 762 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 109▲ 147 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 11▲ 16 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 mostly steady. 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 $141.91/cwt on 209 head.
Average price
$141.91
209 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.53
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487147.68719104
Medium and Large 3401137.2855015thin
Medium and Large 2516136.0270290
One grade step is worth $11.66/cwt here — about $18 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 sale209 hd
141.91
—
AL average15 barns · 1,474 hd
134.39
+7.53
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—High1,78485.671,52915
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16066.1876736
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41462.248804thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00753.1453533

Every lot

64 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3325167.00/cwt162.00–172.005434
Steers—Medium and Large 1326188.50/cwt186.00–196.006155
Steers—Medium and Large 2326179.21/cwt177.00–184.0058410
Steers—Medium and Large 1362181.29/cwt177.00–185.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 3371163.17/cwt158.00–167.006055
Steers—Medium and Large 2376173.18/cwt171.00–177.0065116
Steers—Medium and Large 2425168.50/cwt168.00–169.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 1428172.34/cwt170.00–178.0073814
Steers—Medium and Large 1473166.58/cwt162.00–170.007885
Steers—Medium and Large 2478160.32/cwt159.00–162.007663
Steers—Medium and Large 2525148.33/cwt145.00–150.007796
Steers—Medium and Large 1528156.03/cwt155.00–157.008242
Steers—Medium and Large 1574153.14/cwt150.00–156.0087914
Steers—Medium and Large 1624147.23/cwt142.00–151.0091916
Steers—Medium and Large 2638137.98/cwt136.00–140.008802
Steers—Medium and Large 2678131.94/cwt127.00–135.008954
Steers—Medium and Large 1687135.00/cwt135.00–135.009279
Steers—Medium and Large 1718132.09/cwt128.00–134.0094817
Steers—Medium and Large 2780123.48/cwt122.00–125.009632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318151.28/cwt150.00–154.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324164.15/cwt159.00–169.005326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325175.20/cwt170.00–180.0056915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372137.29/cwt135.00–142.005113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374154.25/cwt149.00–159.0057711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377167.35/cwt160.00–170.0063113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422136.35/cwt134.00–138.005756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425156.53/cwt151.00–161.0066515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426146.75/cwt140.00–150.0062516
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470125.12/cwt120.00–130.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476139.44/cwt135.00–142.0066416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477149.90/cwt146.00–153.007159
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526131.52/cwt128.00–135.006926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530138.83/cwt136.00–143.0073619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570132.74/cwt130.00–138.0075717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575123.71/cwt120.00–127.007117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620125.82/cwt124.00–126.0078011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628119.66/cwt117.00–121.007516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682118.56/cwt110.00–119.0080922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728116.00/cwt116.00–116.008445
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425148.00/cwt145.00–150.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426164.50/cwt160.00–170.007018
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466140.32/cwt136.00–146.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476153.64/cwt150.00–160.0073111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508153.64/cwt150.00–157.007803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535146.94/cwt140.00–150.007864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575138.75/cwt135.00–141.007988
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578146.67/cwt142.00–150.008483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619132.99/cwt132.00–136.008234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638125.00/cwt123.00–127.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1682125.68/cwt125.00–127.008573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713123.98/cwt122.00–126.008842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775107.50/cwt107.00–108.008332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69381.64/cwt79.00–84.001,3825
Bulls——1,83087.69/cwt86.00–90.001,60510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99262.02/cwt60.00–65.006156
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00647.36/cwt45.00–50.0047613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01454.70/cwt52.00–57.0055514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06458.24/cwt56.00–61.006207
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16464.78/cwt63.00–66.0075413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19870.79/cwt68.00–73.0084816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41462.24/cwt60.00–64.008804
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—483.33/cwt450.00–550.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,133.33/cwt1,075.00–1,200.00—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.