Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2020-03-31

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Mar 31
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
741 head
▲ 388 vs last sale 353▲ 741 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
272 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 198▲ 272 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 49▲ 37 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 20.00 to 24.00 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 $115.28/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$115.28
221 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$3.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.40
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2518117.8261153
Medium and Large 1619114.53709146
Medium and Large 3477114.1954422
One grade step is worth $3.62/cwt here — about $66 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 sale221 hd
115.28
—
AL average12 barns · 1,031 hd
122.68
−7.40
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—Average1,65866.211,09823
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18547.4856331
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00444.4344659
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43244.2963419

Every lot

76 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 2318161.60/cwt160.00–165.005143
Steers—Medium and Large 2373156.45/cwt152.00–160.005846
Steers—Medium and Large 3373144.20/cwt140.00–150.005384
Steers—Medium and Large 2435150.00/cwt145.00–155.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1440162.00/cwt162.00–162.007134
Steers—Medium and Large 1460161.49/cwt161.00–162.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 2475149.00/cwt149.00–149.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 1526149.66/cwt147.00–154.007876
Steers—Medium and Large 2542140.32/cwt140.00–143.0076118
Steers—Medium and Large 2579130.76/cwt128.00–135.007574
Steers—Medium and Large 1634132.83/cwt129.00–133.0084224
Steers—Medium and Large 1670127.00/cwt127.00–127.008513
Steers—Medium and Large 2671124.00/cwt124.00–124.0083214
Steers—Medium and Large 2723115.00/cwt115.00–115.0083114
Steers—Medium and Large 1734120.00/cwt120.00–120.008817
Steers—Medium and Large 1757113.00/cwt113.00–113.0085516
Steers—Medium and Large 2794101.00/cwt101.00–101.008025
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325135.41/cwt134.00–139.004405
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332126.12/cwt123.00–130.004193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379139.23/cwt138.00–140.005284
Heifers—Medium and Large 3381122.79/cwt120.00–126.004684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382133.31/cwt130.00–136.005096
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425120.00/cwt118.00–121.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426137.11/cwt134.00–139.005848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429127.66/cwt126.00–132.005488
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473118.41/cwt115.00–122.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476134.43/cwt129.00–139.0064016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481124.28/cwt123.00–127.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528117.70/cwt115.00–122.006214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529125.85/cwt124.00–129.006667
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535108.73/cwt106.00–110.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1556122.29/cwt122.00–123.0068021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575105.00/cwt105.00–105.006043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576112.09/cwt110.00–116.0064612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623107.57/cwt104.00–110.006709
Heifers—Medium and Large 362898.65/cwt96.00–100.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637112.00/cwt112.00–112.0071339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662111.49/cwt110.00–112.0073810
Heifers—Medium and Large 268097.46/cwt95.00–100.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 171599.00/cwt98.00–100.007087
Heifers—Medium and Large 273790.00/cwt89.00–91.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 176496.80/cwt91.00–99.0074034
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416159.74/cwt159.00–161.006654
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425131.86/cwt128.00–137.005607
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426148.55/cwt144.00–154.006337
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468138.45/cwt136.00–142.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473145.02/cwt144.00–146.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476128.90/cwt126.00–133.0061410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523123.00/cwt120.00–125.006436
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526130.13/cwt125.00–135.006847
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570104.00/cwt103.00–105.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581121.48/cwt119.00–125.007064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615119.50/cwt119.00–120.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 362595.00/cwt95.00–95.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630109.36/cwt107.00–111.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2681104.03/cwt100.00–109.007085
Bulls—Medium and Large 272594.89/cwt91.00–99.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 279388.50/cwt88.00–89.007022
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42060.37/cwt59.00–62.008574
Bulls——1,62065.89/cwt64.00–68.001,06711
Bulls——1,82969.56/cwt68.00–70.001,2728
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94840.30/cwt38.00–42.0038220
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02645.08/cwt44.00–47.0046326
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04549.48/cwt48.00–52.0051713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16745.65/cwt43.00–47.0053320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20349.20/cwt48.00–51.005928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25755.11/cwt54.00–56.006933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39146.13/cwt45.00–47.006428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44051.00/cwt51.00–51.007342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46741.16/cwt40.00–43.006049
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—650.00/cwt550.00–725.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 2—550.00/cwt550.00–550.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—500.00/cwt425.00–600.00—7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,166.67/cwt1,100.00–1,250.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—881.25/cwt800.00–975.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—881.25/cwt800.00–950.00—16

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.