Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2020-05-12

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, May 12
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,141 head
▲ 454 vs last sale 687▲ 619 vs year ago 522 · +118.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
305 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 193▲ 225 vs year ago 80 · +281.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 34▲ 7 vs year ago 13 · +53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $128.02/cwt on 352 head.
Average price
$128.02
352 head · 643 lb average
Value per head Derived
$823
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$7
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.50/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 2491134.7966243
Medium and Large 1590132.11779171
Medium and Large 1-2769121.51934128
Medium and Large 3583112.2965510thin
One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $7 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 sale352 hd
128.02
—
AL average11 barns · 1,116 hd
126.03
+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—High1,43584.141,20811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37563.2286947
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22662.8977167
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01455.5656345

Every lot

78 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1319160.58/cwt160.00–162.005127
Steers—Medium and Large 2332154.53/cwt148.00–158.005133
Steers—Medium and Large 2373148.07/cwt143.00–150.005528
Steers—Medium and Large 1387157.97/cwt152.00–159.0061117
Steers—Medium and Large 2444143.57/cwt138.00–144.0063714
Steers—Medium and Large 3470121.45/cwt120.00–123.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 2478133.65/cwt131.00–135.006393
Steers—Medium and Large 1479144.23/cwt143.00–146.0069122
Steers—Medium and Large 3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 1532140.65/cwt138.00–145.0074812
Steers—Medium and Large 2540130.52/cwt128.00–133.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 2568119.35/cwt118.00–120.006783
Steers—Medium and Large 1577132.08/cwt128.00–139.0076242
Steers—Medium and Large 1614129.00/cwt129.00–129.007925
Steers—Medium and Large 2618117.00/cwt115.00–119.007234
Steers—Medium and Large 3623107.50/cwt105.00–110.006704
Steers—Medium and Large 2660111.50/cwt110.00–113.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 3675105.00/cwt105.00–105.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 1679124.75/cwt120.00–127.0084712
Steers—Medium and Large 1714119.23/cwt115.00–122.0085131
Steers—Medium and Large 2731106.70/cwt102.00–112.007804
Steers—Medium and Large 1762110.22/cwt109.00–116.0084023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769121.51/cwt120.50–122.50934128
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327131.00/cwt131.00–131.0042812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375128.00/cwt128.00–128.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420114.33/cwt114.00–115.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422128.57/cwt128.00–130.0054338
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427121.32/cwt118.00–124.005189
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480116.81/cwt114.00–120.005616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490125.96/cwt122.00–127.0061731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520115.51/cwt114.00–116.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524120.72/cwt118.00–123.0063311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530106.02/cwt104.00–111.005625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added547125.50/cwt125.50–125.5068615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570125.55/cwt124.50–126.0071617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573112.60/cwt110.00–115.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573103.49/cwt100.00–106.005936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574122.16/cwt116.00–123.0070143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625111.53/cwt109.00–117.006976
Heifers—Medium and Large 362889.33/cwt85.00–93.005613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635102.56/cwt99.00–106.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 266896.96/cwt95.00–101.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1682112.61/cwt108.00–116.0076838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714110.00/cwt110.00–110.007859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added724116.50/cwt116.50–116.5084341
Heifers—Medium and Large 272591.00/cwt90.00–92.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 277383.67/cwt81.00–85.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 177594.50/cwt91.00–98.007324
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2443135.02/cwt132.00–138.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481125.97/cwt122.00–128.006068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523125.38/cwt123.00–130.006565
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538121.16/cwt116.00–122.0065212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575105.51/cwt100.00–108.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578115.96/cwt111.00–120.006707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621117.24/cwt116.00–119.007284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625107.43/cwt103.00–112.006717
Bulls—Medium and Large 363097.06/cwt92.00–100.006113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665105.52/cwt103.00–108.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 267596.00/cwt96.00–96.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 272793.60/cwt89.00–96.006805
Bulls—Medium and Large 173798.00/cwt96.00–100.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 277580.00/cwt80.00–80.006202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28678.73/cwt74.00–81.001,0124
Bulls——1,35083.44/cwt82.00–85.001,1263
Bulls——1,64990.07/cwt89.00–91.001,4854
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93350.11/cwt47.00–53.0046818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04656.11/cwt54.00–58.0058711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08361.30/cwt59.00–64.0066416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19156.51/cwt55.00–58.0067310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23262.34/cwt59.00–64.0076831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23365.99/cwt65.00–69.0081426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34565.52/cwt64.00–68.0088126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39361.55/cwt59.00–63.0085716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46956.63/cwt55.00–58.008325
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—916.67/cwt900.00–925.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—841.67/cwt800.00–875.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,143.75/cwt1,100.00–1,200.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/cwt800.00–900.00—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.