Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2020-07-14

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jul 14
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,124 head
▼ 215 vs last sale 1,339▼ 539 vs year ago 1,663 · −32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 206▲ 28 vs year ago 232 · +12.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 15▲ 16 vs year ago 20 · +80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.16/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$131.16
202 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$770
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$22
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.75
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554137.5576235
Medium and Large 2588131.65774146
Medium and Large 3632117.1174021
One grade step is worth $20.45/cwt here — about $22 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 sale202 hd
131.16
—
AL average10 barns · 798 hd
133.91
−2.75
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—High1,47282.681,21717
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47360.6389323
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24759.6674457
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01852.9954035

Every lot

70 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2328155.13/cwt150.00–160.005098
Steers—Medium and Large 3345143.00/cwt142.00–144.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 2375149.73/cwt146.00–156.0056115
Steers—Medium and Large 2419145.21/cwt142.00–148.006085
Steers—Medium and Large 1480143.00/cwt143.00–143.0068616
Steers—Medium and Large 2480135.35/cwt130.00–140.006505
Steers—Medium and Large 2538134.40/cwt130.00–138.0072316
Steers—Medium and Large 2575132.50/cwt130.00–135.0076210
Steers—Medium and Large 1585141.00/cwt139.00–143.008254
Steers—Medium and Large 3585124.50/cwt124.00–125.007282
Steers—Medium and Large 1606131.28/cwt129.00–141.0079612
Steers—Medium and Large 3619115.53/cwt113.00–122.007158
Steers—Medium and Large 2631128.27/cwt127.00–130.0080911
Steers—Medium and Large 2665125.14/cwt123.00–127.0083255
Steers—Medium and Large 3675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1703129.00/cwt129.00–129.009073
Steers—Medium and Large 2726122.00/cwt122.00–122.0088621
Steers—Medium and Large 3730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008037
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325122.00/cwt122.00–122.003973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328131.57/cwt126.00–136.004328
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374117.01/cwt114.00–120.004388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375125.50/cwt125.00–126.004714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423114.57/cwt112.00–116.004855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426121.85/cwt118.00–125.0051914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472111.88/cwt110.00–114.005288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475120.68/cwt119.00–123.0057322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488125.49/cwt124.00–127.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525123.00/cwt123.00–123.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525118.29/cwt115.00–120.0062114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532106.71/cwt105.00–110.005683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555122.00/cwt122.00–122.006773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575114.67/cwt110.00–117.0065912
Heifers—Medium and Large 358094.72/cwt91.00–100.005493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626108.34/cwt103.00–110.0067829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631112.85/cwt110.00–118.0071221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658107.49/cwt106.00–109.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673100.75/cwt99.00–103.006784
Heifers—Medium and Large 272592.96/cwt90.00–100.006744
Heifers—Medium and Large 177597.00/cwt97.00–97.007522
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420146.35/cwt145.00–147.006153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424137.11/cwt133.00–142.005819
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427124.81/cwt121.00–128.0053310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474127.18/cwt125.00–133.0060321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475119.00/cwt116.00–121.005658
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525113.47/cwt112.00–115.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532124.09/cwt120.00–127.0066032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576119.77/cwt114.00–122.0069027
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580107.32/cwt106.00–108.006223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613119.50/cwt119.00–120.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628112.38/cwt108.00–117.007068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660117.00/cwt116.00–118.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2676110.73/cwt105.00–113.0074912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2719106.84/cwt100.00–110.0076814
Bulls—Medium and Large 277299.96/cwt97.00–103.007723
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31077.37/cwt75.00–80.001,0146
Bulls——1,49584.01/cwt82.00–86.001,2567
Bulls——1,67588.31/cwt87.00–89.001,4794
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01354.79/cwt52.00–57.0055523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02849.54/cwt47.00–51.0050912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14465.65/cwt65.00–67.007515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25261.64/cwt59.00–64.0077231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26355.32/cwt53.00–58.0069921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44661.05/cwt59.00–63.0088314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47265.30/cwt65.00–66.009613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53657.31/cwt55.00–58.008806
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—987.50/cwt975.00–1,000.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—952.08/cwt825.00–1,025.00—12
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—828.13/cwt755.00–900.00—8
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—750.00/cwt625.00–825.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—1

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.