Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2020-07-28

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jul 28
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,697 head
▲ 947 vs last sale 750▲ 377 vs year ago 1,320 · +28.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
308 head
▲ 174 vs last sale 134▲ 133 vs year ago 175 · +76.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 9▲ 13 vs year ago 12 · +108.3%
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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 steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.12/cwt on 238 head.
Average price
$119.12
238 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.11
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1587121.6771438
Medium and Large 2538119.26642185
Medium and Large 3519110.9157615thin
One grade step is worth $10.77/cwt here — about $138 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 sale238 hd
119.12
—
AL average11 barns · 1,027 hd
121.23
−2.11
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—High1,72990.261,56019
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36667.2691930
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19363.3975672
CowsLean 85-90%Low93053.3349647

Every lot

68 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 1315177.75/cwt174.00–180.005604
Steers—Medium and Large 3324146.02/cwt140.00–150.004734
Steers—Medium and Large 2327163.61/cwt158.00–168.0053510
Steers—Medium and Large 1373167.03/cwt165.00–170.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 2375156.46/cwt154.00–160.0058711
Steers—Medium and Large 3379138.94/cwt136.00–144.005274
Steers—Medium and Large 2439147.00/cwt147.00–147.0064517
Steers—Medium and Large 2462142.66/cwt140.00–144.006599
Steers—Medium and Large 2535135.68/cwt135.00–140.0072616
Steers—Medium and Large 1575138.00/cwt138.00–138.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 2575130.95/cwt128.00–137.0075327
Steers—Medium and Large 2638128.82/cwt125.00–130.0082210
Steers—Medium and Large 1644133.04/cwt133.00–134.0085724
Steers—Medium and Large 2683126.88/cwt126.00–129.008679
Steers—Medium and Large 1711128.00/cwt128.00–128.0091021
Steers—Medium and Large 2740123.00/cwt123.00–123.0091029
Steers—Medium and Large 1759120.55/cwt120.00–121.0091522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324137.98/cwt136.00–140.004477
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374132.43/cwt130.00–134.004957
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378127.51/cwt127.00–128.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420134.67/cwt134.00–135.005663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424127.76/cwt124.00–130.0054216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428118.40/cwt114.00–121.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473125.19/cwt121.00–129.0059231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480113.91/cwt110.00–117.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512122.39/cwt118.00–124.0062730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525124.96/cwt124.00–126.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573122.98/cwt120.00–126.0070519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573116.17/cwt112.00–119.0066648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621119.55/cwt117.00–120.0074211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622112.70/cwt110.00–115.0070120
Heifers—Medium and Large 366895.96/cwt94.00–100.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682106.09/cwt106.00–108.0072422
Heifers—Medium and Large 372593.50/cwt92.00–95.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2738102.22/cwt99.00–106.007544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1757106.00/cwt106.00–106.008023
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417156.43/cwt150.00–160.006525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425141.18/cwt136.00–146.0060017
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436128.81/cwt126.00–132.005625
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473126.49/cwt124.00–128.005984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475132.41/cwt128.00–138.0062922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523132.49/cwt132.00–134.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524127.10/cwt124.00–130.0066620
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527117.60/cwt115.00–121.006205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575121.94/cwt118.00–125.0070117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627118.76/cwt115.00–123.0074513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1656118.00/cwt118.00–118.007747
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685112.32/cwt111.00–114.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718109.46/cwt107.00–112.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765106.00/cwt106.00–106.008113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42583.32/cwt80.00–85.001,1875
Bulls——1,83095.54/cwt94.00–99.001,7487
Bulls——1,84489.95/cwt87.00–92.001,6597
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92550.15/cwt48.00–52.0046427
Cows—Lean 85-90%93055.39/cwt53.00–57.0051511
Cows—Lean 85-90%94760.33/cwt59.00–64.005719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10656.57/cwt54.00–59.0062615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20862.64/cwt60.00–65.0075729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22467.81/cwt66.00–71.0083028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34568.72/cwt66.00–72.0092421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41663.86/cwt62.00–65.009049
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,516.41/cwt1,450.00–1,650.00—99
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2—1,361.63/cwt1,250.00–1,450.00—86
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/cwt1,100.00–1,200.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—875.00/cwt825.00–900.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—965.00/cwt900.00–1,075.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—840.00/cwt700.00–900.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—591.67/cwt525.00–625.00—3

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.