Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2020-08-18

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 18
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,491 head
▲ 224 vs last sale 1,267▲ 813 vs year ago 678 · +119.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 276▲ 68 vs year ago 172 · +39.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 21▼ 3 vs year ago 14 · −21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.40/cwt on 407 head.
Average price
$131.40
407 head · 596 lb average
Value per head Derived
$783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.92
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1619134.38831116
Medium and Large 2594130.54775265
Medium and Large 3520126.9266026
One grade step is worth $7.46/cwt here — about $171 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 sale407 hd
131.40
—
AL average12 barns · 1,619 hd
135.32
−3.92
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—Low1,64679.741,31312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35859.4380734
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16858.4468362
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03650.5752444

Every lot

66 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2324162.39/cwt160.00–165.005265
Steers—Medium and Large 3325150.94/cwt150.00–152.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 1333171.11/cwt168.00–176.005705
Steers—Medium and Large 1373165.06/cwt162.00–168.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 2375156.96/cwt152.00–160.005895
Steers—Medium and Large 3390146.52/cwt145.00–148.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 1432156.23/cwt155.00–160.006758
Steers—Medium and Large 2487138.01/cwt132.00–141.0067231
Steers—Medium and Large 3488128.43/cwt124.00–132.006279
Steers—Medium and Large 1535142.04/cwt140.00–144.007606
Steers—Medium and Large 2536136.51/cwt132.00–138.0073261
Steers—Medium and Large 3542122.49/cwt115.00–124.006646
Steers—Medium and Large 2586131.71/cwt127.00–135.0077244
Steers—Medium and Large 1596136.00/cwt136.00–136.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 1610134.28/cwt133.00–137.0081934
Steers—Medium and Large 3636116.31/cwt114.00–117.007407
Steers—Medium and Large 2638128.54/cwt123.00–130.0082037
Steers—Medium and Large 2663123.43/cwt120.00–124.0081841
Steers—Medium and Large 1676127.98/cwt127.00–129.0086544
Steers—Medium and Large 2710116.76/cwt116.00–119.0082936
Steers—Medium and Large 1755120.00/cwt120.00–120.0090613
Steers—Medium and Large 2793115.00/cwt115.00–115.009125
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324138.76/cwt134.00–141.004507
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375134.81/cwt128.00–138.005067
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376122.50/cwt120.00–124.004614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420129.38/cwt124.00–134.0054323
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425114.80/cwt110.00–120.004885
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473109.49/cwt105.00–115.005188
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479122.10/cwt118.00–123.0058552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527107.11/cwt102.00–112.005649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531119.07/cwt116.00–122.0063281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572118.20/cwt118.00–119.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573101.48/cwt98.00–105.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576115.53/cwt110.00–117.00665111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617110.69/cwt109.00–112.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621116.00/cwt115.00–120.0072020
Heifers—Medium and Large 367594.66/cwt92.00–99.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678106.39/cwt105.00–111.0072115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement680123.46/cwt121.00–126.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720107.52/cwt105.00–110.007742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement725120.31/cwt118.00–122.008723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765113.45/cwt110.00–117.008682
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423128.17/cwt123.00–132.005425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428139.47/cwt138.00–141.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475128.60/cwt126.00–130.0061110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478119.68/cwt116.00–123.005727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522123.30/cwt118.00–125.0064432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579118.63/cwt115.00–121.006878
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630111.73/cwt108.00–115.007044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1634119.21/cwt119.00–121.0075614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672116.32/cwt115.00–119.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683106.52/cwt105.00–108.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2734104.52/cwt103.00–106.007674
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58476.16/cwt74.00–79.001,2067
Bulls——1,73384.75/cwt82.00–87.001,4695
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00759.19/cwt57.00–61.005966
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02452.96/cwt52.00–56.0054210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04647.87/cwt45.00–50.0050128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13253.19/cwt51.00–56.0060220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17562.43/cwt62.00–64.0073421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19559.46/cwt57.00–61.0071121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32255.18/cwt54.00–56.007295
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35662.10/cwt61.00–64.0084212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37058.79/cwt57.00–60.0080517
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/cwt825.00–1,000.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/cwt750.00–950.00—5

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.