Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2020-08-25

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 25
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,127 head
▼ 364 vs last sale 1,491▼ 129 vs year ago 1,256 · −10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 240▼ 11 vs year ago 193 · −5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 9 vs year ago 25 · −36.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 550 pounds sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.61/cwt on 240 head.
Average price
$119.61
240 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.78
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1587125.4773731
Medium and Large 2499119.64597178
Medium and Large 3473113.6153831
One grade step is worth $11.86/cwt here — about $199 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 sale240 hd
119.61
—
AL average15 barns · 1,959 hd
120.39
−0.78
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—High1,67787.631,47012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17360.1970634
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36857.7879026
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01653.4754360

Every lot

73 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 2327157.49/cwt155.00–158.005156
Steers—Medium and Large 3332146.73/cwt145.00–150.004873
Steers—Medium and Large 3376142.98/cwt140.00–145.005384
Steers—Medium and Large 2378151.51/cwt148.00–156.005738
Steers—Medium and Large 1380166.55/cwt163.00–170.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 2424143.12/cwt140.00–147.006077
Steers—Medium and Large 1442154.33/cwt151.00–157.006823
Steers—Medium and Large 1478146.52/cwt145.00–153.007007
Steers—Medium and Large 2517136.18/cwt135.00–139.0070423
Steers—Medium and Large 3546125.00/cwt125.00–125.006837
Steers—Medium and Large 2573130.31/cwt128.00–135.0074712
Steers—Medium and Large 3581122.63/cwt118.00–125.0071213
Steers—Medium and Large 3625119.67/cwt119.00–120.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 2629125.98/cwt124.00–130.0079226
Steers—Medium and Large 2666123.24/cwt120.00–124.0082120
Steers—Medium and Large 1676125.80/cwt125.00–128.008505
Steers—Medium and Large 2716119.84/cwt115.00–120.0085832
Steers—Medium and Large 1720126.49/cwt125.00–128.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 2777112.62/cwt110.00–115.008755
Steers—Medium and Large 1790118.99/cwt118.00–120.009402
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325140.11/cwt135.00–145.004558
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325121.76/cwt118.00–125.003964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332148.96/cwt147.00–150.004953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375139.50/cwt137.00–142.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375129.78/cwt125.00–136.004879
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378118.98/cwt117.00–120.004503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424123.13/cwt120.00–125.0052231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425116.50/cwt115.00–118.004954
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475114.27/cwt110.00–117.0054311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478120.58/cwt117.00–122.0057650
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528117.97/cwt112.00–120.0062332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575122.00/cwt119.00–127.007028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576113.44/cwt110.00–117.0065328
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580108.50/cwt105.00–110.006296
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610101.34/cwt98.00–106.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619118.72/cwt115.00–126.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623110.67/cwt108.00–114.0068915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683111.69/cwt110.00–113.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1686121.51/cwt119.00–125.008346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718107.03/cwt105.00–109.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725121.66/cwt120.00–123.008823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780113.28/cwt110.00–117.008843
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415142.44/cwt140.00–145.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423154.21/cwt151.00–158.006529
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424126.69/cwt125.00–130.005376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464147.48/cwt145.00–150.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473129.97/cwt127.00–136.006155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474122.62/cwt120.00–126.005818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515120.60/cwt119.00–126.0062134
Bulls—Medium and Large 3534111.63/cwt110.00–118.0059612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573114.71/cwt113.00–120.0065711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3577109.90/cwt108.00–113.006349
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625114.40/cwt110.00–120.0071510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627122.80/cwt120.00–124.007705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660110.32/cwt108.00–114.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 367894.52/cwt90.00–100.006414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2712104.00/cwt104.00–104.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775100.51/cwt100.00–101.007792
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66489.41/cwt88.00–91.001,4887
Bulls——1,69685.14/cwt83.00–87.001,4445
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97648.93/cwt46.00–51.0047826
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02554.47/cwt52.00–56.0055818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07059.72/cwt58.00–62.0063916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16764.40/cwt63.00–66.0075212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17560.12/cwt59.00–62.0070613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17754.68/cwt52.00–57.006449
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35359.53/cwt58.00–62.008059
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37455.46/cwt55.00–57.0076214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38563.33/cwt63.00–64.008773
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—870.83/cwt800.00–925.00—6
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—575.00/cwt525.00–600.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—825.00/cwt800.00–850.00—4

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.