Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2020-09-15

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 15
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,322 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 1,299▲ 229 vs year ago 1,093 · +21.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 183▲ 26 vs year ago 214 · +12.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 30▼ 1 vs year ago 15 · −6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.21/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$112.21
221 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.01
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1597118.3370729
Medium and Large 2537112.62605144
Medium and Large 3496107.2953248
One grade step is worth $11.04/cwt here — about $175 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 sale221 hd
112.21
—
AL average13 barns · 1,253 hd
117.22
−5.01
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—Average1,60583.691,34416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42558.7683723
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16156.5965744
CowsLean 85-90%Average99053.2952850

Every lot

81 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2324161.30/cwt155.00–164.005237
Steers—Medium and Large 1325170.50/cwt167.00–175.005544
Steers—Medium and Large 3335149.49/cwt146.00–152.005014
Steers—Medium and Large 1365157.48/cwt156.00–159.005752
Steers—Medium and Large 2375151.26/cwt146.00–155.0056711
Steers—Medium and Large 3381138.00/cwt138.00–138.0052614
Steers—Medium and Large 2417144.50/cwt140.00–150.006036
Steers—Medium and Large 1426154.69/cwt150.00–159.0065913
Steers—Medium and Large 3468128.00/cwt128.00–128.005994
Steers—Medium and Large 1476149.24/cwt147.00–155.0071011
Steers—Medium and Large 2484138.55/cwt133.00–143.006715
Steers—Medium and Large 2531130.74/cwt129.00–134.006944
Steers—Medium and Large 1535139.61/cwt136.00–145.007473
Steers—Medium and Large 1566133.80/cwt132.00–134.0075710
Steers—Medium and Large 2587130.00/cwt130.00–130.007635
Steers—Medium and Large 3618118.38/cwt118.00–119.007328
Steers—Medium and Large 2630123.00/cwt121.00–125.007756
Steers—Medium and Large 1635128.07/cwt128.00–129.0081313
Steers—Medium and Large 3659114.92/cwt112.00–117.0075715
Steers—Medium and Large 2680119.24/cwt118.00–120.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 2708118.50/cwt118.00–119.008392
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added721135.00/cwt135.00–135.009736
Steers—Medium and Large 1756123.00/cwt123.00–123.009306
Steers—Medium and Large 2761116.00/cwt116.00–116.008836
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329132.40/cwt128.00–137.004365
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334121.19/cwt118.00–125.004055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378131.85/cwt129.00–137.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378114.74/cwt112.00–116.004344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388123.98/cwt122.00–126.004814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424116.71/cwt114.00–123.0049514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427110.79/cwt108.00–113.004739
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474114.93/cwt112.00–119.0054516
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475108.97/cwt106.00–112.005185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518113.62/cwt109.00–117.0058945
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520105.67/cwt104.00–108.0054912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530123.00/cwt123.00–123.006523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575112.67/cwt110.00–116.006489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576119.00/cwt119.00–119.006856
Heifers—Medium and Large 3579102.02/cwt100.00–105.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619107.70/cwt105.00–113.0066745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626117.28/cwt115.00–123.0073411
Heifers—Medium and Large 363798.24/cwt96.00–102.006267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658106.99/cwt105.00–109.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673113.50/cwt113.00–114.007642
Heifers—Medium and Large 369089.53/cwt86.00–93.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 272099.99/cwt98.00–102.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728108.98/cwt106.00–112.007934
Heifers—Medium and Large 277099.50/cwt99.00–100.007662
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428139.37/cwt135.00–145.005978
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432152.07/cwt145.00–157.0065712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468142.57/cwt140.00–147.006675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477134.62/cwt130.00–140.006428
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482120.75/cwt118.00–127.005825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525122.09/cwt120.00–127.0064111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3529115.98/cwt113.00–120.006148
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574119.90/cwt117.00–123.0068829
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575111.57/cwt109.00–115.006427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618121.39/cwt119.00–125.007505
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625109.67/cwt105.00–112.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630116.83/cwt115.00–118.007366
Bulls—Medium and Large 3663104.99/cwt103.00–107.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668112.14/cwt108.00–115.0074918
Bulls—Medium and Large 371097.50/cwt95.00–100.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728109.99/cwt109.00–111.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735112.97/cwt111.00–115.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2779105.73/cwt104.00–108.008244
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34773.01/cwt70.00–75.009833
Bulls——1,57085.19/cwt83.00–87.001,33710
Bulls——1,98289.37/cwt89.00–90.001,7713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96048.40/cwt45.00–51.0046521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00855.72/cwt54.00–57.0056221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02159.74/cwt58.00–61.006108
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13452.95/cwt51.00–55.0060021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17957.98/cwt56.00–60.0068415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20063.56/cwt62.00–66.007638
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36862.29/cwt61.00–66.008529
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46157.98/cwt56.00–60.008479
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46453.79/cwt52.00–55.007875
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,165.00/cwt1,000.00–1,225.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—737.50/cwt700.00–775.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—710.00/cwt700.00–720.00—2

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.