Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2020-09-29

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 29
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,523 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 1,653▼ 50 vs year ago 1,573 · −3.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 188▼ 21 vs year ago 233 · −9.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 23▼ 49 vs year ago 59 · −83.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.03/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$109.03
266 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$277
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.45
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1683110.6075579
Medium and Large 2522109.62573159
Medium and Large 3472101.3147828
One grade step is worth $9.29/cwt here — about $277 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 sale266 hd
109.03
—
AL average13 barns · 1,467 hd
113.48
−4.45
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—High1,36076.941,04619
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23057.0370242
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37755.4976428
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05549.8452630

Every lot

76 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3323136.57/cwt134.00–140.004414
Steers—Medium and Large 2328149.19/cwt145.00–154.004893
Steers—Medium and Large 1380157.19/cwt154.00–160.005975
Steers—Medium and Large 2380142.20/cwt140.00–148.0054012
Steers—Medium and Large 3380133.92/cwt128.00–137.005093
Steers—Medium and Large 1428150.51/cwt148.00–156.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 2434140.55/cwt138.00–144.0061010
Steers—Medium and Large 1462145.77/cwt143.00–147.0067310
Steers—Medium and Large 2494137.18/cwt137.00–140.0067816
Steers—Medium and Large 1515138.34/cwt135.00–143.007123
Steers—Medium and Large 2525127.50/cwt125.00–130.006694
Steers—Medium and Large 3568112.98/cwt112.00–114.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 2585124.13/cwt123.00–129.0072613
Steers—Medium and Large 3620107.70/cwt103.00–110.006683
Steers—Medium and Large 2621122.81/cwt120.00–124.0076353
Steers—Medium and Large 1624126.03/cwt124.00–128.0078619
Steers—Medium and Large 2669119.32/cwt117.00–123.0079813
Steers—Medium and Large 1697123.00/cwt123.00–123.0085710
Steers—Medium and Large 2724118.08/cwt114.00–119.0085512
Steers—Medium and Large 2772113.41/cwt111.00–115.008765
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319111.69/cwt109.00–116.003564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323124.26/cwt120.00–130.0040110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374119.35/cwt117.00–125.0044611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375127.00/cwt126.00–128.004764
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375105.00/cwt105.00–105.003942
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425102.00/cwt100.00–105.004347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428113.73/cwt111.00–118.0048726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475111.87/cwt109.00–114.0053115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476101.77/cwt100.00–105.004845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528108.39/cwt104.00–113.0057231
Heifers—Medium and Large 353299.78/cwt97.00–101.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573107.38/cwt101.00–108.0061536
Heifers—Medium and Large 357396.02/cwt90.00–99.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578110.42/cwt109.00–114.006385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613108.00/cwt108.00–108.0066214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631104.47/cwt99.00–107.0065915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665116.50/cwt116.50–116.5077510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675105.86/cwt105.00–107.007157
Heifers—Medium and Large 268598.53/cwt95.00–102.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added702113.25/cwt113.25–113.2579517
Heifers—Medium and Large 372585.00/cwt85.00–85.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728101.97/cwt100.00–104.007424
Heifers—Medium and Large 273097.41/cwt90.00–100.0071110
Heifers—Medium and Large 278091.66/cwt90.00–93.007153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added819107.00/cwt107.00–107.0087618
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429133.31/cwt130.00–140.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433149.80/cwt147.00–153.006494
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433124.63/cwt120.00–129.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478143.95/cwt142.00–146.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478121.18/cwt119.00–124.005795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522115.97/cwt112.00–122.006055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523126.91/cwt123.00–132.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3529109.48/cwt107.00–111.005794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565122.54/cwt120.00–125.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3574104.38/cwt100.00–108.005998
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576113.12/cwt108.00–117.006526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627106.78/cwt104.00–109.006709
Bulls—Medium and Large 367396.50/cwt96.00–97.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2674103.21/cwt100.00–108.0069614
Bulls—Medium and Large 372693.99/cwt90.00–95.006825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740102.32/cwt100.00–105.007573
Bulls—Medium and Large 277398.19/cwt95.00–101.007595
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21682.95/cwt82.00–84.001,0096
Bulls——1,34869.83/cwt67.00–74.009416
Bulls——1,49377.88/cwt76.00–80.001,1637
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01947.26/cwt45.00–50.0048219
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07357.02/cwt56.00–58.006123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13353.27/cwt52.00–54.006048
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22158.76/cwt56.00–61.0071717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23463.27/cwt62.00–65.0078110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23850.90/cwt48.00–53.0063015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37360.16/cwt57.00–62.0082612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38051.98/cwt50.00–55.0071716
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—893.75/cwt825.00–950.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—437.50/cwt400.00–475.00—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.