Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2020-10-27

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Oct 27
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,225 head
▼ 465 vs last sale 1,690▼ 706 vs year ago 1,931 · −36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 202▼ 12 vs year ago 230 · −5.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 33▼ 22 vs year ago 37 · −59.5%
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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 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle 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 $107.93/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$107.93
266 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$560
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.49
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557113.6563363
Medium and Large 2513109.18560145
Medium and Large 349498.6048758
One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $146 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
107.93
—
AL average13 barns · 1,448 hd
109.42
−1.49
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—Average1,61674.881,21017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40253.9075629
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17652.2261445
CowsLean 85-90%Average98246.9146140

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3323130.95/cwt130.00–132.004232
Steers—Medium and Large 2337140.05/cwt138.00–142.004723
Steers—Medium and Large 2374132.33/cwt130.00–137.004959
Steers—Medium and Large 1383146.91/cwt144.00–151.005633
Steers—Medium and Large 3395122.67/cwt120.00–126.004853
Steers—Medium and Large 3423122.60/cwt120.00–125.005192
Steers—Medium and Large 2431134.44/cwt133.00–135.005797
Steers—Medium and Large 1438137.70/cwt136.00–145.0060314
Steers—Medium and Large 3463122.98/cwt120.00–124.0056910
Steers—Medium and Large 2472128.63/cwt125.00–135.006076
Steers—Medium and Large 2540124.49/cwt121.00–125.0067217
Steers—Medium and Large 3545116.00/cwt116.00–116.0063214
Steers—Medium and Large 2569120.30/cwt116.00–123.0068554
Steers—Medium and Large 1573123.24/cwt123.00–125.007068
Steers—Medium and Large 3580112.00/cwt112.00–112.0065010
Steers—Medium and Large 2630114.76/cwt111.00–119.0072314
Steers—Medium and Large 3631107.26/cwt105.00–108.006778
Steers—Medium and Large 2658112.27/cwt108.00–113.0073925
Steers—Medium and Large 1680115.50/cwt115.00–116.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1717112.66/cwt112.00–113.0080812
Steers—Medium and Large 2725109.50/cwt109.00–110.007944
Steers—Medium and Large 2760106.50/cwt106.00–107.008092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320122.84/cwt118.00–127.003935
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332113.75/cwt110.00–116.003785
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380111.43/cwt106.00–115.004234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381119.12/cwt115.00–123.0045410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417114.26/cwt110.00–119.0047611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420124.27/cwt122.00–131.0052212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422101.25/cwt98.00–108.0042713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464110.39/cwt105.00–112.0051238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472118.41/cwt115.00–121.005597
Heifers—Medium and Large 347599.02/cwt94.00–104.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524114.57/cwt113.00–116.006007
Heifers—Medium and Large 352996.06/cwt91.00–98.0050818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531109.79/cwt105.00–112.0058344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569111.51/cwt110.00–117.0063416
Heifers—Medium and Large 357692.01/cwt90.00–94.005304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580104.26/cwt100.00–108.0060512
Heifers—Medium and Large 362589.50/cwt85.00–94.0055910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627110.99/cwt107.00–113.006965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628103.33/cwt97.00–105.0064916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667109.33/cwt104.00–111.0072911
Heifers—Medium and Large 267394.74/cwt94.00–96.006384
Heifers—Medium and Large 170599.19/cwt94.00–102.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 272791.99/cwt90.00–93.006695
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3408119.48/cwt116.00–123.004872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418129.31/cwt124.00–133.005414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423138.49/cwt138.00–139.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475121.38/cwt118.00–125.005778
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483113.30/cwt108.00–118.005477
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522109.30/cwt106.00–113.005717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523118.03/cwt115.00–122.0061740
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528127.01/cwt125.00–129.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563115.22/cwt110.00–116.0064916
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575104.67/cwt100.00–110.006026
Bulls—Medium and Large 362097.12/cwt93.00–103.006023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627108.00/cwt105.00–115.006778
Bulls—Medium and Large 366889.31/cwt86.00–92.005973
Bulls—Medium and Large 266994.00/cwt93.00–95.0062914
Bulls—Medium and Large 272890.25/cwt90.00–91.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 372882.97/cwt79.00–85.006044
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37669.46/cwt67.00–71.009565
Bulls——1,69175.43/cwt73.00–79.001,2769
Bulls——1,79282.24/cwt81.00–85.001,4743
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97646.77/cwt45.00–49.0045623
Cows—Lean 85-90%98651.65/cwt50.00–53.005099
Cows—Lean 85-90%99341.99/cwt40.00–43.004178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17059.06/cwt57.00–63.0069111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17146.77/cwt44.00–49.0054816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18352.88/cwt51.00–56.0062618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34148.23/cwt47.00–49.006474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37458.75/cwt57.00–62.008078
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43052.96/cwt50.00–55.0075717
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—846.88/cwt775.00–950.00—8
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—712.50/cwt675.00–750.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—550.00/cwt500.00–600.00—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.