Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2020-11-17

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Nov 17
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,781 head
▲ 399 vs last sale 1,382▲ 345 vs year ago 1,436 · +24.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 204▲ 73 vs year ago 200 · +36.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 14▲ 29 vs year ago 29 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.19/cwt on 334 head.
Average price
$136.19
334 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.41
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563140.0578874
Medium and Large 3462136.6963125
Medium and Large 2551134.92743235
One grade step is worth $5.13/cwt here — about $45 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 sale334 hd
136.19
—
AL average10 barns · 1,179 hd
137.59
−1.41
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—Low1,64479.481,30725
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18358.0468739
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40156.8779729
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06650.6254059

Every lot

83 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325164.44/cwt160.00–170.005349
Steers—Medium and Large 3328150.79/cwt147.00–155.004952
Steers—Medium and Large 3373149.81/cwt145.00–157.005598
Steers—Medium and Large 1376171.76/cwt167.00–177.006468
Steers—Medium and Large 2380158.21/cwt152.00–165.0060130
Steers—Medium and Large 1423163.36/cwt157.00–167.006919
Steers—Medium and Large 2425148.74/cwt145.00–152.006324
Steers—Medium and Large 1468151.30/cwt150.00–154.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 3476131.78/cwt130.00–133.0062712
Steers—Medium and Large 2490145.29/cwt138.00–148.0071227
Steers—Medium and Large 2522135.81/cwt130.00–140.0070932
Steers—Medium and Large 1523141.31/cwt140.00–143.007393
Steers—Medium and Large 2569130.09/cwt128.00–132.0074058
Steers—Medium and Large 1587132.43/cwt132.00–136.0077729
Steers—Medium and Large 1626129.29/cwt128.00–131.008097
Steers—Medium and Large 2632123.32/cwt120.00–128.0077916
Steers—Medium and Large 2668121.63/cwt119.00–123.0081248
Steers—Medium and Large 1673128.90/cwt125.00–130.0086711
Steers—Medium and Large 2726116.40/cwt115.00–118.008455
Steers—Medium and Large 3732111.98/cwt110.00–113.008203
Steers—Medium and Large 1733122.47/cwt121.00–124.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 2773112.82/cwt107.00–116.008726
Steers—Medium and Large 1783116.50/cwt116.00–117.009122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3308128.02/cwt126.00–130.003942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325148.50/cwt147.00–150.004834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325143.70/cwt140.00–147.0046710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376143.73/cwt140.00–147.0054012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378120.26/cwt116.00–124.0045513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379135.87/cwt130.00–140.005156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421135.24/cwt130.00–140.0056912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424127.75/cwt125.00–130.005428
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431113.64/cwt110.00–120.004905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458131.58/cwt129.00–135.0060312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471121.88/cwt118.00–128.0057435
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483115.00/cwt115.00–115.0055511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526106.98/cwt105.00–110.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529113.09/cwt110.00–117.0059878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565114.42/cwt114.00–118.0064631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567112.56/cwt109.00–114.0063823
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570103.98/cwt100.00–106.005934
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620100.01/cwt96.00–104.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625113.56/cwt112.00–116.007109
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625108.00/cwt105.00–110.006757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675110.19/cwt108.00–112.007445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683103.24/cwt100.00–105.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1709105.00/cwt105.00–105.007445
Heifers—Medium and Large 273098.44/cwt94.00–103.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758102.99/cwt100.00–106.007812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424159.84/cwt156.00–165.006787
Bulls—Medium and Large 2443151.01/cwt148.00–155.006695
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445143.00/cwt140.00–145.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471146.83/cwt145.00–150.006927
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473127.00/cwt123.00–130.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475138.63/cwt134.00–144.0065819
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513117.98/cwt115.00–122.006054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524136.79/cwt136.00–140.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527129.07/cwt125.00–132.0068013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573124.91/cwt118.00–126.0071626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595127.50/cwt126.00–128.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618123.52/cwt122.00–125.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631118.46/cwt113.00–122.007476
Bulls—Medium and Large 3643104.98/cwt100.00–110.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 367098.47/cwt95.00–105.006604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675111.50/cwt110.00–115.007536
Bulls—Medium and Large 2721105.23/cwt102.00–107.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1759115.00/cwt115.00–115.008734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2778102.15/cwt98.00–105.007956
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56176.25/cwt75.00–78.001,19010
Bulls——1,64580.76/cwt79.00–82.001,32911
Bulls——1,85184.02/cwt83.00–85.001,5554
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05152.24/cwt50.00–55.0054919
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05557.84/cwt56.00–61.0061011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08046.83/cwt45.00–49.0050629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12758.88/cwt57.00–61.0066412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15664.92/cwt62.00–67.0075012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24951.87/cwt50.00–54.0064815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37756.76/cwt55.00–60.0078219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42052.15/cwt50.00–54.007415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47362.00/cwt61.00–63.009135
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,228.13/cwt1,200.00–1,250.00—8
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/cwt825.00–825.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—812.50/cwt800.00–825.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—775.00/cwt700.00–825.00—6

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.