Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2020-12-01

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Dec 1
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,581 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 1,781▼ 115 vs year ago 1,696 · −6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
246 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 273▼ 56 vs year ago 302 · −18.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 58▼ 14 vs year ago 29 · −48.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.48/cwt on 334 head.
Average price
$123.48
334 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$671
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.06
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2484124.46602124
Medium and Large 1588124.17730191
Medium and Large 3490110.1954019thin
One grade step is worth $14.26/cwt here — about $62 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
123.48
—
AL average9 barns · 1,205 hd
120.42
+3.06
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—Average1,58776.511,21411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38259.0781752
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19755.9466957
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04849.6652148

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 2325169.67/cwt165.00–174.005516
Steers—Medium and Large 3326154.39/cwt150.00–160.005035
Steers—Medium and Large 1332183.04/cwt182.00–185.006083
Steers—Medium and Large 2379166.48/cwt163.00–169.006316
Steers—Medium and Large 1382175.46/cwt170.00–179.0067013
Steers—Medium and Large 1418169.93/cwt167.00–176.0071011
Steers—Medium and Large 1466162.01/cwt155.00–165.0075522
Steers—Medium and Large 2477144.88/cwt140.00–150.006917
Steers—Medium and Large 2508140.50/cwt140.00–141.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 3523124.35/cwt120.00–130.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 1528143.66/cwt142.00–150.0075910
Steers—Medium and Large 1567140.00/cwt140.00–140.0079423
Steers—Medium and Large 2579134.18/cwt130.00–137.0077715
Steers—Medium and Large 3615116.97/cwt115.00–119.007192
Steers—Medium and Large 1617138.82/cwt134.00–140.0085717
Steers—Medium and Large 2632131.32/cwt130.00–132.008303
Steers—Medium and Large 1654130.00/cwt130.00–130.008505
Steers—Medium and Large 2675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008443
Steers—Medium and Large 3675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1711127.59/cwt124.00–128.0090727
Steers—Medium and Large 2733117.31/cwt116.00–119.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 2780116.39/cwt114.00–118.009085
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324140.46/cwt135.00–145.004557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335149.74/cwt147.00–152.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378136.28/cwt130.00–140.005156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382145.10/cwt140.00–147.005546
Heifers—Medium and Large 3391121.00/cwt121.00–121.004735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423115.33/cwt115.00–116.004883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424134.75/cwt126.00–136.0057149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425138.82/cwt137.00–140.0059011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460133.91/cwt130.00–137.0061618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475120.10/cwt117.00–127.0057010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3493114.50/cwt114.00–115.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512123.16/cwt121.00–130.0063136
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528107.35/cwt105.00–110.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532117.40/cwt114.00–120.0062530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567116.31/cwt115.00–117.0065920
Heifers—Medium and Large 357399.93/cwt95.00–105.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576111.49/cwt108.00–114.0064210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added601123.75/cwt123.75–123.7574413
Heifers—Medium and Large 361595.93/cwt92.00–100.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621106.39/cwt105.00–108.006615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636112.74/cwt110.00–117.0071712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1686109.22/cwt108.00–116.0074917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added689125.08/cwt120.00–128.5086232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695101.00/cwt98.00–104.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 272893.99/cwt92.00–95.006843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added761124.00/cwt124.00–124.0094422
Heifers—Medium and Large 278087.50/cwt85.00–90.006832
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425164.34/cwt160.00–170.0069811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426153.49/cwt149.00–158.0065428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471156.76/cwt151.00–160.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477140.89/cwt137.00–145.006729
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519132.76/cwt128.00–137.0068924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524144.37/cwt140.00–148.007568
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525122.50/cwt120.00–125.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563123.01/cwt122.00–124.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605119.48/cwt115.00–120.0072314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675112.44/cwt110.00–118.007594
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21872.00/cwt70.00–75.008774
Bulls——1,76282.91/cwt82.00–84.001,4613
Bulls——1,82576.21/cwt75.00–79.001,3914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01150.56/cwt48.00–53.0051116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03644.66/cwt42.00–47.0046320
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11856.81/cwt54.00–59.0063512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17348.37/cwt47.00–52.0056713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20355.83/cwt54.00–59.0067229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20562.71/cwt62.00–65.0075615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22750.81/cwt48.00–53.006233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38163.11/cwt62.00–66.0087216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39757.87/cwt55.00–60.0080833
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—783.33/cwt750.00–800.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—741.67/cwt700.00–775.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—535.00/cwt500.00–575.00—5

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.