Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2020-12-08

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Dec 8
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,363 head
▲ 782 vs last sale 1,581▲ 781 vs year ago 1,582 · +49.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 246▼ 16 vs year ago 239 · −6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 15▼ 44 vs year ago 67 · −65.7%
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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 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 $111.32/cwt on 433 head.
Average price
$111.32
433 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.86
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509124.3263322
Medium and Large 2551112.95622209
Medium and Large 3525108.21568202
One grade step is worth $16.10/cwt here — about $66 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 sale433 hd
111.32
—
AL average12 barns · 1,999 hd
119.18
−7.86
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—High1,69576.941,30422
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39258.3581221
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22857.9671239
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01348.3849034

Every lot

79 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3325151.52/cwt150.00–155.004924
Steers—Medium and Large 2326163.99/cwt160.00–170.005359
Steers—Medium and Large 1367169.62/cwt167.00–174.006238
Steers—Medium and Large 2375160.23/cwt155.00–165.0060113
Steers—Medium and Large 3382143.93/cwt140.00–146.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 2415151.80/cwt146.00–155.0063013
Steers—Medium and Large 3425137.05/cwt136.00–138.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1431162.21/cwt158.00–167.0069915
Steers—Medium and Large 1474154.84/cwt150.00–160.007347
Steers—Medium and Large 2488146.29/cwt140.00–150.0071444
Steers—Medium and Large 1515150.27/cwt147.00–153.0077415
Steers—Medium and Large 3530123.94/cwt122.00–126.006572
Steers—Medium and Large 2531138.48/cwt133.00–143.0073514
Steers—Medium and Large 1568140.96/cwt139.00–143.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 2573131.27/cwt130.00–137.0075222
Steers—Medium and Large 2610131.71/cwt127.00–134.0080351
Steers—Medium and Large 3642116.99/cwt115.00–119.007513
Steers—Medium and Large 1643134.19/cwt134.00–140.0086341
Steers—Medium and Large 2671123.10/cwt117.00–126.0082641
Steers—Medium and Large 2725116.88/cwt114.00–122.0084710
Steers—Medium and Large 2778112.02/cwt110.00–115.008724
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324121.75/cwt118.00–125.003944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325145.00/cwt140.00–150.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326132.79/cwt128.00–138.004336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372118.65/cwt116.00–122.004416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375130.56/cwt125.00–136.004909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377140.65/cwt138.00–142.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425126.21/cwt121.00–130.0053619
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425118.29/cwt115.00–120.005037
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468112.26/cwt108.00–115.0052549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475128.00/cwt127.00–130.006086
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475120.71/cwt117.00–126.0057341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522113.57/cwt112.00–120.0059323
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524108.00/cwt102.00–110.0056663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571115.42/cwt114.00–119.006597
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575105.05/cwt100.00–107.0060451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578110.60/cwt108.00–114.0063938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610113.01/cwt112.00–114.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624108.45/cwt104.00–111.0067735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633101.56/cwt96.00–102.0064318
Heifers—Medium and Large 367590.91/cwt87.00–95.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680110.52/cwt108.00–113.007522
Heifers—Medium and Large 269096.93/cwt95.00–100.0066935
Heifers—Medium and Large 372580.00/cwt80.00–80.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 277095.00/cwt95.00–95.007323
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418158.46/cwt157.00–160.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423135.32/cwt134.00–138.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428145.21/cwt142.00–147.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469151.97/cwt149.00–157.007134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475140.29/cwt137.00–144.006667
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480132.58/cwt130.00–135.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520130.73/cwt128.00–137.0068026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523142.38/cwt139.00–146.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530118.30/cwt115.00–120.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565122.03/cwt119.00–125.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573128.49/cwt126.00–131.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578118.00/cwt118.00–118.006825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615122.46/cwt120.00–125.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2641110.34/cwt110.00–117.0070720
Bulls—Medium and Large 3641107.62/cwt100.00–110.0069011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2674110.98/cwt109.00–115.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3693100.00/cwt100.00–100.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723100.90/cwt97.00–105.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 277595.00/cwt95.00–95.007362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53872.40/cwt72.00–73.001,1143
Bulls——1,59075.89/cwt74.00–78.001,20713
Bulls——2,00281.48/cwt79.00–84.001,6316
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00545.69/cwt43.00–48.0045922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01755.43/cwt55.00–57.005645
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03451.81/cwt50.00–53.005367
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20857.14/cwt54.00–59.0069020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24151.29/cwt48.00–53.006377
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25563.23/cwt61.00–65.0079412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35162.78/cwt60.00–65.008487
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39456.99/cwt54.00–59.0079412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52051.00/cwt51.00–51.007752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—766.67/cwt725.00–800.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—753.57/cwt700.00–825.00—7
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—687.50/cwt625.00–800.00—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.