Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-01-26

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jan 26
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
701 head
▼ 655 vs last sale 1,356▼ 177 vs year ago 878 · −20.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 148▼ 43 vs year ago 177 · −24.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 17▼ 77 vs year ago 85 · −90.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.48/cwt on 255 head.
Average price
$122.48
255 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.50
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2497125.6962598
Medium and Large 1-2728121.8088771
Medium and Large 1625121.0475747
Medium and Large 3476117.3755939
One grade step is worth $8.33/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 sale255 hd
122.48
—
AL average16 barns · 1,594 hd
121.98
+0.50
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—Low1,57782.001,29310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41465.0892118
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22660.3073916
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01152.8553527

Every lot

65 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323176.96/cwt175.00–180.005724
Steers—Medium and Large 2323168.36/cwt165.00–172.005446
Steers—Medium and Large 3328153.74/cwt150.00–158.005044
Steers—Medium and Large 1375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006382
Steers—Medium and Large 2379159.36/cwt154.00–164.006048
Steers—Medium and Large 1425162.29/cwt160.00–165.006907
Steers—Medium and Large 2430153.73/cwt150.00–159.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 1473158.76/cwt157.00–160.007514
Steers—Medium and Large 1524154.01/cwt148.00–157.008075
Steers—Medium and Large 2529140.48/cwt135.00–145.007434
Steers—Medium and Large 2574130.57/cwt128.00–136.007497
Steers—Medium and Large 1580137.95/cwt137.00–138.0080022
Steers—Medium and Large 2608132.60/cwt130.00–133.0080623
Steers—Medium and Large 1620134.67/cwt133.00–136.0083511
Steers—Medium and Large 3635116.50/cwt115.00–118.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 2660127.99/cwt127.00–129.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1708130.00/cwt130.00–130.009208
Steers—Medium and Large 3733113.98/cwt113.00–115.008352
Steers—Medium and Large 2745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323130.83/cwt125.00–134.004234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326139.24/cwt136.00–142.004548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375135.00/cwt134.00–137.005068
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377127.25/cwt120.00–130.004808
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423132.53/cwt130.00–136.0056113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425120.67/cwt116.00–126.005136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470129.81/cwt125.00–133.0061033
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475116.80/cwt114.00–121.005555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520121.98/cwt118.00–126.006346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522127.34/cwt126.00–129.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525112.33/cwt107.00–115.005906
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563111.51/cwt110.00–113.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572119.80/cwt117.00–121.0068516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619121.81/cwt118.00–122.0075433
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625105.00/cwt104.00–106.006566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628114.66/cwt114.00–115.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 3658100.49/cwt99.00–102.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671108.72/cwt104.00–111.007304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673117.00/cwt117.00–117.0078711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728121.80/cwt121.80–121.8088771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2729100.73/cwt98.00–103.007344
Heifers—Medium and Large 277795.67/cwt95.00–96.007433
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422148.81/cwt147.00–151.006285
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425140.60/cwt135.00–142.005985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462144.23/cwt138.00–146.0066612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527132.58/cwt126.00–136.006995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570130.33/cwt130.00–131.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583119.99/cwt118.00–122.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590106.01/cwt105.00–107.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3624105.60/cwt104.00–106.006595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632112.01/cwt111.00–113.007086
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663107.53/cwt105.00–110.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 369598.50/cwt95.00–102.006852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46075.99/cwt73.00–78.001,1094
Bulls——1,59085.50/cwt85.00–87.001,3594
Bulls——1,78587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,5532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98048.72/cwt46.00–51.0047711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03355.69/cwt53.00–58.0057516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18055.48/cwt53.00–58.006556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24566.66/cwt65.00–70.008304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26060.87/cwt59.00–63.007676
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39468.66/cwt67.00–71.0095711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44660.84/cwt59.00–64.008805
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44856.01/cwt55.00–57.008112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—741.67/cwt725.00–750.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—658.33/cwt550.00–725.00—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.