Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-03-16

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Mar 16
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
660 head
▼ 468 vs last sale 1,128▲ 271 vs year ago 389 · +69.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 263▼ 24 vs year ago 213 · −11.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 52▼ 19 vs year ago 35 · −54.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.82/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$123.82
206 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.22
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2470127.5160092
Medium and Large 1673122.1882275
Medium and Large 3451118.2753339
One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about $67 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 sale206 hd
123.82
—
AL average15 barns · 1,984 hd
126.04
−2.22
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—Low1,58282.241,30112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41462.7988825
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15261.7471146
CowsLean 85-90%Low95555.2252739

Every lot

63 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320164.38/cwt162.00–172.005264
Steers—Medium and Large 3324157.62/cwt154.00–160.005118
Steers—Medium and Large 1375168.00/cwt168.00–168.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 3375149.00/cwt142.00–152.005598
Steers—Medium and Large 2392157.53/cwt157.00–162.0061825
Steers—Medium and Large 1415166.59/cwt162.00–170.006913
Steers—Medium and Large 2421153.96/cwt150.00–160.006486
Steers—Medium and Large 1458159.49/cwt157.00–162.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 2488151.92/cwt145.00–155.0074118
Steers—Medium and Large 1511152.00/cwt152.00–152.007775
Steers—Medium and Large 2528147.29/cwt145.00–149.007783
Steers—Medium and Large 2583140.62/cwt136.00–142.0082016
Steers—Medium and Large 1726127.00/cwt127.00–127.0092224
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325129.00/cwt124.00–132.004198
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326138.11/cwt136.00–145.0045013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376123.97/cwt120.00–130.004667
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379136.50/cwt132.00–140.0051723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424121.45/cwt117.00–127.005158
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425132.64/cwt129.00–136.0056412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475127.79/cwt125.00–130.0060714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475118.33/cwt113.00–122.005626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1493134.00/cwt134.00–134.006616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512133.00/cwt132.00–134.006815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520125.77/cwt122.00–130.006545
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527111.32/cwt108.00–113.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568123.99/cwt123.00–125.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570106.77/cwt104.00–109.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574117.28/cwt116.00–120.006737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626111.12/cwt109.00–114.006968
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673109.32/cwt107.00–112.007366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added681123.25/cwt123.25–123.2583950
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713113.00/cwt113.00–113.008063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723105.25/cwt104.00–107.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 374590.00/cwt85.00–95.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1845105.00/cwt105.00–105.008879
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415139.01/cwt138.00–140.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425153.64/cwt150.00–157.0065311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428158.51/cwt158.00–159.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470127.53/cwt125.00–130.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479147.34/cwt143.00–150.007068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520145.57/cwt144.00–149.007575
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525125.00/cwt120.00–130.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530136.49/cwt132.00–140.007234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573130.48/cwt129.00–132.007482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625132.50/cwt130.00–135.008284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628125.33/cwt124.00–126.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683117.55/cwt115.00–120.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728112.33/cwt111.00–113.008183
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32476.93/cwt75.00–79.001,0195
Bulls——1,61787.70/cwt87.00–88.001,4183
Bulls——1,87984.78/cwt84.00–85.001,5934
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90849.30/cwt47.00–53.0044812
Cows—Lean 85-90%92556.23/cwt54.00–58.0052018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07661.11/cwt59.00–63.006589
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08867.82/cwt66.00–71.007388
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13455.86/cwt53.00–57.006339
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17561.89/cwt59.00–64.0072729
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32957.29/cwt56.00–58.007614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37066.07/cwt65.00–69.0090510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48561.80/cwt59.00–63.0091811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—470.83/cwt400.00–600.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—762.50/cwt725.00–800.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—960.00/cwt960.00–960.00—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.