Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-04-13

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Apr 13
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
979 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 909▲ 532 vs year ago 447 · +119.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
246 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 230▲ 0 vs year ago 246 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 69▲ 71 vs year ago 7 · +1,014.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.85/cwt on 279 head.
Average price
$130.85
279 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.69
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494139.6568920
Medium and Large 1-2641131.5084353
Medium and Large 2509131.13668169
Medium and Large 3464123.9357537
One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about $114 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 sale279 hd
130.85
—
AL average16 barns · 2,087 hd
133.54
−2.69
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—Low1,57787.891,38623
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36373.791,00542
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18569.9882935
CowsLean 85-90%Average96758.2556352

Every lot

73 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2324173.22/cwt170.00–175.005615
Steers—Medium and Large 3328161.01/cwt158.00–165.005283
Steers—Medium and Large 1345183.00/cwt177.00–187.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 1375172.49/cwt172.00–173.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 2378167.22/cwt164.00–170.006329
Steers—Medium and Large 1423172.01/cwt170.00–173.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 1458165.00/cwt164.00–166.0075613
Steers—Medium and Large 3473139.89/cwt136.00–144.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 2478155.57/cwt152.00–158.007447
Steers—Medium and Large 2511148.38/cwt144.00–153.0075835
Steers—Medium and Large 1525157.40/cwt155.00–160.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 2575140.17/cwt137.00–145.008066
Steers—Medium and Large 3618122.47/cwt120.00–125.007572
Steers—Medium and Large 2626135.27/cwt133.00–139.008477
Steers—Medium and Large 2665130.13/cwt129.00–135.0086514
Steers—Medium and Large 1695137.50/cwt137.00–138.009562
Steers—Medium and Large 2721128.16/cwt128.00–130.0092425
Steers—Medium and Large 1771130.99/cwt130.00–133.001,0104
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323143.36/cwt142.00–145.004638
Heifers—Medium and Large 3329137.95/cwt134.00–140.004545
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375129.00/cwt124.00–134.004844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378142.69/cwt140.00–145.0053910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425129.22/cwt126.00–131.0054912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427147.43/cwt146.00–148.006307
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438137.15/cwt134.00–141.0060126
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463124.51/cwt124.00–125.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470140.98/cwt140.00–142.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477133.32/cwt127.00–136.0063637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528136.26/cwt134.00–140.007198
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528117.57/cwt115.00–120.006217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537129.58/cwt127.00–132.0069634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568126.08/cwt120.00–129.0071633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573129.64/cwt128.00–132.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 3588108.48/cwt107.00–110.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625108.00/cwt105.00–110.006755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630122.48/cwt119.00–124.0077214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641131.50/cwt131.50–131.5084353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671118.00/cwt115.00–120.007924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2722111.65/cwt110.00–115.008063
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428156.34/cwt150.00–160.006696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430168.96/cwt165.00–172.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430140.99/cwt136.00–146.006066
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469143.63/cwt140.00–150.0067417
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478129.99/cwt128.00–132.006216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516137.13/cwt135.00–144.0070815
Bulls—Medium and Large 3576120.75/cwt115.00–123.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585130.98/cwt130.00–132.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619122.24/cwt120.00–127.007574
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623116.63/cwt110.00–120.007275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2671119.01/cwt117.00–121.007995
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673105.96/cwt104.00–108.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715119.00/cwt116.00–122.008513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718110.98/cwt108.00–115.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 3722104.67/cwt104.00–105.007563
Bulls—Medium and Large 378899.01/cwt98.00–100.007802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39682.63/cwt80.00–85.001,1545
Bulls——1,52487.26/cwt85.00–91.001,33013
Bulls——1,89694.81/cwt92.00–98.001,7985
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95853.37/cwt51.00–56.0051123
Cows—Lean 85-90%97460.30/cwt58.00–63.0058721
Cows—Lean 85-90%97666.91/cwt64.00–69.006538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10377.35/cwt75.00–80.008538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19764.36/cwt61.00–66.0077012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22070.54/cwt68.00–73.0086115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28867.51/cwt65.00–69.008707
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36077.88/cwt76.00–81.001,05914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38973.16/cwt71.00–75.001,01621
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—884.62/cwt825.00–1,025.00—13
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—866.67/cwt825.00–900.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—740.63/cwt675.00–825.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,280.00/cwt1,200.00–1,450.00—30
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/cwt1,000.00–1,200.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,034.38/cwt925.00–1,100.00—16

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.