Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-04-20

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Apr 20
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,073 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 979▲ 841 vs year ago 232 · +362.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
271 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 246▲ 119 vs year ago 152 · +78.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 78▲ 51 vs year ago 12 · +425.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.91/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$120.91
178 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.30
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2529122.8464985
Medium and Large 1636120.9976965
Medium and Large 3501114.8657628
One grade step is worth $7.98/cwt here — about $73 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 sale178 hd
120.91
—
AL average15 barns · 1,933 hd
128.21
−7.30
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—Low1,68887.261,47317
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33369.7192942
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20168.4482248
CowsLean 85-90%High99461.2560954

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3341148.73/cwt145.00–151.005074
Steers—Medium and Large 2345153.00/cwt152.00–154.005282
Steers—Medium and Large 3376141.65/cwt138.00–146.005336
Steers—Medium and Large 2379150.17/cwt150.00–152.0056923
Steers—Medium and Large 1473152.38/cwt150.00–158.007215
Steers—Medium and Large 2484147.10/cwt143.00–150.007127
Steers—Medium and Large 1519151.83/cwt149.00–154.007886
Steers—Medium and Large 2525145.22/cwt142.00–148.007624
Steers—Medium and Large 1553148.00/cwt148.00–148.008189
Steers—Medium and Large 2623131.75/cwt130.00–135.008214
Steers—Medium and Large 1627137.51/cwt136.00–139.0086218
Steers—Medium and Large 3631122.76/cwt117.00–127.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 1663134.71/cwt134.00–135.008937
Steers—Medium and Large 2681128.19/cwt124.00–133.008734
Steers—Medium and Large 1713132.01/cwt130.00–134.009412
Steers—Medium and Large 2723127.33/cwt126.00–129.009213
Steers—Medium and Large 1788125.82/cwt125.00–131.009917
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added839130.19/cwt129.50–130.251,09249
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added868126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,0984
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327141.84/cwt139.00–147.004643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370142.05/cwt140.00–144.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377126.19/cwt125.00–127.004765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382139.04/cwt132.00–140.0053114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427129.78/cwt128.00–131.005545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428135.50/cwt135.00–136.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431121.76/cwt121.00–123.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472127.38/cwt125.00–129.0060113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478120.82/cwt119.00–122.005786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1499130.00/cwt130.00–130.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520121.83/cwt117.00–126.0063418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529130.73/cwt129.00–132.006924
Heifers—Medium and Large 3539111.15/cwt110.00–115.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573108.52/cwt105.00–112.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574127.28/cwt124.00–129.007317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578118.83/cwt115.00–123.006876
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627110.61/cwt109.00–113.006945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632118.47/cwt117.00–119.0074927
Heifers—Medium and Large 363697.83/cwt94.00–104.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2676110.45/cwt108.00–113.0074718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added713117.50/cwt117.50–117.508387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723110.47/cwt109.00–112.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2732105.68/cwt105.00–107.007743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added843111.50/cwt111.50–111.509409
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425135.71/cwt130.00–140.005777
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426144.16/cwt140.00–149.006147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472138.75/cwt135.00–144.006559
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485131.48/cwt130.00–133.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515135.99/cwt132.00–141.007003
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575117.50/cwt115.00–120.006764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579123.36/cwt120.00–130.007149
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614119.48/cwt116.00–123.007346
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660114.00/cwt111.00–117.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2724107.24/cwt106.00–111.007764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780102.53/cwt101.00–104.008002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31379.42/cwt77.00–81.001,0433
Bulls——1,76392.22/cwt89.00–96.001,6268
Bulls——1,77584.58/cwt82.00–87.001,5016
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98662.32/cwt60.00–65.0061426
Cows—Lean 85-90%98656.07/cwt53.00–58.0055318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02967.80/cwt67.00–69.0069810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19071.98/cwt70.00–76.0085723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20667.75/cwt66.00–69.0081713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21562.42/cwt60.00–65.0075812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32967.31/cwt64.00–69.0089523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33872.62/cwt70.00–75.0097219
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/cwt1,075.00–1,125.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—945.00/cwt825.00–1,000.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—839.29/cwt750.00–925.00—14
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—695.83/cwt650.00–775.00—12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—807.14/cwt750.00–850.00—7
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—741.67/cwt650.00–825.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—643.75/cwt550.00–725.00—4

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.