Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-04-27

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Apr 27
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
678 head
▼ 395 vs last sale 1,073▲ 25 vs year ago 653 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 271▲ 116 vs year ago 116 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 63▲ 11 vs year ago 15 · +73.3%
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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 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.22/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$121.22
167 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$6.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.78
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2504123.8462571
Medium and Large 1586121.7371342
Medium and Large 3460117.3754054
One grade step is worth $6.47/cwt here — about $85 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 sale167 hd
121.22
—
AL average16 barns · 1,603 hd
125.00
−3.78
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—High1,58183.061,31317
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37868.2194045
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19667.4580752
CowsLean 85-90%Low99558.9958732

Every lot

57 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3329142.40/cwt140.00–145.004685
Steers—Medium and Large 3375139.11/cwt135.00–142.005229
Steers—Medium and Large 2420146.63/cwt145.00–150.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 2475144.06/cwt140.00–147.0068416
Steers—Medium and Large 1510148.50/cwt148.00–149.007572
Steers—Medium and Large 2530140.49/cwt139.00–141.007454
Steers—Medium and Large 2577136.20/cwt133.00–139.007865
Steers—Medium and Large 1603138.00/cwt138.00–138.008324
Steers—Medium and Large 3618123.00/cwt123.00–123.007607
Steers—Medium and Large 2622129.93/cwt127.00–132.0080830
Steers—Medium and Large 2672127.47/cwt125.00–131.0085714
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325136.82/cwt134.00–140.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328126.30/cwt124.00–130.004147
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377134.63/cwt130.00–138.005086
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382123.28/cwt120.00–125.004713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426128.62/cwt124.00–134.0054814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427118.68/cwt115.00–122.0050710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440138.00/cwt136.00–140.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474126.16/cwt123.00–130.005986
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485117.29/cwt111.00–120.0056924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490135.51/cwt135.00–136.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519128.00/cwt126.00–130.006646
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524111.43/cwt109.00–115.005845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539123.15/cwt116.00–126.0066428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570121.99/cwt120.00–124.006959
Heifers—Medium and Large 3574105.03/cwt101.00–109.006035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578116.34/cwt110.00–120.006728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1606116.99/cwt115.00–118.0070914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625110.71/cwt107.00–114.006927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added668118.00/cwt118.00–118.007889
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427138.99/cwt137.00–140.005933
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427132.27/cwt129.00–135.005657
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475133.08/cwt129.00–139.0063213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475121.67/cwt120.00–125.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525120.80/cwt120.00–122.006345
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528131.32/cwt126.00–135.006936
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573115.00/cwt115.00–115.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579122.40/cwt120.00–125.007095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619119.00/cwt117.00–122.007375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683114.19/cwt112.00–116.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725106.34/cwt105.00–108.007713
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47477.24/cwt75.00–81.001,1396
Bulls——1,56584.58/cwt82.00–87.001,3248
Bulls——1,83890.62/cwt89.00–93.001,6663
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96752.67/cwt51.00–55.0050912
Cows—Lean 85-90%99559.46/cwt57.00–62.0059211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03266.84/cwt64.00–69.006909
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16872.52/cwt71.00–76.0084711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18162.47/cwt60.00–64.0073814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21567.97/cwt65.00–70.0082627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35362.30/cwt61.00–63.008436
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36572.77/cwt71.00–75.0099314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39267.07/cwt65.00–70.0093425
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,112.50/cwt1,100.00–1,125.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—904.17/cwt850.00–1,025.00—6
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—600.00/cwt550.00–750.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,187.50/cwt1,150.00–1,225.00—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.