Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-05-04

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, May 4
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
729 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 678▲ 42 vs year ago 687 · +6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 232▼ 6 vs year ago 193 · −3.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 26▲ 26 vs year ago 34 · +76.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.65/cwt on 299 head.
Average price
$113.65
299 head · 608 lb average
Value per head Derived
$691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$6.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.77
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2468115.9054261
Medium and Large 1655113.29742225
Medium and Large 3455109.3849813thin
One grade step is worth $6.52/cwt here — about $44 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 sale299 hd
113.65
—
AL average14 barns · 1,451 hd
121.42
−7.77
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—Low1,51785.421,29616
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18668.92817124
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40067.5994634
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04955.5658361

Every lot

91 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 2230176.00/cwt176.00–176.004051
Steers—Medium and Large 2308137.56/cwt135.00–140.004242
Steers—Medium and Large 3320126.00/cwt126.00–126.004031
Steers—Medium and Large 3370124.36/cwt119.00–127.004604
Steers—Medium and Large 2376134.07/cwt130.00–140.005045
Steers—Medium and Large 3400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004802
Steers—Medium and Large 1409148.03/cwt145.00–152.006057
Steers—Medium and Large 2445134.00/cwt130.00–138.005964
Steers—Medium and Large 2478134.12/cwt130.00–139.006417
Steers—Medium and Large 1481141.96/cwt139.00–148.0068310
Steers—Medium and Large 3515112.00/cwt112.00–112.005771
Steers—Medium and Large 2528126.54/cwt124.00–129.006682
Steers—Medium and Large 1580133.51/cwt130.00–141.0077417
Steers—Medium and Large 2605122.64/cwt120.00–124.007423
Steers—Medium and Large 1619132.89/cwt130.00–135.008237
Steers—Medium and Large 1668127.16/cwt124.00–132.0084919
Steers—Medium and Large 1737112.62/cwt107.00–124.008303
Steers—Medium and Large 1768112.32/cwt110.00–117.008633
Steers—Medium and Large 1866113.61/cwt104.00–115.009848
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300129.00/cwt129.00–129.003871
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365112.00/cwt112.00–112.004092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369121.50/cwt120.00–126.0044813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416119.14/cwt117.00–120.004967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423128.69/cwt125.00–138.0054418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement430154.00/cwt154.00–154.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440110.99/cwt110.00–112.004884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475114.38/cwt110.00–117.0054320
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480109.00/cwt109.00–109.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482128.30/cwt123.00–133.0061812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523112.15/cwt110.00–115.0058712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530104.00/cwt100.00–108.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540123.46/cwt117.00–127.0066721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573107.86/cwt105.00–112.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574116.71/cwt113.00–121.0067029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623118.21/cwt109.00–123.007363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628113.45/cwt111.00–119.0071214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655109.90/cwt107.00–112.0072050
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732104.33/cwt102.00–108.5076412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1757106.59/cwt98.00–108.2580729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added771108.00/cwt108.00–108.0083313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1829103.27/cwt95.00–105.5085613
Heifers—Medium and Large 191896.02/cwt95.00–97.008812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open960103.50/cwt103.50–103.5099411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319156.87/cwt155.00–158.005005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326147.56/cwt138.00–150.004818
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345126.00/cwt126.00–126.004353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370154.24/cwt150.00–157.0057110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378137.82/cwt131.00–144.005218
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400114.00/cwt112.00–116.004564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418146.10/cwt140.00–152.0061118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419130.85/cwt127.00–133.0054819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467135.73/cwt130.00–142.0063422
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468114.46/cwt113.00–116.005364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481124.52/cwt120.00–130.0059915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512126.00/cwt122.00–133.0064520
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523117.62/cwt114.00–121.0061516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578122.70/cwt120.00–130.0070916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580112.86/cwt110.00–115.006557
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626118.89/cwt113.00–122.0074412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626104.03/cwt100.00–110.006519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2664101.76/cwt100.00–105.0067611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665112.38/cwt109.00–117.0074711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1708110.00/cwt105.00–115.007796
Bulls—Medium and Large 277095.00/cwt95.00–95.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1781100.77/cwt95.00–105.007878
Bulls—Medium and Large 283586.00/cwt86.00–86.007181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33976.56/cwt73.00–79.001,0254
Bulls——1,51286.35/cwt82.00–90.001,3069
Bulls——1,76894.45/cwt91.00–99.001,6703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99163.58/cwt63.00–64.006305
Cows—Lean 85-90%99751.61/cwt47.00–53.0051523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09457.09/cwt55.00–61.0062533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14876.90/cwt74.00–85.0088315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17260.61/cwt58.00–63.0071011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19368.63/cwt65.00–73.0081998
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21561.69/cwt61.00–62.007503
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39166.50/cwt63.00–69.0092521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47371.65/cwt70.00–76.001,05510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—829.17/cwt750.00–900.00—12
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—683.33/cwt575.00–775.00—12
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—625.00/cwt625.00–625.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—537.50/cwt525.00–550.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—508.00/cwt480.00–550.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—360.00/cwt320.00–400.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,387.50/cwt1,350.00–1,425.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,189.29/cwt1,000.00–1,350.00—7
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—350.00/cwt350.00–350.00—1

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.