Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-05-11

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, May 11
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
755 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 729▼ 386 vs year ago 1,141 · −33.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 187▼ 55 vs year ago 305 · −18.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 60▲ 37 vs year ago 20 · +185.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 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 $119.46/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$119.46
160 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$27
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.33
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2485120.5258579
Medium and Large 1696120.2383764
Medium and Large 3499111.6055717thin
One grade step is worth $8.93/cwt here — about $27 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 sale160 hd
119.46
—
AL average15 barns · 1,164 hd
120.79
−1.33
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—Average1,46987.571,28621
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38869.3796339
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16067.3078154
CowsLean 85-90%Average99261.8661337

Every lot

64 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2326149.49/cwt148.00–150.004874
Steers—Medium and Large 3329141.03/cwt140.00–144.004644
Steers—Medium and Large 2376145.62/cwt141.00–148.005488
Steers—Medium and Large 3384138.21/cwt135.00–140.005314
Steers—Medium and Large 2428145.02/cwt140.00–148.006218
Steers—Medium and Large 1473148.23/cwt147.00–150.007014
Steers—Medium and Large 2482141.03/cwt140.00–143.006803
Steers—Medium and Large 3482131.71/cwt130.00–135.006353
Steers—Medium and Large 3520130.51/cwt130.00–131.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 2526139.80/cwt138.00–140.0073510
Steers—Medium and Large 1559140.00/cwt140.00–140.0078312
Steers—Medium and Large 2570137.67/cwt135.00–139.0078524
Steers—Medium and Large 3578127.47/cwt120.00–130.007374
Steers—Medium and Large 3608120.51/cwt117.00–124.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 2623130.16/cwt129.00–133.008116
Steers—Medium and Large 1628135.07/cwt134.00–142.0084810
Steers—Medium and Large 2662126.00/cwt126.00–126.0083411
Steers—Medium and Large 2729120.23/cwt117.00–124.008764
Steers—Medium and Large 2775118.00/cwt118.00–118.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added824124.75/cwt124.75–124.751,02834
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326134.18/cwt128.00–138.004375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374129.64/cwt125.00–136.004858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425124.21/cwt121.00–129.0052819
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427117.76/cwt115.00–120.005039
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468113.38/cwt110.00–115.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474120.99/cwt118.00–124.0057312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523108.03/cwt106.00–110.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527118.60/cwt115.00–121.0062519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535123.25/cwt122.00–127.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576111.14/cwt109.00–115.006408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580121.98/cwt120.00–124.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618121.54/cwt117.00–122.0075122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629110.19/cwt108.00–113.006935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2722102.68/cwt100.00–104.007413
Heifers—Medium and Large 373293.71/cwt90.00–96.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added768119.00/cwt119.00–119.0091436
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425139.17/cwt137.00–145.0059112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425132.00/cwt130.00–134.005614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463142.01/cwt141.00–143.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474133.46/cwt131.00–139.006336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525127.50/cwt125.00–132.0066910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527121.34/cwt120.00–124.006393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570128.35/cwt127.00–129.007323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573115.79/cwt112.00–118.006635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2607114.93/cwt112.00–117.0069816
Bulls—Medium and Large 3627109.96/cwt107.00–112.006893
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40987.06/cwt85.00–88.001,2277
Bulls——1,42581.58/cwt77.00–83.001,1635
Bulls——1,53991.30/cwt90.00–94.001,4059
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95755.25/cwt53.00–58.0052912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00363.11/cwt60.00–65.0063316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01868.44/cwt67.00–70.006979
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12261.16/cwt59.00–63.0068614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16066.46/cwt64.00–69.0077120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18672.45/cwt71.00–75.0085920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33973.27/cwt71.00–76.0098116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41767.79/cwt65.00–70.0096118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43862.54/cwt61.00–63.008995
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/cwt1,200.00–1,500.00—30
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,042.86/cwt900.00–1,125.00—14
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—925.00/cwt850.00–1,000.00—14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—935.00/cwt825.00–1,000.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—737.50/cwt650.00–825.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—713.89/cwt600.00–800.00—9

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.