Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-06-29

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jun 29
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
916 head
▲ 235 vs last sale 681▲ 916 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
351 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 237▲ 351 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 19▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.99/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$146.99
170 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$28
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.91
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553154.1985384
Medium and Large 3416143.455969thin
Medium and Large 2591139.5682577
One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $28 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 sale170 hd
146.99
—
AL average14 barns · 1,019 hd
146.09
+0.91
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—High1,56285.931,34223
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37569.9696248
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18067.2779463
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00361.4561664

Every lot

68 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 3326151.21/cwt148.00–155.004935
Steers—Medium and Large 1335179.74/cwt178.00–181.006024
Steers—Medium and Large 2381167.12/cwt160.00–170.006375
Steers—Medium and Large 1386176.50/cwt174.00–181.006814
Steers—Medium and Large 3395147.00/cwt146.00–148.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 1420173.48/cwt172.00–177.007294
Steers—Medium and Large 2476149.68/cwt147.00–156.007126
Steers—Medium and Large 1478165.63/cwt160.00–170.007928
Steers—Medium and Large 1509159.53/cwt158.00–160.008129
Steers—Medium and Large 2514145.64/cwt144.00–150.0074915
Steers—Medium and Large 1557154.62/cwt149.00–155.0086125
Steers—Medium and Large 2588140.91/cwt138.00–145.0082915
Steers—Medium and Large 2621138.11/cwt137.00–139.0085820
Steers—Medium and Large 1632142.35/cwt140.00–144.0090022
Steers—Medium and Large 3660120.50/cwt120.00–121.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 1695135.00/cwt135.00–135.009385
Steers—Medium and Large 1725133.33/cwt130.00–135.009673
Steers—Medium and Large 2737122.00/cwt122.00–122.0089916
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327140.27/cwt138.00–142.004593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328155.05/cwt153.00–157.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372129.21/cwt126.00–133.004815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383136.70/cwt135.00–140.005246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427136.51/cwt134.00–139.0058310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432127.25/cwt123.00–130.005507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1445140.50/cwt140.00–141.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474138.71/cwt138.00–140.006577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476134.07/cwt129.00–137.0063815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480123.47/cwt122.00–125.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525137.24/cwt135.00–139.007214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525130.71/cwt127.00–135.0068617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563134.54/cwt133.00–135.0075722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582128.73/cwt125.00–132.0074911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619129.00/cwt128.00–130.0079914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625122.00/cwt117.00–125.007638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675126.62/cwt120.00–129.008559
Heifers—Medium and Large 2677116.65/cwt113.00–119.007903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2712115.00/cwt115.00–115.0081910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740117.50/cwt117.00–118.008702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760117.49/cwt116.00–119.008932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424147.38/cwt145.00–154.0062510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440140.51/cwt140.00–141.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465129.76/cwt126.00–133.006034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475139.92/cwt136.00–145.0066513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521136.19/cwt133.00–143.007109
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525125.23/cwt120.00–130.0065713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573123.49/cwt122.00–125.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577134.89/cwt130.00–138.0077811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621138.56/cwt136.00–141.008605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626126.80/cwt123.00–130.0079410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635120.50/cwt119.00–122.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675119.68/cwt117.00–125.008089
Bulls—Medium and Large 2732119.32/cwt118.00–120.008733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770113.63/cwt110.00–116.008753
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47179.48/cwt77.00–83.001,1697
Bulls——1,59691.17/cwt90.00–92.001,4557
Bulls——1,60686.88/cwt85.00–90.001,3959
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97968.66/cwt66.00–71.0067215
Cows—Lean 85-90%99854.81/cwt53.00–58.0054719
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01862.05/cwt59.00–65.0063230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12173.74/cwt73.00–75.008279
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17363.77/cwt60.00–66.0074828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20968.79/cwt67.00–71.0083226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33371.45/cwt70.00–75.0095230
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44567.49/cwt65.00–69.0097518
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,006.25/cwt950.00–1,075.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—870.00/cwt775.00–975.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—671.43/cwt600.00–800.00—7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Large 1-2—900.00/cwt900.00–900.00—2

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.