Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-08-17

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 17
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,584 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 1,679▲ 93 vs year ago 1,491 · +6.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 180▼ 22 vs year ago 240 · −9.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 31▲ 32 vs year ago 11 · +290.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.69/cwt on 311 head.
Average price
$148.69
311 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$3.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.14
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2531149.72794190
Medium and Large 1604147.21889105
Medium and Large 3478146.1869916thin
One grade step is worth $3.54/cwt here — about $95 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 sale311 hd
148.69
—
AL average13 barns · 1,477 hd
147.55
+1.14
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—High1,75989.571,57613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33770.8594745
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16568.7680138
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03764.1566545

Every lot

77 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3319164.66/cwt160.00–167.005255
Steers—Medium and Large 1325185.00/cwt185.00–185.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 2325177.17/cwt172.00–182.0057612
Steers—Medium and Large 1374176.26/cwt175.00–178.006594
Steers—Medium and Large 2377167.52/cwt162.00–170.006329
Steers—Medium and Large 3382156.59/cwt152.00–159.005983
Steers—Medium and Large 1426168.27/cwt165.00–173.007178
Steers—Medium and Large 2436159.33/cwt155.00–165.0069528
Steers—Medium and Large 2472156.23/cwt151.00–159.0073717
Steers—Medium and Large 1473162.33/cwt160.00–165.007686
Steers—Medium and Large 2521148.70/cwt144.00–152.007757
Steers—Medium and Large 1529154.36/cwt153.00–157.0081711
Steers—Medium and Large 2571144.12/cwt139.00–147.0082370
Steers—Medium and Large 3576133.47/cwt130.00–136.007694
Steers—Medium and Large 1577148.68/cwt147.00–152.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 1618145.42/cwt143.00–147.0089937
Steers—Medium and Large 3625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 2631139.73/cwt135.00–143.0088247
Steers—Medium and Large 3678125.97/cwt125.00–127.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 1689137.49/cwt136.00–144.009479
Steers—Medium and Large 1736132.00/cwt132.00–132.0097225
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326144.67/cwt140.00–150.004729
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340135.00/cwt132.00–138.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375131.29/cwt127.00–135.004927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378140.95/cwt139.00–145.0053323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431134.48/cwt130.00–140.0058018
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434128.22/cwt125.00–130.0055625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471137.75/cwt136.00–138.006498
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475124.00/cwt119.00–127.0058913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484131.21/cwt129.00–135.0063526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510122.00/cwt120.00–124.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524132.58/cwt132.00–136.006957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524128.10/cwt125.00–131.0067169
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572117.98/cwt115.00–122.006755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574126.65/cwt122.00–129.0072726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588129.23/cwt129.00–131.0076013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617129.16/cwt127.00–135.007978
Heifers—Medium and Large 3629115.99/cwt114.00–118.007304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631122.50/cwt120.00–125.007734
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670108.99/cwt108.00–110.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705122.01/cwt121.00–124.008609
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733113.02/cwt112.00–114.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758121.00/cwt121.00–121.009172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2784108.00/cwt108.00–108.008476
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423166.04/cwt164.00–168.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428143.68/cwt140.00–148.006156
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430157.24/cwt153.00–160.006767
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468152.62/cwt151.00–156.007143
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475132.50/cwt130.00–135.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476146.80/cwt142.00–150.0069910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523138.81/cwt135.00–145.007266
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526129.11/cwt125.00–132.006799
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578129.99/cwt129.00–131.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583137.08/cwt133.00–139.0079916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628137.64/cwt136.00–139.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638130.68/cwt129.00–133.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670117.48/cwt115.00–120.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673130.67/cwt128.00–132.008796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710128.50/cwt128.00–129.009122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60484.24/cwt81.00–87.001,3517
Bulls——1,83391.81/cwt90.00–94.001,6832
Bulls——1,99497.77/cwt96.00–101.001,9504
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01759.99/cwt57.00–62.0061021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04266.95/cwt64.00–69.0069819
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10271.02/cwt70.00–72.007835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12363.96/cwt62.00–65.0071811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17872.39/cwt72.00–73.0085313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18569.17/cwt67.00–70.0082014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21274.83/cwt74.00–76.009078
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31071.00/cwt69.00–73.0093027
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50867.25/cwt65.00–68.001,01410
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,091.67/cwt1,000.00–1,150.00—6
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—750.00/cwt725.00–775.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/cwt1,075.00–1,275.00—7
Stock Cows—Large 3—900.00/cwt900.00–900.00—2
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—772.92/cwt700.00–925.00—12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,356.25/cwt1,250.00–1,450.00—8

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.