Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-08-24

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 24
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,698 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 1,584▲ 571 vs year ago 1,127 · +50.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 218▲ 38 vs year ago 182 · +20.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 43▼ 6 vs year ago 16 · −37.5%
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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 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 $150.55/cwt on 294 head.
Average price
$150.55
294 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$861
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$273
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.53
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2622155.2596651
Medium and Large 1606151.02916101
Medium and Large 2544148.84810114
Medium and Large 3470147.3069328
One grade step is worth $7.95/cwt here — about $273 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 sale294 hd
150.55
—
AL average14 barns · 1,795 hd
150.02
+0.53
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—Average1,47886.631,28010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35971.5897332
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19569.0682536
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01061.0661741

Every lot

72 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320180.48/cwt180.00–182.005784
Steers—Medium and Large 2324172.49/cwt170.00–176.0055910
Steers—Medium and Large 3324164.82/cwt162.00–167.005344
Steers—Medium and Large 2370169.53/cwt162.00–172.0062717
Steers—Medium and Large 3375155.00/cwt150.00–160.005816
Steers—Medium and Large 1376179.99/cwt176.00–182.006777
Steers—Medium and Large 2420167.83/cwt160.00–170.0070512
Steers—Medium and Large 2474157.44/cwt151.00–160.007467
Steers—Medium and Large 1487167.50/cwt161.00–170.0081620
Steers—Medium and Large 3489149.00/cwt149.00–149.007294
Steers—Medium and Large 2528149.50/cwt149.00–150.007896
Steers—Medium and Large 1542158.68/cwt158.00–165.0086021
Steers—Medium and Large 3543139.50/cwt134.00–140.0075712
Steers—Medium and Large 3575132.50/cwt130.00–135.007622
Steers—Medium and Large 2584140.15/cwt140.00–142.0081813
Steers—Medium and Large 2620138.49/cwt134.00–139.0085914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622155.25/cwt155.25–155.2596651
Steers—Medium and Large 1625144.00/cwt144.00–144.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 2676134.50/cwt132.00–136.0090916
Steers—Medium and Large 1684136.57/cwt136.00–137.0093414
Steers—Medium and Large 2711130.07/cwt130.00–131.0092515
Steers—Medium and Large 1720136.67/cwt135.00–138.0098419
Steers—Medium and Large 2811121.00/cwt121.00–121.009814
Steers—Medium and Large 1835128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,06914
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325144.26/cwt142.00–146.004693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340151.01/cwt150.00–152.005132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374138.48/cwt135.00–144.005188
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375130.00/cwt124.00–134.004886
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428121.48/cwt116.00–125.005208
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432133.63/cwt128.00–137.0057718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471138.50/cwt136.00–140.006524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478128.98/cwt124.00–134.0061722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482120.34/cwt120.00–121.005803
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521119.43/cwt115.00–122.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523132.70/cwt130.00–137.006947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525126.18/cwt124.00–130.0066217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570124.05/cwt123.00–125.0070715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575113.00/cwt110.00–116.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579130.79/cwt125.00–132.0075715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615111.48/cwt110.00–113.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628118.24/cwt116.00–120.007434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1634128.83/cwt124.00–132.0081736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1654125.81/cwt120.00–127.008236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672116.32/cwt115.00–118.007823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720120.49/cwt120.00–121.008682
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422165.33/cwt165.00–166.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425156.33/cwt149.00–160.006646
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430146.50/cwt145.00–148.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475143.82/cwt140.00–150.0068311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475133.00/cwt128.00–138.0063210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526135.05/cwt132.00–136.0071023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530127.64/cwt123.00–131.006766
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581134.66/cwt129.00–137.0078219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1588142.75/cwt138.00–147.008394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623137.83/cwt133.00–140.0085913
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628117.74/cwt115.00–120.007394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658133.13/cwt130.00–139.0087615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723125.99/cwt123.00–129.009112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44483.66/cwt81.00–87.001,2085
Bulls——1,51189.60/cwt89.00–90.001,3545
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00357.69/cwt55.00–61.0057925
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01268.78/cwt67.00–71.006968
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02963.89/cwt62.00–65.006578
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11774.30/cwt73.00–78.0083010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19963.89/cwt62.00–66.0076611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24369.36/cwt68.00–72.0086215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33877.07/cwt75.00–80.001,0316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34571.24/cwt69.00–74.0095821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44366.40/cwt63.00–68.009585
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—683.33/cwt675.00–700.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/cwt1,100.00–1,200.00—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.