Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-09-14

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 14
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,872 head
▲ 233 vs last sale 1,639▲ 550 vs year ago 1,322 · +41.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 225▼ 6 vs year ago 240 · −2.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 70▲ 1 vs year ago 14 · +7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.09/cwt on 281 head.
Average price
$131.09
281 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.36
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2465132.33615151
Medium and Large 1594131.8278396
Medium and Large 3451123.5355734
One grade step is worth $8.80/cwt here — about $58 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 sale281 hd
131.09
—
AL average16 barns · 2,024 hd
129.73
+1.36
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—Average1,44485.241,23111
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36268.5893436
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22765.0179852
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02159.9461238

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2335170.00/cwt168.00–172.005704
Steers—Medium and Large 3360155.49/cwt155.00–156.005602
Steers—Medium and Large 2375164.93/cwt161.00–170.0061823
Steers—Medium and Large 1418170.65/cwt170.00–172.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 2425162.95/cwt160.00–167.006933
Steers—Medium and Large 3425140.24/cwt135.00–145.005962
Steers—Medium and Large 2480158.59/cwt152.00–160.0076133
Steers—Medium and Large 1484160.40/cwt160.00–161.0077617
Steers—Medium and Large 1522157.18/cwt156.00–159.008206
Steers—Medium and Large 2527150.09/cwt146.00–156.0079110
Steers—Medium and Large 1576147.82/cwt147.00–151.008516
Steers—Medium and Large 2577142.91/cwt139.00–145.0082512
Steers—Medium and Large 1617144.36/cwt140.00–147.0089116
Steers—Medium and Large 2632135.77/cwt133.00–139.0085849
Steers—Medium and Large 1661135.81/cwt135.00–136.0089811
Steers—Medium and Large 2688133.51/cwt131.00–135.0091928
Steers—Medium and Large 1713132.00/cwt132.00–132.0094111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325146.24/cwt140.00–150.0047520
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327132.99/cwt128.00–136.004353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375136.73/cwt135.00–140.0051315
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377129.09/cwt124.00–131.004879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415147.00/cwt147.00–147.0061013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418124.06/cwt120.00–126.005193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424135.06/cwt131.00–140.0057317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469129.00/cwt127.00–135.0060549
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476122.27/cwt117.00–125.005827
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526118.20/cwt114.00–121.0062210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530128.63/cwt125.00–132.0068227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531138.00/cwt138.00–138.0073322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558114.52/cwt110.00–119.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578127.57/cwt122.00–130.0073721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582131.61/cwt130.00–134.0076610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615128.63/cwt126.00–132.0079126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695118.50/cwt118.00–119.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1709123.00/cwt123.00–123.0087218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763119.00/cwt119.00–119.009087
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429162.19/cwt160.00–165.006965
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430154.45/cwt150.00–160.0066422
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430137.20/cwt135.00–145.005907
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479150.68/cwt145.00–155.0072219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527137.10/cwt134.00–144.0072317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575131.95/cwt127.00–136.007599
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615118.01/cwt117.00–119.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626127.30/cwt122.00–131.0079713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672125.64/cwt124.00–127.008443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718117.48/cwt116.00–120.008444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723123.34/cwt122.00–125.008923
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31479.98/cwt79.00–81.001,0514
Bulls——1,50592.00/cwt91.00–93.001,3852
Bulls——1,52486.75/cwt85.00–90.001,3225
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96655.69/cwt53.00–59.0053815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04561.63/cwt60.00–65.0064418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06073.00/cwt73.00–73.007742
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09966.59/cwt66.00–69.007325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23162.56/cwt60.00–65.0077032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23968.47/cwt67.00–71.0084818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34065.23/cwt63.00–67.0087412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36469.47/cwt68.00–72.0094821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44075.70/cwt75.00–77.001,0903
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt825.00–900.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—850.00/cwt775.00–900.00—6
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—765.00/cwt700.00–825.00—5

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.