Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-09-21

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 21
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,614 head
▼ 258 vs last sale 1,872▼ 39 vs year ago 1,653 · −2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 234▲ 50 vs year ago 188 · +26.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 9 vs year ago 23 · −39.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.08/cwt on 274 head.
Average price
$121.08
274 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$264
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$6.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.89
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2521123.35642178
Medium and Large 3473117.3555550
Medium and Large 1778116.3790646
One grade step is worth $6.98/cwt here — about −$264 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 sale274 hd
121.08
—
AL average16 barns · 1,951 hd
126.97
−5.89
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—Average1,59980.901,29421
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18862.4874243
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,34660.5581535
CowsLean 85-90%High97551.4250138

Every lot

66 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2313159.05/cwt156.00–161.004983
Steers—Medium and Large 3373150.23/cwt148.00–153.005605
Steers—Medium and Large 2375154.60/cwt154.00–156.0058010
Steers—Medium and Large 2421154.04/cwt150.00–157.006495
Steers—Medium and Large 2471154.02/cwt150.00–156.007255
Steers—Medium and Large 1476159.29/cwt158.00–161.007587
Steers—Medium and Large 1522153.27/cwt150.00–158.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 2527146.40/cwt142.00–147.0077215
Steers—Medium and Large 3546132.43/cwt132.00–135.007237
Steers—Medium and Large 2572140.96/cwt135.00–145.0080642
Steers—Medium and Large 1617140.01/cwt138.00–143.008649
Steers—Medium and Large 2626135.29/cwt130.00–138.0084730
Steers—Medium and Large 3634122.15/cwt120.00–128.0077417
Steers—Medium and Large 2679131.71/cwt125.00–132.0089435
Steers—Medium and Large 3688116.49/cwt113.00–120.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 1703130.00/cwt130.00–130.009143
Steers—Medium and Large 3704116.00/cwt116.00–116.008175
Steers—Medium and Large 2709128.63/cwt122.00–129.0091220
Steers—Medium and Large 1785128.43/cwt128.00–130.001,0087
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328125.81/cwt125.00–127.004135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332134.39/cwt132.00–142.0044612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375131.24/cwt128.00–136.0049217
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385121.53/cwt117.00–125.004684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427128.29/cwt125.00–132.0054814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433118.04/cwt114.00–123.005118
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473119.14/cwt113.00–122.0056421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480124.99/cwt122.00–130.0060018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515121.71/cwt120.00–128.0062738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568121.31/cwt120.00–125.0068926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573128.45/cwt126.00–131.007362
Heifers—Medium and Large 3581109.49/cwt105.00–110.0063610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620118.95/cwt118.00–121.0073739
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625105.51/cwt105.00–106.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2654117.71/cwt115.00–118.0077014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674118.00/cwt118.00–118.007956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1701117.00/cwt117.00–117.008209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1838115.00/cwt115.00–115.0096429
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418134.28/cwt130.00–137.0056110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425160.00/cwt160.00–160.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428147.98/cwt145.00–150.006336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477139.99/cwt136.00–146.006686
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481129.73/cwt125.00–133.006248
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520122.92/cwt116.00–126.0063913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524132.56/cwt129.00–136.006959
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575129.54/cwt125.00–132.0074513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575115.00/cwt110.00–120.006616
Bulls—Medium and Large 3607110.42/cwt109.00–116.0067012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623132.61/cwt129.00–135.008263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624120.21/cwt118.00–123.007504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683126.50/cwt126.00–127.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2713120.51/cwt118.00–123.008592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1774124.00/cwt123.00–126.009605
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44174.79/cwt70.00–77.001,0784
Bulls——1,63682.34/cwt80.00–85.001,34717
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96754.26/cwt53.00–55.005258
Cows—Lean 85-90%97748.79/cwt45.00–51.0047725
Cows—Lean 85-90%97960.06/cwt59.00–62.005885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15355.74/cwt54.00–59.006438
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18162.41/cwt60.00–65.0073723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22367.09/cwt66.00–70.0082112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31368.67/cwt67.00–72.009024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34363.51/cwt61.00–66.0085310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35457.60/cwt55.00–60.0078021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed—537.50/cwt425.00–600.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—762.50/cwt725.00–800.00—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.