Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-09-28

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 28
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,676 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 1,614▲ 153 vs year ago 1,523 · +10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 238▼ 21 vs year ago 212 · −9.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 14▲ 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.29/cwt on 290 head.
Average price
$140.29
290 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.28
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1615141.5487082
Medium and Large 2540141.42763173
Medium and Large 3528131.7269635
One grade step is worth $9.83/cwt here — about $174 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 sale290 hd
140.29
—
AL average16 barns · 937 hd
139.00
+1.28
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—Low1,41680.241,13615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37061.0683624
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16660.1570143
CowsLean 85-90%Low96351.2549343

Every lot

76 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325160.50/cwt154.00–164.005224
Steers—Medium and Large 3325150.67/cwt148.00–152.004906
Steers—Medium and Large 2378157.77/cwt151.00–160.0059611
Steers—Medium and Large 2406155.00/cwt155.00–155.0062916
Steers—Medium and Large 1425162.00/cwt162.00–162.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 1462158.14/cwt158.00–160.0073121
Steers—Medium and Large 3467135.00/cwt135.00–135.0063015
Steers—Medium and Large 2493145.43/cwt144.00–150.0071735
Steers—Medium and Large 2528144.21/cwt140.00–150.0076130
Steers—Medium and Large 3538132.53/cwt130.00–135.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 2586136.35/cwt132.00–140.0079917
Steers—Medium and Large 3590126.99/cwt126.00–128.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 2620132.51/cwt127.00–135.0082248
Steers—Medium and Large 3632126.00/cwt126.00–126.007963
Steers—Medium and Large 1643138.04/cwt137.00–145.0088838
Steers—Medium and Large 1668133.98/cwt133.00–136.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 2680128.49/cwt128.00–129.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 2704126.00/cwt126.00–126.008877
Steers—Medium and Large 1710129.00/cwt129.00–129.0091610
Steers—Medium and Large 2767125.01/cwt123.00–127.009593
Steers—Medium and Large 3769112.00/cwt112.00–112.008617
Steers—Medium and Large 1790128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0118
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325120.33/cwt120.00–121.003913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340130.45/cwt127.00–134.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371123.67/cwt122.00–130.004599
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375115.60/cwt114.00–120.004345
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419113.46/cwt110.00–116.004757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423121.99/cwt118.00–125.005169
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475119.75/cwt116.00–123.0056916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477114.00/cwt107.00–115.0054427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526121.00/cwt116.00–123.0063622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528124.85/cwt124.00–127.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535107.34/cwt105.00–109.005743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement566133.00/cwt133.00–133.0075311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573124.47/cwt122.00–126.0071340
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576116.77/cwt115.00–121.0067347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614112.32/cwt110.00–115.0069012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631120.84/cwt119.00–125.0076323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678116.63/cwt115.00–123.0079115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680110.00/cwt109.00–111.007484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1788116.00/cwt116.00–116.009149
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418128.45/cwt126.00–132.005374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422158.42/cwt156.00–160.006695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422145.98/cwt141.00–152.0061610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471146.46/cwt145.00–150.006904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477137.99/cwt132.00–143.0065814
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485125.00/cwt124.00–126.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 3524118.56/cwt115.00–125.006217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528133.88/cwt129.00–138.0070710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573135.94/cwt134.00–138.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574130.12/cwt129.00–134.007478
Bulls—Medium and Large 3576112.28/cwt110.00–116.006474
Bulls—Medium and Large 3624115.63/cwt108.00–119.0072214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625123.52/cwt121.00–126.0077210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626129.77/cwt128.00–131.008124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675123.50/cwt122.00–125.008344
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675113.00/cwt113.00–113.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720122.00/cwt120.00–124.008783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723125.95/cwt124.00–128.009112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770123.66/cwt122.00–126.009523
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31575.67/cwt73.00–78.009955
Bulls——1,38880.26/cwt79.00–82.001,1146
Bulls——1,58585.94/cwt84.00–88.001,3624
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92252.43/cwt51.00–54.004839
Cows—Lean 85-90%95648.38/cwt44.00–50.0046325
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02358.03/cwt56.00–61.005949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14959.00/cwt56.00–61.0067818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14953.92/cwt50.00–55.006208
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19164.29/cwt62.00–67.0076617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30359.97/cwt58.00–61.0078110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36264.36/cwt62.00–68.0087710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55555.52/cwt55.00–56.008634
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—862.50/cwt825.00–900.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—795.83/cwt775.00–850.00—6
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—570.00/cwt500.00–700.00—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.