Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-10-05

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Oct 5
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,552 head
▼ 124 vs last sale 1,676▲ 169 vs year ago 1,383 · +12.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 191▲ 34 vs year ago 183 · +18.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 15▲ 21 vs year ago 14 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows 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 $140.16/cwt on 287 head.
Average price
$140.16
287 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.45
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1604141.76857121
Medium and Large 2556139.99778146
Medium and Large 3488131.7364320
One grade step is worth $10.03/cwt here — about $214 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 sale287 hd
140.16
—
AL average15 barns · 1,104 hd
140.61
−0.45
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—Low1,41980.331,14015
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33361.5382011
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16961.1571554
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01352.2652948

Every lot

74 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 2330158.02/cwt154.00–162.005213
Steers—Medium and Large 3367141.64/cwt138.00–145.005203
Steers—Medium and Large 1371165.15/cwt162.00–168.006137
Steers—Medium and Large 2378157.32/cwt150.00–160.005955
Steers—Medium and Large 1410158.99/cwt158.00–160.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 2432152.34/cwt150.00–155.0065817
Steers—Medium and Large 3475131.99/cwt131.00–139.0062712
Steers—Medium and Large 2479146.04/cwt140.00–151.0070018
Steers—Medium and Large 1496152.00/cwt152.00–152.007549
Steers—Medium and Large 1506149.00/cwt149.00–149.007549
Steers—Medium and Large 3523129.61/cwt125.00–134.006783
Steers—Medium and Large 2545137.64/cwt135.00–138.007508
Steers—Medium and Large 1565146.65/cwt143.00–148.0082942
Steers—Medium and Large 2574139.58/cwt135.00–140.0080131
Steers—Medium and Large 1613142.00/cwt141.00–143.008702
Steers—Medium and Large 2623133.86/cwt130.00–137.0083459
Steers—Medium and Large 1665133.86/cwt132.00–137.0089019
Steers—Medium and Large 2670127.99/cwt124.00–131.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 3695118.50/cwt117.00–120.008242
Steers—Medium and Large 2713124.50/cwt124.00–125.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 1728129.38/cwt126.00–131.0094221
Steers—Medium and Large 1783126.63/cwt125.00–129.0099210
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2343126.50/cwt126.00–127.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375128.50/cwt126.00–132.004826
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375118.23/cwt115.00–125.004435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421125.72/cwt122.00–128.0052925
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434112.33/cwt109.00–119.004887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440133.00/cwt133.00–133.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475112.27/cwt105.00–117.0053311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477123.99/cwt120.00–127.0059135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520132.29/cwt128.00–134.0068826
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523109.17/cwt105.00–115.005716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531121.60/cwt118.00–125.0064612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573129.34/cwt125.00–132.0074155
Heifers—Medium and Large 3579108.48/cwt102.00–112.006284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583119.96/cwt114.00–122.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement611129.00/cwt129.00–129.0078817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625125.46/cwt120.00–129.0078415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2677113.33/cwt110.00–115.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680119.80/cwt118.00–123.0081510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727117.00/cwt114.00–119.0085112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773113.47/cwt112.00–115.008772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418155.49/cwt155.00–156.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426133.49/cwt130.00–135.005694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429143.73/cwt142.00–152.0061710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479134.96/cwt130.00–140.006468
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480123.23/cwt121.00–124.005924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481146.49/cwt145.00–148.007058
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523125.50/cwt123.00–127.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1539132.56/cwt132.00–137.007149
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578129.00/cwt128.00–130.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590116.49/cwt115.00–118.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1597134.89/cwt134.00–135.008059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618128.17/cwt128.00–129.007926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630124.00/cwt124.00–124.0078115
Bulls—Medium and Large 366898.37/cwt95.00–100.006573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670120.49/cwt120.00–121.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1688124.51/cwt124.00–125.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1731121.23/cwt119.00–123.008864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2732111.97/cwt110.00–115.008203
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34473.82/cwt70.00–77.009925
Bulls——1,38186.89/cwt85.00–89.001,2004
Bulls——1,50681.38/cwt80.00–84.001,2266
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97545.22/cwt44.00–49.0044114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02552.72/cwt50.00–55.0054021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03559.09/cwt57.00–62.0061213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14956.54/cwt54.00–59.0065017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16162.81/cwt60.00–65.0072932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24064.94/cwt64.00–67.008054
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28566.18/cwt66.00–67.008505
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38659.58/cwt58.00–61.008267
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—787.50/cwt750.00–800.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—921.43/cwt850.00–1,000.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—775.00/cwt700.00–850.00—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.