Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-10-26

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Oct 26
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,792 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 1,853▲ 567 vs year ago 1,225 · +46.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 320▲ 42 vs year ago 218 · +19.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 19▲ 19 vs year ago 15 · +126.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.20/cwt on 304 head.
Average price
$122.20
304 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$4.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.27
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2495123.67612189
Medium and Large 1626120.4275448
Medium and Large 3457119.3554667
One grade step is worth $4.32/cwt here — about $67 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 sale304 hd
122.20
—
AL average16 barns · 1,727 hd
123.47
−1.27
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—Average1,71381.021,38824
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19960.2372246
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36159.2680639
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05652.7055640

Every lot

67 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 3307152.35/cwt150.00–155.004683
Steers—Medium and Large 2339162.38/cwt158.00–166.005509
Steers—Medium and Large 3373148.99/cwt148.00–150.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 1375168.50/cwt167.00–170.006324
Steers—Medium and Large 2384155.74/cwt150.00–160.0059818
Steers—Medium and Large 1429161.04/cwt158.00–167.006915
Steers—Medium and Large 3484133.00/cwt133.00–133.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 1495157.51/cwt155.00–158.007806
Steers—Medium and Large 1514153.46/cwt150.00–156.007898
Steers—Medium and Large 2516143.91/cwt140.00–145.0074323
Steers—Medium and Large 1568144.31/cwt143.00–146.0082019
Steers—Medium and Large 2614135.48/cwt131.00–137.0083218
Steers—Medium and Large 1620139.67/cwt139.00–140.008663
Steers—Medium and Large 2672132.70/cwt128.00–135.0089251
Steers—Medium and Large 3694115.00/cwt115.00–115.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 2719126.63/cwt124.00–127.009108
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added760139.29/cwt138.50–139.751,05958
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3329125.05/cwt122.00–133.004115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338141.32/cwt130.00–148.004783
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378124.99/cwt120.00–130.0047223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379140.21/cwt135.00–143.005317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418130.68/cwt126.00–134.0054626
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427123.01/cwt119.00–125.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471122.69/cwt122.00–126.0057880
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482117.35/cwt114.00–120.0056621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524122.03/cwt120.00–125.0063941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525126.00/cwt126.00–126.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526115.56/cwt110.00–119.006087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570123.33/cwt123.00–124.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575112.00/cwt112.00–112.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586120.14/cwt117.00–122.0070416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612121.00/cwt120.00–122.0074131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619118.44/cwt116.00–120.007337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673112.01/cwt110.00–114.007546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690117.80/cwt116.00–120.0081310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713114.51/cwt113.00–116.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718109.35/cwt108.00–110.007853
Heifers—Medium and Large 3729101.51/cwt100.00–104.007404
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422138.43/cwt135.00–140.005845
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424149.15/cwt144.00–154.006327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428156.50/cwt156.00–157.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467156.03/cwt154.00–158.007293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478131.32/cwt130.00–132.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481140.20/cwt138.00–147.0067427
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522122.01/cwt120.00–124.006373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526133.16/cwt130.00–136.007005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578131.18/cwt129.00–134.007586
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620126.09/cwt120.00–130.0078221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625131.20/cwt130.00–132.008205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2677117.99/cwt115.00–121.007995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678126.41/cwt125.00–128.008575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2708109.50/cwt109.00–110.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715116.99/cwt116.00–118.008363
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43273.68/cwt71.00–76.001,0553
Bulls——1,63480.09/cwt77.00–82.001,30910
Bulls——1,86183.86/cwt82.00–87.001,56111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04958.79/cwt57.00–60.0061710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05347.67/cwt46.00–51.0050216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06354.11/cwt52.00–56.0057514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16757.76/cwt56.00–59.0067420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22462.13/cwt60.00–64.0076026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27666.81/cwt66.00–67.008525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30762.35/cwt60.00–64.008159
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39756.64/cwt55.00–59.0079125
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—845.00/cwt800.00–900.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—803.57/cwt750.00–850.00—7
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—643.75/cwt575.00–700.00—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.