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Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Apr 12
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
870 head
▲ 263 vs last sale 607▼ 109 vs year ago 979 · −11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 138▼ 47 vs year ago 246 · −19.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 10▼ 39 vs year ago 78 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $143.50/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$143.50
188 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$17.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.83
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2458148.4868179
Medium and Large 1606142.5886484
Medium and Large 3476130.8562325
One grade step is worth $17.64/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 sale188 hd
143.50
—
AL average14 barns · 1,361 hd
144.33
−0.83
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—High1,696101.411,72018
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37880.041,10328
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18378.8793348
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00269.6969934

Every lot

69 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3332173.53/cwt170.00–175.005769
Steers—Medium and Large 2337178.65/cwt176.00–184.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 3372170.42/cwt168.00–172.006345
Steers—Medium and Large 2388172.79/cwt172.00–182.0067028
Steers—Medium and Large 1398188.00/cwt188.00–188.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 2423175.56/cwt174.00–177.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 2469167.19/cwt164.00–170.0078410
Steers—Medium and Large 1514175.35/cwt172.00–177.009018
Steers—Medium and Large 2533162.56/cwt160.00–165.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 3535147.52/cwt145.00–150.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 1588166.26/cwt160.00–170.009785
Steers—Medium and Large 1623152.34/cwt152.00–159.0094921
Steers—Medium and Large 2625146.23/cwt144.00–150.009144
Steers—Medium and Large 2676140.41/cwt139.00–144.009495
Steers—Medium and Large 1687146.70/cwt145.00–147.001,00813
Steers—Medium and Large 1735137.51/cwt137.00–138.001,0112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320149.93/cwt148.00–152.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333157.04/cwt154.00–160.0052315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374157.41/cwt152.00–160.0058912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378144.53/cwt140.00–150.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429137.26/cwt134.00–144.005895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434159.26/cwt158.00–164.0069111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435153.21/cwt149.00–155.0066618
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472130.66/cwt130.00–132.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479148.30/cwt144.00–150.007109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482152.85/cwt151.00–156.0073715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523150.50/cwt150.00–152.0078712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523123.87/cwt120.00–128.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524140.14/cwt136.00–146.007348
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568119.35/cwt118.00–120.006783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572148.98/cwt146.00–153.008525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576138.90/cwt135.00–143.0080010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621140.11/cwt137.00–141.008709
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622131.99/cwt130.00–134.008215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623111.83/cwt110.00–115.006975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added722132.00/cwt132.00–132.009533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733122.46/cwt120.00–125.008982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added761130.00/cwt130.00–130.0098924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765119.65/cwt116.00–123.009153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765111.50/cwt111.00–112.008532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422151.64/cwt150.00–155.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463148.52/cwt145.00–152.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475168.00/cwt168.00–168.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477162.57/cwt159.00–166.007755
Bulls—Medium and Large 3521143.95/cwt140.00–150.007505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529162.76/cwt160.00–163.0086113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529152.04/cwt150.00–158.008044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563152.96/cwt150.00–156.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578147.18/cwt142.00–150.008514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580134.15/cwt130.00–137.007786
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626134.00/cwt130.00–140.008397
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670134.99/cwt134.00–137.009043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2693123.50/cwt123.00–124.008562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25594.56/cwt92.00–97.001,1875
Bulls——1,781102.40/cwt100.00–105.001,8249
Bulls——2,056107.73/cwt106.00–109.002,2154
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98565.83/cwt63.00–68.0064815
Cows—Lean 85-90%99870.88/cwt69.00–74.0070714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06777.95/cwt76.00–80.008325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16583.13/cwt82.00–85.0096815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18278.55/cwt76.00–81.0092824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21372.64/cwt70.00–75.008819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30485.08/cwt83.00–88.001,1098
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34579.55/cwt78.00–82.001,07011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48576.15/cwt75.00–77.001,1319
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,272.92/cwt1,200.00–1,400.00—12
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,035.71/cwt950.00–1,150.00—7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—983.33/cwt950.00–1,050.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—891.67/cwt850.00–950.00—6

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.