Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2022-05-17

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, May 17
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,078 head
▲ 351 vs last sale 727▲ 36 vs year ago 1,042 · +3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 166▼ 69 vs year ago 247 · −27.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 4▼ 31 vs year ago 46 · −67.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.95/cwt on 340 head.
Average price
$136.95
340 head · 597 lb average
Value per head Derived
$817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.82
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2489142.08694131
Medium and Large 1691134.81932177
Medium and Large 3516127.7765932
One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about $36 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 sale340 hd
136.95
—
AL average15 barns · 1,701 hd
137.77
−0.82
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—Average1,56294.881,48211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31479.711,0477thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24375.0593339
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01866.7868042

Every lot

71 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 3322167.62/cwt166.00–170.005403
Steers—Medium and Large 3371161.74/cwt158.00–166.006008
Steers—Medium and Large 2405170.52/cwt162.00–172.006917
Steers—Medium and Large 1418175.00/cwt175.00–175.007328
Steers—Medium and Large 3430154.90/cwt152.00–158.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 3470150.65/cwt150.00–152.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 2475163.00/cwt160.00–167.0077410
Steers—Medium and Large 1495168.10/cwt168.00–169.0083238
Steers—Medium and Large 1513164.99/cwt163.00–167.008464
Steers—Medium and Large 2534158.22/cwt150.00–160.0084532
Steers—Medium and Large 2578151.00/cwt148.00–154.008736
Steers—Medium and Large 1586155.98/cwt155.00–160.0091417
Steers—Medium and Large 1624150.40/cwt150.00–152.009385
Steers—Medium and Large 2630144.96/cwt141.00–148.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1652145.97/cwt145.00–146.0095233
Steers—Medium and Large 2669142.28/cwt138.00–145.009524
Steers—Medium and Large 2708139.50/cwt139.00–140.009882
Steers—Medium and Large 1725141.00/cwt140.00–142.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added752139.75/cwt139.75–139.751,05116
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334153.93/cwt150.00–155.005149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343160.00/cwt160.00–160.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378159.32/cwt158.00–160.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384140.73/cwt136.00–145.005405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424146.66/cwt144.00–149.0062242
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425136.64/cwt133.00–140.0058111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472144.47/cwt139.00–148.0068216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528131.49/cwt130.00–133.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530139.65/cwt135.00–143.0074035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538146.50/cwt146.00–147.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576136.68/cwt130.00–140.0078720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590140.55/cwt140.00–146.0082919
Heifers—Medium and Large 3592122.00/cwt118.00–125.007223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622126.01/cwt122.00–128.007849
Heifers—Medium and Large 3624115.56/cwt111.00–120.007217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1642136.09/cwt135.00–140.0087432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672129.64/cwt127.00–135.008713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3676111.00/cwt109.00–115.007504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725134.60/cwt131.00–135.2597681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1741123.99/cwt122.00–130.009195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added763130.00/cwt130.00–130.0099212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added836122.12/cwt121.50–122.501,02116
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423156.42/cwt153.00–161.006627
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423150.06/cwt147.00–151.0063514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425162.00/cwt162.00–162.0068911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475153.20/cwt150.00–158.0072815
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480142.64/cwt140.00–144.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525157.00/cwt156.00–159.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525139.78/cwt136.00–143.007349
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531148.45/cwt145.00–154.007887
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575139.14/cwt136.00–143.008007
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576149.44/cwt148.00–155.008617
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588130.49/cwt130.00–131.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625126.10/cwt123.00–129.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628143.38/cwt140.00–145.009005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632133.82/cwt130.00–137.008466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680137.98/cwt137.00–139.009382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26187.93/cwt85.00–90.001,1094
Bulls——1,50892.98/cwt91.00–97.001,4023
Bulls——1,903103.25/cwt100.00–106.001,9654
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99874.48/cwt74.00–75.007432
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01064.16/cwt62.00–67.0064824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03269.74/cwt68.00–72.0072016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22376.43/cwt75.00–79.0093522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25680.97/cwt80.00–83.001,0175
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26677.74/cwt77.00–78.009844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27570.06/cwt68.00–73.0089312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37882.33/cwt82.00–83.001,1353
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—808.33/cwt700.00–875.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—641.67/cwt575.00–775.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,266.67/cwt1,200.00–1,300.00—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.