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Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 9
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,274 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 1,363▼ 405 vs year ago 1,679 · −24.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 173▼ 36 vs year ago 180 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 34▲ 49 vs year ago 31 · +158.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 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 $146.22/cwt on 275 head.
Average price
$146.22
275 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$809
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.33
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1610147.81902112
Medium and Large 2509147.32750135
Medium and Large 3534134.5971828
One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $184 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 sale275 hd
146.22
—
AL average14 barns · 1,877 hd
145.89
+0.33
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—Low1,55997.721,52314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40084.651,18534
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16584.2498125
CowsLean 85-90%Low96471.6369043

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,19017
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,09018
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,24716

Every lot

72 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 2331194.48/cwt190.00–200.006446
Steers—Medium and Large 2375189.20/cwt185.00–195.007105
Steers—Medium and Large 1376207.18/cwt200.00–210.007795
Steers—Medium and Large 3377171.68/cwt170.00–175.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 2419186.33/cwt180.00–190.007814
Steers—Medium and Large 1421196.29/cwt192.00–202.0082612
Steers—Medium and Large 2482176.73/cwt170.00–180.0085239
Steers—Medium and Large 1523179.66/cwt176.00–180.0094015
Steers—Medium and Large 2525169.73/cwt164.00–175.0089111
Steers—Medium and Large 3525155.00/cwt155.00–155.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 2572166.81/cwt165.00–170.009546
Steers—Medium and Large 3577151.68/cwt150.00–155.008753
Steers—Medium and Large 1615167.42/cwt165.00–170.001,03020
Steers—Medium and Large 2622159.49/cwt155.00–165.0099222
Steers—Medium and Large 3627138.32/cwt135.00–140.008673
Steers—Medium and Large 1675160.55/cwt160.00–164.001,0847
Steers—Medium and Large 2675151.99/cwt145.00–155.001,0265
Steers—Medium and Large 1704150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0566
Steers—Medium and Large 2745144.37/cwt142.00–145.001,07614
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329161.26/cwt157.00–165.005318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375164.00/cwt162.00–166.006154
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377153.54/cwt150.00–160.0057916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421142.79/cwt140.00–145.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429149.54/cwt146.00–155.0064216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464154.01/cwt153.00–157.0071518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476147.76/cwt145.00–150.0070313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478140.03/cwt138.00–144.006695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525147.07/cwt142.00–150.0077230
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525138.13/cwt135.00–140.007257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538152.45/cwt150.00–157.0082010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572131.56/cwt128.00–136.007535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578144.66/cwt140.00–148.0083629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1589152.32/cwt149.00–153.0089713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622145.99/cwt145.00–148.009083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626141.09/cwt135.00–142.0088321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630126.61/cwt120.00–130.007983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added663150.00/cwt150.00–150.0099525
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675116.67/cwt110.00–120.007883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683143.28/cwt143.00–146.0097924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688128.99/cwt128.00–130.008872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710133.00/cwt133.00–133.0094415
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423192.61/cwt189.00–199.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423170.42/cwt168.00–176.007219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470170.28/cwt168.00–175.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472160.44/cwt156.00–166.0075720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525159.50/cwt159.00–160.008374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529153.00/cwt149.00–158.008098
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573139.68/cwt135.00–142.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575155.77/cwt154.00–158.0089613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578148.52/cwt145.00–154.008588
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623145.97/cwt145.00–147.009092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626152.03/cwt149.00–155.009525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665145.50/cwt145.00–146.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668136.00/cwt133.00–138.009083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718137.00/cwt136.00–138.009842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2743126.67/cwt123.00–132.009413
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34288.88/cwt85.00–90.001,1935
Bulls——1,53698.52/cwt97.00–100.001,5134
Bulls——1,793105.92/cwt104.00–108.001,8995
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95166.89/cwt65.00–69.0063616
Cows—Lean 85-90%95473.01/cwt71.00–76.0069720
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02178.55/cwt77.00–80.008027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13187.96/cwt86.00–91.0099511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19181.32/cwt79.00–84.0096914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29990.16/cwt87.00–93.001,17113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38577.17/cwt77.00–78.001,0696
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49382.87/cwt81.00–85.001,23715
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,207.69/head1,125.00–1,300.001,20813
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,131.25/head1,075.00–1,175.001,1314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,090.28/head1,000.00–1,200.001,09018
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,406.25/head1,325.00–1,575.001,4068
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,087.50/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0888

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.