Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2022-08-16

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 16
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,354 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 1,274▼ 230 vs year ago 1,584 · −14.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 144▲ 15 vs year ago 218 · +6.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 80▼ 17 vs year ago 43 · −39.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.000 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $169.19/cwt on 308 head.
Average price
$169.19
308 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$955
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.94
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570175.04998153
Medium and Large 2567166.72946108
Medium and Large 3540155.8384247
One grade step is worth $19.21/cwt here — about $155 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 sale308 hd
169.19
—
AL average15 barns · 1,168 hd
170.13
−0.94
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—Average1,672103.051,7238thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37885.361,17647
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19982.6799165
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00674.6175173

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)—$9448

Every lot

70 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3320191.61/cwt190.00–195.006133
Steers—Medium and Large 1325219.55/cwt215.00–225.0071411
Steers—Medium and Large 2325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 2385190.99/cwt190.00–192.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 3388182.48/cwt180.00–185.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 1424194.38/cwt192.00–202.008245
Steers—Medium and Large 2425179.43/cwt176.00–185.007634
Steers—Medium and Large 3428168.69/cwt165.00–172.007226
Steers—Medium and Large 2480172.61/cwt165.00–175.0082914
Steers—Medium and Large 1487182.13/cwt180.00–186.008876
Steers—Medium and Large 1523179.85/cwt175.00–185.0094140
Steers—Medium and Large 2526171.80/cwt164.00–173.0090428
Steers—Medium and Large 1577174.14/cwt172.00–179.001,00535
Steers—Medium and Large 3582149.32/cwt147.00–155.0086932
Steers—Medium and Large 2588165.00/cwt160.00–170.0097019
Steers—Medium and Large 1618165.33/cwt165.00–166.001,0223
Steers—Medium and Large 3618148.47/cwt146.00–152.009184
Steers—Medium and Large 2633160.23/cwt156.00–165.001,01423
Steers—Medium and Large 1656163.61/cwt158.00–164.001,07337
Steers—Medium and Large 2672153.12/cwt150.00–158.001,0297
Steers—Medium and Large 1701155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,08714
Steers—Medium and Large 2721147.40/cwt145.00–150.001,0635
Steers—Medium and Large 1765146.50/cwt146.00–147.001,1212
Steers—Medium and Large 2775139.97/cwt138.00–142.001,0853
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324157.20/cwt155.00–160.005095
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376155.26/cwt150.00–159.005847
Heifers—Medium and Large 3392144.66/cwt140.00–149.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416143.90/cwt138.00–146.0059915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431150.18/cwt149.00–154.0064711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475154.48/cwt154.00–155.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482147.62/cwt144.00–150.007123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520152.00/cwt152.00–152.007907
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524147.59/cwt140.00–150.0077325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562145.77/cwt140.00–147.0081911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added566155.33/cwt155.00–158.008799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566150.62/cwt148.00–152.0085334
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572133.35/cwt130.00–135.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617145.85/cwt144.00–151.0090028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added621154.50/cwt154.50–154.5095927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630140.65/cwt136.00–144.008869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674139.87/cwt136.00–143.009438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,0406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728131.80/cwt128.00–133.0096010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3730112.45/cwt110.00–115.008212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413192.00/cwt190.00–194.007933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435174.70/cwt170.00–180.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 3437158.78/cwt158.00–165.006949
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467144.12/cwt140.00–150.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468174.97/cwt173.00–177.008193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478164.88/cwt160.00–170.007888
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518141.92/cwt139.00–148.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523156.24/cwt153.00–159.0081717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575159.67/cwt159.00–160.009183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588153.29/cwt148.00–158.0090114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632146.22/cwt140.00–149.0092410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680139.00/cwt139.00–139.009454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718144.00/cwt143.00–145.001,0342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50396.55/cwt96.00–97.001,4512
Bulls——1,722101.02/cwt99.00–104.001,7403
Bulls——1,735109.40/cwt107.00–111.001,8983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98580.84/cwt80.00–82.0079611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00070.11/cwt68.00–72.0070125
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01775.79/cwt74.00–78.0077137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17978.38/cwt77.00–81.0092428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20584.46/cwt82.00–87.001,01826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23389.37/cwt89.00–91.001,10211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32086.15/cwt83.00–88.001,13730
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34290.52/cwt90.00–92.001,2155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53781.25/cwt79.00–82.001,24912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—943.75/head900.00–1,025.009448

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.