Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2022-08-30

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 30
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,721 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 1,591▲ 1,203 vs year ago 518 · +232.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
216 head
▼ 154 vs last sale 370▲ 122 vs year ago 94 · +129.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 28▲ 3 vs year ago 21 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.74/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$147.74
225 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$742
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.96
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505155.3678470
Medium and Large 2500147.41737114
Medium and Large 3504135.6368341
One grade step is worth $19.73/cwt here — about $101 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 sale225 hd
147.74
—
AL average14 barns · 1,773 hd
148.69
−0.96
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—Average1,660102.511,7025thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42683.941,19734
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19481.8397751
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01872.7374066

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)—$1,1755
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0553thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2618

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2330200.69/cwt200.00–202.006623
Steers—Medium and Large 3345181.00/cwt181.00–181.006244
Steers—Medium and Large 3378180.70/cwt175.00–184.006834
Steers—Medium and Large 2380199.19/cwt192.00–202.0075719
Steers—Medium and Large 1417204.00/cwt200.00–210.008513
Steers—Medium and Large 2440182.69/cwt181.00–190.008049
Steers—Medium and Large 3481164.31/cwt160.00–166.0079020
Steers—Medium and Large 1488186.50/cwt186.00–187.009102
Steers—Medium and Large 1514179.14/cwt179.00–180.009217
Steers—Medium and Large 2529174.26/cwt169.00–176.009228
Steers—Medium and Large 1569174.82/cwt173.00–175.0099517
Steers—Medium and Large 2570161.24/cwt159.00–169.009199
Steers—Medium and Large 1635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0483
Steers—Medium and Large 2635153.23/cwt151.00–160.0097310
Steers—Medium and Large 2691147.59/cwt138.00–155.001,02032
Steers—Medium and Large 3693137.01/cwt135.00–139.009492
Steers—Medium and Large 2724141.76/cwt140.00–146.001,02621
Steers—Medium and Large 1727150.31/cwt148.00–153.001,0933
Steers—Medium and Large 3787130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,02313
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323149.88/cwt147.00–153.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325169.00/cwt169.00–169.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327175.51/cwt170.00–183.005747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383162.98/cwt160.00–168.006248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383151.84/cwt150.00–159.0058219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428161.21/cwt157.00–167.0069013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429140.92/cwt136.00–148.006059
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431151.28/cwt146.00–156.0065216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475138.00/cwt132.00–142.0065610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478159.97/cwt158.00–162.007652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479149.00/cwt144.00–153.0071426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508155.21/cwt155.00–158.0078820
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526133.12/cwt130.00–140.007008
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534147.99/cwt143.00–151.0079017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576143.91/cwt140.00–149.0082923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577153.01/cwt151.00–157.008835
Heifers—Medium and Large 3577129.34/cwt125.00–132.007466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613143.00/cwt143.00–143.008774
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620128.61/cwt122.00–130.007976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631138.50/cwt136.00–140.008744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675144.26/cwt139.00–148.009743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2676130.00/cwt130.00–130.008794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718129.33/cwt129.00–130.009293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720133.00/cwt130.00–137.009585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783129.32/cwt128.00–131.001,0133
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424186.08/cwt184.00–188.007899
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428182.11/cwt176.00–183.0077910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429159.49/cwt158.00–160.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480170.08/cwt166.00–174.0081626
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480151.99/cwt151.00–153.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518163.57/cwt160.00–165.008477
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528151.45/cwt150.00–153.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580149.74/cwt147.00–155.0086815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678147.03/cwt146.00–148.009972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725143.03/cwt142.00–144.001,0372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,660102.51/cwt100.00–104.001,7025
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00069.71/cwt68.00–73.0069741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04076.13/cwt74.00–79.0079219
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06882.55/cwt80.00–84.008826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14883.02/cwt82.00–84.0095313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19686.36/cwt85.00–89.001,03318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22376.99/cwt74.00–80.0094220
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29289.17/cwt88.00–92.001,15210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34183.86/cwt81.00–86.001,12514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67878.83/cwt77.00–80.001,32310
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,261.25/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2618
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/head1,095.00–1,300.001,1755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,055.00/head1,025.00–1,075.001,0553

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.