Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2022-09-13

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 13
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,520 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 1,614▼ 352 vs year ago 1,872 · −18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
359 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 290▲ 125 vs year ago 234 · +53.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 17▲ 2 vs year ago 15 · +13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.12/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$145.12
266 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$760
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.49
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2502146.51735172
Medium and Large 1609144.0787766
Medium and Large 3456139.0863528
One grade step is worth $7.43/cwt here — about $100 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 sale266 hd
145.12
—
AL average15 barns · 2,242 hd
148.61
−3.49
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—Average1,71396.881,65916
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20378.4894449
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43078.191,11823
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00670.7571250

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)—$9753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7756
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,02010

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325201.06/cwt197.00–205.006539
Steers—Medium and Large 3340182.94/cwt180.00–187.006223
Steers—Medium and Large 3375179.43/cwt175.00–187.006737
Steers—Medium and Large 2376194.76/cwt190.00–200.0073213
Steers—Medium and Large 1425194.00/cwt194.00–194.008252
Steers—Medium and Large 2426183.57/cwt180.00–188.007827
Steers—Medium and Large 1466189.68/cwt185.00–193.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 3472162.11/cwt158.00–168.007653
Steers—Medium and Large 2486177.50/cwt173.00–183.0086348
Steers—Medium and Large 1522180.99/cwt180.00–183.009453
Steers—Medium and Large 2526174.43/cwt170.00–178.009184
Steers—Medium and Large 2575162.00/cwt160.00–165.009325
Steers—Medium and Large 2624155.37/cwt154.00–160.0097034
Steers—Medium and Large 2668148.52/cwt145.00–150.009924
Steers—Medium and Large 1688156.97/cwt154.00–160.001,0802
Steers—Medium and Large 2709141.25/cwt140.00–145.001,00121
Steers—Medium and Large 1766143.78/cwt142.00–145.001,10117
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320150.95/cwt150.00–154.004834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325161.08/cwt158.00–166.0052411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373148.02/cwt144.00–150.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375166.00/cwt166.00–166.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375158.64/cwt152.00–162.0059512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418157.47/cwt156.00–159.006584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418150.33/cwt147.00–152.0062814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429140.79/cwt135.00–144.006046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472147.54/cwt142.00–150.0069645
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475136.47/cwt132.00–141.006488
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522143.39/cwt140.00–147.0074825
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528133.95/cwt129.00–139.007075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1548149.00/cwt149.00–149.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578142.47/cwt138.00–145.0082358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586150.36/cwt146.00–153.0088118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618133.98/cwt133.00–136.008283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629140.12/cwt139.00–142.0088125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673137.01/cwt135.00–138.009226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2679132.49/cwt130.00–134.009004
Heifers—Medium and Large 3683120.02/cwt118.00–122.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1707135.23/cwt134.00–138.009569
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424190.27/cwt187.00–196.008076
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429180.82/cwt175.00–184.007766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473179.12/cwt176.00–181.008479
Bulls—Medium and Large 3484156.14/cwt150.00–160.007565
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486165.89/cwt164.00–174.0080625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508170.98/cwt168.00–172.008698
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523145.17/cwt140.00–150.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527157.99/cwt155.00–165.0083314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573137.74/cwt136.00–139.007894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579148.99/cwt145.00–153.0086313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625146.00/cwt143.00–148.009137
Bulls—Medium and Large 3634128.99/cwt125.00–132.008184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668141.99/cwt141.00–144.009484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675126.60/cwt122.00–130.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2721135.70/cwt133.00–136.0097810
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49890.24/cwt90.00–91.001,3524
Bulls——1,734101.88/cwt100.00–103.001,7674
Bulls——1,80997.70/cwt95.00–100.001,7678
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99865.75/cwt64.00–68.0065618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00272.30/cwt69.00–75.0072425
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04478.07/cwt76.00–80.008157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17385.33/cwt85.00–86.001,0013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20074.01/cwt71.00–76.0088815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20779.98/cwt77.00–83.0096531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40179.65/cwt78.00–82.001,11616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49574.84/cwt74.00–76.001,1197
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—975.00/head925.00–1,000.009753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—812.50/head775.00–875.008134
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—700.00/head675.00–725.007002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,212.50/head1,200.00–1,225.001,2134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—891.67/head875.00–900.008926

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.