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Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 20
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,676 head
▲ 156 vs last sale 1,520▲ 62 vs year ago 1,614 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
425 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 359▲ 187 vs year ago 238 · +78.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 17▼ 2 vs year ago 14 · −14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.71/cwt on 288 head.
Average price
$145.71
288 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$790
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$430
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$26.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.62
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2619165.001,02163
Medium and Large 1644141.3791027
Medium and Large 2528140.58742152
Medium and Large 3426138.8159146
One grade step is worth $26.19/cwt here — about $430 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 sale288 hd
145.71
—
AL average15 barns · 1,638 hd
145.09
+0.62
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—Low1,50488.291,32813
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24870.2387658
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,33169.8192917
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03466.1768456

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8369

Every lot

68 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325196.57/cwt192.00–200.006397
Steers—Medium and Large 3326181.77/cwt180.00–188.005938
Steers—Medium and Large 3375175.40/cwt171.00–180.006585
Steers—Medium and Large 1376201.61/cwt197.00–205.007588
Steers—Medium and Large 2377186.92/cwt182.00–192.0070513
Steers—Medium and Large 2431183.40/cwt180.00–185.007908
Steers—Medium and Large 3432168.97/cwt167.00–170.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 3461167.49/cwt166.00–168.007724
Steers—Medium and Large 2474174.04/cwt170.00–177.0082516
Steers—Medium and Large 2525165.75/cwt164.00–169.0087016
Steers—Medium and Large 3525155.00/cwt155.00–155.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 3562153.95/cwt150.00–155.008655
Steers—Medium and Large 2571161.42/cwt159.00–166.0092210
Steers—Medium and Large 3625147.00/cwt140.00–149.0091921
Steers—Medium and Large 2626158.45/cwt155.00–160.0099220
Steers—Medium and Large 3674136.11/cwt135.00–140.009179
Steers—Medium and Large 2680146.54/cwt144.00–150.009969
Steers—Medium and Large 3714135.00/cwt135.00–135.009647
Steers—Medium and Large 2721143.01/cwt140.00–146.001,0317
Steers—Medium and Large 1763153.50/cwt152.00–155.001,1712
Steers—Medium and Large 3773132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0205
Steers—Medium and Large 2776139.00/cwt138.00–140.001,0797
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325144.00/cwt142.00–148.004688
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379150.67/cwt147.00–154.0057118
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385143.90/cwt140.00–146.0055415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418157.46/cwt155.00–160.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418148.42/cwt145.00–150.0062020
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425138.88/cwt134.00–143.005908
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475142.44/cwt139.00–149.0067728
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476135.55/cwt130.00–138.006457
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524129.16/cwt126.00–133.006776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528139.62/cwt137.00–142.0073721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1556145.00/cwt145.00–145.008064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579138.61/cwt134.00–141.0080328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,02163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621142.83/cwt140.00–147.008876
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625134.50/cwt132.00–137.0084110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673131.14/cwt129.00–133.0088327
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678140.78/cwt136.00–146.009549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728137.02/cwt135.00–141.009983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772129.01/cwt127.00–130.009963
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408187.01/cwt186.00–188.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424175.19/cwt172.00–182.0074322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440162.00/cwt159.00–165.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475166.00/cwt161.00–171.0078914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480154.45/cwt150.00–159.007417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508169.00/cwt168.00–170.008592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525142.75/cwt141.00–148.007494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526155.59/cwt151.00–161.0081812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575162.33/cwt159.00–169.009333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575151.75/cwt146.00–156.0087312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612153.14/cwt153.00–154.009377
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627140.67/cwt139.00–143.008826
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628134.60/cwt130.00–139.0084515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673137.33/cwt135.00–140.009246
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720118.04/cwt115.00–121.008502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41784.36/cwt81.00–86.001,1955
Bulls——1,55990.74/cwt90.00–92.001,4158
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02970.26/cwt68.00–73.0072327
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03862.36/cwt60.00–65.0064729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24173.42/cwt71.00–76.0091124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25267.32/cwt65.00–70.0084332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25878.49/cwt78.00–79.009872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28773.33/cwt73.00–74.009443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34069.05/cwt68.00–70.0092514
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—881.25/head800.00–925.008814
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—800.00/head700.00–850.008005

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.