Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2022-09-27

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 27
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,507 head
▼ 169 vs last sale 1,676▼ 169 vs year ago 1,676 · −10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
333 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 425▲ 142 vs year ago 191 · +74.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 12▲ 16 vs year ago 15 · +106.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.18/cwt on 203 head.
Average price
$142.18
203 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.26
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501150.9675661
Medium and Large 2537139.10747116
Medium and Large 3444135.3260126
One grade step is worth $15.64/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 sale203 hd
142.18
—
AL average14 barns · 1,786 hd
141.92
+0.26
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—Average1,52990.591,38517
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35275.081,01534
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21872.6488561
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05667.6271446

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)—$78416
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9336

Every lot

62 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325195.00/cwt190.00–200.006344
Steers—Medium and Large 2371176.21/cwt171.00–180.006544
Steers—Medium and Large 1375195.00/cwt190.00–200.007314
Steers—Medium and Large 2436169.13/cwt168.00–170.007377
Steers—Medium and Large 2468166.63/cwt160.00–170.0078023
Steers—Medium and Large 1475172.00/cwt172.00–172.008176
Steers—Medium and Large 3490153.51/cwt153.00–154.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 2516158.69/cwt155.00–160.0081910
Steers—Medium and Large 3517148.66/cwt146.00–152.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 1545164.00/cwt164.00–164.008944
Steers—Medium and Large 3573139.32/cwt135.00–142.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 2574150.19/cwt147.00–155.0086248
Steers—Small 2575153.00/cwt153.00–153.008809
Steers—Medium and Large 1610158.00/cwt158.00–158.009645
Steers—Medium and Large 3630132.05/cwt130.00–138.008324
Steers—Medium and Large 2640142.32/cwt140.00–143.0091122
Steers—Medium and Large 3658128.01/cwt126.00–130.008422
Steers—Medium and Large 2670141.00/cwt141.00–141.0094510
Steers—Medium and Large 1675155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,04612
Steers—Medium and Large 2717135.75/cwt131.00–137.009735
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328143.36/cwt142.00–146.004703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360158.00/cwt158.00–158.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371140.57/cwt138.00–144.005227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375150.29/cwt148.00–155.005647
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424139.25/cwt136.00–142.005905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425158.00/cwt158.00–158.006729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425150.71/cwt145.00–154.0064113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478136.82/cwt135.00–139.006545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481141.88/cwt140.00–147.0068227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1492152.76/cwt150.00–155.0075231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518124.39/cwt120.00–129.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521137.89/cwt136.00–140.007189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570145.56/cwt140.00–150.008307
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582138.19/cwt134.00–140.0080437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605140.00/cwt140.00–140.0084710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623129.96/cwt124.00–136.008107
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635117.51/cwt116.00–119.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660126.87/cwt120.00–130.0083716
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423165.26/cwt162.00–168.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425179.50/cwt177.00–182.007634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473158.94/cwt155.00–164.007527
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525148.00/cwt145.00–150.007775
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525142.80/cwt140.00–145.007505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573145.77/cwt142.00–150.008354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635134.00/cwt132.00–136.008513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3677119.00/cwt115.00–122.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683128.99/cwt126.00–132.008813
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46884.69/cwt82.00–87.001,2435
Bulls——1,49091.83/cwt89.00–95.001,36810
Bulls——1,87899.15/cwt97.00–101.001,8622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05465.47/cwt63.00–68.0069030
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06071.64/cwt69.00–73.0075916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19979.96/cwt79.00–81.009595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21169.43/cwt67.00–72.0084130
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23074.93/cwt73.00–78.0092226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31575.40/cwt74.00–78.0099217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36269.11/cwt68.00–70.009419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41881.12/cwt80.00–82.001,1508
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—870.63/head800.00–925.008718
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—696.88/head600.00–775.006978
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—933.33/head900.00–1,000.009336

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.