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Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Oct 11
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,841 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 1,785▼ 217 vs year ago 2,058 · −10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
328 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 375▲ 74 vs year ago 254 · +29.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 13▼ 41 vs year ago 61 · −67.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.35/cwt on 242 head.
Average price
$133.35
242 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$734
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.97
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1620139.9386760
Medium and Large 2528135.02713103
Medium and Large 3527126.1666579
One grade step is worth $13.77/cwt here — about $202 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 sale242 hd
133.35
—
AL average15 barns · 1,235 hd
134.32
−0.97
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—Average1,54885.651,32630
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37069.3195031
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23767.7983970
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08160.0164962

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)—$7967

Every lot

59 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2373169.47/cwt168.00–175.006328
Steers—Medium and Large 3377158.71/cwt153.00–160.0059814
Steers—Medium and Large 2425160.00/cwt160.00–160.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 3425152.30/cwt150.00–157.0064710
Steers—Medium and Large 3472152.94/cwt147.00–155.0072217
Steers—Medium and Large 2491161.81/cwt156.00–165.0079431
Steers—Medium and Large 2525152.50/cwt150.00–160.008014
Steers—Medium and Large 3531146.23/cwt144.00–148.007764
Steers—Medium and Large 2580147.72/cwt145.00–152.0085719
Steers—Medium and Large 3580141.32/cwt140.00–142.008203
Steers—Medium and Large 1621151.13/cwt149.00–152.0093915
Steers—Medium and Large 2627142.53/cwt140.00–147.0089413
Steers—Medium and Large 1660147.00/cwt147.00–147.0097029
Steers—Medium and Large 2675141.67/cwt139.00–143.009563
Steers—Medium and Large 2709132.26/cwt132.00–135.0093812
Steers—Medium and Large 1723142.49/cwt140.00–145.001,0302
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327153.03/cwt150.00–159.005003
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330144.24/cwt142.00–147.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368148.31/cwt146.00–152.0054610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425144.40/cwt143.00–146.006145
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426136.27/cwt132.00–140.0058115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464139.85/cwt139.00–142.006496
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483132.67/cwt130.00–137.0064124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520132.80/cwt130.00–138.0069126
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524127.20/cwt122.00–132.0066715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added540153.00/cwt153.00–153.0082611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3577118.34/cwt117.00–120.006836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581132.41/cwt129.00–135.0076945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585140.00/cwt140.00–140.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added595151.50/cwt151.50–151.5090113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619135.44/cwt134.00–138.0083813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625128.00/cwt120.00–130.008005
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660113.02/cwt110.00–116.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added667138.00/cwt137.00–139.009203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2677117.67/cwt116.00–121.007973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678127.83/cwt126.00–132.0086719
Heifers—Medium and Large 3718104.41/cwt100.00–105.0075014
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468148.46/cwt146.00–151.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475142.00/cwt140.00–145.006755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510140.63/cwt140.00–143.0071713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525133.60/cwt130.00–136.007015
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560126.03/cwt120.00–130.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570135.79/cwt134.00–141.0077413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605155.00/cwt155.00–155.009389
Bulls—Medium and Large 2616132.66/cwt130.00–137.0081730
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667130.70/cwt129.00–131.0087210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3728102.00/cwt100.00–105.007436
Bulls—Medium and Large 2768105.66/cwt105.00–107.008113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43280.21/cwt78.00–83.001,1498
Bulls——1,55385.95/cwt84.00–90.001,33517
Bulls——1,71593.32/cwt92.00–97.001,6005
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07757.55/cwt56.00–61.0062041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08964.80/cwt63.00–68.0070621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23465.38/cwt63.00–68.0080742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24271.40/cwt70.00–75.0088728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31672.38/cwt71.00–75.0095315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42166.43/cwt64.00–69.0094416
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—862.50/head750.00–940.008634
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—708.33/head700.00–725.007083

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.