Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2022-10-18

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Oct 18
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,606 head
▼ 235 vs last sale 1,841▼ 247 vs year ago 1,853 · −13.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 328▼ 44 vs year ago 320 · −13.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 20▲ 5 vs year ago 19 · +26.3%
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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 steers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls sold steady 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 $132.04/cwt on 216 head.
Average price
$132.04
216 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.97
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2490134.43659109
Medium and Large 1605134.3581364
Medium and Large 3485122.5259443
One grade step is worth $11.91/cwt here — about $64 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 sale216 hd
132.04
—
AL average16 barns · 1,349 hd
134.00
−1.97
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—High1,60382.271,31815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44866.5996420
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25265.0181440
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07256.4960645

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9352thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6949
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$4839

Every lot

64 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 3325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005205
Steers—Medium and Large 2327172.02/cwt170.00–176.005633
Steers—Medium and Large 2372167.84/cwt165.00–172.006246
Steers—Medium and Large 3378156.21/cwt153.00–162.0059014
Steers—Medium and Large 3420154.78/cwt150.00–158.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 1421180.09/cwt175.00–181.0075828
Steers—Medium and Large 2425163.00/cwt160.00–168.006938
Steers—Medium and Large 3469148.63/cwt145.00–150.006975
Steers—Medium and Large 2472162.52/cwt160.00–166.007678
Steers—Medium and Large 1476172.32/cwt168.00–176.0082016
Steers—Medium and Large 1524168.66/cwt164.00–174.008846
Steers—Medium and Large 2539156.29/cwt150.00–158.0084217
Steers—Medium and Large 2565154.30/cwt152.00–155.0087222
Steers—Medium and Large 1579163.40/cwt160.00–170.0094620
Steers—Medium and Large 1618158.08/cwt154.00–160.0097711
Steers—Medium and Large 2623146.94/cwt142.00–152.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1681154.53/cwt150.00–155.001,05213
Steers—Medium and Large 2690140.99/cwt139.00–143.009732
Steers—Medium and Large 2706134.09/cwt134.00–135.0094711
Steers—Medium and Large 2775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328137.57/cwt132.00–141.004513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365135.50/cwt135.00–136.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367144.27/cwt141.00–148.0052913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426138.30/cwt136.00–145.0058929
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427128.42/cwt125.00–132.005485
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476125.37/cwt120.00–130.0059714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477134.17/cwt132.00–138.0064017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525132.00/cwt128.00–136.0069333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530140.50/cwt139.00–142.007456
Heifers—Medium and Large 3537115.50/cwt114.00–121.0062015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3574113.74/cwt111.00–120.006534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576136.84/cwt136.00–138.0078833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576132.00/cwt130.00–134.007607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620133.00/cwt133.00–133.0082515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620128.02/cwt126.00–129.007943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675118.32/cwt116.00–122.007993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008888
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735116.73/cwt115.00–118.008584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775122.48/cwt120.00–125.009492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426145.24/cwt140.00–148.006198
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471145.23/cwt144.00–153.0068417
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474138.13/cwt132.00–142.006558
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520130.34/cwt127.00–135.0067813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523134.29/cwt125.00–147.007026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578134.99/cwt131.00–140.007804
Bulls—Medium and Large 3582127.59/cwt121.00–131.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613129.23/cwt125.00–133.007924
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618116.74/cwt110.00–120.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725107.50/cwt105.00–110.007794
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43877.33/cwt75.00–80.001,1126
Bulls——1,58984.42/cwt82.00–87.001,3417
Bulls——2,14589.53/cwt89.00–90.001,9202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05653.60/cwt52.00–56.0056625
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09260.11/cwt58.00–63.0065620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24066.49/cwt65.00–69.0082413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24471.99/cwt71.00–75.008967
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26361.61/cwt59.00–64.0077820
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36567.50/cwt65.00–70.0092111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42472.30/cwt71.00–74.001,0304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65060.00/cwt60.00–60.009905
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—483.33/head400.00–600.004839
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,212.50/head1,200.00–1,225.001,2132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—935.00/head900.00–970.009352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—694.44/head625.00–775.006949

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.