Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2022-11-08

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Nov 8
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,289 head
▲ 662 vs last sale 1,627▲ 451 vs year ago 1,838 · +24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
299 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 328▲ 59 vs year ago 240 · +24.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 6▼ 24 vs year ago 50 · −48.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.28/cwt on 292 head.
Average price
$140.28
292 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$786
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$17.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.33
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2501143.79721111
Medium and Large 1640142.87914128
Medium and Large 3492126.6862353
One grade step is worth $17.11/cwt here — about $98 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 sale292 hd
140.28
—
AL average14 barns · 1,877 hd
141.61
−1.33
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—High1,47782.791,22327
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41970.1499526
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19267.6380644
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05059.3662372

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)—$1,0294thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$75712

Every lot

79 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3328178.17/cwt175.00–180.005845
Steers—Medium and Large 2331186.29/cwt182.00–190.006176
Steers—Medium and Large 2375182.46/cwt180.00–190.0068411
Steers—Medium and Large 3375171.78/cwt168.00–174.006449
Steers—Medium and Large 3423164.97/cwt160.00–170.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 1425185.00/cwt185.00–185.007862
Steers—Medium and Large 2425177.65/cwt172.00–180.007558
Steers—Medium and Large 2473170.97/cwt170.00–175.008097
Steers—Medium and Large 1486180.68/cwt178.00–185.0087816
Steers—Medium and Large 2528170.59/cwt167.00–172.009015
Steers—Medium and Large 1533176.19/cwt174.00–180.009396
Steers—Medium and Large 1567175.70/cwt172.00–178.0099634
Steers—Medium and Large 2588169.03/cwt162.00–170.0099414
Steers—Medium and Large 1624171.75/cwt165.00–173.001,07216
Steers—Medium and Large 3634142.29/cwt140.00–145.009024
Steers—Medium and Large 2635162.48/cwt160.00–165.001,0322
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added644179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1538
Steers—Medium and Large 2675148.75/cwt145.00–150.001,0044
Steers—Medium and Large 1681167.00/cwt159.00–168.001,13733
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added686174.35/cwt172.00–175.001,19635
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added705168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1842
Steers—Medium and Large 2725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0882
Steers—Medium and Large 1733164.10/cwt160.00–165.001,20311
Steers—Medium and Large 2775148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1472
Steers—Medium and Large 3778129.99/cwt129.00–131.001,0113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318141.81/cwt135.00–145.004513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373135.38/cwt132.00–140.005058
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378150.98/cwt148.00–155.005718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417149.51/cwt142.00–152.0062326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420156.67/cwt156.00–157.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422130.26/cwt128.00–134.005507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472150.66/cwt150.00–152.007113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474128.23/cwt124.00–134.006088
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477146.19/cwt139.00–149.0069732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526151.22/cwt147.00–152.007959
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526124.00/cwt120.00–130.0065214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534145.02/cwt136.00–146.0077422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571139.55/cwt135.00–144.007979
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573121.31/cwt118.00–128.006956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580147.04/cwt144.00–149.0085323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618129.37/cwt126.00–131.008003
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628117.95/cwt115.00–120.007413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633143.65/cwt138.00–145.0090928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added640149.50/cwt149.50–149.5095721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675140.45/cwt135.00–141.0094811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675112.50/cwt110.00–115.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2679125.23/cwt120.00–130.008505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730121.14/cwt117.00–126.008846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1737131.66/cwt128.00–133.0097017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1774129.01/cwt122.00–130.0099913
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1406172.29/cwt172.00–174.006997
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420149.52/cwt149.00–150.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429161.00/cwt157.00–167.006917
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473147.54/cwt145.00–150.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480158.92/cwt156.00–165.0076311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3508143.68/cwt140.00–148.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525157.67/cwt156.00–159.008286
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580149.99/cwt148.00–152.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 3594129.23/cwt128.00–135.0076811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620144.67/cwt144.00–145.008973
Bulls—Medium and Large 3626127.38/cwt122.00–130.007975
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675116.80/cwt115.00–120.007885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2713121.51/cwt120.00–123.008662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2782116.43/cwt116.00–120.009109
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31484.50/cwt82.00–86.001,1108
Bulls——1,34774.96/cwt72.00–77.001,01011
Bulls——1,81991.84/cwt90.00–94.001,6718
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97068.00/cwt68.00–68.006602
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03856.19/cwt55.00–60.0058343
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07563.78/cwt62.00–66.0068627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14962.54/cwt60.00–65.0071914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21169.10/cwt67.00–72.0083724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21373.60/cwt73.00–75.008936
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38076.31/cwt74.00–79.001,0538
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38769.89/cwt68.00–73.0096911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51463.49/cwt62.00–67.009617
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,028.75/head975.00–1,075.001,0294
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—909.17/head775.00–980.009096
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—604.17/head550.00–675.006046

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.