Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2022-11-15

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Nov 15
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,968 head
▼ 321 vs last sale 2,289▲ 357 vs year ago 1,611 · +22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 299▼ 2 vs year ago 207 · −1.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 26▼ 70 vs year ago 82 · −85.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $169.30/cwt on 367 head.
Average price
$169.30
367 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$989
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$358
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.60
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1637169.701,082199
Medium and Large 2527169.51894154
Medium and Large 3448161.4172414thin
One grade step is worth $8.28/cwt here — about $358 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 sale367 hd
169.30
—
AL average13 barns · 907 hd
165.70
+3.60
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—High1,56489.731,40323
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52071.581,08813
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20969.8684531
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05462.6066048

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)—$6384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9506

Every lot

70 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 3320171.52/cwt170.00–172.005494
Steers—Medium and Large 2327182.32/cwt180.00–188.005967
Steers—Medium and Large 1375192.00/cwt192.00–192.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 3376167.45/cwt161.00–175.006306
Steers—Medium and Large 2378179.05/cwt176.00–185.006773
Steers—Medium and Large 2428177.50/cwt172.00–180.0076012
Steers—Medium and Large 1459184.37/cwt180.00–185.0084615
Steers—Medium and Large 2471173.77/cwt170.00–177.0081828
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520183.00/cwt183.00–183.009527
Steers—Medium and Large 1520177.24/cwt177.00–178.009224
Steers—Medium and Large 2523170.64/cwt167.00–174.008928
Steers—Medium and Large 2562166.92/cwt162.00–169.0093877
Steers—Medium and Large 1572173.74/cwt170.00–179.0099426
Steers—Medium and Large 1621168.88/cwt168.00–172.001,04955
Steers—Medium and Large 2627162.10/cwt160.00–167.001,01617
Steers—Medium and Large 3645149.00/cwt148.00–150.009612
Steers—Medium and Large 1655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,11421
Steers—Medium and Large 2680160.99/cwt160.00–162.001,0952
Steers—Medium and Large 3725135.50/cwt135.00–136.009822
Steers—Medium and Large 1735163.11/cwt163.00–165.001,19969
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324153.71/cwt150.00–160.004984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328166.84/cwt164.00–170.005475
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333137.88/cwt136.00–142.004596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375153.27/cwt150.00–157.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383137.97/cwt137.00–139.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385167.00/cwt167.00–167.0064312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423147.39/cwt142.00–150.0062318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438154.24/cwt154.00–159.0067636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475150.50/cwt150.00–152.007154
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477130.85/cwt125.00–134.006248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486145.84/cwt140.00–149.0070922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521127.97/cwt125.00–132.006674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526143.05/cwt137.00–145.0075213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529150.21/cwt147.00–151.0079570
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573140.75/cwt135.00–144.0080636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576148.53/cwt148.00–150.0085629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added595160.00/cwt160.00–160.009529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625134.01/cwt130.00–137.008387
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628145.00/cwt145.00–145.0091115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630150.00/cwt150.00–150.0094512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675123.03/cwt120.00–128.008304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1699135.00/cwt135.00–135.0094411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added710146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,04020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008705
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415175.00/cwt175.00–175.0072613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425167.30/cwt164.00–172.007119
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427155.43/cwt150.00–158.006647
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486160.74/cwt159.00–165.0078120
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519163.01/cwt162.00–167.008467
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521156.83/cwt150.00–160.0081711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538142.04/cwt139.00–145.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577154.58/cwt149.00–157.008925
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618122.02/cwt118.00–126.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675127.54/cwt125.00–130.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728124.22/cwt120.00–127.009045
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29978.71/cwt78.00–80.001,0224
Bulls——1,52389.12/cwt87.00–92.001,35711
Bulls——1,75296.09/cwt94.00–99.001,6838
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05059.04/cwt57.00–62.0062029
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05167.34/cwt65.00–70.0070817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14574.00/cwt74.00–74.008472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17672.82/cwt72.00–74.008566
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18875.91/cwt75.00–78.009026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22667.02/cwt65.00–70.0082219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45078.86/cwt78.00–80.001,1432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45666.82/cwt65.00–70.009736
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62674.37/cwt74.00–75.001,2095
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—637.50/head600.00–700.006384
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—950.00/head900.00–1,000.009506

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.