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Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Dec 13
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,753 head
▼ 348 vs last sale 2,101▲ 348 vs year ago 1,405 · +24.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
341 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 256▲ 134 vs year ago 207 · +64.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 14▲ 9 vs year ago 15 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.46/cwt on 260 head.
Average price
$153.46
260 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.01
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550156.9286379
Medium and Large 2483154.26744140
Medium and Large 3468144.0667441
One grade step is worth $12.86/cwt here — about $189 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 sale260 hd
153.46
—
AL average16 barns · 2,095 hd
153.48
−0.01
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—High1,67987.471,46921
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31370.4492529
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17668.9381038
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02360.4161886

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)—$8836
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,0756
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9754thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325205.79/cwt200.00–210.0066919
Steers—Medium and Large 3325186.99/cwt185.00–192.006086
Steers—Medium and Large 1326219.81/cwt215.00–223.007176
Steers—Medium and Large 2374200.14/cwt195.00–205.007498
Steers—Medium and Large 1375211.64/cwt208.00–216.0079411
Steers—Medium and Large 3376186.00/cwt181.00–189.006996
Steers—Medium and Large 1422206.04/cwt200.00–209.008695
Steers—Medium and Large 2424190.89/cwt187.00–197.0080922
Steers—Medium and Large 3430176.51/cwt176.00–177.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 1472198.22/cwt195.00–204.0093625
Steers—Medium and Large 2476187.66/cwt183.00–193.008936
Steers—Medium and Large 1511196.82/cwt193.00–199.001,00612
Steers—Medium and Large 2525173.40/cwt170.00–177.009105
Steers—Medium and Large 1574189.70/cwt180.00–192.001,0896
Steers—Medium and Large 1608177.94/cwt175.00–179.001,08249
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325167.50/cwt165.00–170.005446
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325159.71/cwt157.00–162.005197
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375163.80/cwt160.00–170.0061420
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375156.59/cwt152.00–159.005875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380173.00/cwt172.00–175.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421171.98/cwt170.00–174.007245
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425146.25/cwt140.00–150.006228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432161.36/cwt155.00–165.0069731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475156.53/cwt153.00–162.0074415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481162.60/cwt162.00–163.0078210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483146.34/cwt139.00–149.007075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516151.24/cwt148.00–155.0078043
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525136.43/cwt130.00–140.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558156.15/cwt149.00–159.0087146
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578131.63/cwt125.00–135.007616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588142.58/cwt140.00–148.0083815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615138.00/cwt138.00–138.008496
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625126.39/cwt120.00–130.007905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added656151.00/cwt151.00–151.009918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665130.01/cwt129.00–131.008652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1682138.00/cwt138.00–138.009416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2778117.97/cwt116.00–120.009182
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1411195.09/cwt194.00–202.0080213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426188.26/cwt184.00–190.0080211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438168.51/cwt166.00–171.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473183.00/cwt179.00–187.0086619
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483166.00/cwt161.00–169.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519179.71/cwt176.00–185.009334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525168.35/cwt164.00–173.0088414
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568154.03/cwt150.00–157.008753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2587165.18/cwt159.00–169.0097010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3718121.02/cwt120.00–122.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728132.29/cwt129.00–135.009633
Bulls—Medium and Large 3773113.48/cwt111.00–116.008772
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52980.14/cwt78.00–82.001,2254
Bulls——1,62687.66/cwt85.00–90.001,42512
Bulls——1,92692.88/cwt91.00–96.001,7895
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99658.53/cwt57.00–62.0058360
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08364.23/cwt63.00–68.0069624
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09371.02/cwt69.00–73.007762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14671.16/cwt69.00–74.0081515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17575.00/cwt75.00–75.008814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19965.89/cwt63.00–68.0079019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28367.35/cwt65.00–69.0086411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32371.49/cwt70.00–73.0094614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36075.26/cwt75.00–76.001,0244
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—787.50/head775.00–800.007884
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—700.00/head625.00–825.007006
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0756
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—975.00/head950.00–1,000.009754

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.