Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2023-01-10

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jan 10
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,124 head
▲ 853 vs last sale 1,271▲ 1,217 vs year ago 907 · +134.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
254 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 177▲ 78 vs year ago 176 · +44.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 6▼ 7 vs year ago 29 · −24.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.23/cwt on 598 head.
Average price
$158.23
598 head · 591 lb average
Value per head Derived
$936
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$441
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.34
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2697159.861,11489
Medium and Large 1608159.33968369
Medium and Large 2484156.01755120
Medium and Large 3467144.0567320
One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $441 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 sale598 hd
158.23
—
AL average16 barns · 2,156 hd
156.88
+1.34
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—Average1,54496.421,48921
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50184.501,26836
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17980.0594448
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00467.4567741

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)—$7759
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$82514

Every lot

72 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320219.90/cwt215.00–225.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 2328206.99/cwt206.00–208.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 2372201.27/cwt198.00–208.007493
Steers—Medium and Large 2439199.91/cwt197.00–205.0087811
Steers—Medium and Large 1470205.12/cwt203.00–206.0096427
Steers—Medium and Large 2484198.72/cwt194.00–200.0096210
Steers—Medium and Large 2520194.37/cwt188.00–198.001,0115
Steers—Medium and Large 3530172.32/cwt171.00–173.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added535206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,10215
Steers—Medium and Large 1582192.12/cwt190.00–194.001,11850
Steers—Medium and Large 3583160.03/cwt158.00–162.009332
Steers—Medium and Large 1623184.86/cwt180.00–185.001,15238
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660193.51/cwt190.00–195.501,27730
Steers—Medium and Large 1666184.73/cwt178.00–185.001,23053
Steers—Medium and Large 2668173.70/cwt168.00–175.001,16011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724174.25/cwt174.25–174.251,26270
Steers—Medium and Large 2735167.47/cwt165.00–170.001,2312
Steers—Medium and Large 1742173.23/cwt173.00–177.001,28517
Steers—Medium and Large 2760154.50/cwt154.00–155.001,1742
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328170.54/cwt168.00–174.0055911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375166.58/cwt162.00–172.0062520
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376152.35/cwt150.00–158.005736
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419148.74/cwt144.00–154.006235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437162.25/cwt157.00–166.0070927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440165.98/cwt165.00–168.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469157.47/cwt154.00–160.0073921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471164.53/cwt160.00–168.0077564
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475146.54/cwt141.00–150.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515168.50/cwt168.50–168.5086823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527154.06/cwt148.00–157.0081213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528143.54/cwt142.00–145.007582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1543162.00/cwt162.00–162.008807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574157.06/cwt153.00–160.0090245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575162.00/cwt162.00–162.009327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576146.68/cwt143.00–152.008457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609151.70/cwt149.00–155.0092442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added613160.00/cwt160.00–160.0098136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added659159.26/cwt156.50–161.001,05081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2677134.63/cwt130.00–135.0091119
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680116.63/cwt115.00–119.007933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,13775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added701163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,14319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710139.01/cwt138.00–140.009872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement729135.00/cwt135.00–135.0098414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2788118.99/cwt118.00–120.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790125.99/cwt125.00–127.009952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added805154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,24436
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428189.61/cwt187.00–190.008128
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473189.08/cwt184.00–192.0089425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525173.32/cwt170.00–180.009109
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571162.18/cwt160.00–165.009265
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617157.41/cwt153.00–160.009715
Bulls—Medium and Large 3632138.59/cwt130.00–140.008767
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675121.00/cwt121.00–121.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2763127.99/cwt125.00–131.009772
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42591.03/cwt89.00–95.001,29712
Bulls——1,60898.75/cwt97.00–100.001,5883
Bulls——1,751106.02/cwt104.00–107.001,8566
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96864.28/cwt62.00–67.0062227
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06672.12/cwt69.00–75.0076911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10778.84/cwt77.00–82.008733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14475.72/cwt73.00–78.0086621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18381.47/cwt79.00–84.0096420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27188.97/cwt86.00–92.001,1317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46389.91/cwt88.00–94.001,31514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52084.40/cwt81.00–86.001,28311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52977.72/cwt75.00–80.001,18811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/head800.00–925.008753
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—725.00/head625.00–825.007256
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—825.00/head775.00–875.0082514

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.