Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2023-01-31

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jan 31
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
767 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 795▼ 68 vs year ago 835 · −8.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 153 vs last sale 248▼ 111 vs year ago 206 · −53.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 37▼ 12 vs year ago 34 · −35.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $194.93/cwt on 249 head.
Average price
$194.93
249 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$999
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.07
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525199.371,047161
Medium and Large 2499188.9194274
Medium and Large 3442175.5477614thin
One grade step is worth $23.83/cwt here — about $271 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 sale249 hd
194.93
—
AL average14 barns · 776 hd
186.86
+8.07
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—Average1,641102.181,67626
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48191.141,3504thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20088.981,06817
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03578.9681717

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)—$9405

Every lot

69 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322212.28/cwt210.00–217.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 2322201.68/cwt198.00–206.006496
Steers—Medium and Large 3323186.53/cwt180.00–190.006024
Steers—Medium and Large 2374197.85/cwt195.00–205.0074014
Steers—Medium and Large 3380176.91/cwt170.00–180.006724
Steers—Medium and Large 1394213.98/cwt207.00–215.0084313
Steers—Medium and Large 2427195.08/cwt190.00–199.0083310
Steers—Medium and Large 1434206.84/cwt202.00–209.0089816
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added446210.00/cwt210.00–210.0093710
Steers—Medium and Large 1459202.74/cwt198.00–207.009314
Steers—Medium and Large 2482190.17/cwt185.00–195.0091711
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added503206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,03626
Steers—Medium and Large 2525190.00/cwt190.00–190.009985
Steers—Medium and Large 3533169.50/cwt169.00–170.009032
Steers—Medium and Large 1540198.73/cwt193.00–200.001,07319
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added558196.75/cwt196.00–197.001,09821
Steers—Medium and Large 2574182.99/cwt180.00–187.001,0505
Steers—Medium and Large 3578166.21/cwt160.00–170.009614
Steers—Medium and Large 1591190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,12328
Steers—Medium and Large 1622187.64/cwt184.00–189.001,16714
Steers—Medium and Large 2628179.28/cwt171.00–181.001,12621
Steers—Medium and Large 1670181.64/cwt180.00–185.001,2173
Steers—Medium and Large 1720176.22/cwt175.00–180.001,2694
Steers—Medium and Large 2738163.49/cwt162.00–165.001,2072
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325159.51/cwt156.00–162.0051810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326167.50/cwt165.00–170.0054610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375164.52/cwt162.00–168.006176
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377152.58/cwt148.00–158.0057510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419169.84/cwt168.00–172.0071221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426159.95/cwt155.00–165.006819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475167.10/cwt165.00–170.0079410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478158.12/cwt154.00–160.007568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525153.44/cwt150.00–157.008067
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525138.08/cwt136.00–140.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526161.54/cwt157.00–165.0085015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567160.04/cwt156.00–161.0090715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585145.99/cwt141.00–151.008544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625150.00/cwt150.00–150.009383
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625129.51/cwt129.00–130.008092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630134.55/cwt130.00–138.008485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660128.98/cwt126.00–132.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3682118.30/cwt115.00–120.008073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683136.99/cwt136.00–138.009362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427191.30/cwt187.00–196.0081710
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438171.53/cwt170.00–173.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475166.00/cwt164.00–168.007892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477184.56/cwt180.00–190.008807
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525174.55/cwt170.00–180.009167
Bulls—Medium and Large 3531153.26/cwt150.00–160.008145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580171.99/cwt169.00–177.009984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588154.07/cwt148.00–158.009063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623162.02/cwt160.00–169.001,0095
Bulls—Medium and Large 3633144.98/cwt140.00–150.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2693149.01/cwt145.00–153.001,0332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2743137.99/cwt135.00–141.001,0252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49896.07/cwt93.00–99.001,4397
Bulls——1,583102.34/cwt100.00–105.001,62012
Bulls——1,882108.00/cwt106.00–111.002,0337
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99871.43/cwt70.00–73.007132
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02378.13/cwt76.00–81.0079911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08884.99/cwt84.00–88.009254
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17080.51/cwt80.00–81.009422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19597.51/cwt95.00–102.001,1654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20887.42/cwt85.00–89.001,05611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48191.14/cwt88.00–94.001,3504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head975.00–1,025.001,0003
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—850.00/head800.00–900.008502

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.