Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2023-02-07

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Feb 7
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,012 head
▲ 245 vs last sale 767▲ 404 vs year ago 608 · +66.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 95▲ 62 vs year ago 152 · +40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 22▲ 15 vs year ago 8 · +187.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.12/cwt on 350 head.
Average price
$166.12
350 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$884
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.83
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494170.9784571
Medium and Large 1-2632166.981,055138
Medium and Large 2476164.7678596
Medium and Large 3403158.7164045
One grade step is worth $12.26/cwt here — about $205 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 sale350 hd
166.12
—
AL average14 barns · 1,404 hd
163.29
+2.83
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—High1,735107.291,86126
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29196.141,24114
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20388.811,06937
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01880.2481764

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)—$81010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9754thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3324207.66/cwt202.00–212.006736
Steers—Medium and Large 2338217.12/cwt215.00–225.0073416
Steers—Medium and Large 3374199.10/cwt195.00–205.007458
Steers—Medium and Large 2375214.26/cwt210.00–220.0080319
Steers—Medium and Large 2423204.82/cwt200.00–210.008666
Steers—Medium and Large 1443215.33/cwt215.00–220.0095426
Steers—Medium and Large 2473193.97/cwt190.00–200.009176
Steers—Medium and Large 3475183.00/cwt180.00–185.008695
Steers—Medium and Large 1490213.69/cwt211.00–217.001,0473
Steers—Medium and Large 2510187.52/cwt185.00–190.009562
Steers—Medium and Large 1537205.64/cwt200.00–211.001,10425
Steers—Medium and Large 2570181.93/cwt178.00–186.001,0372
Steers—Medium and Large 3575164.72/cwt160.00–168.009473
Steers—Medium and Large 1576197.00/cwt192.00–202.001,1356
Steers—Medium and Large 2623183.00/cwt182.00–184.001,1402
Steers—Medium and Large 2675175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added682199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,35710
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324164.46/cwt160.00–168.0053312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325172.33/cwt170.00–175.005606
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375162.47/cwt155.00–165.0060917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376170.29/cwt166.00–175.0064018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382178.62/cwt176.00–180.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420174.54/cwt174.00–176.0073315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425168.59/cwt162.00–172.0071717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425157.13/cwt150.00–160.006688
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475166.44/cwt160.00–170.0079118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487172.00/cwt170.00–175.0083834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520169.35/cwt168.00–170.008813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521145.68/cwt141.00–149.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524162.41/cwt158.00–168.0085114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573143.42/cwt140.00–147.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574165.56/cwt162.00–169.009507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575173.00/cwt173.00–173.009952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575158.11/cwt155.00–161.0090910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617155.92/cwt150.00–157.0096211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623139.98/cwt135.00–145.008722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624160.56/cwt158.00–168.001,0027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632166.98/cwt166.25–167.501,055138
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675143.02/cwt142.00–144.009652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420187.36/cwt184.00–190.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432198.57/cwt193.00–203.0085835
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463175.70/cwt170.00–180.008133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474190.56/cwt186.00–195.009036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519178.93/cwt175.00–184.0092919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578175.47/cwt172.00–182.001,0146
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53596.18/cwt95.00–99.001,4767
Bulls——1,734107.37/cwt104.00–111.001,86210
Bulls——1,891115.83/cwt113.00–120.002,1909
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00076.58/cwt75.00–80.0076634
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03283.70/cwt82.00–87.0086427
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08890.59/cwt89.00–94.009863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17791.56/cwt89.00–94.001,07819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,182103.32/cwt101.00–106.001,2215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21783.97/cwt82.00–87.001,02216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343101.43/cwt100.00–103.001,3622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35292.15/cwt90.00–95.001,2469
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—910.00/head850.00–950.009105
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—710.00/head650.00–800.007105
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—975.00/head900.00–1,050.009754

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.