Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2023-02-14

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Feb 14
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
981 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 1,012▼ 100 vs year ago 1,081 · −9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
261 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 214▲ 153 vs year ago 108 · +141.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 23▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.80/cwt on 271 head.
Average price
$166.80
271 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$917
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$260
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.11
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543169.2391999
Medium and Large 2466167.3678070
Medium and Large 1-2673166.501,12178
Medium and Large 3422156.1965924
One grade step is worth $13.04/cwt here — about $260 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 sale271 hd
166.80
—
AL average15 barns · 1,503 hd
165.69
+1.11
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—Average1,727111.071,91829
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35698.951,34217
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20391.051,09550
CowsLean 85-90%Low99778.4678248

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)—$8632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7955

Every lot

61 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 2327213.58/cwt210.00–220.006987
Steers—Medium and Large 1343224.50/cwt224.00–225.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 1375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008253
Steers—Medium and Large 3375196.00/cwt190.00–200.007355
Steers—Medium and Large 2376206.52/cwt202.00–212.0077714
Steers—Medium and Large 1401217.00/cwt217.00–217.0087013
Steers—Medium and Large 2425204.29/cwt200.00–209.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 1478203.00/cwt203.00–203.0097010
Steers—Medium and Large 2478193.67/cwt190.00–200.009266
Steers—Medium and Large 3490183.02/cwt181.00–185.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 2522190.00/cwt186.00–195.009925
Steers—Medium and Large 1525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0502
Steers—Medium and Large 3530180.50/cwt180.00–181.009572
Steers—Medium and Large 2572184.34/cwt183.00–185.001,0543
Steers—Medium and Large 1620186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,15333
Steers—Medium and Large 3675165.98/cwt165.00–167.001,1202
Steers—Medium and Large 2685176.85/cwt170.00–179.001,21180
Steers—Medium and Large 3725158.54/cwt157.00–160.001,1492
Steers—Medium and Large 3782156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,22014
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324182.00/cwt176.00–185.005909
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332168.24/cwt164.00–170.005597
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375175.00/cwt170.00–180.006568
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376160.36/cwt155.00–165.006035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408176.99/cwt176.00–178.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425170.00/cwt164.00–174.0072321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430152.09/cwt148.00–156.006544
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465150.62/cwt148.00–154.007003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475164.18/cwt160.00–170.0078011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477175.60/cwt172.00–178.0083832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527165.48/cwt160.00–168.008726
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528141.93/cwt140.00–144.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537170.34/cwt168.00–171.0091531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573166.51/cwt165.00–168.009546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576161.86/cwt157.00–164.009328
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583141.65/cwt140.00–143.008263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614162.86/cwt160.00–164.001,00023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620154.68/cwt150.00–159.009593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,12178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680154.31/cwt152.00–156.001,0493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683142.53/cwt140.00–145.009732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720145.99/cwt145.00–147.001,0512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2783132.03/cwt130.00–134.001,0342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422180.36/cwt177.00–182.007613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423193.99/cwt190.00–200.008214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468175.53/cwt170.00–180.008214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481187.24/cwt184.00–192.009018
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525171.33/cwt170.00–172.008993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574176.67/cwt170.00–180.001,0147
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,364101.37/cwt100.00–105.001,3838
Bulls——1,673111.36/cwt109.00–114.001,86310
Bulls——2,040117.86/cwt115.00–123.002,40411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94374.69/cwt72.00–77.0070422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02780.30/cwt79.00–82.0082520
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09386.13/cwt84.00–88.009416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19292.43/cwt90.00–95.001,10221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20886.29/cwt84.00–89.001,04221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21899.95/cwt99.00–104.001,2178
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35493.44/cwt91.00–96.001,2659
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,359105.14/cwt102.00–108.001,4298
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—862.50/head850.00–875.008632
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—795.00/head700.00–875.007955

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.