Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2023-03-07

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Mar 7
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,311 head
▲ 483 vs last sale 828▲ 569 vs year ago 742 · +76.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
238 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 264▲ 129 vs year ago 109 · +118.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 26▲ 24 vs year ago 13 · +184.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $213.51/cwt on 258 head.
Average price
$213.51
258 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,184
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$12
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.69
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526228.551,20398
Medium and Large 3427214.0091414thin
Medium and Large 2586203.361,191146
One grade step is worth $25.19/cwt here — about $12 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 sale258 hd
213.51
—
AL average13 barns · 915 hd
206.82
+6.69
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—High1,526109.761,67522
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,354101.081,36923
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20098.231,17857
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00489.2189645

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)—$9475
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,65730

Every lot

62 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 2316246.06/cwt244.00–250.0077811
Steers—Medium and Large 3325223.00/cwt220.00–226.007254
Steers—Medium and Large 1327256.02/cwt255.00–260.008375
Steers—Medium and Large 2375232.97/cwt230.00–240.0087410
Steers—Medium and Large 1376245.92/cwt242.00–252.009254
Steers—Medium and Large 3385220.68/cwt218.00–224.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 1424240.55/cwt237.00–247.001,0205
Steers—Medium and Large 2425230.86/cwt228.00–236.009817
Steers—Medium and Large 1472233.81/cwt228.00–238.001,1045
Steers—Medium and Large 3479207.97/cwt204.00–210.009964
Steers—Medium and Large 2484217.92/cwt214.00–224.001,0554
Steers—Medium and Large 1508222.83/cwt222.00–232.001,13212
Steers—Medium and Large 2516214.15/cwt210.00–220.001,10520
Steers—Medium and Large 3537203.37/cwt200.00–206.001,0923
Steers—Medium and Large 1563225.33/cwt218.00–228.001,26965
Steers—Medium and Large 2568206.68/cwt202.00–210.001,1743
Steers—Medium and Large 1638221.00/cwt220.00–222.001,4102
Steers—Medium and Large 2644191.38/cwt191.00–200.001,23246
Steers—Medium and Large 2705188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,32545
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320215.64/cwt213.00–216.0069011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325206.50/cwt200.00–210.006718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372184.77/cwt182.00–190.006875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376212.20/cwt210.00–216.007989
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377203.74/cwt200.00–208.0076812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415171.33/cwt168.00–176.007113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425200.71/cwt195.00–205.0085314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429209.68/cwt205.00–214.0090014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468200.15/cwt198.00–205.009376
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476191.99/cwt186.00–196.0091412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485168.95/cwt164.00–174.008192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533193.84/cwt192.00–194.001,03312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540170.00/cwt170.00–170.009182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561190.16/cwt182.00–191.001,06733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574173.99/cwt170.00–178.009996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,15930
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623165.97/cwt165.00–167.001,0342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629179.75/cwt173.00–180.001,13150
Heifers—Medium and Large 3638153.98/cwt150.00–158.009822
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422223.57/cwt220.00–228.009435
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431205.96/cwt200.00–210.008884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475215.65/cwt210.00–220.001,0246
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510207.66/cwt204.00–210.001,0593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525216.67/cwt216.00–218.001,1383
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525184.50/cwt181.00–191.009694
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2593199.50/cwt199.00–200.001,1832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,263102.63/cwt100.00–105.001,2966
Bulls——1,561115.02/cwt114.00–117.001,7958
Bulls——1,689109.86/cwt107.00–112.001,8568
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96985.53/cwt83.00–88.0082922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00396.11/cwt95.00–99.009647
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05391.24/cwt89.00–94.0096116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148105.14/cwt104.00–107.001,20710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20099.33/cwt97.00–102.001,19229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22892.62/cwt90.00–95.001,13718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,307101.88/cwt99.00–104.001,33212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,348107.46/cwt106.00–110.001,4494
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43896.05/cwt93.00–98.001,3817
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—947.00/head900.00–1,110.009475
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—866.67/head825.00–925.008673
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,745.83/head1,600.00–1,900.001,74624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,300.00/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3006

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.