Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2023-04-11

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Apr 11
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,214 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 1,220▲ 344 vs year ago 870 · +39.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
254 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 340▲ 55 vs year ago 199 · +27.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 44▼ 12 vs year ago 39 · −30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.19/cwt on 315 head.
Average price
$193.19
315 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,061
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$158
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$6.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.78
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2520195.911,020176
Medium and Large 3463192.0789033
Medium and Large 1623189.031,178106
One grade step is worth $6.88/cwt here — about −$158 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 sale315 hd
193.19
—
AL average12 barns · 1,193 hd
195.97
−2.78
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—Average1,643115.151,89122
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,392104.031,44812
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,186101.741,20640
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01292.1793361

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)—$1,0064thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9297

Every lot

71 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 3323241.74/cwt240.00–250.007819
Steers—Medium and Large 2330251.72/cwt250.00–255.008313
Steers—Medium and Large 3368237.29/cwt236.00–240.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 2378243.63/cwt240.00–250.009218
Steers—Medium and Large 1412251.58/cwt249.00–258.001,03737
Steers—Medium and Large 2425243.43/cwt242.00–245.001,0352
Steers—Medium and Large 3443227.99/cwt226.00–230.001,0102
Steers—Medium and Large 2470234.40/cwt230.00–239.001,1027
Steers—Medium and Large 3479217.93/cwt210.00–220.001,0445
Steers—Medium and Large 1480244.03/cwt240.00–250.001,1713
Steers—Medium and Large 3525213.60/cwt210.00–216.001,1213
Steers—Medium and Large 1526240.34/cwt238.00–246.001,26444
Steers—Medium and Large 2528227.90/cwt220.00–230.001,20310
Steers—Medium and Large 2574217.42/cwt210.00–220.001,2485
Steers—Medium and Large 3578202.06/cwt200.00–204.001,1682
Steers—Medium and Large 2621204.56/cwt200.00–208.001,2709
Steers—Medium and Large 3638192.53/cwt190.00–195.001,2282
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added661250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,65322
Steers—Medium and Large 2669196.24/cwt185.00–201.001,3138
Steers—Medium and Large 1673197.37/cwt197.00–198.001,32829
Steers—Medium and Large 1730188.74/cwt188.00–190.001,37821
Steers—Medium and Large 2733181.03/cwt179.00–183.001,3272
Steers—Medium and Large 2775180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3952
Steers—Medium and Large 1790187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,47730
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325218.89/cwt215.00–225.007119
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328210.54/cwt205.00–214.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376206.28/cwt200.00–209.007764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378212.73/cwt209.00–218.0080412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420213.52/cwt208.00–216.0089740
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421201.50/cwt196.00–206.008486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469213.25/cwt210.00–220.001,0007
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474191.34/cwt189.00–195.009076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476200.93/cwt198.00–208.0095616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519194.86/cwt190.00–200.001,01124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521212.71/cwt207.00–215.001,10840
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525184.00/cwt180.00–188.009664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563203.48/cwt200.00–207.001,1462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576189.66/cwt184.00–194.001,09215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580169.32/cwt168.00–170.009823
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638179.66/cwt177.00–185.001,14653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661176.15/cwt175.00–180.001,16421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2674166.57/cwt163.00–170.001,1235
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680159.49/cwt159.00–160.001,0852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723162.56/cwt160.00–165.001,1752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1742165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,22426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,25110
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413233.58/cwt229.00–238.009652
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416220.53/cwt218.00–222.009174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472221.64/cwt218.00–226.001,04618
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475210.40/cwt208.00–212.009995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526209.62/cwt206.00–214.001,1036
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535196.51/cwt194.00–200.001,0514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579204.40/cwt200.00–209.001,1838
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633185.98/cwt182.00–190.001,1772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673163.26/cwt160.00–165.001,0994
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,453111.00/cwt108.00–114.001,6136
Bulls——1,612104.30/cwt102.00–106.001,6813
Bulls——1,737119.57/cwt116.00–121.002,07713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99589.52/cwt88.00–93.0089141
Cows—Lean 85-90%996100.54/cwt100.00–102.001,0014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05996.87/cwt94.00–99.001,02616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147109.17/cwt107.00–111.001,2529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189102.91/cwt100.00–105.001,22418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20894.99/cwt92.00–97.001,14713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,354105.22/cwt103.00–108.001,4257
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358110.99/cwt110.00–112.001,5072
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50296.60/cwt95.00–100.001,4513
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,068.33/head1,050.00–1,080.001,0683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,006.25/head950.00–1,075.001,0064
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—825.00/head800.00–875.008254

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.