Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2023-06-20

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jun 20
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,018 head
▼ 841 vs last sale 1,859▲ 1,018 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
351 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 205▲ 351 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 45▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower. 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 $218.54/cwt on 252 head.
Average price
$218.54
252 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,140
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$277
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.73
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568221.531,25876
Medium and Large 2514218.921,125133
Medium and Large 3463212.1198143
One grade step is worth $9.42/cwt here — about $277 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 sale252 hd
218.54
—
AL average12 barns · 1,661 hd
214.81
+3.73
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—High1,613107.701,73712
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22794.641,16141
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36894.541,29310
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06787.8693855

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)—$9929
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4384thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,22611

Every lot

63 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1268334.95/cwt330.00–340.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 2325283.72/cwt280.00–290.009227
Steers—Medium and Large 3328267.95/cwt262.00–270.008794
Steers—Medium and Large 3375254.44/cwt250.00–258.009549
Steers—Medium and Large 1380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0642
Steers—Medium and Large 2389262.67/cwt259.00–270.001,02215
Steers—Medium and Large 1425270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1483
Steers—Medium and Large 3425235.00/cwt230.00–240.009994
Steers—Medium and Large 2480252.35/cwt248.00–256.001,2113
Steers—Medium and Large 1520251.18/cwt247.00–255.001,3065
Steers—Medium and Large 2525243.19/cwt238.00–245.001,27758
Steers—Medium and Large 3545232.00/cwt229.00–235.001,2642
Steers—Medium and Large 2575236.74/cwt235.00–238.001,3614
Steers—Medium and Large 1581246.93/cwt245.00–250.001,4355
Steers—Medium and Large 1622238.28/cwt238.00–240.001,4827
Steers—Medium and Large 2626227.57/cwt226.00–235.001,42516
Steers—Medium and Large 2668215.85/cwt211.00–219.001,44213
Steers—Medium and Large 2744215.07/cwt211.00–220.001,60014
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330237.52/cwt235.00–242.007848
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330224.29/cwt220.00–230.007404
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373220.61/cwt218.00–225.008235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382237.98/cwt230.00–240.0090922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423230.99/cwt227.00–235.0097710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426216.39/cwt210.00–220.0092210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478222.56/cwt220.00–230.001,06419
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479210.27/cwt205.00–215.001,00710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,17340
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519218.29/cwt216.00–224.001,13321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526206.39/cwt200.00–210.001,08610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1551225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579215.56/cwt210.00–220.001,24827
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585201.01/cwt200.00–202.001,1762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615193.93/cwt190.00–198.001,1932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622200.08/cwt196.00–210.001,2448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,33821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671194.22/cwt192.00–200.001,30310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725186.91/cwt185.00–190.001,3558
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419250.73/cwt246.00–256.001,0518
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431236.32/cwt230.00–240.001,0195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475234.67/cwt232.00–240.001,1153
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478224.04/cwt220.00–230.001,0715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518230.36/cwt227.00–236.001,1933
Bulls—Medium and Large 3529217.83/cwt214.00–224.001,1525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567225.96/cwt222.00–232.001,28119
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575214.57/cwt210.00–220.001,2347
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620210.26/cwt205.00–214.001,3044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630223.81/cwt219.00–229.001,4106
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678216.87/cwt212.00–222.001,4702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48898.61/cwt95.00–102.001,4673
Bulls——1,636108.78/cwt106.00–111.001,7806
Bulls——1,693114.63/cwt114.00–115.001,9413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05793.27/cwt91.00–96.0098611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07086.51/cwt85.00–90.0092644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20290.71/cwt90.00–93.001,09019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24797.42/cwt95.00–100.001,21519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255101.94/cwt101.00–104.001,2793
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34898.28/cwt97.00–101.001,3254
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38192.05/cwt90.00–95.001,2716
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.91/head1,145.00–1,290.001,22611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—992.22/head945.00–1,100.009929
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,437.50/head1,350.00–1,525.001,4384

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.