Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2023-07-11

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jul 11
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,949 head
▲ 305 vs last sale 1,644▲ 167 vs year ago 1,782 · +9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
318 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 316▼ 82 vs year ago 400 · −20.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 41▲ 122 vs year ago 38 · +321.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends, all sales closed last week for 4th of July holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.60/cwt on 485 head.
Average price
$216.60
485 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,103
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.75
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516218.641,128363
Medium and Large 3454214.149737thin
Medium and Large 2492210.311,034115
One grade step is worth $8.34/cwt here — about $94 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 sale485 hd
216.60
—
AL average11 barns · 1,544 hd
218.35
−1.75
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—Low1,516114.601,73723
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,137101.431,153145
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,17498.201,15327
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05492.4297481

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,46715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,24260
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,22919

Every lot

78 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285285.00/cwt285.00–285.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1326271.01/cwt270.00–275.0088310
Steers—Medium and Large 2327252.53/cwt250.00–255.0082615
Steers—Medium and Large 2368250.26/cwt240.00–256.0092122
Steers—Medium and Large 1375270.04/cwt265.00–275.001,0139
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added403280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1286
Steers—Medium and Large 1429260.82/cwt252.50–270.001,11914
Steers—Medium and Large 2431238.99/cwt234.00–250.001,03013
Steers—Medium and Large 3440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005723
Steers—Medium and Large 1471253.53/cwt250.00–255.001,19425
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added478263.01/cwt260.00–265.001,2575
Steers—Medium and Large 2485244.54/cwt237.50–250.001,18617
Steers—Medium and Large 1517252.58/cwt245.00–256.001,30632
Steers—Medium and Large 2532248.19/cwt237.50–250.001,32036
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added542263.32/cwt260.00–265.001,4273
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4966
Steers—Medium and Large 1581248.58/cwt245.00–255.001,44455
Steers—Medium and Large 1630242.87/cwt238.00–250.001,53025
Steers—Medium and Large 2630232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4623
Steers—Medium and Large 1655241.88/cwt230.00–245.001,58452
Steers—Medium and Large 2667221.94/cwt220.00–228.001,48013
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added670249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6681
Steers—Medium and Large 1715220.70/cwt220.00–228.001,57823
Steers—Medium and Large 2740209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,54714
Steers—Medium and Large 1755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326249.08/cwt245.00–257.5081221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326239.12/cwt230.00–248.0078025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379237.13/cwt230.00–243.0089934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379224.32/cwt215.00–230.0085013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425228.12/cwt210.00–235.0097041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430225.00/cwt225.00–225.009683
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445218.00/cwt218.00–218.009706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470206.33/cwt200.00–215.0097012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475222.75/cwt218.00–228.001,05846
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510191.00/cwt191.00–191.009741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515216.63/cwt210.00–225.001,11651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added529227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,20323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529204.35/cwt195.00–209.001,08129
Heifers—Medium and Large 2561200.50/cwt200.00–202.001,1258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577209.93/cwt204.00–216.001,21157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617204.75/cwt199.50–209.001,26358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626189.82/cwt188.00–192.001,18811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661198.53/cwt195.00–208.001,31232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685168.56/cwt167.00–171.001,1555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2709186.57/cwt185.00–192.001,3239
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310233.63/cwt230.00–235.007248
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319267.91/cwt260.00–275.0085511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333251.62/cwt240.00–255.0083811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360218.75/cwt210.00–228.007886
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367238.98/cwt230.00–245.0087714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376250.78/cwt245.00–256.0094322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430243.99/cwt240.00–250.001,04926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463230.77/cwt226.00–240.001,06830
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added465247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478219.74/cwt215.00–224.001,05010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485206.08/cwt198.00–210.009993
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526224.01/cwt216.00–230.001,17833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532207.76/cwt200.00–212.001,1057
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567205.68/cwt200.00–210.001,1669
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571220.01/cwt214.00–225.001,25626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624214.38/cwt210.00–220.001,3388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650205.60/cwt200.00–214.001,3365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3821
Bulls—Medium and Large 3875121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0593
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,227102.68/cwt102.00–103.001,2603
Bulls——1,339109.68/cwt105.00–115.001,4696
Bulls——1,653119.26/cwt116.00–125.001,97114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05492.42/cwt90.00–95.0097481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,055125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11296.95/cwt95.00–98.001,07855
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153103.93/cwt101.00–108.001,19889
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17498.20/cwt95.00–105.001,15327
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,466.67/head1,350.00–1,575.001,46715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,241.67/head1,050.00–1,400.001,24260
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3506
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,173.08/head1,000.00–1,275.001,17313

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.