Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2023-08-01

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 1
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,636 head
▲ 249 vs last sale 1,387▲ 273 vs year ago 1,363 · +20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 146▲ 64 vs year ago 173 · +37.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 57▼ 17 vs year ago 34 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $249.64/cwt on 362 head.
Average price
$249.64
362 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,378
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$10.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.36
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2476251.581,19867
Medium and Large 1580249.841,448273
Medium and Large 3442241.241,06722
One grade step is worth $10.34/cwt here — about $131 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 sale362 hd
249.64
—
AL average14 barns · 754 hd
247.28
+2.36
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—Average1,567118.481,85718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,340107.921,44620
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,187102.921,22141
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02996.4099254

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,39212

Every lot

65 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 3320256.77/cwt250.00–260.008223
Steers—Medium and Large 1325300.00/cwt295.00–305.009756
Steers—Medium and Large 2325277.50/cwt270.00–285.009028
Steers—Medium and Large 2374269.66/cwt265.00–275.001,0099
Steers—Medium and Large 3375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009382
Steers—Medium and Large 1381282.86/cwt280.00–290.001,07811
Steers—Medium and Large 1425273.48/cwt270.00–280.001,16216
Steers—Medium and Large 2425258.60/cwt252.00–262.001,09910
Steers—Medium and Large 3429241.65/cwt240.00–245.001,0376
Steers—Medium and Large 2475248.83/cwt244.00–254.001,18212
Steers—Medium and Large 1476263.06/cwt255.00–267.001,25211
Steers—Medium and Large 3481237.73/cwt230.00–240.001,1438
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512263.41/cwt260.00–265.001,34945
Steers—Medium and Large 2524241.98/cwt237.00–247.001,2688
Steers—Medium and Large 1529257.06/cwt247.00–259.001,36011
Steers—Medium and Large 3532228.42/cwt225.00–235.001,2153
Steers—Medium and Large 2577236.75/cwt233.00–238.001,36615
Steers—Medium and Large 1581246.78/cwt240.00–250.001,43456
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added616249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,53410
Steers—Medium and Large 1625236.39/cwt235.00–238.001,47721
Steers—Medium and Large 2629230.01/cwt228.00–232.001,4475
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added659245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,61514
Steers—Medium and Large 1677233.52/cwt230.00–237.001,58156
Steers—Medium and Large 1764222.67/cwt218.00–223.001,70116
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320237.29/cwt236.00–240.007593
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327225.58/cwt220.00–230.007387
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376220.92/cwt215.00–225.0083111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385231.60/cwt228.00–236.008927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414236.98/cwt235.00–240.0098121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425227.87/cwt222.00–232.0096823
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427218.17/cwt210.00–220.0093212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471235.38/cwt232.00–239.001,10938
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475211.00/cwt210.00–212.001,0024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477226.02/cwt220.00–230.001,07831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525223.72/cwt218.00–228.001,17537
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,0766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526234.27/cwt230.00–238.001,23226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573216.00/cwt210.00–220.001,23815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581221.77/cwt220.00–227.001,28823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607224.84/cwt216.00–228.001,36535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2637213.55/cwt208.00–215.001,36017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678222.65/cwt220.00–224.001,5103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2689211.14/cwt206.00–212.001,45514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428243.47/cwt240.00–250.001,0427
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475226.68/cwt220.00–230.001,07713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476237.56/cwt232.00–240.001,1319
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533222.03/cwt220.00–224.001,1833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595224.00/cwt222.00–226.001,3332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2676215.00/cwt211.00–220.001,4534
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,354111.71/cwt109.00–114.001,5134
Bulls——1,606118.09/cwt115.00–120.001,89710
Bulls——1,683126.21/cwt125.00–129.002,1244
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02597.00/cwt95.00–100.0099424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02991.39/cwt89.00–94.0094019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036103.74/cwt102.00–105.001,07511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140108.84/cwt107.00–112.001,24113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183103.46/cwt101.00–106.001,22416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24295.79/cwt93.00–98.001,19012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25999.74/cwt97.00–102.001,2564
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,342112.67/cwt112.00–114.001,5127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375107.86/cwt104.00–109.001,4839
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.00/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2253
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,466.67/head1,375.00–1,525.001,4676
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,316.67/head1,275.00–1,350.001,3176

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.