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

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 8
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,491 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 1,636▲ 217 vs year ago 1,274 · +17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
230 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 237▲ 86 vs year ago 144 · +59.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 17▼ 58 vs year ago 80 · −72.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.02/cwt on 341 head.
Average price
$224.02
341 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,209
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.56
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549231.111,269120
Medium and Large 2535222.151,188184
Medium and Large 3535210.391,12637
One grade step is worth $20.71/cwt here — about $143 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 sale341 hd
224.02
—
AL average12 barns · 1,543 hd
222.46
+1.56
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—Average1,271124.971,5885thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,262112.361,41828
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,173105.151,23445
CowsLean 85-90%Average99598.0497545

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)—$1,2333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1818

Every lot

76 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2328295.00/cwt290.00–300.009687
Steers—Medium and Large 1330314.61/cwt310.00–320.001,0388
Steers—Medium and Large 3340265.00/cwt260.00–270.009013
Steers—Medium and Large 2371293.31/cwt285.00–296.001,08818
Steers—Medium and Large 3373262.62/cwt260.00–265.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 1379305.94/cwt300.00–310.001,1605
Steers—Medium and Large 3415250.74/cwt250.00–251.001,0414
Steers—Medium and Large 1420286.48/cwt282.00–292.001,2036
Steers—Medium and Large 2423273.96/cwt270.00–280.001,1596
Steers—Medium and Large 1467274.19/cwt270.00–280.001,28054
Steers—Medium and Large 2477264.34/cwt257.00–267.001,26116
Steers—Medium and Large 1522266.01/cwt264.00–268.001,3895
Steers—Medium and Large 2531255.64/cwt252.00–260.001,35732
Steers—Medium and Large 1578254.59/cwt253.00–260.001,47246
Steers—Medium and Large 2584246.44/cwt242.00–250.001,4395
Steers—Medium and Large 1623248.87/cwt246.00–255.001,55016
Steers—Medium and Large 2630238.57/cwt232.00–242.001,5035
Steers—Medium and Large 1685239.24/cwt239.00–242.001,63916
Steers—Medium and Large 2689233.80/cwt229.00–237.001,61136
Steers—Medium and Large 1723235.51/cwt231.00–240.001,7034
Steers—Medium and Large 3725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5952
Steers—Medium and Large 2734226.61/cwt225.00–231.001,66313
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325238.00/cwt238.00–238.007742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325230.31/cwt227.00–234.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2356233.36/cwt230.00–240.0083115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1357252.00/cwt252.00–252.0090011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382223.10/cwt220.00–229.008523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425230.93/cwt226.00–236.0098115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440240.38/cwt240.00–245.001,05828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473229.59/cwt224.00–234.001,08642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475215.15/cwt210.00–220.001,0226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1494239.00/cwt238.00–241.001,1815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512235.47/cwt232.00–240.001,20620
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528215.39/cwt213.00–217.001,1375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530225.48/cwt219.00–230.001,19524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570209.03/cwt200.00–210.001,19110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572230.63/cwt226.00–236.001,31912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578217.73/cwt215.00–224.001,25834
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615202.46/cwt200.00–205.001,2452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619226.66/cwt221.00–232.001,4036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626214.97/cwt210.00–219.001,34638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666221.19/cwt214.00–222.001,47325
Heifers—Medium and Large 3673194.96/cwt190.00–200.001,3123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678205.21/cwt205.00–206.001,3915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3728186.51/cwt180.00–190.001,3584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2729198.62/cwt192.00–201.001,4487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738205.65/cwt204.00–213.001,51810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2763196.00/cwt195.00–197.001,4952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772203.97/cwt201.00–210.001,5753
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416280.56/cwt275.00–285.001,1674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422254.16/cwt250.00–258.001,0737
Bulls—Medium and Large 3437236.35/cwt232.00–240.001,0333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472245.19/cwt242.00–252.001,1579
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473228.87/cwt225.00–232.001,0838
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525224.67/cwt220.00–228.001,1809
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528231.71/cwt230.00–240.001,2236
Bulls—Medium and Large 3574220.62/cwt218.00–225.001,2668
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577231.35/cwt228.00–238.001,3353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624225.18/cwt221.00–231.001,4055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2679219.28/cwt214.00–223.001,4897
Bulls—Medium and Large 3723196.99/cwt194.00–200.001,4242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730210.32/cwt206.00–215.001,5353
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,198122.52/cwt121.00–124.001,4683
Bulls——1,380128.64/cwt128.00–129.001,7752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96993.08/cwt90.00–95.0090218
Cows—Lean 85-90%99998.90/cwt96.00–101.0098816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030104.89/cwt102.00–107.001,08011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170110.49/cwt108.00–112.001,29317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174104.30/cwt103.00–107.001,22418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17797.62/cwt95.00–100.001,14910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,239114.79/cwt113.00–117.001,42218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,298102.35/cwt100.00–105.001,3292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,304109.41/cwt107.00–112.001,4278
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,333.33/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,233.33/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2333
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,090.00/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0905

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.