Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2023-09-05

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Sep 5
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,733 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 1,640▲ 119 vs year ago 1,614 · +7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
398 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 272▲ 108 vs year ago 290 · +37.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 38▲ 20 vs year ago 17 · +117.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.46/cwt on 268 head.
Average price
$223.46
268 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,153
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.03
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535230.231,231112
Medium and Large 2508219.941,118128
Medium and Large 3476212.531,01128
One grade step is worth $17.69/cwt here — about $220 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 sale268 hd
223.46
—
AL average9 barns · 1,285 hd
223.43
+0.03
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,394104.981,4634thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20299.971,20223
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02992.8495646

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)—$1,1444thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,35016

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325319.92/cwt315.00–325.001,0402
Steers—Medium and Large 2349288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,0055
Steers—Medium and Large 1372279.11/cwt277.00–280.001,0388
Steers—Medium and Large 2375269.92/cwt268.00–274.001,0124
Steers—Medium and Large 3375252.00/cwt250.00–256.009453
Steers—Medium and Large 1435274.76/cwt270.00–280.001,19513
Steers—Medium and Large 2482253.97/cwt250.00–255.001,2245
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added502275.25/cwt270.00–280.001,38219
Steers—Medium and Large 3524231.73/cwt230.00–235.001,2149
Steers—Medium and Large 1538254.99/cwt254.00–256.001,3726
Steers—Medium and Large 1577253.50/cwt248.00–256.001,46320
Steers—Medium and Large 2582245.97/cwt240.00–247.001,43227
Steers—Medium and Large 1617245.64/cwt240.00–248.001,51611
Steers—Medium and Large 2625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4382
Steers—Medium and Large 1652237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,54514
Steers—Medium and Large 1710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,63313
Steers—Medium and Large 2734226.08/cwt218.00–228.001,65912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317230.32/cwt229.00–232.007303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320239.74/cwt235.00–242.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335256.61/cwt254.00–259.008603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374245.27/cwt242.00–250.009174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385236.67/cwt230.00–240.009114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added416251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,0444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425244.65/cwt240.00–250.001,04016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425229.30/cwt224.00–235.0097514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428219.24/cwt217.00–220.009384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475234.43/cwt230.00–236.001,11414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477211.82/cwt210.00–216.001,01011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481221.10/cwt218.00–226.001,06341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525218.67/cwt213.00–222.001,14839
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528206.49/cwt200.00–210.001,0908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1547228.29/cwt224.00–231.001,24917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562213.97/cwt208.00–215.001,20314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581221.50/cwt219.00–225.001,28723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3593200.51/cwt198.00–203.001,1892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623217.18/cwt214.00–220.001,35315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627210.40/cwt205.00–215.001,3197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added631230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,45112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670210.22/cwt209.00–214.001,4084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675206.00/cwt200.00–212.001,3914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427238.93/cwt236.00–247.001,0208
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427230.00/cwt226.00–234.009828
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472235.11/cwt230.00–241.001,11028
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475222.00/cwt220.00–224.001,0556
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524226.00/cwt222.00–230.001,1847
Bulls—Medium and Large 3524218.06/cwt210.00–220.001,14319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574220.64/cwt215.00–225.001,2669
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580209.73/cwt206.00–213.001,2164
Bulls—Medium and Large 3624200.89/cwt195.00–205.001,2549
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627210.43/cwt208.00–216.001,3197
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02190.16/cwt87.00–92.0092125
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03495.14/cwt93.00–98.0098418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070101.38/cwt100.00–102.001,0853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147101.06/cwt99.00–103.001,15910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24395.18/cwt94.00–97.001,1839
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248108.00/cwt106.00–109.001,3484
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,394104.98/cwt104.00–107.001,4634
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,143.75/head1,075.00–1,250.001,1444
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,000.00/head950.00–1,050.001,0003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,550.00/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,283.33/head1,200.00–1,400.001,28312

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.