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Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Oct 10
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,932 head
▼ 282 vs last sale 2,214▲ 91 vs year ago 1,841 · +4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
319 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 367▼ 9 vs year ago 328 · −2.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 48▲ 11 vs year ago 20 · +55.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle 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 $205.80/cwt on 392 head.
Average price
$205.80
392 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,122
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$318
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.60
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1589216.611,27699
Medium and Large 2550203.221,117211
Medium and Large 3480199.3895882
One grade step is worth $17.22/cwt here — about $318 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 sale392 hd
205.80
—
AL average15 barns · 1,600 hd
207.40
−1.60
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%Low1,33896.511,2918thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21489.821,09028
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04782.5586422

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)—$9838
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3756
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,1426

Every lot

71 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 1318293.19/cwt290.00–300.009323
Steers—Medium and Large 2325273.33/cwt270.00–275.008886
Steers—Medium and Large 3325250.67/cwt250.00–252.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 3373247.68/cwt245.00–250.009246
Steers—Medium and Large 1375274.75/cwt274.00–275.001,0304
Steers—Medium and Large 2376261.09/cwt257.00–267.0098213
Steers—Medium and Large 2426258.29/cwt250.00–261.001,10012
Steers—Medium and Large 1427268.43/cwt266.00–272.001,1467
Steers—Medium and Large 2477256.24/cwt250.00–258.001,22224
Steers—Medium and Large 3484240.44/cwt238.00–242.001,1647
Steers—Medium and Large 1487263.33/cwt262.00–270.001,28218
Steers—Medium and Large 1516257.60/cwt254.00–260.001,3298
Steers—Medium and Large 2534244.88/cwt238.00–250.001,30819
Steers—Medium and Large 3535232.45/cwt230.00–235.001,2442
Steers—Medium and Large 1575251.58/cwt249.00–255.001,4475
Steers—Medium and Large 2581238.82/cwt235.00–245.001,38824
Steers—Medium and Large 3585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,34619
Steers—Medium and Large 2616232.91/cwt230.00–234.001,43518
Steers—Medium and Large 1629241.05/cwt239.00–245.001,51662
Steers—Medium and Large 3633220.96/cwt218.00–224.001,3992
Steers—Medium and Large 1664233.06/cwt230.00–240.001,54811
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added672244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6406
Steers—Medium and Large 3676205.20/cwt200.00–210.001,3875
Steers—Medium and Large 2685221.64/cwt220.00–227.001,5188
Steers—Medium and Large 1785220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7273
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324227.58/cwt224.00–234.007375
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325219.00/cwt218.00–220.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377232.83/cwt231.00–235.008786
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378213.16/cwt211.00–218.008067
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379227.15/cwt222.00–230.008615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427219.64/cwt213.00–223.009383
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431204.39/cwt200.00–211.0088127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479210.01/cwt206.00–217.001,00638
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480201.27/cwt195.00–205.0096617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487217.18/cwt217.00–220.001,05816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519205.88/cwt200.00–210.001,06947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525190.00/cwt185.00–195.009989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558208.18/cwt208.00–210.001,16211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570201.02/cwt196.00–205.001,14642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585187.75/cwt180.00–190.001,09811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2611196.62/cwt190.00–200.001,20151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628204.17/cwt204.00–205.001,28218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3629181.21/cwt181.00–182.001,1405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added644221.24/cwt212.00–225.001,42538
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2676190.98/cwt185.00–194.001,29120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added745210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5655
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423240.69/cwt237.00–245.001,0186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473240.66/cwt240.00–242.001,1383
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473219.31/cwt212.00–222.001,0374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483231.50/cwt225.00–237.001,11819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516224.07/cwt220.00–228.001,1564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572211.04/cwt208.00–214.001,20723
Bulls—Medium and Large 3576196.09/cwt190.00–200.001,12911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2706182.46/cwt182.00–188.001,28813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99988.68/cwt87.00–90.008864
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00076.62/cwt76.00–78.007666
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08683.48/cwt81.00–86.0090712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20691.18/cwt89.00–93.001,10011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20985.64/cwt83.00–88.001,03511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23895.00/cwt94.00–96.001,1766
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29391.48/cwt91.00–92.001,1832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30099.72/cwt99.00–102.001,2964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46095.10/cwt94.00–96.001,3882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,145.00/head1,100.00–1,185.001,1453
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—885.00/head800.00–950.008855
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,375.00/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3756
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,141.67/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1426

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.