Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2023-11-14

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Nov 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,947 head
▼ 139 vs last sale 2,086▼ 21 vs year ago 1,968 · −1.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
297 head
▲ 297 vs last sale 0▲ 92 vs year ago 205 · +44.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 0▲ 19 vs year ago 12 · +158.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls compared to two weeks ago sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder calves compared to one week ago 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 $213.97/cwt on 432 head.
Average price
$213.97
432 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,149
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.19
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558219.001,223243
Medium and Large 2497211.951,054144
Medium and Large 3546193.261,05545
One grade step is worth $25.74/cwt here — about $168 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 sale432 hd
213.97
—
AL average16 barns · 2,069 hd
210.78
+3.19
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—Low1,597107.321,71312
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14392.031,0525thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06581.6186915

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)—$8539

Every lot

69 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320293.84/cwt290.00–297.009403
Steers—Medium and Large 2322267.79/cwt265.00–275.008627
Steers—Medium and Large 3325256.00/cwt250.00–260.008325
Steers—Medium and Large 2375258.92/cwt255.00–265.0097113
Steers—Medium and Large 1378266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,0053
Steers—Medium and Large 1435266.76/cwt265.00–275.001,16023
Steers—Medium and Large 1470263.32/cwt260.00–270.001,23819
Steers—Medium and Large 2477252.70/cwt248.00–258.001,20511
Steers—Medium and Large 1520255.25/cwt255.00–258.001,32732
Steers—Medium and Large 3523234.03/cwt228.00–236.001,2244
Steers—Medium and Large 2525243.29/cwt240.00–250.001,27714
Steers—Medium and Large 1555244.98/cwt244.00–254.001,36017
Steers—Medium and Large 2582235.42/cwt232.00–240.001,37042
Steers—Medium and Large 1608241.10/cwt240.00–246.001,46630
Steers—Medium and Large 2614232.04/cwt228.00–234.001,42519
Steers—Medium and Large 2663224.90/cwt224.00–228.001,49110
Steers—Medium and Large 3675202.50/cwt200.00–205.001,3674
Steers—Medium and Large 1688238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,63737
Steers—Medium and Large 1714227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6219
Steers—Medium and Large 3725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4507
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added760230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7484
Steers—Medium and Large 2760202.48/cwt200.00–205.001,5392
Steers—Medium and Large 1768215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6516
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327230.70/cwt226.00–235.007547
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376218.82/cwt215.00–220.008236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378228.33/cwt224.00–233.0086323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1394236.64/cwt234.00–237.0093221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417224.90/cwt218.00–228.0093824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427231.54/cwt230.00–235.0098916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430213.10/cwt210.00–216.009162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468230.13/cwt225.00–233.001,07756
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475207.25/cwt202.00–212.009847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482220.96/cwt214.00–224.001,06528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523208.22/cwt205.00–215.001,0899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527195.62/cwt190.00–200.001,03111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560221.73/cwt221.00–222.001,24238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575198.01/cwt192.00–202.001,13920
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575186.50/cwt185.00–188.001,0726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,21028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added612210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,28510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619191.92/cwt185.00–195.001,18825
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623181.33/cwt180.00–184.001,1303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3568
Heifers—Medium and Large 3668170.63/cwt166.00–174.001,1405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675181.00/cwt177.00–186.001,2226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added676212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,43340
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710175.97/cwt172.00–180.001,2492
Heifers—Medium and Large 3732167.77/cwt162.00–170.001,2285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added733201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,47319
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420249.76/cwt244.00–254.001,0498
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425231.96/cwt228.00–238.009863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462244.62/cwt237.00–247.001,13037
Bulls—Medium and Large 3484222.49/cwt220.00–230.001,0776
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522232.98/cwt230.00–235.001,21622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538222.33/cwt220.00–224.001,1963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565217.50/cwt215.00–220.001,2292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578206.17/cwt200.00–210.001,1926
Bulls—Medium and Large 3626185.45/cwt182.00–190.001,1615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2679189.24/cwt187.00–190.001,2854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730180.57/cwt177.00–184.001,3182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,542103.91/cwt102.00–105.001,6026
Bulls——1,651110.72/cwt108.00–114.001,8286
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04577.50/cwt75.00–80.008107
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08285.20/cwt82.00–87.009228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14392.03/cwt90.00–95.001,0525
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—958.33/head900.00–1,000.009583
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—800.00/head700.00–850.008006

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.