Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2024-02-13

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Feb 13
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
554 head
▼ 226 vs last sale 780▼ 427 vs year ago 981 · −43.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 143▼ 132 vs year ago 261 · −50.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 21▲ 16 vs year ago 10 · +160.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $248.21/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$248.21
132 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,237
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$10.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.08
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2483250.061,20876
Medium and Large 1550248.021,36441
Medium and Large 3435239.321,04115thin
One grade step is worth $10.75/cwt here — about $167 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 sale132 hd
248.21
—
AL average14 barns · 1,517 hd
253.29
−5.08
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—Low1,548119.881,85515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,390105.291,46426
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,257102.481,28826
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01694.7896321

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)—$9449
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3176

Every lot

54 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 1310369.92/cwt365.00–375.001,1473
Steers—Medium and Large 2329351.05/cwt350.00–355.001,1555
Steers—Medium and Large 1373350.93/cwt347.00–357.001,3094
Steers—Medium and Large 2374338.10/cwt335.00–345.001,2647
Steers—Medium and Large 3375327.50/cwt325.00–330.001,2286
Steers—Medium and Large 1418342.46/cwt340.00–345.001,4312
Steers—Medium and Large 2425328.17/cwt325.00–330.001,3956
Steers—Medium and Large 2465309.90/cwt309.00–318.001,44111
Steers—Medium and Large 1475324.89/cwt320.00–330.001,5432
Steers—Medium and Large 1518311.49/cwt311.00–312.001,6142
Steers—Medium and Large 3523266.45/cwt265.00–268.001,3942
Steers—Medium and Large 2525299.00/cwt295.00–302.001,5706
Steers—Medium and Large 1575270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5532
Steers—Medium and Large 3575260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4952
Steers—Medium and Large 2590265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5641
Steers—Medium and Large 1605258.30/cwt258.00–260.001,56314
Steers—Medium and Large 2625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5633
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318259.96/cwt255.00–265.008272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325277.86/cwt275.00–280.009037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329296.16/cwt290.00–300.009744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374271.09/cwt265.00–275.001,01411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375282.50/cwt280.00–290.001,0598
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375256.00/cwt256.00–256.009602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425266.11/cwt260.00–270.001,1319
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425243.38/cwt240.00–250.001,0345
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473228.31/cwt225.00–235.001,0803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475253.73/cwt247.00–260.001,20511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476267.29/cwt262.00–270.001,2724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515255.92/cwt252.00–260.001,3182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520244.26/cwt240.00–249.001,27019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532218.67/cwt214.00–222.001,1633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569230.99/cwt230.00–240.001,31412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3797
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624216.00/cwt214.00–218.001,3485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,53416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2728199.49/cwt199.00–200.001,4522
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425315.00/cwt310.00–320.001,3398
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427331.37/cwt325.00–335.001,4155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430297.31/cwt295.00–300.001,2783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474306.24/cwt305.00–310.001,4524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522295.65/cwt292.00–300.001,5436
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528284.98/cwt280.00–290.001,5052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575269.91/cwt265.00–275.001,5522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,464116.79/cwt116.00–118.001,7107
Bulls——1,621122.58/cwt120.00–125.001,9878
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97692.21/cwt90.00–95.0090011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06097.61/cwt96.00–101.001,03510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258104.51/cwt102.00–107.001,31514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29797.15/cwt95.00–100.001,2609
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383106.17/cwt105.00–110.001,46822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,429100.45/cwt99.00–102.001,4354
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—944.44/head850.00–1,050.009449
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,316.67/head1,250.00–1,450.001,3176

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.