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Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jun 17
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,246 head
▲ 514 vs last sale 732▲ 1,246 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 88▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.09/cwt on 144 head. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −54.40 against this barn's trailing median of $379.48.
Average price
$325.09
144 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,811
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.32
vs AL average
−9.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540335.821,81519thin
Medium and Large 2560324.911,820115
Medium and Large 3555306.711,70110thin
One grade step is worth $29.11/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale144 hd
325.09
—
AL average13 barns · 573 hd
325.41
−0.32
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−9.02
This barn, trailing median33 sales
379.48
−54.40
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
429386342299median 379.4803/0305/0507/0709/0111/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.64, low $313.28, median $379.48 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,530173.742,65916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,382157.442,17634
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,206150.271,81325
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,024136.831,4019thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8758

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228637.47/cwt635.00–640.001,4532
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2277446.63/cwt440.00–450.001,2373
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323450.01/cwt445.00–455.001,4547
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325395.09/cwt385.00–400.001,28410
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2327421.10/cwt410.00–430.001,3779
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372403.01/cwt395.00–415.001,49912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375442.12/cwt425.00–470.001,65819
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3377380.77/cwt375.00–390.001,4366
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423389.50/cwt385.00–395.001,64810
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425427.44/cwt415.00–440.001,81714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428360.99/cwt360.00–362.001,5452
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471392.08/cwt385.00–405.001,84714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477376.47/cwt365.00–380.001,79610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518380.59/cwt377.00–392.001,97111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529362.91/cwt360.00–367.001,92014
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565368.94/cwt362.00–376.002,0852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574348.09/cwt340.00–355.001,99817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626342.86/cwt340.00–347.002,14616
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3628321.00/cwt320.00–322.002,0162
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631331.42/cwt325.00–338.002,09120
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659328.67/cwt328.00–336.002,16621
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0252
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677320.49/cwt318.00–322.002,17020
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2722305.98/cwt304.00–310.002,2093
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273444.97/cwt440.00–450.001,2153
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293416.95/cwt410.00–425.001,2225
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316397.26/cwt390.00–410.001,2557
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330380.52/cwt380.00–382.001,2564
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3337364.05/cwt360.00–370.001,2276
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373380.98/cwt380.00–385.001,4215
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375367.62/cwt360.00–375.001,37919
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3376349.28/cwt345.00–350.001,3137
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426371.63/cwt362.00–381.001,58322
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428354.05/cwt348.00–360.001,5156
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435329.89/cwt325.00–340.001,4353
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465353.65/cwt350.00–364.001,6445
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474339.59/cwt335.00–345.001,61015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3482326.99/cwt320.00–330.001,57614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523341.40/cwt338.00–350.001,7869
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524330.84/cwt320.00–336.001,73441
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3539309.80/cwt307.00–315.001,6705
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556330.79/cwt326.00–338.001,83910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570303.61/cwt300.00–310.001,7315
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580321.63/cwt310.00–327.001,86574
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617302.92/cwt300.00–312.001,86912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619312.49/cwt312.00–314.001,9344
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620287.98/cwt286.00–290.001,7854
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667303.26/cwt300.00–311.002,02314
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,4798
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427392.01/cwt385.00–400.001,6745
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432369.05/cwt359.00–380.001,59426
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470366.30/cwt364.00–368.001,7223
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478350.85/cwt340.00–360.001,67724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3482332.40/cwt330.00–335.001,6026
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518324.92/cwt320.00–330.001,6836
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525342.60/cwt335.00–350.001,79918
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574328.92/cwt322.00–332.001,8888
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575302.45/cwt300.00–312.001,7399
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3611301.64/cwt298.00–302.001,84323
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622320.68/cwt318.00–326.001,9956
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3683265.05/cwt260.00–270.001,8104
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2691300.46/cwt298.00–308.002,0764
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3755266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,0081
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,1311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,374162.75/cwt160.00–169.002,2365
Bulls——1,538175.00/cwt173.00–181.002,6928
Bulls——1,770188.70/cwt185.00–191.003,3403
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%978133.31/cwt132.00–136.001,3045
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081141.24/cwt140.00–143.001,5274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160158.85/cwt157.00–162.001,8433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172153.55/cwt151.00–156.001,8009
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241146.01/cwt145.00–149.001,81213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,332150.44/cwt148.00–153.002,00411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358165.42/cwt164.00–168.002,2468
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,432158.32/cwt155.00–161.002,26715
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,875.00/head2,800.00–3,000.002,8758

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.