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Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 5
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,565 head
▲ 569 vs last sale 996▲ 527 vs year ago 1,038 · +50.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 148 vs last sale 75▲ 96 vs year ago 127 · +75.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 31▲ 14 vs year ago 16 · +87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $369.95/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −52.06 against this barn's trailing median of $422.01.
Average price
$369.95
73 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.61
vs AL average
−20.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531389.672,07023
Medium and Large 2553363.232,00743
Medium and Large 3527346.461,8267thin
One grade step is worth $43.21/cwt here — about $244 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 sale73 hd
369.95
—
AL average12 barns · 337 hd
366.34
+3.61
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
−20.07
This barn, trailing median31 sales
422.01
−52.06
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

31 sales
495440384328median 422.0103/1005/0507/0709/0110/20
Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.04, low $342.46, median $422.01 across 31 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—Average1,668191.473,19411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,373175.552,41039
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,230170.152,09335
CowsLean 85-90%High1,024160.301,64211

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)—$2,7367
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,9004thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2222509.85/cwt505.00–520.001,1323
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230578.70/cwt560.00–600.001,3312
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267519.91/cwt515.00–530.001,3885
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275483.45/cwt475.00–490.001,3299
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324487.87/cwt480.00–500.001,58119
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3329417.36/cwt410.00–425.001,3739
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334441.65/cwt430.00–450.001,47512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372429.19/cwt420.00–440.001,59715
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375458.02/cwt445.00–470.001,71823
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3382397.87/cwt390.00–405.001,5209
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418456.13/cwt440.00–462.001,90718
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3423372.49/cwt370.00–375.001,5762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433415.21/cwt400.00–425.001,7986
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472436.85/cwt420.00–450.002,06233
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480366.60/cwt360.00–370.001,7603
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482400.18/cwt385.00–410.001,92916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524394.60/cwt385.00–400.002,06819
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525372.16/cwt360.00–380.001,95421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3527346.46/cwt345.00–355.001,8267
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565366.28/cwt365.00–370.002,0694
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579354.70/cwt350.00–360.002,05422
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3622333.04/cwt330.00–335.002,0725
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627361.85/cwt358.00–365.002,26931
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633344.77/cwt340.00–352.002,1829
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660332.30/cwt330.00–338.002,19310
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672347.08/cwt340.00–360.002,33213
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3673316.63/cwt315.00–320.002,1313
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718334.02/cwt332.00–335.002,3983
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718325.11/cwt320.00–330.002,3346
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3735309.11/cwt305.00–315.002,2726
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2763311.33/cwt310.00–312.002,3753
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3774302.37/cwt300.00–306.002,3406
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1781326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,54619
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274451.39/cwt445.00–460.001,2378
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278470.87/cwt465.00–480.001,3096
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326453.58/cwt445.00–465.001,47921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327425.05/cwt420.00–435.001,3903
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369429.91/cwt420.00–445.001,58614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3377355.00/cwt350.00–370.001,3386
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378399.11/cwt390.00–405.001,50918
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421393.88/cwt385.00–405.001,65823
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430354.83/cwt340.00–360.001,5268
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435372.04/cwt365.00–380.001,61824
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461373.80/cwt370.00–376.001,72315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472336.97/cwt330.00–345.001,59015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480360.16/cwt350.00–370.001,72932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524341.09/cwt335.00–345.001,78728
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3524321.80/cwt320.00–330.001,68611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534353.05/cwt350.00–360.001,88513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575331.15/cwt320.00–340.001,90417
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577347.12/cwt340.00–358.002,00317
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578310.13/cwt300.00–320.001,79325
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625294.60/cwt285.00–300.001,84112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627331.94/cwt328.00–336.002,0815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2636316.08/cwt310.00–322.002,0107
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664316.79/cwt314.00–320.002,10310
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673302.47/cwt300.00–310.002,0364
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3678282.15/cwt280.00–290.001,9139
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3727275.98/cwt270.00–280.002,0065
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428393.86/cwt380.00–405.001,68627
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431421.63/cwt415.00–435.001,81711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5582
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463399.96/cwt395.00–410.001,8523
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476371.87/cwt360.00–385.001,77033
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3524336.67/cwt330.00–345.001,76410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526354.09/cwt350.00–360.001,86322
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573340.65/cwt330.00–352.001,95224
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3581319.18/cwt315.00–325.001,8547
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628323.38/cwt320.00–335.002,03122
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680316.60/cwt310.00–325.002,15316
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680306.28/cwt305.00–310.002,0834
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725299.18/cwt295.00–305.002,1696
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3762273.39/cwt270.00–280.002,0833
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770293.29/cwt290.00–300.002,2583
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473180.39/cwt178.00–184.002,6573
Bulls——1,704202.57/cwt200.00–208.003,4524
Bulls——1,779188.69/cwt185.00–195.003,3574
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018159.38/cwt158.00–161.001,6229
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053164.46/cwt164.00–165.001,7322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163174.72/cwt173.00–176.002,03211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234169.60/cwt168.00–171.002,09316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315164.97/cwt164.00–166.002,1698
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,366177.06/cwt174.00–180.002,41921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,374170.01/cwt167.00–173.002,33613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398183.64/cwt182.00–187.002,5675
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,900.00/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,735.71/head2,550.00–3,000.002,7367

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.