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Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 19
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,247 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 1,292▼ 1,155 vs year ago 2,402 · −48.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 164▲ 139 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 9▲ 50 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 sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.29/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −48.02 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.
Average price
$332.29
85 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$280
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.57
vs AL average
−27.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565355.572,01017thin
Medium and Large 2561336.121,88535
Medium and Large 3547316.241,73033
One grade step is worth $39.33/cwt here — about $280 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale85 hd
332.29
—
AL average16 barns · 615 hd
332.86
−0.57
National average158 barns · 7,895 hd
359.80
−27.51
This barn, trailing median32 sales
380.31
−48.02
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

32 sales
429386342299median 380.3103/0305/0507/0709/0110/20
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.64, low $313.28, median $380.31 across 32 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—High1,640197.183,23513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,412184.132,60039
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,284171.052,19727
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,035155.051,60419

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)—$2,9449
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,36510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,3634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0508
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,5754thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2283492.30/cwt485.00–500.001,3936
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290518.56/cwt505.00–525.001,5043
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330445.30/cwt430.00–455.001,4696
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331496.18/cwt485.00–515.001,64213
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373431.91/cwt420.00–445.001,6116
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383458.54/cwt450.00–480.001,7566
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426454.73/cwt445.00–465.001,93712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481421.95/cwt415.00–440.002,03016
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488388.74/cwt380.00–400.001,8978
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525405.28/cwt396.00–420.002,1286
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528372.93/cwt365.00–378.001,9699
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3531348.95/cwt345.00–355.001,8535
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569379.11/cwt370.00–383.002,1579
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571357.15/cwt352.00–362.002,03915
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3579346.35/cwt340.00–350.002,0056
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3624329.17/cwt328.00–330.002,0545
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631358.85/cwt356.00–370.002,26420
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631345.76/cwt340.00–355.002,18217
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657352.37/cwt351.00–362.002,3158
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3673321.48/cwt318.00–328.002,1644
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678338.64/cwt332.00–341.002,29620
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3712317.96/cwt314.00–320.002,2645
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718347.38/cwt342.00–350.002,4943
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723327.97/cwt322.00–337.002,37155
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,5166
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3770298.45/cwt295.00–302.002,2982
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2772327.30/cwt320.00–330.002,52710
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275455.36/cwt450.00–460.001,2524
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283475.99/cwt470.00–485.001,34710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325457.63/cwt450.00–470.001,48712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3337383.86/cwt380.00–390.001,2945
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2341411.79/cwt400.00–430.001,4045
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362432.47/cwt420.00–445.001,5668
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366394.54/cwt380.00–400.001,4449
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3386361.94/cwt355.00–370.001,3975
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428349.50/cwt345.00–355.001,49611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430371.77/cwt360.00–380.001,59911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432391.76/cwt385.00–400.001,69219
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458377.49/cwt375.00–380.001,7294
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478355.70/cwt350.00–365.001,70020
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485333.41/cwt330.00–340.001,61710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525350.40/cwt340.00–360.001,84011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3526317.75/cwt315.00–325.001,67122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1543361.23/cwt360.00–365.001,9614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572353.83/cwt350.00–365.002,02413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577329.58/cwt325.00–340.001,90224
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3589313.23/cwt310.00–320.001,84511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3621302.88/cwt300.00–310.001,88112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622335.32/cwt334.00–340.002,08610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628321.16/cwt314.00–330.002,01742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added646347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,24216
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680313.24/cwt309.00–326.002,13031
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2721299.53/cwt294.00–305.002,1607
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,36412
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2758293.99/cwt288.00–296.002,2284
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3760258.99/cwt258.00–260.001,9682
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773320.80/cwt312.00–330.002,4802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424420.96/cwt410.00–430.001,7859
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438394.97/cwt390.00–400.001,7306
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469415.82/cwt405.00–420.001,9506
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3482353.32/cwt350.00–355.001,7033
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485381.13/cwt370.00–395.001,84812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513326.03/cwt320.00–332.001,6734
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524360.43/cwt355.00–370.001,88915
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581332.80/cwt330.00–342.001,9348
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3587317.32/cwt316.00–320.001,8633
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3614310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9034
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625325.80/cwt320.00–334.002,03611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3679303.61/cwt298.00–305.002,0625
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685312.53/cwt308.00–322.002,1413
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730305.58/cwt300.00–314.002,2316
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775294.87/cwt285.00–300.002,2856
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,413176.15/cwt175.00–177.002,4892
Bulls——1,459190.56/cwt188.00–193.002,7804
Bulls——1,809206.98/cwt205.00–209.003,7447
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%988150.22/cwt147.00–152.001,4849
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076158.06/cwt155.00–160.001,7018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078164.76/cwt162.00–168.001,7762
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,268187.61/cwt185.00–191.002,37916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279176.02/cwt173.00–179.002,2519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287168.57/cwt165.00–171.002,16918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458196.06/cwt193.00–198.002,8595
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527177.73/cwt175.00–180.002,71418
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,944.44/head2,750.00–3,150.002,9449
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,492.86/head2,400.00–2,650.002,4937
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,362.50/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3634
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,066.67/head2,000.00–2,200.002,0673
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,050.00/head3,000.00–3,200.003,0508
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,575.00/head2,450.00–2,700.002,5754

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.