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Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 11
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
965 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 1,029▼ 327 vs year ago 1,292 · −25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 79▼ 68 vs year ago 164 · −41.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 27▲ 48 vs year ago 9 · +533.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $379.41/cwt on 78 head, down $13.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −42.60 against this barn's trailing median of $422.01.
Average price
$379.41
▼ 13.43 vs prior sale
78 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,062
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.55
vs AL average
−22.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540400.052,16015thin
Medium and Large 2553381.952,11242
Medium and Large 3527359.591,89521
One grade step is worth $40.46/cwt here — about $265 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale78 hd
379.41
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AL average16 barns · 304 hd
381.96
−2.55
National average153 barns · 6,255 hd
401.83
−22.42
This barn, trailing median31 sales
422.01
−42.60
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—Low1,680204.093,4299thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,386179.442,48815
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,299170.882,22124
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,022160.661,64128

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)—$3,5305
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,9752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,3007
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,4754thin

Every lot

82 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 1284580.73/cwt570.00–600.001,6499
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3288503.18/cwt500.00–510.001,4493
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290533.81/cwt525.00–550.001,5484
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328543.93/cwt525.00–565.001,7844
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3328464.64/cwt460.00–475.001,5243
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343487.93/cwt480.00–500.001,6745
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370489.99/cwt475.00–500.001,8138
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3372426.37/cwt420.00–440.001,5863
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379455.21/cwt442.00–470.001,72513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428459.73/cwt450.00–475.001,9683
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430435.07/cwt430.00–440.001,8717
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462430.50/cwt429.00–435.001,9894
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486418.41/cwt414.00–430.002,03310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524409.26/cwt407.00–412.002,1457
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3527359.59/cwt356.00–375.001,89521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531391.52/cwt380.00–400.002,07919
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1554392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,1728
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571374.05/cwt365.00–385.002,13623
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3612346.10/cwt340.00–352.002,1187
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622360.03/cwt356.00–364.002,23921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630369.23/cwt368.00–377.002,3267
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664361.95/cwt360.00–365.002,40318
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667346.73/cwt340.00–352.002,31311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3672336.02/cwt332.00–338.002,2589
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713348.95/cwt346.00–350.002,4884
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2724340.79/cwt336.00–343.002,46713
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3732327.28/cwt322.00–330.002,3963
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1214592.11/cwt570.00–610.001,2674
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223532.36/cwt530.00–535.001,1872
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324473.78/cwt465.00–485.001,5354
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334444.18/cwt430.00–455.001,4847
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370436.76/cwt435.00–440.001,6163
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375395.20/cwt380.00–400.001,4824
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385421.39/cwt410.00–430.001,6227
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419425.46/cwt412.00–440.001,7836
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434389.52/cwt375.00–396.001,69117
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435353.41/cwt350.00–360.001,5373
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466394.51/cwt388.00–400.001,8384
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473371.98/cwt367.00–380.001,75911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480386.41/cwt335.00–440.001,8552
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515372.22/cwt370.00–380.001,9179
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531356.40/cwt350.00–368.001,89226
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3541331.10/cwt330.00–335.001,7919
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573344.02/cwt336.00–350.001,97124
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578330.75/cwt330.00–332.001,9128
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585359.94/cwt358.00–372.002,10615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605352.36/cwt346.00–354.002,1325
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633337.34/cwt330.00–345.002,13520
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662334.47/cwt334.00–340.002,21413
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675327.95/cwt324.00–334.002,2144
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3693310.66/cwt310.00–312.002,1533
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1701322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2576
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2466
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2768294.99/cwt292.00–298.002,2662
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425447.33/cwt440.00–465.001,90125
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426420.06/cwt410.00–430.001,78910
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3431401.17/cwt400.00–405.001,7294
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472421.27/cwt412.00–430.001,98811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478379.03/cwt378.00–380.001,8122
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485400.05/cwt390.00–410.001,94015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2534383.07/cwt375.00–390.002,04615
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3538354.93/cwt350.00–360.001,9104
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571369.23/cwt355.00–380.002,10813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3581344.96/cwt340.00–350.002,0045
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,0752
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760313.45/cwt306.00–316.002,3824
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,595205.84/cwt202.00–208.003,2834
Bulls——1,725195.82/cwt194.00–197.003,3783
Bulls——1,783212.99/cwt212.00–214.003,7982
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005164.50/cwt164.00–165.001,65310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031158.52/cwt156.00–161.001,63418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291169.00/cwt166.00–171.002,18217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320175.46/cwt173.00–177.002,3167
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,371177.74/cwt176.00–180.002,43710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,417182.84/cwt182.00–184.002,5915
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,475.00/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,530.00/head3,400.00–3,800.003,5305
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,975.00/head2,900.00–3,050.002,9752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,550.00/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5502
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,200.00/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2005

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.