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Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Nov 10
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
← Nov 3Nov 10latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,462 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 1,623▲ 338 vs year ago 1,124 · +30.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 189▲ 70 vs year ago 130 · +53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 0▲ 18 vs year ago 25 · +72.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls, No trend available. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.14/cwt on 117 head, up $6.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −51.37 against this barn's trailing median of $371.51.
Average price
$320.14
▲ 6.66 vs prior sale
117 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$191
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.66
vs AL average
−26.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558339.451,89310thin
Small 2520330.001,7167thin
Medium and Large 2549321.031,76174
Medium and Large 3553307.521,70226
One grade step is worth $31.93/cwt here — about $191 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 sale117 hd
320.14
—
AL average14 barns · 499 hd
313.48
+6.66
National average46 barns · 3,382 hd
346.35
−26.21
This barn, trailing median33 sales
371.51
−51.37
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 371.5103/1005/1207/1409/0811/10
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.64, low $313.28, median $371.51 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—Average2,110152.093,2092thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,493123.871,84926
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,225122.991,50731
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,020111.061,13321

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)—$2,7502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,71010

Every lot

79 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2286511.87/cwt500.00–520.001,4646
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325462.75/cwt450.00–475.001,50412
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327490.00/cwt480.00–500.001,6023
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3338429.17/cwt410.00–435.001,4515
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360464.86/cwt455.00–475.001,6734
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373410.25/cwt400.00–420.001,5306
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380435.01/cwt425.00–450.001,65321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415443.29/cwt440.00–445.001,8403
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426421.90/cwt415.00–430.001,79713
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473399.48/cwt390.00–410.001,89014
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475378.88/cwt370.00–384.001,80015
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526376.92/cwt370.00–390.001,98315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3539354.35/cwt350.00–370.001,9109
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579376.11/cwt374.00–385.002,17811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3579343.55/cwt330.00–355.001,9897
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583364.10/cwt360.00–370.002,12313
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,1684
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628343.38/cwt336.00–352.002,15611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3633330.78/cwt328.00–334.002,09413
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3660318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,0995
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,27525
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681328.36/cwt322.00–334.002,2366
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2742313.71/cwt310.00–316.002,3287
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,46923
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3785291.32/cwt290.00–294.002,2873
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2291440.39/cwt430.00–450.001,28211
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326448.50/cwt445.00–455.001,4627
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335421.36/cwt410.00–435.001,41213
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368374.49/cwt360.00–380.001,37813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369420.82/cwt415.00–430.001,5537
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376394.14/cwt385.00–410.001,48219
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435373.07/cwt365.00–385.001,62342
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440343.59/cwt330.00–350.001,51212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465367.45/cwt365.00–370.001,7094
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473343.64/cwt336.00–360.001,62518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3479323.08/cwt316.00–335.001,54827
Heifers500–550Small 2520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7167
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528338.55/cwt337.00–340.001,7884
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528324.15/cwt318.00–332.001,71240
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535308.92/cwt302.00–315.001,65314
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement572350.76/cwt344.00–354.002,0063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573317.36/cwt314.00–325.001,81834
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575305.88/cwt300.00–310.001,75912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583329.33/cwt328.00–332.001,9203
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3626291.59/cwt290.00–300.001,82510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628309.31/cwt300.00–314.001,94216
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666301.06/cwt292.00–305.002,0058
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3667284.03/cwt280.00–290.001,89410
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2712293.71/cwt292.00–294.002,0917
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713306.51/cwt305.00–308.002,1852
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725271.33/cwt270.00–278.001,9676
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3793257.49/cwt255.00–260.002,0422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419423.03/cwt415.00–435.001,77211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3419355.66/cwt350.00–370.001,4908
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428396.33/cwt380.00–405.001,69613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474368.76/cwt360.00–385.001,74835
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479393.25/cwt390.00–400.001,8846
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483342.61/cwt335.00–350.001,65511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528330.26/cwt325.00–335.001,74414
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532359.13/cwt348.00–370.001,91114
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575345.11/cwt330.00–360.001,98418
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3579323.26/cwt316.00–328.001,87220
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620325.24/cwt320.00–330.002,01615
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9382
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3730275.01/cwt272.00–278.002,0083
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,9997
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,110152.09/cwt150.00–154.003,2092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990114.76/cwt113.00–118.001,1367
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028106.50/cwt105.00–109.001,09512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075125.51/cwt125.00–126.001,3492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176124.85/cwt123.00–127.001,46818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286117.58/cwt116.00–120.001,51211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,8202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425131.13/cwt128.00–133.001,8697
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518121.20/cwt120.00–125.001,84019
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,750.00/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,925.00/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9254
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,566.67/head1,500.00–1,700.001,5676

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.