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Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Oct 13
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,550 head
▲ 169 vs last sale 1,381▲ 44 vs year ago 1,506 · +2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 167▼ 58 vs year ago 145 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 32▲ 34 vs year ago 9 · +377.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $364.21/cwt on 91 head, up $9.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −57.80 against this barn's trailing median of $422.01.
Average price
$364.21
▲ 9.54 vs prior sale
91 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,982
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$287
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.15
vs AL average
−68.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551379.362,09119thin
Medium and Large 2553365.482,02150
Medium and Large 3518348.231,80422
One grade step is worth $31.13/cwt here — about $287 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 sale91 hd
364.21
—
AL average16 barns · 397 hd
363.06
+1.15
National average190 barns · 30,929 hd
432.29
−68.08
This barn, trailing median31 sales
422.01
−57.80
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—Low1,628166.012,70310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,326140.401,86228
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,212133.611,62036
CowsLean 85-90%Low993120.101,19219

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)—$2,1905
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9833thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223609.66/cwt600.00–620.001,3602
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2227551.80/cwt540.00–560.001,2533
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280498.65/cwt480.00–510.001,39613
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283559.18/cwt550.00–580.001,5823
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315436.77/cwt430.00–440.001,3763
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325501.09/cwt490.00–530.001,62918
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328461.89/cwt450.00–480.001,51518
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370410.60/cwt405.00–420.001,5196
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372476.56/cwt465.00–485.001,77314
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381444.28/cwt430.00–455.001,69318
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426420.02/cwt415.00–430.001,7895
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430384.48/cwt370.00–400.001,6532
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480400.46/cwt390.00–410.001,92224
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487420.66/cwt418.00–424.002,0493
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3493375.03/cwt372.00–376.001,8494
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3508349.73/cwt347.00–362.001,77719
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0483
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525373.69/cwt366.00–382.001,96224
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1556377.37/cwt376.00–378.002,09816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579357.91/cwt350.00–372.002,07226
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3582338.73/cwt336.00–344.001,9713
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625341.17/cwt340.00–344.002,1325
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3632327.97/cwt320.00–330.002,07315
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,2683
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683327.35/cwt324.00–330.002,23611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3683307.92/cwt305.00–320.002,10331
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2717321.25/cwt316.00–324.002,30316
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730331.13/cwt329.00–337.002,41712
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1756317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,3977
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3771297.51/cwt292.00–300.002,2948
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877315.50/cwt315.50–315.502,76758
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223579.44/cwt570.00–590.001,2922
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273441.43/cwt420.00–455.001,2053
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321403.28/cwt400.00–420.001,29517
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3322385.25/cwt380.00–390.001,2415
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376392.64/cwt380.00–400.001,47612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3376355.63/cwt350.00–375.001,33716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423361.95/cwt355.00–375.001,53112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426337.21/cwt330.00–350.001,43725
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3479327.85/cwt320.00–332.001,57024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480339.57/cwt335.00–360.001,63017
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3522317.78/cwt312.00–325.001,65926
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523331.25/cwt325.00–340.001,73231
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530347.43/cwt345.00–350.001,8414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567326.05/cwt320.00–335.001,84910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3577315.48/cwt310.00–320.001,82013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626315.37/cwt310.00–324.001,97420
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3634301.68/cwt300.00–306.001,9137
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3662283.36/cwt280.00–286.001,8763
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2669300.28/cwt292.00–310.002,0097
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3713281.00/cwt277.00–284.002,0043
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3773251.64/cwt250.00–260.001,9456
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2783270.98/cwt270.00–272.002,1222
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812305.50/cwt305.00–306.002,481127
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413364.91/cwt360.00–370.001,5074
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420429.94/cwt425.00–435.001,8064
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426404.18/cwt385.00–416.001,72220
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468408.24/cwt405.00–420.001,9116
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485383.98/cwt370.00–400.001,86215
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3486340.67/cwt330.00–355.001,6568
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3529326.68/cwt320.00–334.001,72814
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532383.29/cwt380.00–385.002,0396
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538348.67/cwt340.00–360.001,87632
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575334.07/cwt330.00–338.001,9214
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3581320.55/cwt318.00–325.001,8628
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3622306.30/cwt300.00–310.001,9057
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635319.02/cwt318.00–320.002,0264
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2671310.95/cwt304.00–316.002,0864
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680296.35/cwt290.00–300.002,0156
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3714285.51/cwt280.00–292.002,0399
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380159.47/cwt158.00–160.002,2013
Bulls——1,603165.69/cwt162.00–167.002,6563
Bulls——1,833171.16/cwt169.00–176.003,1374
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%931123.50/cwt122.00–125.001,1504
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009119.19/cwt117.00–120.001,20315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175128.88/cwt125.00–131.001,51417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243136.50/cwt134.00–140.001,69716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262145.04/cwt143.00–147.001,8303
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,313142.49/cwt140.00–146.001,87119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,354135.98/cwt134.00–137.001,8419
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,450.00/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4502
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,016.67/head1,850.00–2,200.002,0173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,983.33/head1,900.00–2,100.001,9833

How this sale compares

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.