Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2021-05-04

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, May 4
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
729 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 678▲ 42 vs year ago 687 · +6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 232▼ 6 vs year ago 193 · −3.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 26▲ 26 vs year ago 34 · +76.5%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.65/cwt on 299 head.
Average price
$113.65
299 head · 608 lb average
Value per head Derived
$691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$6.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.77
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2468115.9054261
Medium and Large 1655113.29742225
Medium and Large 3455109.3849813thin
One grade step is worth $6.52/cwt here — about $44 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale299 hd
113.65
—
AL average14 barns · 1,451 hd
121.42
−7.77
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Low1,51785.421,29616
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18668.92817124
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40067.5994634
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04955.5658361

Every lot, as filed

91 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1—829103.27/cwt95.00–105.5085613
HeifersMedium and Large 3—365112.00/cwt112.00–112.004092
SteersMedium and Large 2—605122.64/cwt120.00–124.007423
BullsMedium and Large 2—83586.00/cwt86.00–86.007181
BullsMedium and Large 1—781100.77/cwt95.00–105.007878
HeifersMedium and Large 1—574116.71/cwt113.00–121.0067029
SteersMedium and Large 1—580133.51/cwt130.00–141.0077417
BullsMedium and Large 2—481124.52/cwt120.00–130.0059915
SteersMedium and Large 2—230176.00/cwt176.00–176.004051
SteersMedium and Large 2—528126.54/cwt124.00–129.006682
HeifersMedium and Large 1—757106.59/cwt98.00–108.2580729
SteersMedium and Large 1—866113.61/cwt104.00–115.009848
SteersMedium and Large 1—619132.89/cwt130.00–135.008237
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475114.38/cwt110.00–117.0054320
BullsMedium and Large 2—580112.86/cwt110.00–115.006557
BullsMedium and Large 2—523117.62/cwt114.00–121.0061516
SteersMedium and Large 1—409148.03/cwt145.00–152.006057
SteersMedium and Large 1—737112.62/cwt107.00–124.008303
SteersMedium and Large 1—481141.96/cwt139.00–148.0068310
HeifersMedium and Large 2—573107.86/cwt105.00–112.006185
BullsMedium and Large 1—512126.00/cwt122.00–133.0064520
BullsMedium and Large 1—578122.70/cwt120.00–130.0070916
BullsMedium and Large 1—319156.87/cwt155.00–158.005005
BullsMedium and Large 1—250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—960103.50/cwt103.50–103.5099411
BullsMedium and Large 2—326147.56/cwt138.00–150.004818
HeifersMedium and Large 1—655109.90/cwt107.00–112.0072050
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423128.69/cwt125.00–138.0054418
BullsMedium and Large 1—708110.00/cwt105.00–115.007796
BullsMedium and Large 1—418146.10/cwt140.00–152.0061118
BullsMedium and Large 1—665112.38/cwt109.00–117.0074711
BullsMedium and Large 1—467135.73/cwt130.00–142.0063422
SteersMedium and Large 1—768112.32/cwt110.00–117.008633
HeifersMedium and Large 1—628113.45/cwt111.00–119.0071214
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—771108.00/cwt108.00–108.0083313
SteersMedium and Large 1—668127.16/cwt124.00–132.0084919
HeifersMedium and Large 1—91896.02/cwt95.00–97.008812
BullsMedium and Large 1—626118.89/cwt113.00–122.0074412
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—430154.00/cwt154.00–154.006621
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,21561.69/cwt61.00–62.007503
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14876.90/cwt74.00–85.0088315
CowsLean 85-90%—99163.58/cwt63.00–64.006305
Bulls——1,33976.56/cwt73.00–79.001,0254
Bulls——1,76894.45/cwt91.00–99.001,6703
Bulls——1,51286.35/cwt82.00–90.001,3069
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——508.00/cwt480.00–550.00—5
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——360.00/cwt320.00–400.00—6
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,189.29/cwt1,000.00–1,350.00—7
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——537.50/cwt525.00–550.00—2
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——625.00/cwt625.00–625.00—1
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3——350.00/cwt350.00–350.00—1
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——683.33/cwt575.00–775.00—12
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,387.50/cwt1,350.00–1,425.00—2
CowsLean 85-90%—99751.61/cwt47.00–53.0051523
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47371.65/cwt70.00–76.001,05510
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39166.50/cwt63.00–69.0092521
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—1
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09457.09/cwt55.00–61.0062533
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19368.63/cwt65.00–73.0081998
BullsMedium and Large 3—515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005672
HeifersMedium and Large 2—623118.21/cwt109.00–123.007363
BullsMedium and Large 2—626104.03/cwt100.00–110.006519
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——829.17/cwt750.00–900.00—12
BullsMedium and Large 3—400114.00/cwt112.00–116.004564
HeifersMedium and Large 3—345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523112.15/cwt110.00–115.0058712
SteersMedium and Large 2—445134.00/cwt130.00–138.005964
SteersMedium and Large 2—308137.56/cwt135.00–140.004242
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17260.61/cwt58.00–63.0071011
SteersMedium and Large 3—370124.36/cwt119.00–127.004604
SteersMedium and Large 3—400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004802
BullsMedium and Large 2—664101.76/cwt100.00–105.0067611
SteersMedium and Large 2—478134.12/cwt130.00–139.006417
SteersMedium and Large 2—376134.07/cwt130.00–140.005045
HeifersMedium and Large 3—530104.00/cwt100.00–108.005514
SteersMedium and Large 3—320126.00/cwt126.00–126.004031
HeifersMedium and Large 3—480109.00/cwt109.00–109.005232
HeifersMedium and Large 2—416119.14/cwt117.00–120.004967
BullsMedium and Large 2—77095.00/cwt95.00–95.007322
BullsMedium and Large 2—378137.82/cwt131.00–144.005218
HeifersMedium and Large 3—440110.99/cwt110.00–112.004884
BullsMedium and Large 3—468114.46/cwt113.00–116.005364
BullsMedium and Large 3—345126.00/cwt126.00–126.004353
BullsMedium and Large 2—419130.85/cwt127.00–133.0054819
HeifersMedium and Large 1—732104.33/cwt102.00–108.5076412
HeifersMedium and Large 1—482128.30/cwt123.00–133.0061812
SteersMedium and Large 3—515112.00/cwt112.00–112.005771
HeifersMedium and Large 2—300129.00/cwt129.00–129.003871
HeifersMedium and Large 2—369121.50/cwt120.00–126.0044813
BullsMedium and Large 1—370154.24/cwt150.00–157.0057110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—540123.46/cwt117.00–127.0066721

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.