Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2022-07-19

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jul 19
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,167 head
615 vs last sale 1,782 193 vs year ago 1,360 · 14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
180 vs last sale 400 1 vs year ago 219 · +0.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
7 vs last sale 38 5 vs year ago 36 · 13.9%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.18/cwt on 249 head.
Average price
$158.18
249 head · 603 lb average
Value per head Derived
$954
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$3.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.91
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1617158.56978195
Medium and Large 2565156.9888848
Medium and Large 3442155.516876thin
One grade step is worth $3.05/cwt here — about $292 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 sale249 hd
158.18
AL average16 barns · 1,281 hd
161.09
−2.91
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
BullsLow1,52591.541,39622
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,33574.2899234
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22573.2889736
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01666.8167990

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$7634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$87516

Every lot, as filed

56 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 3476128.35/cwt122.00–132.006118
HeifersMedium and Large 2626123.52/cwt121.00–129.007736
HeifersMedium and Large 2725121.20/cwt120.00–122.008795
SteersMedium and Large 2480167.50/cwt165.00–170.008042
SteersMedium and Large 2336180.28/cwt180.00–182.006067
HeifersMedium and Large 1559139.57/cwt137.00–142.0078038
HeifersMedium and Large 2578129.58/cwt126.00–132.007495
HeifersMedium and Large 2436142.72/cwt140.00–146.0062225
HeifersMedium and Large 3419133.33/cwt130.00–136.005596
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added731154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,1298
SteersMedium and Large 1524168.96/cwt166.00–171.0088528
SteersMedium and Large 1472177.98/cwt176.00–180.008403
SteersMedium and Large 1626157.14/cwt155.00–161.0098466
HeifersMedium and Large 1607133.00/cwt133.00–133.0080722
HeifersMedium and Large 2520137.07/cwt132.00–142.0071316
SteersMedium and Large 2565153.18/cwt150.00–157.008657
SteersMedium and Large 2518162.75/cwt158.00–165.008434
SteersMedium and Large 2376173.01/cwt170.00–177.006514
SteersMedium and Large 2679146.79/cwt144.00–147.0099724
SteersMedium and Large 3520150.65/cwt149.00–153.007833
SteersMedium and Large 3363160.36/cwt157.00–164.005823
SteersMedium and Large 1692147.12/cwt147.00–154.001,01858
BullsMedium and Large 3581132.79/cwt128.00–136.007725
BullsMedium and Large 1673141.31/cwt138.00–145.0095113
BullsMedium and Large 2678131.77/cwt130.00–135.008934
BullsMedium and Large 2527154.20/cwt151.00–158.0081334
BullsMedium and Large 1576154.49/cwt151.00–159.008908
BullsMedium and Large 1624147.55/cwt143.00–152.009215
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37770.84/cwt70.00–73.0097511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31575.92/cwt74.00–79.0099823
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19470.87/cwt69.00–73.0084616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24975.20/cwt74.00–77.0093920
Bulls1,41882.06/cwt80.00–85.001,1644
CowsLean 85-90%1,02070.68/cwt69.00–74.0072129
Bulls1,59996.79/cwt96.00–100.001,5486
Bulls1,52492.07/cwt89.00–95.001,40312
CowsLean 85-90%1,00864.60/cwt63.00–68.0065159
CowsLean 85-90%1,18076.00/cwt76.00–76.008972
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2762.50/head700.00–850.007634
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2650.00/head625.00–675.006504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950.00/head900.00–1,125.0095012
BullsMedium and Large 2430159.92/cwt157.00–166.0068815
HeifersMedium and Large 1707128.00/cwt128.00–128.009056
BullsMedium and Large 3477148.69/cwt143.00–153.007097
BullsMedium and Large 3523140.63/cwt135.00–145.007356
BullsMedium and Large 2580145.01/cwt140.00–148.008418
BullsMedium and Large 2619137.02/cwt133.00–139.008484
HeifersMedium and Large 1464147.67/cwt147.00–150.006859
HeifersMedium and Large 2478140.72/cwt128.00–146.0067313
HeifersMedium and Large 3331138.83/cwt135.00–142.004605
HeifersMedium and Large 3570118.78/cwt115.00–120.006774
BullsMedium and Large 3428150.80/cwt149.00–155.006456
BullsMedium and Large 2476158.52/cwt154.00–162.0075515
SteersMedium and Large 1580166.47/cwt164.00–168.0096622
SteersMedium and Large 1418185.09/cwt182.00–187.0077410
HeifersMedium and Large 3538119.49/cwt119.00–120.006432

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.