Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2023-07-25

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Jul 25
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,387 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 1,315▲ 117 vs year ago 1,270 · +9.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 196▼ 111 vs year ago 257 · −43.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 56▲ 13 vs year ago 44 · +29.5%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes under 500 lbs. steady; over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $249.38/cwt on 454 head.
Average price
$249.38
454 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,373
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.62
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552252.921,396364
Medium and Large 3388236.679193thin
Medium and Large 2550235.011,29187
One grade step is worth $17.91/cwt here — about $105 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 sale454 hd
249.38
—
AL average15 barns · 1,424 hd
246.75
+2.62
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—Low1,511116.391,75820
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,157100.851,16668
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34796.891,30520
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05888.0693148

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)—$86010
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5217
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$7855

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2—528210.73/cwt205.00–215.001,11312
HeifersMedium and Large 1—763199.02/cwt198.00–200.001,5194
HeifersMedium and Large 1—717206.05/cwt200.00–212.001,47712
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—705238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6781
SteersMedium and Large 1—476268.55/cwt245.00–277.001,27872
HeifersMedium and Large 1—388243.96/cwt242.00–250.009474
HeifersMedium and Large 3—428204.18/cwt198.00–210.008746
HeifersMedium and Large 2—415225.39/cwt220.00–230.0093539
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—753214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,61116
SteersMedium and Large 2—527245.80/cwt240.00–252.501,29518
SteersMedium and Large 2—478247.08/cwt242.00–250.001,18116
HeifersMedium and Large 2—770173.93/cwt163.00–185.001,3394
HeifersMedium and Large 1—576219.87/cwt214.00–224.001,26627
HeifersMedium and Large 1—519222.75/cwt218.00–230.001,15694
SteersMedium and Large 2—564235.19/cwt225.00–240.001,32624
SteersMedium and Large 1—527255.02/cwt250.00–265.001,34428
SteersMedium and Large 2—326243.93/cwt240.00–250.007955
SteersMedium and Large 1—570246.85/cwt240.00–255.001,407121
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—673222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,49413
HeifersMedium and Large 1—659213.79/cwt213.00–215.001,4095
SteersMedium and Large 2—669206.20/cwt200.00–217.001,37910
SteersMedium and Large 1—340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0202
SteersMedium and Large 1—845200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6901
SteersMedium and Large 3—425245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0412
SteersMedium and Large 1—710220.41/cwt215.00–224.001,56511
SteersMedium and Large 3—315220.00/cwt220.00–220.006931
SteersMedium and Large 1—935202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8891
SteersMedium and Large 1—430277.55/cwt270.00–285.001,19319
SteersMedium and Large 1—378296.69/cwt290.00–302.501,1218
SteersMedium and Large 2—630224.43/cwt220.00–230.001,41414
SteersMedium and Large 1—626237.54/cwt230.00–242.501,48739
SteersMedium and Large 1—771211.67/cwt211.00–215.001,6326
SteersMedium and Large 1—661225.75/cwt218.00–233.001,49223
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—652246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,60411
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—419289.38/cwt286.00–299.001,21314
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—451285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2855
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—605248.50/cwt247.00–250.001,5032
BullsMedium and Large 1—770191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4711
BullsMedium and Large 1—340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0202
BullsMedium and Large 1—660209.32/cwt205.00–215.001,3829
BullsMedium and Large 1—421264.45/cwt260.00–270.001,1138
BullsMedium and Large 2—536219.68/cwt212.00–225.001,17714
BullsMedium and Large 1—290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04989.53/cwt85.00–94.0093932
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,33798.95/cwt94.00–105.001,32316
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04381.11/cwt79.00–84.0084612
CowsLean 85-90%—1,16997.20/cwt95.00–102.001,1364
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,145101.04/cwt96.00–106.001,15758
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38588.66/cwt85.00–90.001,2284
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26192.90/cwt86.00–95.001,1716
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,169110.04/cwt107.00–113.001,2864
Bulls——1,000105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0501
Bulls——1,690127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,1461
Bulls——1,529116.43/cwt111.00–120.001,78018
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,060.00/head1,025.00–1,125.001,0605
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——521.43/head475.00–600.005217
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——660.00/head650.00–675.006605
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,362.50/head1,350.00–1,375.001,3632
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3——785.00/head725.00–825.007855
BullsMedium and Large 2—469228.78/cwt215.00–236.001,07333
BullsMedium and Large 2—322261.32/cwt245.00–270.008416
BullsMedium and Large 2—426241.01/cwt224.00–252.001,02714
BullsMedium and Large 2—230230.00/cwt230.00–230.005293
BullsMedium and Large 2—725180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3052
BullsMedium and Large 2—370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008512
BullsMedium and Large 1—383276.13/cwt267.00–290.001,0585
BullsMedium and Large 2—603202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,21812
BullsMedium and Large 2—564209.54/cwt207.00–212.001,18211
BullsMedium and Large 1—629210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3217
BullsMedium and Large 1—829195.74/cwt192.00–197.001,6234
BullsMedium and Large 1—473247.63/cwt242.00–250.001,17118
HeifersMedium and Large 2—565207.36/cwt206.00–210.001,17215
HeifersMedium and Large 1—474230.73/cwt225.00–238.001,09480
HeifersMedium and Large 1—865202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7471
BullsMedium and Large 2—670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2733
BullsMedium and Large 1—573223.66/cwt218.00–232.001,28246
BullsMedium and Large 1—518233.31/cwt219.00–246.001,20928
HeifersMedium and Large 2—615202.67/cwt198.00–205.001,2469
HeifersMedium and Large 2—389228.15/cwt224.00–235.0088816
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424239.40/cwt235.00–246.001,01527
HeifersMedium and Large 2—463219.20/cwt210.00–225.001,01528
HeifersMedium and Large 2—660201.00/cwt200.00–202.001,3276
HeifersMedium and Large 3—320218.00/cwt218.00–218.006981
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618214.18/cwt210.00–220.001,32414
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—550229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2607
HeifersMedium and Large 2—713198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4126

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.