Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago :Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.All feeders sold unevenly steady.Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.46/cwt on 172 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −55.55 against this barn's trailing median of $196.02.

Average price

$140.46

172 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	400	147.58	591	55
Medium and Large 1	488	142.43	695	69
Medium and Large 3	517	129.49	669	48

One grade step is worth $18.09/cwt here — about −$78 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $186.87, median $196.02 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale172 hd

140.46

—

AL average4 barns · 495 hd

135.47

+4.99

This barn, trailing median14 sales

196.02

−55.55

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,546	79.89	1,235	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	60.78	734	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	54.00	910	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	51.34	488	49

Every lot, as filed

71 lots · USDA AMS · Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	152.63/cwt	150.00–154.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	160.97/cwt	160.00–163.00	544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	156.41/cwt	154.00–158.00	590	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	132.35/cwt	130.00–136.00	774	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	138.07/cwt	136.00–140.00	710	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	136.54/cwt	134.00–139.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.01/cwt	156.00–159.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	462	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	706	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	150.73/cwt	149.00–153.00	576	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	144.42/cwt	142.00–149.00	591	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	152.91/cwt	148.00–158.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	126.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	727	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	162.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	138.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	771	104.75/cwt	102.00–107.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	123.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	131.29/cwt	131.00–132.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	553	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	671	112.31/cwt	110.00–118.00	754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.97/cwt	127.00–129.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	821	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	605.00/cwt	590.00–620.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,637	86.01/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,408	8
Bulls	—	—	1,485	75.81/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,126	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	63.47/cwt	61.00–66.00	850	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	58.47/cwt	57.00–60.00	640	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	42.66/cwt	40.00–45.00	377	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	775.00–975.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,335.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	—	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	54.48/cwt	52.00–57.00	531	36
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	475.00/cwt	455.00–545.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	899.00/cwt	880.00–945.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	780.00/cwt	750.00–810.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	701.00/cwt	695.00–715.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	773.33/cwt	750.00–820.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	605.00/cwt	540.00–660.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	151.71/cwt	149.00–155.00	652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	157.35/cwt	155.00–158.00	593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	143.25/cwt	140.00–148.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	163.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	133.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	137.76/cwt	137.00–140.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	143.40/cwt	141.00–148.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	151.37/cwt	149.00–153.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	153.65/cwt	153.00–155.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	139.74/cwt	139.00–141.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.66/cwt	132.00–139.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	127.07/cwt	125.00–130.00	479	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.10/cwt	115.00–120.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	281	131.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.75/cwt	127.00–131.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	112.40/cwt	110.00–116.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	126.15/cwt	125.00–127.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	132.16/cwt	132.00–133.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	137.32/cwt	136.00–138.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	133.06/cwt	132.00–134.00	635	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	577	4

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Mon May 6, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago :Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.All feeders sold unevenly steady.Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	150.00–154.00	152.63
7	—	338	160.00–163.00	160.97
8	—	478	140.00–150.00	141.53
10	—	377	154.00–158.00	156.41
20	—	585	130.00–136.00	132.35
21	—	514	136.00–140.00	138.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	134.00–139.00	136.54
5	—	330	156.00–159.00	157.01
9	—	280	160.00–170.00	164.97
9	—	535	130.00–133.00	131.98
11	—	382	149.00–153.00	150.73
17	—	409	142.00–149.00	144.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	148.00–158.00	152.91
3	—	515	125.00–128.00	126.98
3	—	727	109.00–110.00	109.66
4	—	230	160.00–165.00	162.39
4	—	441	135.00–140.00	138.78
4	—	771	102.00–107.00	104.75
5	—	575	120.00–125.00	123.79
7	—	483	131.00–132.00	131.29
8	—	388	140.00–145.00	142.45
8	—	671	110.00–118.00	112.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	142.00–143.00	142.50
2	—	535	130.00–132.00	131.02
2	—	575	127.00–129.00	127.97
2	—	638	122.00–126.00	123.99
3	—	385	138.00–142.00	139.98
3	—	680	120.00–122.00	120.68
29	—	477	132.00–134.00	133.06
4	—	420	137.00–138.00	137.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	377	125.00–130.00	127.07
6	—	470	115.00–120.00	118.10
6	—	412	120.00–125.00	121.64
4	—	281	130.00–135.00	131.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	127.00–131.00	128.75
7	—	667	110.00–116.00	112.40
6	—	531	125.00–127.00	126.15
6	—	443	132.00–133.00	132.16
4	—	635	116.00–120.00	117.98
4	—	575	120.00–125.00	121.28
3	—	338	136.00–138.00	137.32
2	—	718	105.00–110.00	107.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	149.00–155.00	151.71
9	—	377	155.00–158.00	157.35
6	—	469	140.00–148.00	143.25
4	—	319	160.00–165.00	163.71
2	—	543	130.00–137.00	133.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	137.00–140.00	137.76
3	—	578	141.00–148.00	143.40
3	—	525	149.00–153.00	151.37
3	—	485	153.00–155.00	153.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	139.00–141.00	139.74
3	—	723	132.00–139.00	135.66
2	—	783	130.00–132.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	590.00–620.00	605.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	455.00–545.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	880.00–945.00	899.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–810.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	695.00–715.00	701.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–820.00	773.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	540.00–660.00	605.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	775.00–975.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,335.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,637	83.00–88.00	86.01
12	—	1,485	73.00–78.00	75.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,340	61.00–66.00	63.47
14	—	1,095	57.00–60.00	58.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	884	40.00–45.00	42.66
36	—	974	52.00–57.00	54.48

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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