Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.All feeders sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.39/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −55.57 against this barn's trailing median of $196.96.

Average price

$141.39

131 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$222

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

$15.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	263	148.65	390	24
Medium and Large 1	381	146.75	559	51
Medium and Large 2	459	133.39	612	56

One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about −$222 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

13 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $182.35, median $196.96 across 13 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 sale131 hd

141.39

—

AL average16 barns · 1,430 hd

134.77

+6.61

This barn, trailing median13 sales

196.96

−55.57

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	—	Low	1,659	78.18	1,297	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	57.73	768	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	53.98	818	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	48.55	463	36

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	577	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	135.01/cwt	132.00–136.00	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	150.75/cwt	150.00–152.00	496	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.61/cwt	138.00–144.00	609	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	147.97/cwt	147.00–150.00	552	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	157.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	422	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	102.94/cwt	99.00–107.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	114.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	127.13/cwt	125.00–129.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	135.75/cwt	135.00–137.00	572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	485	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	143.27/cwt	140.00–146.00	532	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.96/cwt	129.00–135.00	620	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	138.73/cwt	135.00–144.00	458	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	394	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	154.76/cwt	152.00–157.00	345	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	122.90/cwt	120.00–126.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	108.32/cwt	107.00–110.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.31/cwt	110.00–119.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	128.58/cwt	127.00–131.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	138.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	135.50/cwt	134.00–136.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	131.76/cwt	131.00–133.00	545	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	52.87/cwt	51.00–55.00	560	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	43.16/cwt	41.00–45.00	354	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	53.98/cwt	53.00–55.00	818	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	56.53/cwt	56.00–58.00	769	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	61.03/cwt	60.00–64.00	759	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	74.03/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,233	10
Bulls	—	—	1,643	88.57/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,455	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	717.69/cwt	680.00–730.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,105.21/cwt	750.00–1,300.00	—	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,133.33/cwt	900.00–1,400.00	—	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,217.22/cwt	825.00–1,400.00	—	151
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	148.28/cwt	142.00–152.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	132.98/cwt	131.00–134.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	138.60/cwt	136.00–140.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	129.23/cwt	128.00–131.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	125.89/cwt	125.00–127.00	458	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	123.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	515	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	132.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	350	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	128.55/cwt	127.00–130.00	418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	128.40/cwt	126.00–131.00	612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	116.02/cwt	113.00–119.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	124.42/cwt	120.00–126.00	661	5

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 759Last week 572Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 403Last week 61Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.All feeders sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.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	—	577	130.00–132.00	130.66
7	—	516	132.00–136.00	135.01
9	—	329	150.00–152.00	150.75
9	—	433	138.00–144.00	140.61
10	—	373	147.00–150.00	147.97
13	—	268	155.00–160.00	157.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	99.00–107.00	102.94
4	—	619	110.00–120.00	114.99
6	—	526	125.00–129.00	127.13
6	—	568	120.00–125.00	121.18
7	—	421	135.00–137.00	135.75
10	—	328	147.00–149.00	147.99
10	—	371	140.00–146.00	143.27
11	—	470	129.00–135.00	131.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	135.00–144.00	138.73
7	—	267	145.00–150.00	147.56
11	—	223	152.00–157.00	154.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	120.00–126.00	122.90
3	—	720	107.00–110.00	108.32
5	—	623	110.00–119.00	115.31
7	—	512	127.00–131.00	128.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	140.00–142.00	140.99
4	—	328	136.00–140.00	138.98
4	—	381	134.00–136.00	135.50
4	—	414	131.00–133.00	131.76
13	—	477	126.00–131.00	128.40
5	—	569	113.00–119.00	116.02
5	—	531	120.00–126.00	124.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	364	125.00–127.00	125.89
12	—	419	120.00–125.00	123.03
9	—	265	130.00–135.00	132.18
4	—	473	118.00–120.00	118.99
4	—	325	127.00–130.00	128.55
2	—	525	110.00–116.00	113.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	675	120.00–125.00	123.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	142.00–152.00	148.28
5	—	661	131.00–134.00	132.98
5	—	613	136.00–140.00	138.60
4	—	736	128.00–131.00	129.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,059	51.00–55.00	52.87
16	—	820	41.00–45.00	43.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	53.00–55.00	53.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,361	56.00–58.00	56.53
4	—	1,244	60.00–64.00	61.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,665	73.00–75.00	74.03
4	—	1,643	86.00–91.00	88.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	680.00–730.00	717.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	750.00–1,300.00	1,105.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	—	900.00–1,400.00	1,133.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	151	—	—	825.00–1,400.00	1,217.22

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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