Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.34/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −60.62 against this barn's trailing median of $196.96.

Average price

$136.34

149 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	401	139.10	558	73
Medium and Large 3	343	137.18	470	33
Medium and Large 1	531	131.00	695	43

One grade step is worth $8.10/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale149 hd

136.34

—

AL average16 barns · 1,301 hd

133.70

+2.64

This barn, trailing median13 sales

196.96

−60.62

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,688	71.85	1,213	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	57.40	662	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	47.77	479	34

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.34/cwt	110.00–116.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	123.16/cwt	122.00–124.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.15/cwt	130.00–133.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	136.06/cwt	135.00–139.00	522	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	134.84/cwt	134.00–135.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	120.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	125.23/cwt	124.00–127.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	128.51/cwt	127.00–131.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	139.70/cwt	139.00–142.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	133.31/cwt	133.00–134.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	138.84/cwt	137.00–140.00	447	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	135.37/cwt	127.00–137.00	512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	491	124.58/cwt	124.00–127.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	276	141.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	218	148.08/cwt	147.00–150.00	323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	141.22/cwt	139.00–146.00	535	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	136.49/cwt	133.00–139.00	586	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.57/cwt	128.00–133.00	619	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	152.31/cwt	150.00–157.00	417	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	146.62/cwt	146.00–150.00	491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	126.61/cwt	126.00–128.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	136.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	639	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.37/cwt	130.00–134.00	694	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	142.73/cwt	140.00–147.00	594	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	110.35/cwt	108.00–113.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	116.93/cwt	114.00–120.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	51.82/cwt	50.00–53.00	535	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	42.65/cwt	40.00–45.00	410	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	57.40/cwt	55.00–59.00	662	23
Bulls	—	—	1,736	75.47/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,310	6
Bulls	—	—	1,615	66.42/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,073	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	575.00/cwt	550.00–600.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	460.00/cwt	420.00–500.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	730.00/cwt	700.00–770.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	656.67/cwt	645.00–680.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	820.45/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,127.78/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	139.64/cwt	137.00–142.00	458	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	130.53/cwt	129.00–132.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	134.52/cwt	132.00–137.00	482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	791	127.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,010	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	134.66/cwt	132.00–135.00	843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	144.95/cwt	143.00–147.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	138.97/cwt	137.00–142.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	119.09/cwt	115.00–122.00	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	130.50/cwt	128.00–135.00	419	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	107.89/cwt	105.00–110.00	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	124.61/cwt	122.00–128.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	113.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	136.23/cwt	135.00–141.00	377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	120.38/cwt	118.00–121.00	689	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	127.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	105.17/cwt	105.00–106.00	818	6

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 759Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 189Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 403Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	110.00–116.00	112.34
5	—	521	122.00–124.00	123.16
5	—	423	130.00–133.00	131.15
20	—	572	118.00–121.00	120.38
7	—	480	125.00–130.00	127.30
6	—	778	105.00–106.00	105.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	384	135.00–139.00	136.06
6	—	427	134.00–135.00	134.84
4	—	621	120.00–123.00	120.74
4	—	580	124.00–127.00	125.23
4	—	528	127.00–131.00	128.51
4	—	328	139.00–142.00	139.70
3	—	482	133.00–134.00	133.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	115.00–122.00	119.09
8	—	321	128.00–135.00	130.50
7	—	524	105.00–110.00	107.89
7	—	364	122.00–128.00	124.61
5	—	464	110.00–115.00	113.04
5	—	277	135.00–141.00	136.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	322	137.00–140.00	138.84
6	—	378	127.00–137.00	135.37
5	—	491	124.00–127.00	124.58
4	—	276	140.00–145.00	141.27
3	—	218	147.00–150.00	148.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	379	139.00–146.00	141.22
16	—	429	133.00–139.00	136.49
14	—	474	128.00–133.00	130.57
10	—	274	150.00–157.00	152.31
6	—	335	146.00–150.00	146.62
5	—	535	126.00–128.00	126.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	469	135.00–138.00	136.27
10	—	528	130.00–134.00	131.37
9	—	416	140.00–147.00	142.73
4	—	570	126.00–130.00	127.96
3	—	723	108.00–113.00	110.35
2	—	780	105.00–106.00	105.49
2	—	675	114.00–120.00	116.93
2	—	640	123.00–125.00	123.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	328	137.00–142.00	139.64
4	—	413	129.00–132.00	130.53
4	—	358	132.00–137.00	134.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	791	125.00–128.00	127.70
9	—	626	132.00–135.00	134.66
7	—	524	143.00–147.00	144.95
5	—	569	137.00–142.00	138.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	148.00	148.00
6	—	485	152.00	152.00
3	—	410	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,033	50.00–53.00	51.82
15	—	962	40.00–45.00	42.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,153	55.00–59.00	57.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,736	74.00–79.00	75.47
4	—	1,615	65.00–68.00	66.42

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	550.00–600.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	420.00–500.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–770.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	645.00–680.00	656.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	800.00–875.00	820.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,127.78

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle