Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market not being covered on holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.24/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$117.24

196 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$366

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

$23.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	123.46	544	70
Medium and Large 2	480	117.12	562	86
Medium and Large 3	436	111.98	489	22
Medium and Large 1-2	910	100.00	910	18thin

One grade step is worth $23.46/cwt here — about −$366 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 sale196 hd

117.24

—

AL average15 barns · 1,487 hd

121.64

−4.40

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	—	Average	1,769	75.68	1,339	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,430	61.52	880	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,653	51.49	851	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	45.11	463	31

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	285	132.12/cwt	131.00–135.00	377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	123.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	451	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	122.73/cwt	120.00–127.00	588	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	128.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	417	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	108.27/cwt	106.00–110.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	112.85/cwt	110.00–115.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	97.98/cwt	95.00–101.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	121.11/cwt	120.00–122.00	573	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	123.44/cwt	122.00–125.00	523	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	129.57/cwt	128.00–132.00	472	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	133.87/cwt	132.00–135.00	439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	114.52/cwt	114.00–116.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	128.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	482	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	122.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	142.35/cwt	137.00–147.00	396	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	104.42/cwt	100.00–107.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	111.95/cwt	108.00–118.00	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	93.04/cwt	90.00–99.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	129.83/cwt	127.00–132.00	543	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	134.09/cwt	132.00–137.00	504	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	106.97/cwt	105.00–111.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	115.58/cwt	114.00–118.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	769	97.22/cwt	95.00–100.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	111.34/cwt	111.00–112.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	137.32/cwt	137.00–138.00	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	123.47/cwt	122.00–128.00	642	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	133.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	633	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	143.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	526	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	138.30/cwt	137.00–140.00	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	156.82/cwt	152.00–162.00	516	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	41.74/cwt	40.00–45.00	412	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	49.20/cwt	48.00–51.00	528	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	51.49/cwt	51.00–52.00	851	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,471	58.32/cwt	56.00–60.00	858	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	66.44/cwt	66.00–67.00	909	13
Bulls	—	—	1,916	77.69/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,489	7
Bulls	—	—	1,402	64.78/cwt	63.00–68.00	908	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,534	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	592.00/cwt	550.00–655.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	848.33/cwt	800.00–945.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	763.89/cwt	750.00–775.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	478.75/cwt	475.00–490.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	964.29/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	—	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	133.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	120.46/cwt	118.00–122.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.97/cwt	125.00–132.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.55/cwt	140.00–146.00	603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	134.55/cwt	132.00–137.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	989	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	968	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	116.09/cwt	113.00–117.00	886	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	121.02/cwt	119.00–125.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	139.95/cwt	138.00–148.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	117.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	104.38/cwt	97.00–107.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	110.62/cwt	110.00–113.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	118.59/cwt	117.00–121.00	511	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	115.94/cwt	115.00–117.00	540	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	105.72/cwt	103.00–106.00	752	11

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 Jun 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 916Last week 671Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 52Year ago 0

No trends available due to market not being covered on holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	285	131.00–135.00	132.12
9	—	364	122.00–125.00	123.98
11	—	325	125.00–130.00	128.18
9	—	627	106.00–110.00	108.27
9	—	524	110.00–115.00	112.85
2	—	780	95.00–101.00	97.98
16	—	431	117.00–121.00	118.59
13	—	466	115.00–117.00	115.94
11	—	711	103.00–106.00	105.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	910	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	473	120.00–122.00	121.11
15	—	424	122.00–125.00	123.44
14	—	364	128.00–132.00	129.57
10	—	510	117.00–120.00	118.51
5	—	328	132.00–135.00	133.87
4	—	563	114.00–116.00	114.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	368	115.00–120.00	117.98
7	—	518	97.00–107.00	104.38
5	—	459	110.00–113.00	110.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	479	120.00–127.00	122.73
17	—	418	127.00–132.00	129.83
16	—	376	132.00–137.00	134.09
6	—	670	105.00–111.00	106.97
5	—	576	114.00–118.00	115.58
4	—	769	95.00–100.00	97.22
3	—	607	111.00–112.00	111.34
3	—	340	137.00–138.00	137.32
2	—	723	100.00–105.00	102.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	376	125.00–130.00	128.11
7	—	437	120.00–125.00	122.84
7	—	278	137.00–147.00	142.35
6	—	338	130.00–135.00	132.56
5	—	640	100.00–107.00	104.42
5	—	461	108.00–118.00	111.95
3	—	715	90.00–99.00	93.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	520	122.00–128.00	123.47
13	—	475	130.00–137.00	133.25
13	—	367	140.00–150.00	143.42
7	—	419	137.00–140.00	138.30
6	—	565	120.00–121.00	120.50
6	—	329	152.00–162.00	156.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	130.00–135.00	133.56
5	—	531	118.00–122.00	120.46
4	—	373	138.00–140.00	138.99
2	—	625	111.00–115.00	112.95
2	—	465	125.00–127.00	125.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	125.00–132.00	128.97
8	—	423	140.00–146.00	142.55
4	—	470	132.00–137.00	134.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	960	103.00	103.00
10	—	845	114.50	114.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	763	113.00–117.00	116.09
7	—	637	119.00–125.00	121.02
6	—	573	125.00–135.00	129.22
5	—	720	118.00	118.00
5	—	472	138.00–148.00	139.95
4	—	520	135.00–138.00	137.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	988	40.00–45.00	41.74
14	—	1,074	48.00–51.00	49.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,653	51.00–52.00	51.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,471	56.00–60.00	58.32
13	—	1,368	66.00–67.00	66.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,916	77.00–79.00	77.69
3	—	1,402	63.00–68.00	64.78
2	—	1,805	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	550.00–655.00	592.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–945.00	848.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	750.00–775.00	763.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	475.00–490.00	478.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	964.29

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 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