Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.28/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −60.68 against this barn's trailing median of $196.96.

Average price

$136.28

143 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$22.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	152.13	603	29
Medium and Large 2	451	133.83	603	70
Medium and Large 3	424	129.73	550	44

One grade step is worth $22.41/cwt here — about $52 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 sale143 hd

136.28

—

AL average14 barns · 1,452 hd

127.02

+9.26

This barn, trailing median13 sales

196.96

−60.68

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	1,493	75.70	1,130	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	63.28	888	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	59.94	688	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	47.14	425	18

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	—	325	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	126.57/cwt	123.00–130.00	486	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.65/cwt	116.00–120.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.48/cwt	128.00–133.00	424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	100.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	108.23/cwt	105.00–110.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	111.03/cwt	109.00–114.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	146.22/cwt	145.00–147.50	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	123.74/cwt	121.00–126.00	584	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	119.13/cwt	116.00–120.00	621	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	128.67/cwt	125.00–132.50	537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	106.01/cwt	103.00–107.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	133.04/cwt	132.00–134.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	133.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	484	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	130.82/cwt	128.00–132.50	552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	126.08/cwt	125.00–128.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	142.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	119.27/cwt	117.00–122.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	149.23/cwt	147.50–150.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	156.17/cwt	155.00–157.50	359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	136.77/cwt	134.00–140.00	585	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	121.98/cwt	118.00–123.00	679	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	130.86/cwt	129.00–135.00	610	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.77/cwt	138.00–145.00	532	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.39/cwt	124.00–129.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	149.06/cwt	146.00–152.50	476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	155.07/cwt	152.50–157.50	437	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.56/cwt	111.00–116.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	157.33/cwt	154.00–163.00	587	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	164.38/cwt	160.00–167.00	544	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	146.32/cwt	143.00–151.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	129.33/cwt	126.00–131.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	138.33/cwt	138.00–139.00	634	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	47.42/cwt	45.00–50.00	430	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	42.74/cwt	42.00–43.00	374	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	481	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	63.28/cwt	61.00–64.00	888	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	60.41/cwt	58.00–63.00	686	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	55.26/cwt	53.00–57.00	643	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	865	1
Bulls	—	—	1,368	73.04/cwt	72.00–74.00	999	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	85.05/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,584	2
Bulls	—	—	1,125	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	731	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	488.00/cwt	435.00–600.00	—	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	838.33/cwt	795.00–880.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	707.50/cwt	700.00–715.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	536.67/cwt	480.00–570.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	790.00/cwt	750.00–840.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	927.50/cwt	920.00–935.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	693.75/cwt	675.00–720.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	500.00–650.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	716.67/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	960.50/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	140.41/cwt	138.00–147.00	539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	123.65/cwt	121.00–126.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	130.51/cwt	127.50–133.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	134.74/cwt	132.50–138.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	149.05/cwt	148.00–150.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	140.19/cwt	139.00–146.00	615	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	138.94/cwt	135.00–142.00	649	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.26/cwt	122.00–129.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.30/cwt	129.00–132.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	138.56/cwt	137.00–139.00	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	135.26/cwt	134.00–137.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	162.78/cwt	161.00–165.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	156.98/cwt	155.00–158.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	170.85/cwt	167.00–175.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	99.50/cwt	98.00–102.50	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	116.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	130.73/cwt	130.00–132.00	360	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 Jun 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 366Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 42Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	124.00–126.00	125.00
2	—	410	114.00–116.00	114.99
7	—	573	98.00–102.50	99.50
4	—	540	104.00–106.00	105.01
4	—	474	110.00–112.00	110.50
4	—	368	115.00–120.00	116.99
4	—	275	130.00–132.00	130.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	384	123.00–130.00	126.57
6	—	475	116.00–120.00	117.65
6	—	325	128.00–133.00	130.48
4	—	619	100.00–104.00	100.99
4	—	576	105.00–110.00	108.23
4	—	535	109.00–114.00	111.03
2	—	423	120.00–122.00	120.97
2	—	265	135.00–138.00	136.50
2	—	220	145.00–147.50	146.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	472	121.00–126.00	123.74
14	—	521	116.00–120.00	119.13
11	—	417	125.00–132.50	128.67
4	—	685	103.00–107.00	106.01
4	—	563	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	380	132.00–134.00	133.04
2	—	338	135.00–136.00	135.51
1	—	930	91.00	91.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	364	130.00–136.00	133.09
7	—	422	128.00–132.50	130.82
5	—	479	125.00–128.00	126.08
5	—	312	140.00–145.00	142.16
4	—	563	110.00–115.00	112.51
4	—	530	117.00–122.00	119.27
3	—	690	100.00	100.00
3	—	285	147.50–150.00	149.23
2	—	230	155.00–157.50	156.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	428	134.00–140.00	136.77
14	—	557	118.00–123.00	121.98
13	—	466	129.00–135.00	130.86
8	—	378	138.00–145.00	140.77
7	—	525	124.00–129.00	126.39
6	—	319	146.00–152.50	149.06
5	—	282	152.50–157.50	155.07
2	—	625	111.00–116.00	113.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	154.00–163.00	157.33
8	—	331	160.00–167.00	164.38
6	—	408	143.00–151.00	146.32
3	—	555	126.00–131.00	129.33
3	—	458	138.00–139.00	138.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	138.00–147.00	140.41
3	—	525	121.00–126.00	123.65
3	—	490	127.50–133.00	130.51
3	—	430	132.50–138.00	134.74
2	—	580	119.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	330	148.00–150.00	149.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	439	139.00–146.00	140.19
16	—	467	135.00–142.00	138.94
5	—	339	159.00	159.00
3	—	573	122.00–129.00	125.26
3	—	520	129.00–132.00	130.30
2	—	670	110.00–115.00	112.54
2	—	633	117.50–120.00	118.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	511	137.00–139.00	138.56
6	—	677	121.00	121.00
4	—	564	134.00–137.00	135.26
4	—	374	161.00–165.00	162.78
3	—	408	155.00–158.00	156.98
2	—	333	167.00–175.00	170.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	906	45.00–50.00	47.42
4	—	875	42.00–43.00	42.74
3	—	925	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,403	61.00–64.00	63.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,136	58.00–63.00	60.41
3	—	1,163	53.00–57.00	55.26
1	—	1,330	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	72.00–74.00	73.04
2	—	1,863	84.00–86.00	85.05
1	—	1,125	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	435.00–600.00	488.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	795.00–880.00	838.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–715.00	707.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	480.00–570.00	536.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	750.00–840.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	920.00–935.00	927.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	675.00–720.00	693.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	500.00–650.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	650.00–800.00	716.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	960.50

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 it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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