Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.63/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$109.63

172 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$100

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

$32.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	332	137.23	456	8thin
Medium and Large 2	518	112.54	583	74
Medium and Large 3	530	104.78	556	90

One grade step is worth $32.45/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale172 hd

109.63

—

AL average15 barns · 2,002 hd

116.85

−7.22

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	1,514	68.92	1,044	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	59.61	740	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	56.00	820	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	48.70	513	34

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	158.96/cwt	158.00–160.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	108.98/cwt	105.00–111.00	524	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	102.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	594	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	97.11/cwt	95.00–100.00	609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	112.66/cwt	112.00–115.00	466	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	719	88.05/cwt	85.00–92.00	633	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	93.49/cwt	93.00–95.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	107.91/cwt	104.00–110.00	667	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	110.89/cwt	110.00–111.00	652	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	113.48/cwt	112.00–116.00	521	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	117.54/cwt	116.00–118.00	481	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	119.38/cwt	118.00–124.00	442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	127.30/cwt	126.00–129.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	119.65/cwt	118.00–122.00	505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.38/cwt	109.00–116.00	702	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	501	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	103.46/cwt	100.00–108.00	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	120.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	139.56/cwt	137.00–145.00	465	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	98.52/cwt	97.00–100.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	144.43/cwt	140.00–146.00	521	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	153.22/cwt	148.00–157.00	498	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	131.83/cwt	129.00–139.00	551	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	124.95/cwt	124.00–128.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	287	163.88/cwt	162.00–168.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	711	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	770.00/cwt	740.00–800.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	835.71/cwt	800.00–925.00	—	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	52.64/cwt	50.00–55.00	562	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	44.27/cwt	42.00–47.00	460	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	820	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	55.66/cwt	53.00–57.00	606	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	64.34/cwt	63.00–68.00	918	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	854.50/cwt	800.00–880.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	954.29/cwt	910.00–1,025.00	—	14
Bulls	—	—	1,398	64.40/cwt	64.00–65.00	900	6
Bulls	—	—	1,863	82.48/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	114.78/cwt	110.00–117.00	539	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	103.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	96.06/cwt	90.00–100.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	107.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	557	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	530.00–560.00	—	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	674.29/cwt	655.00–700.00	—	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	113.73/cwt	110.00–119.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	126.16/cwt	121.00–129.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	118.27/cwt	118.00–120.00	742	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	123.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	711	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.00/cwt	133.00–138.00	578	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.83/cwt	127.00–132.00	616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	126.34/cwt	126.00–127.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	113.68/cwt	112.00–117.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	123.40/cwt	123.00–124.00	843	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	134.95/cwt	133.00–137.00	642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	140.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	130.20/cwt	129.00–133.00	672	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 Aug 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 827Last week 1,036Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 37Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	150.00–155.00	152.47
2	—	318	158.00–160.00	158.96
15	—	683	123.00–124.00	123.40
15	—	585	129.00	129.00
9	—	476	133.00–137.00	134.95
7	—	409	140.00–145.00	140.71
5	—	516	129.00–133.00	130.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	110.00–119.00	113.73
5	—	421	121.00–129.00	126.16
2	—	468	120.00–121.00	120.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	627	118.00–120.00	118.27
18	—	576	120.00–125.00	123.42
12	—	428	133.00–138.00	135.00
8	—	478	127.00–132.00	128.83
6	—	522	126.00–127.00	126.34
3	—	667	112.00–117.00	113.68
3	—	387	140.00–142.00	140.67
2	—	715	110.00–111.00	110.51
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	481	105.00–111.00	108.98
15	—	579	100.00–105.00	102.62
12	—	627	95.00–100.00	97.11
12	—	414	112.00–115.00	112.66
9	—	719	85.00–92.00	88.05
6	—	320	118.00–122.00	119.98
4	—	693	93.00–95.00	93.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	618	104.00–110.00	107.91
18	—	588	110.00–111.00	110.89
15	—	459	112.00–116.00	113.48
13	—	409	116.00–118.00	117.54
7	—	370	118.00–124.00	119.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	126.00–129.00	127.30
2	—	288	130.00–134.00	132.02
2	—	223	137.00–140.00	138.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	118.00–122.00	119.65
12	—	470	110.00–117.00	114.78
7	—	569	100.00–105.00	103.61
5	—	619	90.00–100.00	96.06
5	—	516	105.00–110.00	107.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	625	109.00–116.00	112.38
8	—	378	130.00–135.00	132.48
7	—	674	100.00–108.00	103.46
7	—	581	117.00–119.00	117.99
6	—	514	120.00–123.00	120.50
6	—	333	137.00–145.00	139.56
4	—	720	97.00–100.00	98.52
2	—	408	125.00–127.00	125.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	361	140.00–146.00	144.43
11	—	325	148.00–157.00	153.22
9	—	418	129.00–139.00	131.83
4	—	481	124.00–128.00	124.95
3	—	287	162.00–168.00	163.88
2	—	613	119.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	588	120.00–122.00	121.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	740.00–800.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–925.00	835.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	800.00–880.00	854.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	910.00–1,025.00	954.29
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	530.00–560.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	655.00–700.00	674.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,068	50.00–55.00	52.64
16	—	1,039	42.00–47.00	44.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,088	53.00–57.00	55.66
10	—	1,427	63.00–68.00	64.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,398	64.00–65.00	64.40
2	—	1,863	82.00–83.00	82.48

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle