Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeders sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $114.16/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$114.16

123 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$16.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	438	116.93	512	48
Medium and Large 1	536	114.36	613	64
Medium and Large 3	451	100.91	455	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.02/cwt here — about $57 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 sale123 hd

114.16

—

AL average16 barns · 1,379 hd

112.13

+2.03

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	1,553	69.50	1,079	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	59.79	793	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	45.16	432	17

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	360	105.43/cwt	102.00–112.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	113.62/cwt	112.00–117.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	86.46/cwt	83.00–90.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	112.49/cwt	111.00–114.00	600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	116.19/cwt	115.00–118.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	121.13/cwt	120.00–122.00	400	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	127.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.28/cwt	99.00–104.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	131.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	108.96/cwt	105.00–111.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	113.95/cwt	113.00–115.00	642	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	115.83/cwt	115.00–117.00	594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	678	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	121.25/cwt	120.00–126.00	460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	119.58/cwt	119.00–120.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	128.46/cwt	126.00–133.00	536	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	139.56/cwt	137.00–142.00	451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	116.95/cwt	113.00–123.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	97.30/cwt	96.00–101.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	103.44/cwt	101.00–106.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	108.75/cwt	108.00–111.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	135.63/cwt	135.00–137.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	127.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	680	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	142.66/cwt	140.00–148.00	544	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	135.72/cwt	134.00–138.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	151.85/cwt	150.00–157.00	501	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	130.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	164.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	171.87/cwt	170.00–175.00	375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.45/cwt	119.00–124.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	130.95/cwt	129.00–135.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	140.30/cwt	137.00–147.00	432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	122.15/cwt	118.00–124.00	761	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	116.32/cwt	113.00–118.00	841	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	126.66/cwt	125.00–128.00	705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.63/cwt	134.00–140.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	132.51/cwt	131.00–133.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	132.38/cwt	129.00–134.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	135.61/cwt	134.00–138.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	851	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	812.50/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	970.45/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	—	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,180.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	—	10
Bulls	—	—	1,840	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,380	2
Bulls	—	—	1,265	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	118.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	93.11/cwt	90.00–99.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	123.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	137.43/cwt	132.00–140.00	385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	140.63/cwt	140.00–142.00	321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	104.39/cwt	100.00–109.00	551	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	700.63/cwt	655.00–755.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	835.00/cwt	770.00–900.00	—	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	49.57/cwt	48.00–52.00	494	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	38.86/cwt	36.00–41.00	351	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	61.69/cwt	60.00–63.00	799	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	56.93/cwt	55.00–58.00	781	8
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	432.14/cwt	385.00–495.00	—	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	742.86/cwt	640.00–760.00	—	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	93.31/cwt	90.00–100.00	493	3

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 827Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 66Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	102.00–112.00	105.43
3	—	340	112.00–117.00	113.62
2	—	638	83.00–90.00	86.46
3	—	528	90.00–100.00	93.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	533	111.00–114.00	112.49
10	—	465	115.00–118.00	116.19
10	—	330	120.00–122.00	121.13
5	—	266	125.00–130.00	127.23
4	—	675	99.00–104.00	100.28
4	—	229	130.00–135.00	131.31
3	—	570	105.00–111.00	108.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	563	113.00–115.00	113.95
12	—	513	115.00–117.00	115.83
11	—	625	107.00–110.00	108.46
8	—	379	120.00–126.00	121.25
7	—	441	119.00–120.00	119.58
2	—	715	105.00	105.00
2	—	660	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	126.00–133.00	128.46
6	—	323	137.00–142.00	139.56
5	—	517	113.00–123.00	116.95
4	—	715	96.00–101.00	97.30
4	—	625	101.00–106.00	103.44
4	—	589	108.00–111.00	108.75
3	—	383	135.00–137.00	135.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	534	125.00–130.00	127.25
10	—	381	140.00–148.00	142.66
7	—	433	134.00–138.00	135.72
7	—	330	150.00–157.00	151.85
6	—	488	130.00–133.00	130.47
6	—	278	160.00–170.00	164.21
3	—	218	170.00–175.00	171.87
2	—	573	119.00–124.00	121.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	110.00–120.00	118.07
3	—	617	90.00–99.00	93.11
3	—	312	120.00–130.00	123.26
3	—	280	132.00–140.00	137.43
3	—	228	140.00–142.00	140.63
2	—	528	100.00–109.00	104.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	129.00–135.00	130.95
3	—	308	137.00–147.00	140.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	623	118.00–124.00	122.15
15	—	723	113.00–118.00	116.32
9	—	557	125.00–128.00	126.66
7	—	470	134.00–140.00	136.63
4	—	536	131.00–133.00	132.51
1	—	795	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	129.00–134.00	132.38
5	—	507	134.00–138.00	135.61
2	—	738	123.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	670	125.00–129.00	126.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	750.00–875.00	812.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	925.00–1,025.00	970.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,180.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	655.00–755.00	700.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	770.00–900.00	835.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	385.00–495.00	432.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	640.00–760.00	742.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,265	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	996	48.00–52.00	49.57
7	—	903	36.00–41.00	38.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,295	60.00–63.00	61.69
8	—	1,372	55.00–58.00	56.93

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