Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.95/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −77.00 against this barn's trailing median of $196.96.

Average price

$119.95

134 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

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

$33.08/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 1	352	143.12	503	11thin
Medium and Large 2	452	122.91	556	75
Medium and Large 3	492	110.03	542	48

One grade step is worth $33.08/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale134 hd

119.95

—

AL average13 barns · 1,134 hd

117.92

+2.03

This barn, trailing median13 sales

196.96

−77.00

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	1,631	74.49	1,215	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	59.97	717	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	50.00	848	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	49.33	520	9thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	137.28/cwt	136.00–139.00	445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	113.69/cwt	112.00–116.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	124.17/cwt	122.00–128.00	540	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	131.66/cwt	128.00–136.00	510	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	109.48/cwt	108.00–112.00	628	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	118.97/cwt	117.00–122.00	564	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	636	92.40/cwt	90.00–100.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	134.76/cwt	133.00–137.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	147.89/cwt	145.00–152.00	467	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	101.01/cwt	98.00–104.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	152.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	261	146.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	381	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	101.31/cwt	100.00–105.00	571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	106.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	557	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	113.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	527	14
Bulls	—	—	1,590	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,272	3
Bulls	—	—	1,642	72.99/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,198	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,115.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	883.33/cwt	850.00–925.00	—	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	137.96/cwt	135.00–141.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	149.43/cwt	144.00–153.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	99.38/cwt	99.00–104.00	706	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	92.33/cwt	87.00–95.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	114.74/cwt	114.00–115.00	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	99.24/cwt	97.00–100.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	108.26/cwt	105.00–112.00	406	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	101.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	531	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	57.58/cwt	57.00–58.00	611	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	61.34/cwt	60.00–64.00	780	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	53.11/cwt	52.00–54.00	560	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	46.31/cwt	45.00–48.00	487	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	721.67/cwt	680.00–755.00	—	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	105.98/cwt	105.00–108.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	111.19/cwt	110.00–113.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	115.01/cwt	113.00–116.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	102.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.68/cwt	116.00–119.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	129.98/cwt	129.00–131.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	110.35/cwt	110.00–113.00	804	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	114.87/cwt	114.00–115.00	754	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	109.66/cwt	107.00–110.00	830	9

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 Sep 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 746Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	120.00–125.00	122.53
4	—	636	90.00–100.00	92.40
6	—	442	117.00–120.00	118.99
8	—	564	100.00–105.00	101.31
10	—	521	105.00–110.00	106.98
14	—	466	110.00–115.00	113.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	136.00–139.00	137.28
6	—	514	112.00–116.00	113.69
9	—	435	122.00–128.00	124.17
10	—	387	128.00–136.00	131.66
12	—	574	108.00–112.00	109.48
21	—	474	117.00–122.00	118.97
2	—	623	106.00–108.00	106.98
2	—	663	98.00–104.00	101.01
3	—	232	150.00–157.00	152.27
5	—	261	140.00–150.00	146.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	133.00–137.00	134.76
7	—	316	145.00–152.00	147.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	144.00	144.00
2	—	410	135.00–141.00	137.96
3	—	275	153.00	153.00
3	—	317	144.00–153.00	149.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	118.00	118.00
7	—	595	119.00	119.00
22	—	528	120.00–125.00	122.05
17	—	729	110.00–113.00	110.35
16	—	656	114.00–115.00	114.87
9	—	757	107.00–110.00	109.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	113.00–116.00	115.01
4	—	668	100.00–110.00	102.47
4	—	465	120.00–126.00	122.94
3	—	520	116.00–119.00	117.68
2	—	418	129.00–131.00	129.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	710	99.00–104.00	99.38
12	—	623	105.00–108.00	105.98
9	—	374	115.00–118.00	116.52
6	—	325	118.00–120.00	118.99
5	—	520	109.00	109.00
5	—	408	110.00–113.00	111.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	87.00–95.00	92.33
4	—	325	114.00–115.00	114.74
4	—	561	97.00–100.00	99.24
7	—	375	105.00–112.00	108.26
15	—	523	100.00–105.00	101.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	80.00	80.00
11	—	1,642	72.00–74.00	72.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,061	57.00–58.00	57.58
14	—	1,272	60.00–64.00	61.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	52.00–54.00	53.11
5	—	1,052	45.00–48.00	46.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,115.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	850.00–925.00	883.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	800.00–950.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	680.00–755.00	721.67

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

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