Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeders sold steady. 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 $113.67/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$113.67

216 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$20.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	120.84	647	111
Medium and Large 2	515	108.94	561	69
Medium and Large 3	455	100.65	458	36

One grade step is worth $20.19/cwt here — about $190 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 sale216 hd

113.67

—

AL average15 barns · 1,624 hd

110.33

+3.35

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	1,596	71.36	1,139	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	49.31	609	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	47.94	772	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	43.12	436	15

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	638	88.54/cwt	85.00–92.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	95.97/cwt	95.00–97.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	112.09/cwt	110.00–114.00	580	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	106.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	611	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	119.42/cwt	117.00–122.00	510	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	97.65/cwt	96.00–102.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	127.18/cwt	124.00–130.00	493	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	114.32/cwt	114.00–116.00	552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	140.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	125.59/cwt	125.00–127.00	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	109.51/cwt	107.00–117.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	118.21/cwt	117.00–122.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	129.25/cwt	129.00–130.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	935	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	844	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	742	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	120.74/cwt	118.00–121.00	914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	127.79/cwt	126.00–129.00	817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	142.54/cwt	139.00–144.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.59/cwt	129.00–130.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	132.31/cwt	130.00–136.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	151.06/cwt	148.00–154.00	340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	140.52/cwt	138.00–143.00	391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	88.05/cwt	86.00–90.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	107.52/cwt	106.00–110.00	681	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	144.42/cwt	138.00–148.00	464	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	119.97/cwt	117.00–126.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	102.96/cwt	101.00–105.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	102.26/cwt	99.00–109.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	81.68/cwt	80.00–85.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	389	111.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	316	122.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	386	5
Bulls	—	—	1,628	76.07/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,238	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	69.01/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,090	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,020.83/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	—	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	105.87/cwt	105.00–107.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	112.40/cwt	111.00–116.00	590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	117.85/cwt	117.00–120.00	482	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	108.76/cwt	107.00–111.00	625	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	100.48/cwt	99.00–102.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	117.25/cwt	117.00–118.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	90.47/cwt	88.00–98.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	102.74/cwt	102.00–103.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	108.74/cwt	105.00–110.00	562	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	542	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	78.00/cwt	75.00–81.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	92.68/cwt	90.00–94.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	83.65/cwt	82.00–87.00	524	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	830.56/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	122.83/cwt	116.00–126.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	132.62/cwt	130.00–136.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	113.96/cwt	111.00–116.00	369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	101.59/cwt	100.00–104.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	96.66/cwt	94.00–100.00	462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	107.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	403	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	45.79/cwt	42.00–48.00	662	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	52.13/cwt	50.00–55.00	556	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	47.94/cwt	47.00–51.00	772	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	444	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	38.15/cwt	35.00–40.00	374	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	46.01/cwt	45.00–47.00	474	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	748.00/cwt	700.00–780.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	940.00/cwt	910.00–970.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	691.43/cwt	620.00–720.00	—	14

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,014Last week 746Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 166Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 99Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	85.00–92.00	88.54
2	—	575	95.00–97.00	95.97
3	—	440	99.00–109.00	102.26
3	—	683	80.00–85.00	81.68
4	—	389	110.00–118.00	111.90
5	—	316	120.00–125.00	122.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	517	110.00–114.00	112.09
11	—	571	105.00–110.00	106.99
9	—	427	117.00–122.00	119.42
7	—	635	96.00–102.00	97.65
7	—	388	124.00–130.00	127.18
6	—	483	114.00–116.00	114.32
5	—	225	148.00–154.00	151.06
4	—	330	130.00–137.00	131.67
4	—	278	138.00–143.00	140.52
2	—	775	86.00–90.00	88.05
2	—	670	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	633	106.00–110.00	107.52
8	—	321	138.00–148.00	144.42
6	—	565	113.00	113.00
6	—	425	126.00–130.00	127.95
5	—	461	117.00–126.00	119.97
4	—	508	115.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	680	101.00–105.00	102.96
2	—	393	132.00–135.00	133.51
1	—	780	99.00	99.00
1	—	265	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	140.00–142.00	140.50
6	—	532	116.00–126.00	122.83
7	—	424	130.00–136.00	132.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	125.00–127.00	125.59
4	—	666	107.00–117.00	109.51
4	—	624	117.00–122.00	118.21
4	—	513	129.00–130.00	129.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	685	136.50	136.50
35	—	605	139.50	139.50
28	—	520	142.75	142.75
16	—	560	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	757	118.00–121.00	120.74
10	—	639	126.00–129.00	127.79
10	—	436	139.00–144.00	142.54
5	—	573	129.00–130.00	129.59
5	—	483	130.00–136.00	132.31
2	—	675	124.00–126.00	125.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	624	105.00–107.00	105.87
10	—	525	111.00–116.00	112.40
14	—	409	117.00–120.00	117.85
15	—	575	107.00–111.00	108.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	490	125.00	125.00
45	—	565	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	99.00–102.00	100.48
4	—	388	117.00–118.00	117.25
4	—	713	88.00–98.00	90.47
8	—	566	102.00–103.00	102.74
19	—	517	105.00–110.00	108.74
32	—	482	110.00–115.00	112.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	75.00–81.00	78.00
3	—	587	90.00–94.00	92.68
3	—	627	82.00–87.00	83.65
5	—	324	111.00–116.00	113.96
5	—	418	100.00–104.00	101.59
7	—	478	94.00–100.00	96.66
11	—	374	105.00–110.00	107.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	75.00–78.00	76.07
6	—	1,580	68.00–70.00	69.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,445	42.00–48.00	45.79
10	—	1,066	50.00–55.00	52.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,611	47.00–51.00	47.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	44.00	44.00
5	—	980	35.00–40.00	38.15
8	—	1,030	45.00–47.00	46.01

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	24	—	—	950.00–1,100.00	1,020.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	775.00–875.00	830.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–780.00	748.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	910.00–970.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	620.00–720.00	691.43

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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