Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeders sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold sharply higher due to special sale on Sep 27, 2019. There were no pairs to be reported. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.01/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$106.01

147 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$23.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	120.46	473	12thin
Medium and Large 2	513	107.06	549	105
Medium and Large 3	483	96.57	466	30

One grade step is worth $23.90/cwt here — about $6 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 sale147 hd

106.01

—

AL average15 barns · 1,789 hd

112.47

−6.45

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	1,557	66.36	1,034	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,437	46.09	662	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	44.47	488	24

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	363	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	106.32/cwt	105.00–109.00	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	105.96/cwt	105.00–107.00	562	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	108.29/cwt	107.00–114.00	514	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	100.06/cwt	99.00–102.00	611	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	104.06/cwt	103.00–105.00	592	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	115.80/cwt	115.00–119.00	441	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	123.32/cwt	122.00–125.00	402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	96.99/cwt	96.00–98.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	122.63/cwt	122.00–125.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	674	87.41/cwt	85.00–90.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	103.03/cwt	100.00–105.00	535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	97.47/cwt	95.00–100.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	541	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	119.47/cwt	118.00–122.00	569	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	136.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	143.62/cwt	143.00–144.00	474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	146.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	418	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	106.90/cwt	102.00–112.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	148.13/cwt	147.00–152.00	478	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	159.18/cwt	155.00–165.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	94.45/cwt	90.00–97.00	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	87.14/cwt	80.00–90.00	551	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	116.46/cwt	115.00–119.00	551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	125.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	122.41/cwt	121.00–123.00	712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	125.06/cwt	124.00–132.00	599	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	115.49/cwt	114.00–116.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.42/cwt	116.00–121.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	139.44/cwt	138.00–142.00	452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	146.36/cwt	145.00–149.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	538	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	685.22/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	40.12/cwt	38.00–42.00	422	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	49.62/cwt	48.00–51.00	571	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,501	43.11/cwt	42.00–45.00	647	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	684	2
Bulls	—	—	1,584	66.11/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,047	5
Bulls	—	—	1,378	59.69/cwt	59.00–60.00	823	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	111.59/cwt	107.00–115.00	473	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	629	92.82/cwt	90.00–95.00	584	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,743.81/cwt	1,650.00–1,950.00	—	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	99.52/cwt	97.00–100.00	430	6

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 970Last week 1,108Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 332Last week 64Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	100.00–105.00	102.55
3	—	333	105.00–109.00	106.32
8	—	536	90.00–97.00	94.45
7	—	632	80.00–90.00	87.14
6	—	432	97.00–100.00	99.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	530	105.00–107.00	105.96
24	—	475	107.00–114.00	108.29
14	—	611	99.00–102.00	100.06
11	—	569	103.00–105.00	104.06
10	—	381	115.00–119.00	115.80
7	—	326	122.00–125.00	123.32
3	—	705	93.00	93.00
2	—	690	96.00–98.00	96.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	115.00–120.00	117.40
5	—	360	122.00–125.00	122.63
1	—	340	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	85.00–90.00	87.41
5	—	519	100.00–105.00	103.03
4	—	573	95.00–100.00	97.47
4	—	390	115.00–120.00	117.47
9	—	424	107.00–115.00	111.59
7	—	629	90.00–95.00	92.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	425	125.00–135.00	127.28
9	—	476	118.00–122.00	119.47
8	—	575	112.00–116.00	114.02
6	—	378	135.00–140.00	136.61
5	—	330	143.00–144.00	143.62
5	—	285	145.00–150.00	146.72
2	—	618	102.00–112.00	106.90
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	147.00–152.00	148.13
3	—	267	155.00–165.00	159.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	115.00–119.00	116.46
6	—	618	110.00–112.00	111.00
6	—	383	120.00–130.00	125.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	582	121.00–123.00	122.41
10	—	479	124.00–132.00	125.06
4	—	718	114.00–116.00	115.49
4	—	625	116.00–121.00	118.42
4	—	324	138.00–142.00	139.44
2	—	845	111.00	111.00
1	—	780	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	420	141.00	141.00
3	—	308	145.00–149.00	146.36
2	—	375	143.00–144.00	143.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	650.00–725.00	685.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	291	—	—	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,743.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,051	38.00–42.00	40.12
11	—	1,151	48.00–51.00	49.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,501	42.00–45.00	43.11
2	—	1,180	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,584	65.00–68.00	66.11
3	—	1,378	59.00–60.00	59.69
2	—	1,760	77.00	77.00

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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

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