Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.26/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$110.26

182 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$7.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	114.11	591	41
Medium and Large 2	490	110.35	541	96
Medium and Large 3	416	106.56	443	45

One grade step is worth $7.55/cwt here — about $148 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 sale182 hd

110.26

—

AL average15 barns · 1,963 hd

110.21

+0.05

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	1,611	64.24	1,035	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	46.51	574	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	43.34	440	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2	—	582	106.02/cwt	102.00–107.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.00	536	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	445	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	108.33/cwt	107.00–110.00	568	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	113.08/cwt	112.00–115.00	467	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	121.32/cwt	120.00–123.00	383	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	99.56/cwt	96.00–100.00	681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	94.02/cwt	90.00–96.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	112.66/cwt	112.00–115.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	119.46/cwt	118.00–123.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	109.50/cwt	109.00–112.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	123.40/cwt	123.00–124.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	102.27/cwt	101.00–106.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	121.76/cwt	117.00–127.00	453	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	95.50/cwt	92.00–100.00	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	130.32/cwt	127.00–135.00	434	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	291	138.38/cwt	138.00–140.00	403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	141.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	573	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	501	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	114.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	621	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	112.99/cwt	111.00–114.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.47/cwt	102.00–109.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	142.72/cwt	140.00–144.00	482	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	98.46/cwt	95.00–102.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	134.87/cwt	131.00–138.00	580	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.54/cwt	139.00–145.00	531	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	146.69/cwt	145.00–149.00	487	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	152.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	120.79/cwt	120.00–122.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	125.07/cwt	122.00–127.00	525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	107.93/cwt	105.00–111.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	116.30/cwt	111.00–119.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	121.89/cwt	120.00–124.00	703	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	113.09/cwt	110.00–114.00	755	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.63/cwt	125.00–129.00	668	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	132.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	142.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	116.84/cwt	116.00–120.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	131.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	616	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	120.91/cwt	118.00–124.00	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.33/cwt	127.00–129.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	482.31/cwt	415.00–500.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	740.00/cwt	700.00–770.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	905.00/cwt	815.00–950.00	—	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	45.69/cwt	45.00–47.00	458	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	38.65/cwt	35.00–40.00	402	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	49.02/cwt	46.00–50.00	608	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	41.49/cwt	40.00–42.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	115.23/cwt	112.00–117.00	392	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	481	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	107.79/cwt	105.00–110.00	409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	89.64/cwt	85.00–92.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	121.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	337	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	8
Bulls	—	—	1,540	61.94/cwt	60.00–65.00	954	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	113.79/cwt	110.00–117.00	554	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	94.64/cwt	93.00–101.00	490	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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 724Last week 970Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 332Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	102.00–107.00	106.02
23	—	484	110.00–112.00	110.82
15	—	379	115.00–120.00	117.46
13	—	524	107.00–110.00	108.33
11	—	413	112.00–115.00	113.08
11	—	316	120.00–123.00	121.32
9	—	684	96.00–100.00	99.56
6	—	737	90.00–96.00	94.02
3	—	640	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	543	112.00–115.00	112.66
8	—	426	118.00–123.00	119.46
6	—	610	107.00–109.00	107.99
6	—	561	109.00–112.00	109.50
5	—	388	123.00–124.00	123.40
4	—	759	101.00–106.00	102.27
3	—	315	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	340	112.00–117.00	115.23
10	—	465	102.00–105.00	103.48
7	—	379	105.00–110.00	107.79
6	—	568	85.00–92.00	89.64
6	—	278	120.00–127.00	121.22
5	—	518	93.00–101.00	94.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	117.00–127.00	121.76
7	—	574	92.00–100.00	95.50
6	—	518	100.00–110.00	104.88
5	—	333	127.00–135.00	130.32
5	—	291	138.00–140.00	138.38
3	—	230	140.00–145.00	141.74
17	—	487	110.00–117.00	113.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	468	120.00–128.00	122.33
12	—	375	130.00–137.00	133.50
10	—	540	114.00–118.00	114.98
7	—	580	111.00–114.00	112.99
6	—	615	102.00–109.00	105.47
6	—	338	140.00–144.00	142.72
2	—	678	95.00–102.00	98.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	131.00–138.00	134.87
11	—	375	139.00–145.00	141.54
7	—	332	145.00–149.00	146.69
7	—	276	150.00–155.00	152.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	120.00–122.00	120.79
5	—	420	122.00–127.00	125.07
4	—	620	105.00–111.00	107.93
3	—	533	111.00–119.00	116.30
2	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	577	120.00–124.00	121.89
13	—	668	110.00–114.00	113.09
8	—	523	125.00–129.00	127.63
6	—	433	130.00–138.00	132.48
6	—	327	140.00–145.00	142.09
5	—	617	116.00–120.00	116.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	469	130.00–138.00	131.25
9	—	727	118.00–124.00	120.91
6	—	568	127.00–129.00	127.33
2	—	775	118.00	118.00
2	—	685	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	415.00–500.00	482.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–770.00	740.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	815.00–950.00	905.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	725.00–825.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,003	45.00–47.00	45.69
4	—	1,039	35.00–40.00	38.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,240	46.00–50.00	49.02
4	—	1,223	40.00–42.00	41.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,540	60.00–65.00	61.94
2	—	1,790	70.00	70.00

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