Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady on light supply. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold 100.00 to 150.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.31/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$111.31

166 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$11.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	116.22	544	64
Medium and Large 2	503	109.53	551	77
Medium and Large 3	425	104.25	443	25

One grade step is worth $11.97/cwt here — about $102 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 sale166 hd

111.31

—

AL average14 barns · 1,662 hd

111.50

−0.18

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	1,777	67.12	1,193	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	53.82	723	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,532	47.00	720	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	43.50	432	34

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	115.16/cwt	110.00–119.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	122.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	150.19/cwt	145.00–155.00	493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	123.76/cwt	123.00–126.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	135.50/cwt	134.00–138.00	721	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	130.15/cwt	128.00–133.00	747	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	118.42/cwt	116.00–122.00	928	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	151.58/cwt	150.00–154.00	570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.28/cwt	126.00–128.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	144.40/cwt	141.00–149.00	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	123.66/cwt	123.00–125.00	884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	158.28/cwt	157.00–162.00	503	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	47.57/cwt	45.00–50.00	499	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	38.35/cwt	35.00–40.00	354	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	669	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	824	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	50.95/cwt	50.00–52.00	664	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	56.68/cwt	55.00–58.00	785	4
Bulls	—	—	1,708	69.98/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,195	5
Bulls	—	—	1,950	59.97/cwt	58.00–62.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	113.44/cwt	113.00–116.00	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	120.31/cwt	117.00–125.00	504	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	626	102.03/cwt	100.00–105.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	85.29/cwt	82.00–92.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	687	96.66/cwt	92.00–99.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	108.52/cwt	105.00–112.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	578	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	145.79/cwt	142.00–147.00	475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	151.18/cwt	147.00–155.00	420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	107.17/cwt	102.00–110.00	404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	115.34/cwt	112.00–119.00	375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	98.53/cwt	95.00–102.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	87.58/cwt	85.00–95.00	496	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	575.00/cwt	525.00–600.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	136.38/cwt	135.00–139.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	154.48/cwt	150.00–158.00	480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	149.26/cwt	147.00–150.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	159.47/cwt	158.00–160.00	440	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	577.50/cwt	560.00–630.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	670.00/cwt	660.00–690.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	827.50/cwt	785.00–870.00	—	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	108.35/cwt	107.00–110.00	566	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	110.84/cwt	110.00–112.00	522	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	101.06/cwt	95.00–104.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	117.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	452	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	106.26/cwt	104.00–107.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	123.70/cwt	122.00–125.00	404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	90.16/cwt	87.00–95.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	125.96/cwt	125.00–127.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	116.41/cwt	115.00–121.00	498	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	121.96/cwt	121.00–126.00	455	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	109.14/cwt	108.00–110.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	128.84/cwt	126.00–132.00	416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	695	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,060.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,120.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	128.32/cwt	127.00–130.00	538	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	118.67/cwt	117.00–120.00	638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	121.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	111.09/cwt	105.00–115.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	128.93/cwt	127.00–132.00	681	12

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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 724Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	134.00–136.00	134.99
7	—	668	110.00–119.00	115.16
6	—	617	120.00–123.00	122.01
6	—	328	145.00–155.00	150.19
5	—	378	140.00–145.00	141.90
4	—	569	123.00–126.00	123.76
12	—	528	127.00–132.00	128.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	532	134.00–138.00	135.50
11	—	574	128.00–133.00	130.15
10	—	784	116.00–122.00	118.42
8	—	376	150.00–154.00	151.58
7	—	618	126.00–128.00	126.28
7	—	428	141.00–149.00	144.40
6	—	715	123.00–125.00	123.66
5	—	470	139.00	139.00
4	—	318	157.00–162.00	158.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	419	127.00–130.00	128.32
9	—	538	117.00–120.00	118.67
7	—	465	120.00–126.00	121.81
6	—	393	130.00–135.00	131.65
5	—	635	105.00–115.00	111.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	113.00–116.00	113.44
7	—	419	117.00–125.00	120.31
5	—	626	100.00–105.00	102.03
3	—	730	82.00–92.00	85.29
3	—	687	92.00–99.00	96.66
2	—	568	105.00–112.00	108.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	470	120.00–127.00	122.97
5	—	430	130.00–135.00	130.95
4	—	563	115.00–118.00	116.52
4	—	326	142.00–147.00	145.79
4	—	278	147.00–155.00	151.18
3	—	607	110.00–115.00	111.68
3	—	522	118.00–120.00	118.66
3	—	377	135.00–139.00	136.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	311	150.00–158.00	154.48
6	—	418	140.00–146.00	143.05
4	—	364	147.00–150.00	149.26
4	—	276	158.00–160.00	159.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	377	102.00–110.00	107.17
7	—	325	112.00–119.00	115.34
6	—	510	95.00–102.00	98.53
4	—	566	85.00–95.00	87.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	522	107.00–110.00	108.35
14	—	471	110.00–112.00	110.84
10	—	627	95.00–104.00	101.06
10	—	384	115.00–120.00	117.74
8	—	576	104.00–107.00	106.26
7	—	327	122.00–125.00	123.70
5	—	729	87.00–95.00	90.16
2	—	275	125.00–127.00	125.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	428	115.00–121.00	116.41
16	—	373	121.00–126.00	121.96
12	—	580	110.00–112.00	110.66
7	—	609	108.00–110.00	109.14
6	—	323	126.00–132.00	128.84
4	—	678	100.00–105.00	102.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,048	45.00–50.00	47.57
15	—	922	35.00–40.00	38.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,555	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	50.00–52.00	50.95
4	—	1,385	55.00–58.00	56.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,708	68.00–73.00	69.98
2	—	1,950	58.00–62.00	59.97

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	12	—	—	525.00–600.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	560.00–630.00	577.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	660.00–690.00	670.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	785.00–870.00	827.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,120.00	1,060.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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