Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeders sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $114.93/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$114.93

223 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$17.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	123.95	517	70
Medium and Large 2	481	112.90	544	103
Medium and Large 3	479	106.49	510	50

One grade step is worth $17.46/cwt here — about $8 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 sale223 hd

114.93

—

AL average16 barns · 1,832 hd

111.93

+3.00

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	—	Low	1,657	63.08	1,045	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	48.83	631	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	46.49	662	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	41.10	422	34

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1	—	435	143.26/cwt	138.00–147.00	623	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	38.30/cwt	35.00–40.00	386	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	46.96/cwt	46.00–49.00	501	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	46.49/cwt	45.00–48.00	662	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	51.89/cwt	50.00–54.00	669	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	43.47/cwt	42.00–46.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	113.07/cwt	112.00–115.00	546	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	109.14/cwt	108.00–112.00	566	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	611	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	116.08/cwt	115.00–117.00	505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	102.16/cwt	100.00–104.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	129.91/cwt	128.00–134.00	356	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	120.31/cwt	117.00–123.00	442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	125.60/cwt	124.00–128.00	399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	94.45/cwt	92.00–99.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	121.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	515	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	128.97/cwt	126.00–132.00	478	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	132.86/cwt	132.00–135.00	445	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	116.42/cwt	116.00–117.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	104.74/cwt	103.00–110.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	135.79/cwt	135.00–138.00	353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	142.96/cwt	140.00–147.00	379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	123.29/cwt	122.00–127.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	131.89/cwt	127.00–137.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	121.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	638	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	133.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	564	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	152.29/cwt	149.00–155.00	516	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	116.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.12/cwt	126.00–130.00	608	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	143.80/cwt	138.00–146.00	559	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	110.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	156.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.00/cwt	141.00–147.00	608	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	158.41/cwt	157.00–162.00	512	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	152.40/cwt	150.00–157.00	562	9
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	576.00/cwt	540.00–630.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	448.33/cwt	415.00–465.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	723.00/cwt	685.00–780.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	860.00–1,020.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	686.67/cwt	620.00–700.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	124.35/cwt	121.00–125.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	111.47/cwt	108.00–115.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	126.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	118.91/cwt	115.00–121.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.86/cwt	128.00–131.00	683	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.62/cwt	135.00–137.00	570	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	122.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	103.75/cwt	100.00–106.00	545	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	112.40/cwt	110.00–114.00	489	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	107.32/cwt	106.00–109.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	119.93/cwt	117.00–122.00	403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	80.23/cwt	77.00–87.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	92.13/cwt	87.00–97.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	495	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	730.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	58.46/cwt	55.00–60.00	975	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	91.48/cwt	87.00–95.00	570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	115.07/cwt	108.00–118.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	101.98/cwt	96.00–106.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	132.12/cwt	132.00–133.00	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	115.54/cwt	112.00–119.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	124.47/cwt	124.00–126.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	127.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	864	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	131.58/cwt	129.00–133.00	745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	123.17/cwt	123.00–124.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,059	3

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 809Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 71Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeders sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	138.00–147.00	143.26
22	—	680	124.00–128.00	127.00
14	—	566	129.00–133.00	131.58
9	—	635	128.00	128.00
6	—	712	123.00–124.00	123.17
5	—	825	122.00	122.00
4	—	368	150.00–160.00	154.97
3	—	905	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	121.00–125.00	124.35
4	—	665	108.00–115.00	111.47
4	—	434	125.00–129.00	126.03
3	—	568	115.00–121.00	118.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	530	128.00–131.00	128.86
11	—	420	135.00–137.00	135.62
8	—	614	120.00–124.00	122.98
8	—	486	132.00–133.00	132.12
6	—	713	112.00–119.00	115.54
4	—	585	124.00–126.00	124.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	483	112.00–115.00	113.07
17	—	519	108.00–112.00	109.14
16	—	574	105.00–108.00	106.50
10	—	435	115.00–117.00	116.08
9	—	623	100.00–104.00	102.16
9	—	274	128.00–134.00	129.91
8	—	367	117.00–123.00	120.31
7	—	318	124.00–128.00	125.60
4	—	721	92.00–99.00	94.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	424	120.00–125.00	121.55
17	—	371	126.00–132.00	128.97
11	—	335	132.00–135.00	132.86
7	—	469	116.00–117.00	116.42
4	—	689	103.00–110.00	104.74
4	—	260	135.00–138.00	135.79
2	—	625	110.00–115.00	112.56
1	—	720	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	525	100.00–106.00	103.75
14	—	435	110.00–114.00	112.40
7	—	484	106.00–109.00	107.32
7	—	336	117.00–122.00	119.93
3	—	635	77.00–87.00	80.23
2	—	570	87.00–97.00	92.13
1	—	660	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	265	140.00–147.00	142.96
4	—	430	122.00–127.00	123.29
2	—	333	127.00–137.00	131.89
7	—	623	87.00–95.00	91.48
7	—	526	108.00–118.00	115.07
6	—	468	120.00–122.00	120.97
5	—	577	96.00–106.00	101.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	120.00–126.00	121.79
12	—	424	130.00–136.00	133.11
11	—	339	149.00–155.00	152.29
9	—	572	115.00–120.00	116.65
8	—	660	106.00	106.00
8	—	478	126.00–130.00	127.12
7	—	389	138.00–146.00	143.80
6	—	710	101.00	101.00
5	—	629	110.00–115.00	110.96
5	—	266	155.00–160.00	156.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	141.00–147.00	143.00
10	—	323	157.00–162.00	158.41
9	—	369	150.00–157.00	152.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,008	35.00–40.00	38.30
11	—	1,067	46.00–49.00	46.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	45.00–48.00	46.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,289	50.00–54.00	51.89
8	—	1,297	42.00–46.00	43.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	55.00–60.00	58.46
2	—	1,640	70.00	70.00

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)	5	—	—	540.00–630.00	576.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	415.00–465.00	448.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	685.00–780.00	723.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	860.00–1,020.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	620.00–700.00	686.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	700.00–750.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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