Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower,bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher while heifers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $107.86/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$107.86

165 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$12.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	113.71	569	57
Medium and Large 2	491	106.74	524	70
Medium and Large 3	484	101.14	489	38

One grade step is worth $12.57/cwt here — about $80 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 sale165 hd

107.86

—

AL average15 barns · 1,960 hd

110.94

−3.08

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	1,351	67.75	915	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,092	43.24	472	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	39.71	565	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	39.54	431	23

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	114.57/cwt	112.00–117.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	123.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	309	126.51/cwt	125.00–127.00	391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	94.56/cwt	90.00–99.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	135.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	117.62/cwt	115.00–122.00	558	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	106.20/cwt	104.00–112.00	603	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	135.18/cwt	133.00–138.00	512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	103.28/cwt	100.00–110.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	694	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.50/cwt	125.00–129.00	718	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	119.57/cwt	117.00–125.00	757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	111.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	117.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	124.69/cwt	118.00–127.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	135.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	795	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	39.71/cwt	39.00–41.00	565	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	43.24/cwt	42.00–45.00	472	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	41.95/cwt	41.00–44.00	464	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	35.79/cwt	35.00–39.00	382	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	128.89/cwt	127.00–132.00	472	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	123.68/cwt	122.00–127.00	540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	136.98/cwt	134.00–140.00	452	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	413	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	89.74/cwt	89.00–92.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	139.82/cwt	138.00–145.00	519	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.45/cwt	132.00–137.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	147.10/cwt	146.00–150.00	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	153.79/cwt	152.00–157.00	415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	119.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	123.52/cwt	121.00–126.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	102.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	490	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	99.35/cwt	98.00–100.00	520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	594	96.30/cwt	92.00–98.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	261	112.90/cwt	110.00–117.00	295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	87.31/cwt	85.00–92.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	106.36/cwt	105.00–107.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	103.48/cwt	101.00–107.00	548	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	108.74/cwt	107.00–110.00	512	10
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	608.33/cwt	575.00–650.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	507.00/cwt	450.00–545.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	771.67/cwt	715.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	992.50/cwt	885.00–1,100.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	604	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	115.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	612	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	616.67/cwt	600.00–650.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	114.58/cwt	110.00–118.00	419	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	120.89/cwt	120.00–125.00	380	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	96.97/cwt	94.00–100.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	116.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	498	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	112.16/cwt	112.00–113.00	544	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	106.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	102.48/cwt	101.00–104.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	830.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	83.31/cwt	82.00–90.00	557	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	104.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	75.51/cwt	72.00–79.00	553	4
Bulls	—	—	1,445	63.10/cwt	61.00–65.00	912	7
Bulls	—	—	1,301	71.23/cwt	70.00–72.00	927	7
Bulls	—	—	1,045	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	794	1

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 832Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 61Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	112.00–117.00	114.57
4	—	384	120.00–125.00	123.71
4	—	309	125.00–127.00	126.51
2	—	578	90.00–99.00	94.56
2	—	230	130.00–140.00	135.33
12	—	668	82.00–90.00	83.31
9	—	519	100.00–110.00	104.47
4	—	733	72.00–79.00	75.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	115.00–122.00	117.62
9	—	568	104.00–112.00	106.20
7	—	366	127.00–132.00	128.89
6	—	437	122.00–127.00	123.68
6	—	330	134.00–140.00	136.98
6	—	290	140.00–145.00	142.46
4	—	743	89.00–92.00	89.74
4	—	528	114.00–115.00	114.48
2	—	680	96.00	96.00
2	—	635	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	371	138.00–145.00	139.82
6	—	423	132.00–137.00	133.45
4	—	315	146.00–150.00	147.10
3	—	270	152.00–157.00	153.79
2	—	558	117.00–121.00	119.01
2	—	510	121.00–126.00	123.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	133.00–138.00	135.18
3	—	630	100.00–110.00	103.28
15	—	471	125.00–130.00	128.23
7	—	528	110.00–120.00	115.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	520	130.00–137.00	133.54
16	—	563	125.00–129.00	127.50
9	—	633	117.00–125.00	119.57
3	—	682	110.00–115.00	111.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	727	115.00–118.00	117.00
4	—	671	118.00–127.00	124.69
3	—	625	130.00–134.00	131.31
3	—	585	135.00–138.00	135.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	100.00–105.00	102.69
9	—	523	98.00–100.00	99.35
7	—	594	92.00–98.00	96.30
5	—	261	110.00–117.00	112.90
3	—	617	85.00–92.00	87.31
3	—	373	105.00–107.00	106.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	530	101.00–107.00	103.48
10	—	471	107.00–110.00	108.74
10	—	366	110.00–118.00	114.58
6	—	314	120.00–125.00	120.89
4	—	678	94.00–100.00	96.97
4	—	585	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	475	137.00	137.00
1	—	395	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	428	115.00–120.00	116.37
12	—	485	112.00–113.00	112.16
9	—	545	111.00	111.00
8	—	623	105.00–110.00	106.27
8	—	378	120.00–125.00	121.61
2	—	723	101.00–104.00	102.48
2	—	660	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,423	39.00–41.00	39.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,092	42.00–45.00	43.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,106	41.00–44.00	41.95
9	—	1,067	35.00–39.00	35.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,445	61.00–65.00	63.10
7	—	1,301	70.00–72.00	71.23
1	—	1,045	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	575.00–650.00	608.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	450.00–545.00	507.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	715.00–800.00	771.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	885.00–1,100.00	992.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	600.00–650.00	616.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	800.00–850.00	830.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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