Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared yo one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.29/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$131.29

166 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	443	131.95	584	69
Medium and Large 1	503	131.93	663	70
Medium and Large 3	375	127.96	480	27

One grade step is worth $3.98/cwt here — about $105 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

131.29

—

AL average15 barns · 1,921 hd

134.24

−2.95

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	—	High	1,452	72.43	1,052	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,334	58.89	786	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,690	57.00	963	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,094	44.40	486	19

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	430	123.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	131.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	148.81/cwt	147.00–151.00	543	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	155.99/cwt	154.00–159.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	133.29/cwt	130.00–137.00	558	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	146.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	478	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	141.05/cwt	139.00–143.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	777	114.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	161.37/cwt	160.00–162.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	133.37/cwt	132.00–136.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	191.41/cwt	188.00–195.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,195	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	131.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	168.47/cwt	167.00–170.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	162.28/cwt	160.00–166.00	777	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	702.50/cwt	665.00–740.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	862.50/cwt	800.00–925.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,238.75/cwt	1,130.00–1,275.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,016.00/cwt	980.00–1,025.00	—	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	178.59/cwt	177.00–182.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	185.95/cwt	185.00–188.00	608	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	597.27/cwt	540.00–630.00	—	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	935.00/cwt	900.00–970.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,070.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,080.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	731.43/cwt	680.00–800.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	146.84/cwt	145.00–150.00	780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	172.14/cwt	170.00–175.00	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	158.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	227	192.26/cwt	190.00–197.00	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	141.99/cwt	139.00–145.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	166.77/cwt	165.00–170.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	158.59/cwt	155.00–162.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	148.44/cwt	145.00–152.00	613	4
Bulls	—	—	1,723	79.36/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,367	3
Bulls	—	—	1,400	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	178.79/cwt	177.00–180.00	611	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	178.03/cwt	177.00–183.00	673	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	159.05/cwt	156.00–165.00	678	9
Bulls	—	—	1,359	73.50/cwt	70.00–75.00	999	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	185.79/cwt	185.00–187.00	598	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	127.43/cwt	127.00–130.00	853	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	142.63/cwt	140.00–144.00	659	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	62.45/cwt	60.00–64.00	884	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	173.02/cwt	167.00–176.00	661	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	150.66/cwt	147.00–152.00	741	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	106.73/cwt	105.00–112.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	140.27/cwt	139.00–144.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	130.47/cwt	127.00–137.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	357	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	53.17/cwt	51.00–55.00	572	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	45.38/cwt	43.00–48.00	513	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	33.18/cwt	30.00–35.00	358	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	963	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	56.52/cwt	52.00–58.00	723	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	340	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	127.43/cwt	127.00–129.00	658	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	138.96/cwt	138.00–145.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	122.44/cwt	121.00–127.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	126.91/cwt	125.00–130.00	585	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	121.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	128.39/cwt	126.00–130.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	114.68/cwt	114.00–115.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	554	4

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 Jan 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 888Last week 784Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 179Last week 108Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	120.00–126.00	123.07
4	—	265	130.00–140.00	134.81
6	—	240	140.00–145.00	141.60
5	—	377	126.00–130.00	128.39
3	—	530	114.00–115.00	114.68
1	—	555	114.00	114.00
4	—	468	117.00–120.00	118.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	131.00–135.00	131.99
10	—	365	147.00–151.00	148.81
2	—	220	160.00–165.00	162.44
14	—	516	127.00–129.00	127.43
7	—	432	138.00–145.00	138.96
4	—	588	121.00–127.00	122.44
3	—	660	119.00	119.00
2	—	280	155.00–160.00	157.41
16	—	645	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	419	130.00–137.00	133.29
12	—	325	145.00–150.00	146.99
10	—	365	139.00–143.00	141.05
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
16	—	461	125.00–130.00	126.91
7	—	536	120.00–124.00	121.68
6	—	635	115.00–118.00	116.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	154.00–159.00	155.99
1	—	720	126.00	126.00
2	—	283	188.00–195.00	191.41
7	—	560	153.00	153.00
6	—	681	130.00–138.00	131.29
4	—	418	167.00–170.00	168.47
5	—	479	160.00–166.00	162.28
3	—	387	177.00–182.00	178.59
3	—	327	185.00–188.00	185.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	112.00–115.00	114.02
2	—	580	129.00–132.00	130.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	154.00–155.00	154.49
6	—	428	160.00–162.00	161.37
3	—	613	132.00–136.00	133.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,091	109.50	109.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	145.00–150.00	146.84
7	—	405	170.00–175.00	172.14
6	—	458	156.00–160.00	158.01
4	—	620	130.00–135.00	132.52
3	—	227	190.00–197.00	192.26
2	—	558	139.00–145.00	141.99
11	—	378	177.00–183.00	178.03
10	—	322	185.00–187.00	185.79
7	—	669	127.00–130.00	127.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	165.00–170.00	166.77
6	—	385	155.00–162.00	158.59
4	—	413	145.00–152.00	148.44
3	—	462	140.00–144.00	142.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	342	177.00–180.00	178.79
9	—	426	156.00–165.00	159.05
13	—	382	167.00–176.00	173.02
11	—	492	147.00–152.00	150.66
4	—	763	105.00–112.00	106.73
4	—	538	139.00–144.00	140.27
3	—	567	127.00–137.00	130.47

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)	4	—	—	665.00–740.00	702.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–970.00	935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,060.00–1,080.00	1,070.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	680.00–800.00	731.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	800.00–925.00	862.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,130.00–1,275.00	1,238.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	980.00–1,025.00	1,016.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	540.00–630.00	597.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,723	78.00–80.00	79.36
3	—	1,400	63.00	63.00
7	—	1,359	70.00–75.00	73.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,416	60.00–64.00	62.45
12	—	1,279	52.00–58.00	56.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,076	51.00–55.00	53.17
6	—	1,130	43.00–48.00	45.38
6	—	1,078	30.00–35.00	33.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	57.00	57.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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