Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady,bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.18/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$119.18

151 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$14.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	418	124.01	518	57
Medium and Large 1	550	118.79	654	67
Medium and Large 3	400	109.94	440	27

One grade step is worth $14.07/cwt here — about $79 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 sale151 hd

119.18

—

AL average15 barns · 1,439 hd

130.89

−11.71

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	1,536	65.95	1,013	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	65.50	984	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	65.49	754	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	39.92	389	15

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1	—	615	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	117.05/cwt	112.00–122.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	148.39/cwt	145.00–152.00	553	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	123.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.30/cwt	135.00–143.00	734	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	880.00/cwt	860.00–900.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	662.50/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	174.74/cwt	172.00–177.00	465	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	131.37/cwt	131.00–133.00	751	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	167.48/cwt	167.00–169.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	131.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	138.98/cwt	137.00–142.00	400	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	108.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	127.89/cwt	126.00–128.00	613	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	102.52/cwt	95.00–105.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	86.69/cwt	80.00–90.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	122.82/cwt	121.00–124.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	96.56/cwt	92.00–100.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.00	664	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	121.18/cwt	120.00–126.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	108.81/cwt	105.00–110.00	450	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	119.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	133.92/cwt	132.00–137.00	425	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	113.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	104.90/cwt	103.00–105.00	708	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	141.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	388	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	65.50/cwt	63.00–68.00	984	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	70.31/cwt	70.00–71.00	915	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	34.09/cwt	30.00–35.00	316	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	66.23/cwt	64.00–67.00	757	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	51.42/cwt	50.00–52.00	553	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	60.39/cwt	59.00–62.00	637	4
Bulls	—	—	1,457	59.23/cwt	58.00–62.00	863	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	76.02/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	101.68/cwt	95.00–105.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	157.71/cwt	155.00–162.00	536	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	144.83/cwt	143.00–147.00	689	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	131.13/cwt	127.00–135.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	118.33/cwt	113.00–119.00	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	164.48/cwt	162.00–167.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	150.21/cwt	147.00–151.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	99.98/cwt	95.00–105.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	151.99/cwt	150.00–156.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	844	27
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	785.71/cwt	730.00–860.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	120.35/cwt	117.00–122.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	157.47/cwt	155.00–165.00	565	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 Mar 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 462Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 52Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady,bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	128.00–131.00	129.48
4	—	415	151.00	151.00
3	—	523	135.00–143.00	140.30
11	—	572	131.00–133.00	131.37
4	—	340	167.00–169.00	167.48
12	—	476	143.00–147.00	144.83
4	—	359	155.00–165.00	157.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	112.00–122.00	117.05
3	—	333	135.00–137.00	136.34
3	—	668	95.00–105.00	101.68
2	—	465	125.00–130.00	127.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	373	145.00–152.00	148.39
4	—	568	120.00–127.00	123.45
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
13	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.42
7	—	266	172.00–177.00	174.74
2	—	245	182.00	182.00
8	—	340	155.00–162.00	157.71
4	—	470	136.00–140.00	138.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	210	130.00–135.00	131.75
4	—	474	95.00–105.00	102.52
3	—	558	80.00–90.00	86.69
9	—	414	105.00–110.00	108.81
4	—	330	115.00–125.00	119.92
4	—	388	110.00–112.00	111.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	288	137.00–142.00	138.98
3	—	567	105.00–110.00	108.32
10	—	464	121.00–124.00	122.82
7	—	607	92.00–100.00	96.56
19	—	317	132.00–137.00	133.92
8	—	541	110.00–115.00	113.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	479	126.00–128.00	127.89
19	—	571	115.00–117.00	116.24
5	—	528	120.00–126.00	121.18
19	—	675	103.00–105.00	104.90
6	—	322	140.00–145.00	141.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	127.00–135.00	131.13
2	—	728	95.00–105.00	99.98
3	—	458	117.00–122.00	120.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	721	113.00–119.00	118.33
2	—	678	121.00–123.00	121.99
2	—	313	162.00–167.00	164.48
3	—	473	150.00–156.00	151.99
2	—	585	137.00–139.00	137.99
4	—	540	143.00	143.00
2	—	620	131.00–132.00	131.49
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	147.00–151.00	150.21
27	—	605	139.50	139.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	860.00–900.00	880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–725.00	662.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	640.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	730.00–860.00	785.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	730.00	730.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	970	40.00	40.00
6	—	928	30.00–35.00	34.09
3	—	1,075	50.00–52.00	51.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	63.00–68.00	65.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	70.00–71.00	70.31
8	—	1,143	64.00–67.00	66.23
4	—	1,055	59.00–62.00	60.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	58.00–62.00	59.23
2	—	1,655	73.00–78.00	76.02

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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Dothan Stockyards

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