Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 10.00 to 15.00 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 $101.15/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$101.15

178 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$16.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	110.49	522	24
Medium and Large 1-2	770	100.50	774	66
Medium and Large 2	521	100.47	523	70
Medium and Large 3	406	93.75	381	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about $141 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 sale178 hd

101.15

—

AL average15 barns · 1,643 hd

118.37

−17.22

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	1,549	86.19	1,335	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	65.82	798	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	57.42	941	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	53.92	533	12

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1	—	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	124.44/cwt	122.00–127.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	91.49/cwt	90.00–97.00	382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	83.37/cwt	80.00–85.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	119.64/cwt	117.00–125.00	329	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	92.33/cwt	92.00–94.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	774	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	117.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	90.37/cwt	88.00–92.00	597	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	97.84/cwt	95.00–102.00	511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	128.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	112.97/cwt	112.00–117.00	477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	83.44/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,193	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	118.16/cwt	117.00–120.00	386	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	91.69/cwt	85.00–95.00	447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	139.85/cwt	137.00–142.00	385	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	133.93/cwt	132.00–137.00	445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	137.95/cwt	137.00–140.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.99/cwt	141.00–143.00	532	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	445.45/cwt	350.00–500.00	—	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	108.01/cwt	105.00–110.00	478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	126.64/cwt	122.00–132.00	348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	238	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	129.61/cwt	129.00–132.00	540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	132.68/cwt	132.00–134.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	648	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	50.97/cwt	49.00–54.00	510	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	68.36/cwt	66.00–70.00	861	11
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	724.29/cwt	690.00–750.00	—	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	91.48/cwt	88.00–95.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	116.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	57.42/cwt	55.00–60.00	941	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	592.50/cwt	560.00–625.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	932.50/cwt	890.00–975.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	126.88/cwt	122.00–132.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	59.82/cwt	59.00–62.00	577	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	60.24/cwt	59.00–62.00	669	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	756.67/cwt	710.00–780.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	341	4
Bulls	—	—	1,748	90.78/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,587	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	858.33/cwt	825.00–875.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	115.18/cwt	110.00–117.00	415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	763	82.48/cwt	80.00–85.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	125.27/cwt	121.00–128.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	114.79/cwt	113.00–120.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	148.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	70.13/cwt	65.00–75.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	114.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	108.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	449	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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 668Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	530	106.00	106.00
2	—	338	122.00–127.00	124.44
3	—	377	117.00–120.00	117.98
5	—	422	112.00–117.00	112.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	90.00–97.00	91.49
3	—	470	80.00–85.00	83.37
4	—	285	105.00–110.00	107.46
4	—	333	100.00–105.00	102.48
2	—	673	65.00–75.00	70.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	275	117.00–125.00	119.64
6	—	593	92.00–94.00	92.33
33	—	661	88.00–92.00	90.37
7	—	522	95.00–102.00	97.84
3	—	233	125.00–135.00	128.00
8	—	324	110.00–117.00	114.53
4	—	413	105.00–110.00	108.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	770	100.50	100.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
3	—	433	137.00–140.00	137.95
2	—	375	141.00–143.00	141.99
3	—	460	132.00–134.00	132.68
2	—	525	122.00–125.00	123.47
3	—	267	147.00–150.00	148.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	117.00–120.00	118.16
3	—	488	85.00–95.00	91.69
5	—	443	105.00–110.00	108.01
4	—	275	122.00–132.00	126.64
2	—	238	135.00–140.00	137.47
4	—	360	110.00–117.00	115.18
2	—	763	80.00–85.00	82.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	275	137.00–142.00	139.85
5	—	332	132.00–137.00	133.93
5	—	417	129.00–132.00	129.61
5	—	477	121.00–128.00	125.27
4	—	514	113.00–120.00	114.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	88.00–95.00	91.48
4	—	533	110.00–115.00	112.56
2	—	430	122.00–132.00	126.88
2	—	560	100.00–110.00	104.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	115.00–120.00	116.82
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	328	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	378	137.00–139.00	138.02
1	—	495	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,430	83.00–84.00	83.44
3	—	1,748	88.00–92.00	90.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,000	49.00–54.00	50.97
4	—	964	59.00–62.00	59.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,259	66.00–70.00	68.36
5	—	1,111	59.00–62.00	60.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,638	55.00–60.00	57.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	350.00–500.00	445.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	825.00–875.00	858.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	690.00–750.00	724.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	560.00–625.00	592.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	890.00–975.00	932.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	710.00–780.00	756.67

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle