Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.57/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$106.57

67 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$21.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	112.54	627	29
Medium and Large 2	601	104.00	625	32
Medium and Large 3	601	91.44	550	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $77 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 sale67 hd

106.57

—

AL average11 barns · 698 hd

114.17

−7.60

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	1,437	85.48	1,228	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,364	67.84	925	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	60.96	994	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	53.61	522	23

Every lot, as filed

64 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 3	—	388	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	469.00/cwt	400.00–515.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	120.86/cwt	119.00–128.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	137.32/cwt	136.00–138.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	96.99/cwt	95.00–99.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.05/cwt	105.00–115.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	110.84/cwt	110.00–115.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	129.53/cwt	128.00–130.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.46/cwt	136.00–139.00	643	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	61.06/cwt	59.00–62.00	612	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	60.96/cwt	60.00–62.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	116.48/cwt	114.00–119.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	141.26/cwt	140.00–144.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	116.53/cwt	115.00–121.00	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	117.29/cwt	115.00–122.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	128.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	106.34/cwt	105.00–107.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	134.73/cwt	134.00–137.00	721	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	828.75/cwt	800.00–915.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	643.33/cwt	625.00–680.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	133.97/cwt	133.00–140.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.48/cwt	123.00–129.00	769	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	44.59/cwt	41.00–45.00	419	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	70.90/cwt	69.00–72.00	983	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	344	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	64.10/cwt	62.00–66.00	856	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	93.39/cwt	90.00–97.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	107.58/cwt	107.00–110.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	118.55/cwt	117.00–120.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	100.38/cwt	100.00–102.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	103.73/cwt	102.00–105.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	89.00/cwt	88.00–90.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	103.53/cwt	103.00–106.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	127.66/cwt	127.00–129.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	99.42/cwt	97.00–102.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	100.65/cwt	99.00–102.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	111.70/cwt	111.00–114.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	117.73/cwt	117.00–120.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	439	2
Bulls	—	—	1,175	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	952	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,517	86.37/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	93.26/cwt	90.00–100.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.30/cwt	140.00–142.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.04/cwt	115.00–117.00	551	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 Apr 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 609Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 242Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 80Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	134.00–136.00	134.99
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
3	—	485	115.00–122.00	117.29
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
2	—	280	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	114.00–119.00	116.48
3	—	433	140.00–144.00	141.26
6	—	522	128.00–130.00	128.34
3	—	767	105.00–107.00	106.34
1	—	340	151.00	151.00
7	—	492	133.00–140.00	133.97
4	—	580	125.00–127.00	126.01
2	—	718	110.00–111.00	110.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	115.00–121.00	116.53
4	—	535	134.00–137.00	134.73
4	—	618	123.00–129.00	124.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	119.00–128.00	120.86
3	—	433	136.00–138.00	137.32
2	—	658	95.00–99.00	96.99
6	—	607	110.00–115.00	110.84
4	—	481	128.00–130.00	129.53
2	—	768	90.00–95.00	92.49
4	—	578	115.00–119.00	116.97
3	—	375	140.00–142.00	141.30
1	—	295	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	140.00–142.00	140.98
2	—	468	136.00–139.00	137.46
2	—	358	149.00–150.00	149.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	105.00–115.00	110.05
3	—	618	90.00–100.00	93.26
4	—	475	115.00–117.00	116.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	90.00–97.00	93.39
1	—	655	85.00	85.00
1	—	760	78.00	78.00
2	—	523	97.00–102.00	99.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	107.00–110.00	107.58
2	—	425	117.00–120.00	118.55
7	—	586	102.00–105.00	103.73
2	—	783	88.00–90.00	89.00
11	—	668	99.00–102.00	100.65
4	—	485	111.00–114.00	111.70
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	733	100.00–102.00	100.38
2	—	375	134.00–135.00	134.49
1	—	525	113.00	113.00
11	—	630	103.00–106.00	103.53
3	—	408	127.00–129.00	127.66
1	—	565	111.00	111.00
4	—	466	117.00–120.00	117.73
2	—	318	137.00–139.00	137.98

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	400.00–515.00	469.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–915.00	828.75
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	625.00–680.00	643.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,003	59.00–62.00	61.06
9	—	940	41.00–45.00	44.59
1	—	905	38.00	38.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	60.00–62.00	60.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,387	69.00–72.00	70.90
9	—	1,336	62.00–66.00	64.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,560	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,517	86.00–88.00	86.37

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