Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.68/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$110.68

127 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$8.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	115.71	572	45
Medium and Large 2	518	108.57	562	51
Medium and Large 3	410	106.86	438	31

One grade step is worth $8.85/cwt here — about $134 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 sale127 hd

110.68

—

AL average12 barns · 927 hd

112.33

−1.65

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	1,672	79.70	1,332	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	65.00	949	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,362	63.97	871	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	54.86	573	23

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	408	122.82/cwt	122.00–126.00	501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.94/cwt	130.00–137.00	699	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	114.83/cwt	114.00–115.00	772	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	37.47/cwt	35.00–40.00	357	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	58.43/cwt	56.00–59.00	791	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	690.00/cwt	670.00–710.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	98.23/cwt	97.00–102.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	150.55/cwt	148.00–156.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	116.77/cwt	115.00–123.00	729	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	61.60/cwt	60.00–63.00	689	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	65.62/cwt	62.00–66.00	867	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	124.61/cwt	123.00–128.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.19/cwt	140.00–147.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.57/cwt	128.00–130.00	730	12
Bulls	—	—	1,553	77.97/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,211	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	120.60/cwt	119.00–129.00	515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	121.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	592	108.97/cwt	106.00–115.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	121.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	701	6
Bulls	—	—	1,985	90.94/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,805	6
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	588.06/cwt	530.00–625.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	142.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	389	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	152.87/cwt	150.00–157.00	495	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	94.47/cwt	92.00–97.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	145.52/cwt	145.00–147.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	126.10/cwt	125.00–128.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	103.13/cwt	102.00–105.00	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	80.98/cwt	80.00–82.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	97.75/cwt	97.00–98.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	113.58/cwt	112.00–116.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	422	3
Bulls	—	—	1,350	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	878	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	775.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	134.44/cwt	132.00–138.00	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	771	86.44/cwt	85.00–92.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.69/cwt	135.00–142.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	56.28/cwt	52.00–58.00	577	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,585	69.53/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	121.08/cwt	117.00–123.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	138.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	109.78/cwt	109.00–110.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	114.33/cwt	113.00–115.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	112.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	111.55/cwt	110.00–112.00	516	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	108.23/cwt	107.00–110.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	126.26/cwt	126.00–129.00	497	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	120.48/cwt	117.00–124.00	324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	98.47/cwt	95.00–102.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	85.98/cwt	85.00–87.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	121.54/cwt	120.00–124.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	112.08/cwt	112.00–113.00	593	13

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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 549Last week 519Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 78Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 45Year ago 61

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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
5	—	408	122.00–126.00	122.82
9	—	563	109.00–110.00	109.78
3	—	482	113.00–115.00	114.33
11	—	394	126.00–129.00	126.26
4	—	618	103.00–105.00	103.98
13	—	529	112.00–113.00	112.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	102.00–105.00	103.13
2	—	728	80.00–82.00	80.98
6	—	323	110.00–115.00	112.60
4	—	380	105.00–110.00	107.47
8	—	269	117.00–124.00	120.48
4	—	530	95.00–102.00	98.47
2	—	683	85.00–87.00	85.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	668	97.00–98.00	97.75
5	—	426	112.00–116.00	113.58
3	—	333	125.00–130.00	126.70
13	—	463	110.00–112.00	111.55
5	—	513	107.00–110.00	108.23
3	—	563	105.00–107.00	105.66
5	—	630	100.00	100.00
5	—	370	120.00–124.00	121.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	518	130.00–137.00	134.94
6	—	672	114.00–115.00	114.83
9	—	624	115.00–123.00	116.77
12	—	568	128.00–130.00	128.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	790	97.00–102.00	98.23
2	—	435	129.00–132.00	130.48
3	—	537	123.00–128.00	124.61
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
3	—	583	117.00–123.00	121.08
2	—	388	135.00–142.00	138.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	130.00–137.00	133.39
3	—	372	148.00–156.00	150.55
4	—	425	140.00–147.00	145.19
7	—	805	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	119.00–129.00	120.60
2	—	580	103.00	103.00
8	—	273	140.00–150.00	142.57
2	—	610	100.00	100.00
5	—	384	132.00–138.00	134.44
2	—	465	110.00–115.00	112.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	120.00–130.00	121.37
4	—	610	103.00–105.00	104.01
3	—	592	106.00–115.00	108.97
8	—	324	150.00–157.00	152.87
4	—	733	92.00–97.00	94.47
4	—	369	145.00–147.00	145.52
5	—	771	85.00–92.00	86.44
4	—	420	135.00–142.00	136.69
3	—	510	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	120.00–124.00	121.63
8	—	520	125.00–128.00	126.10
1	—	665	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	953	35.00–40.00	37.47
8	—	1,118	60.00–63.00	61.60
11	—	1,025	52.00–58.00	56.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,353	56.00–59.00	58.43
10	—	1,322	62.00–66.00	65.62
2	—	1,585	69.00–70.00	69.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,553	75.00–80.00	77.97
6	—	1,985	89.00–92.00	90.94
4	—	1,350	65.00	65.00

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	—	—	670.00–710.00	690.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	530.00–625.00	588.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	975.00–1,025.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	700.00–850.00	775.00

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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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