Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.60/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −65.65 against this barn's trailing median of $197.25.

Average price

$131.60

116 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$2.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	462	132.95	614	54
Medium and Large 3	405	130.64	530	27
Medium and Large 1	550	130.25	717	35

One grade step is worth $2.70/cwt here — about −$103 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

12 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $182.35, median $197.25 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale116 hd

131.60

—

AL average13 barns · 1,009 hd

124.30

+7.30

This barn, trailing median12 sales

197.25

−65.65

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	—	Low	1,571	88.80	1,395	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,323	66.47	879	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	63.53	933	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	52.66	555	17

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2	—	332	135.16/cwt	131.00–137.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	127.31/cwt	127.00–130.00	556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	106.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	108.01/cwt	107.00–110.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	127.56/cwt	127.00–131.00	483	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	111.39/cwt	110.00–113.00	697	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	113.54/cwt	113.00–117.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	143.04/cwt	142.00–145.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	104.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	121.14/cwt	117.00–125.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	579	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	59.93/cwt	59.00–61.00	821	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	48.89/cwt	48.00–50.00	500	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	71.01/cwt	70.00–73.00	932	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	360	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	63.63/cwt	62.00–65.00	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	118.38/cwt	115.00–122.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	127.82/cwt	127.00–131.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	145.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	149.35/cwt	148.00–152.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	141.88/cwt	139.00–145.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	121.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	130.65/cwt	128.00–132.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	133.89/cwt	131.00–137.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	136.75/cwt	134.00–141.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	116.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	826	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	705.00/cwt	690.00–720.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	602.50/cwt	575.00–630.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,061.25/cwt	1,035.00–1,140.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	710.00–845.00	—	6
Bulls	—	—	1,435	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,105	7
Bulls	—	—	1,830	100.26/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,835	12
Bulls	—	—	1,375	83.81/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,152	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	137.36/cwt	132.00–140.00	540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	137.13/cwt	136.00–142.00	588	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	150.40/cwt	150.00–153.00	490	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	155.96/cwt	155.00–157.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	125.67/cwt	125.00–129.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	126.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.15/cwt	125.00–132.00	604	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.11/cwt	118.00–122.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	114.11/cwt	110.00–118.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	120.89/cwt	119.00–123.00	757	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	136.20/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	116.86/cwt	115.00–122.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	103.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	143.45/cwt	142.00–148.00	532	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	736	105.48/cwt	105.00–107.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	691	118.57/cwt	118.00–119.00	819	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	150.16/cwt	149.00–155.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	144.93/cwt	143.00–147.00	609	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	814.29/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	—	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	56.34/cwt	53.00–58.00	615	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	63.53/cwt	62.00–65.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	121.08/cwt	120.00–123.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	133.89/cwt	132.00–142.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	113.82/cwt	111.00–117.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	121.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	511	16

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 549Year ago 671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 75Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 54Year ago 52

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	131.00–137.00	135.16
3	—	283	140.00–142.00	140.66
7	—	379	127.00–131.00	127.56
9	—	487	117.00–120.00	118.99
16	—	421	120.00–126.00	121.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	127.00–130.00	127.31
5	—	677	105.00–110.00	106.96
11	—	626	110.00–113.00	111.39
7	—	589	113.00–117.00	113.54
3	—	322	142.00–145.00	143.04
12	—	458	125.00–127.00	125.99
8	—	524	120.00–123.00	121.08
5	—	375	132.00–142.00	133.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	107.00–110.00	108.01
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
6	—	628	102.00–105.00	104.49
2	—	285	117.00–125.00	121.14
2	—	325	111.00–117.00	113.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	115.00–122.00	118.38
3	—	317	148.00–152.00	149.35
2	—	370	139.00–145.00	141.88
4	—	420	131.00–137.00	133.89
2	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	127.00–131.00	127.82
5	—	529	134.00–141.00	136.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	145.00–149.00	145.99
1	—	565	137.00	137.00
4	—	681	120.00–127.00	121.68
3	—	613	128.00–132.00	130.65
3	—	708	115.00–120.00	116.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	393	132.00–140.00	137.36
4	—	268	147.00–150.00	148.49
6	—	438	124.00–130.00	126.98
4	—	328	140.00–145.00	142.37
4	—	465	115.00–122.00	116.86
3	—	572	100.00–110.00	103.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	429	136.00–142.00	137.13
7	—	326	150.00–153.00	150.40
4	—	283	155.00–157.00	155.96
10	—	475	125.00–132.00	127.15
7	—	578	118.00–122.00	119.11
4	—	628	110.00–118.00	114.11
8	—	371	142.00–148.00	143.45
4	—	736	105.00–107.00	105.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	125.00–129.00	125.67
2	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
7	—	626	119.00–123.00	120.89
4	—	479	135.00–140.00	136.20
1	—	715	118.00	118.00
7	—	691	118.00–119.00	118.57
5	—	367	149.00–155.00	150.16
2	—	420	143.00–147.00	144.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	59.00–61.00	59.93
12	—	1,313	70.00–73.00	71.01
10	—	1,315	62.00–65.00	63.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	48.00–50.00	48.89
2	—	900	40.00	40.00
11	—	1,092	53.00–58.00	56.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	62.00–65.00	63.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,435	77.00	77.00
12	—	1,830	98.00–103.00	100.26
11	—	1,375	83.00–85.00	83.81

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	690.00–720.00	705.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–630.00	602.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,035.00–1,140.00	1,061.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	710.00–845.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	700.00–900.00	814.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,212.50

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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