Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.18/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$122.18

157 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$18.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	457	124.60	570	73
Medium and Large 1	542	123.58	670	67
Medium and Large 3	549	106.30	583	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.30/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale157 hd

122.18

—

AL average12 barns · 1,375 hd

122.13

+0.05

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	1,416	85.40	1,210	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	74.36	946	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	69.90	1,024	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	57.96	567	12

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	408	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	791	114.52/cwt	110.00–116.00	906	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	81.66/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	166.45/cwt	165.00–168.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	147.46/cwt	147.00–150.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	119.16/cwt	118.00–120.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	137.72/cwt	131.00–139.00	767	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	145.65/cwt	144.00–147.00	687	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	141.48/cwt	139.00–144.00	744	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	146.87/cwt	145.00–152.00	565	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	135.30/cwt	134.00–138.00	648	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	115.68/cwt	113.00–120.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	138.31/cwt	138.00–141.00	603	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	130.24/cwt	129.00–134.00	682	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	128.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	129.12/cwt	128.00–132.00	615	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	156.49/cwt	156.00–157.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	89.32/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	142.57/cwt	138.00–145.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.53/cwt	121.00–124.00	757	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	95.56/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	96.69/cwt	95.00–100.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	2
Bulls	—	—	1,211	79.77/cwt	79.00–81.00	966	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	91.58/cwt	85.00–95.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	109.01/cwt	108.00–113.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	126.77/cwt	125.00–129.00	724	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	770.00/cwt	750.00–790.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	865.00/cwt	820.00–910.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	614	105.18/cwt	100.00–107.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	104.67/cwt	104.00–105.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	128.56/cwt	128.00–130.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	112.95/cwt	108.00–115.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	120.90/cwt	120.00–122.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	291	140.53/cwt	140.00–144.00	409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	123.93/cwt	122.00–127.00	599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.00	421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	125.87/cwt	125.00–127.00	660	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	127.60/cwt	127.00–129.00	554	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.55/cwt	110.00–117.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	110.97/cwt	109.00–113.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	116.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	132.79/cwt	132.00–134.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	105.39/cwt	100.00–108.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	131.04/cwt	130.00–133.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	134.64/cwt	134.00–138.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	87.53/cwt	85.00–95.00	633	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,036.00/cwt	970.00–1,080.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	883.00/cwt	855.00–925.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	645.00/cwt	615.00–675.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	756.43/cwt	725.00–780.00	—	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	49.43/cwt	47.00–52.00	450	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	68.36/cwt	65.00–70.00	790	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	64.06/cwt	61.00–65.00	657	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	76.72/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,065	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	69.90/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,024	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	42.07/cwt	40.00–44.00	360	2

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 Jun 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 782Year ago 916

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 166Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 67Year ago 52

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	—	408	131.00–135.00	132.99
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	125.00–127.00	126.01
4	—	791	110.00–116.00	114.52
6	—	438	147.00–150.00	147.46
7	—	719	118.00–120.00	119.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	165.00–168.00	166.45
8	—	616	130.00–131.00	130.75
19	—	557	131.00–139.00	137.72
21	—	472	144.00–147.00	145.65
27	—	526	139.00–144.00	141.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	145.00–152.00	146.87
9	—	436	138.00–141.00	138.31
14	—	476	128.00–132.00	129.12
2	—	315	156.00–157.00	156.49
3	—	590	120.00	120.00
4	—	605	115.00	115.00
5	—	667	108.00–113.00	109.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	479	134.00–138.00	135.30
30	—	524	129.00–134.00	130.24
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
2	—	618	121.00–124.00	122.53
2	—	665	115.00	115.00
11	—	571	125.00–129.00	126.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	113.00–120.00	115.68
6	—	378	125.00–132.00	128.62
3	—	322	138.00–145.00	142.57
3	—	735	95.00–100.00	96.69
3	—	765	85.00–95.00	91.58
4	—	614	100.00–107.00	105.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	104.00–105.00	104.67
9	—	532	120.00–122.00	120.90
7	—	291	140.00–144.00	140.53
10	—	483	122.00–127.00	123.93
8	—	309	135.00–137.00	136.23
17	—	434	127.00–129.00	127.60
8	—	568	110.00–117.00	113.55
2	—	673	100.00–103.00	101.48
6	—	377	130.00–133.00	131.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	128.00–130.00	128.56
7	—	573	120.00–125.00	120.70
27	—	524	125.00–127.00	125.87
4	—	615	109.00–113.00	110.97
5	—	423	132.00–134.00	132.79
6	—	392	134.00–138.00	134.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	108.00–115.00	112.95
3	—	328	115.00–120.00	116.70
3	—	578	100.00–108.00	105.39
4	—	723	85.00–95.00	87.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	725	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	81.00–83.00	81.66
6	—	1,155	65.00–70.00	68.36
6	—	1,388	74.00–78.00	76.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	47.00–52.00	49.43
8	—	1,025	61.00–65.00	64.06
2	—	855	40.00–44.00	42.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	68.00–72.00	69.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	88.00–91.00	89.32
2	—	1,848	94.00–97.00	95.56
5	—	1,211	79.00–81.00	79.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	750.00–790.00	770.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	820.00–910.00	865.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	970.00–1,080.00	1,036.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	855.00–925.00	883.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	615.00–675.00	645.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–780.00	756.43

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle