Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.23/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$119.23

130 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$17.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	121.34	628	51
Medium and Large 2	505	120.14	607	68
Medium and Large 3	506	103.80	525	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.55/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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale130 hd

119.23

—

AL average11 barns · 1,037 hd

118.95

+0.28

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	1,723	88.86	1,531	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	74.77	1,124	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	71.19	818	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	59.46	616	26

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	78.22/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,011	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	74.77/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,124	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	500.00–650.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	127.81/cwt	127.00–137.00	536	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	108.69/cwt	107.00–112.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	141.59/cwt	141.00–144.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	124.91/cwt	124.00–127.00	590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	113.71/cwt	112.00–119.00	418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	144.46/cwt	144.00–147.00	413	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	120.44/cwt	120.00–123.00	615	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	709	90.22/cwt	85.00–92.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	114.90/cwt	110.00–117.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	123.57/cwt	122.00–125.00	520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	150.64/cwt	150.00–152.00	324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	2
Bulls	—	—	1,338	72.08/cwt	70.00–75.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	139.90/cwt	138.00–147.00	537	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	134.16/cwt	132.00–135.00	627	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Bulls	—	—	2,106	99.72/cwt	99.00–104.00	2,100	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	124.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	98.93/cwt	95.00–103.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	158.06/cwt	157.00–160.00	416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	112.41/cwt	110.00–120.00	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	139.18/cwt	138.00–144.00	575	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	878.57/cwt	850.00–900.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,278.57/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,006.25/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	—	8
Bulls	—	—	1,532	87.39/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	149.59/cwt	147.00–155.00	501	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	125.72/cwt	125.00–126.00	702	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	131.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	542	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	128.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	103.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	115.72/cwt	115.00–118.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	127.69/cwt	127.00–137.00	467	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	125.48/cwt	124.00–127.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	117.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	133.19/cwt	133.00–136.00	788	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	139.13/cwt	139.00–141.00	712	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	126.09/cwt	122.00–129.00	862	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	841.25/cwt	815.00–885.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	945.00/cwt	900.00–990.00	—	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	45.04/cwt	44.00–49.00	393	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	57.31/cwt	55.00–59.00	512	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	65.68/cwt	64.00–68.00	766	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	61.82/cwt	61.00–66.00	660	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	70.32/cwt	68.00–73.00	737	8

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 800Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 103Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 48Year ago 42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,293	76.00–81.00	78.22
6	—	1,068	61.00–66.00	61.82
8	—	1,048	68.00–73.00	70.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,503	74.00–76.00	74.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	873	44.00–49.00	45.04
7	—	894	55.00–59.00	57.31
14	—	1,166	64.00–68.00	65.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	70.00–75.00	72.08
7	—	2,106	99.00–104.00	99.72
6	—	1,532	86.00–90.00	87.39

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	3	—	—	500.00–650.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	850.00–900.00	878.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,278.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	1,006.25
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	815.00–885.00	841.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	600.00–750.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–990.00	945.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	419	127.00–137.00	127.81
13	—	472	124.00–127.00	124.91
14	—	511	120.00–123.00	120.44
2	—	608	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	680	110.00	110.00
4	—	578	115.00–118.00	115.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	107.00–112.00	108.69
4	—	368	112.00–119.00	113.71
4	—	709	85.00–92.00	90.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	344	141.00–144.00	141.59
6	—	286	144.00–147.00	144.46
7	—	515	110.00–117.00	114.90
11	—	421	122.00–125.00	123.57
3	—	215	150.00–152.00	150.64
14	—	840	95.00	95.00
3	—	777	100.00–105.00	103.33
15	—	366	127.00–137.00	127.69
4	—	613	105.00–107.00	106.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	795	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	384	138.00–147.00	139.90
2	—	583	120.00–121.00	120.51
3	—	263	157.00–160.00	158.06
4	—	463	127.00–130.00	128.52
9	—	335	147.00–155.00	149.59
7	—	412	130.00–135.00	131.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	467	132.00–135.00	134.16
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
2	—	618	119.00–120.00	119.49
2	—	660	116.00–119.00	117.49
5	—	413	138.00–144.00	139.18
11	—	558	125.00–126.00	125.72
6	—	512	128.00–131.00	128.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	120.00–130.00	124.93
2	—	718	95.00–103.00	98.93
4	—	420	110.00–120.00	112.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	124.00–127.00	125.48
2	—	680	115.00–119.00	117.03
2	—	763	108.00–109.00	108.50
3	—	390	146.00	146.00
1	—	580	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	146.00	146.00
3	—	985	116.00	116.00
15	—	592	133.00–136.00	133.19
16	—	512	139.00–141.00	139.13
19	—	684	122.00–129.00	126.09
1	—	605	130.00	130.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle