Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.36/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −64.59 against this barn's trailing median of $196.96.

Average price

$132.36

91 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$11.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	135.52	622	27
Medium and Large 2	431	134.12	578	45
Medium and Large 3	395	123.70	488	19thin

One grade step is worth $11.82/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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

13 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $182.35, median $196.96 across 13 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 sale91 hd

132.36

—

AL average13 barns · 1,119 hd

125.82

+6.54

This barn, trailing median13 sales

196.96

−64.59

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	1,647	93.48	1,540	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	77.00	1,101	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	74.78	968	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	60.49	612	19

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	109.96/cwt	107.00–113.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	116.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	117.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	121.27/cwt	120.00–126.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	122.32/cwt	120.00–127.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	108.50/cwt	107.00–115.00	448	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	105.56/cwt	105.00–107.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	128.17/cwt	127.00–133.00	599	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	62.00/cwt	60.00–65.00	694	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,040.63/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	—	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	69.22/cwt	66.00–70.00	867	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	917.27/cwt	900.00–930.00	—	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	80.33/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,072	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,101	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	70.36/cwt	69.00–71.00	642	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	55.29/cwt	53.00–58.00	519	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	834.29/cwt	800.00–880.00	—	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	131.09/cwt	127.00–135.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	124.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	108.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	121.74/cwt	120.00–126.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	141.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	130.04/cwt	129.00–133.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.06/cwt	128.00–132.00	683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	135.78/cwt	134.00–138.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.73/cwt	134.00–138.00	638	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	421	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	515.00/cwt	460.00–570.00	—	12
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	548.82/cwt	530.00–570.00	—	17
Bulls	—	—	1,618	86.40/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	132.70/cwt	132.00–135.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	138.63/cwt	138.00–141.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.02/cwt	128.00–132.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	115.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	124.03/cwt	123.00–126.00	654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	164.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	144.97/cwt	144.00–147.00	529	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	141.97/cwt	140.00–147.00	477	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.04/cwt	115.00–119.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	132.25/cwt	132.00–133.00	606	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,109.78/cwt	1,025.00–1,175.00	—	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	126.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	621	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	122.72/cwt	122.00–125.00	715	4
Bulls	—	—	1,848	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,941	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	825.00/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	135.75/cwt	132.00–140.00	377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	137.72/cwt	135.00–139.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	120.51/cwt	120.00–122.00	741	4
Bulls	—	—	1,552	95.24/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	155.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	153.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	111.71/cwt	111.00–115.00	645	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	103.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	95.28/cwt	90.00–97.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	131.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	394	7

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 611Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 139Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 254Last week 146Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	107.00–113.00	109.96
4	—	431	132.00–135.00	132.70
6	—	527	123.00–126.00	124.03
2	—	225	160.00–170.00	164.56
10	—	336	140.00–147.00	141.97
2	—	573	115.00–119.00	117.04
12	—	489	126.00–130.00	126.96
3	—	382	135.00–139.00	137.72
4	—	280	150.00–160.00	155.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	125.00–130.00	126.70
5	—	484	110.00–120.00	115.95
6	—	412	120.00–122.00	121.33
2	—	278	132.00–140.00	135.75
3	—	310	130.00–131.00	130.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	138.00–141.00	138.63
2	—	510	128.00–132.00	130.02
3	—	365	144.00–147.00	144.97
4	—	458	132.00–133.00	132.25
4	—	583	122.00–125.00	122.72
4	—	615	120.00–122.00	120.51
5	—	320	150.00–160.00	153.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	115.00–119.00	116.01
5	—	416	120.00–126.00	121.27
7	—	681	105.00–107.00	105.56
11	—	577	111.00–115.00	111.71
2	—	235	140.00	140.00
3	—	645	109.00	109.00
4	—	321	130.00–134.00	131.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
3	—	513	120.00–127.00	122.32
5	—	467	127.00–133.00	128.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	115.00–120.00	117.38
11	—	413	107.00–115.00	108.50
4	—	480	100.00–105.00	103.71
4	—	676	90.00–97.00	95.28
7	—	321	120.00–125.00	122.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	127.00–135.00	131.09
6	—	458	120.00–127.00	124.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
3	—	783	105.00–110.00	108.38
4	—	583	125.00–126.00	125.49
6	—	432	140.00–145.00	141.56
8	—	525	128.00–132.00	130.06
11	—	470	134.00–138.00	135.73
1	—	260	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	119.00	119.00
1	—	730	117.00	117.00
7	—	624	120.00–126.00	121.74
8	—	563	129.00–133.00	130.04
11	—	517	134.00–138.00	135.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,120	60.00–65.00	62.00
3	—	913	69.00–71.00	70.36
8	—	939	53.00–58.00	55.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,253	66.00–70.00	69.22
10	—	1,335	78.00–82.00	80.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	85.00–88.00	86.40
2	—	1,848	104.00–106.00	105.01
3	—	1,552	94.00–98.00	95.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,040.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	900.00–930.00	917.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	800.00–880.00	834.29
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	460.00–570.00	515.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	530.00–570.00	548.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	—	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,109.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	—	750.00–900.00	825.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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