Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-22

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 mostly 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 $113.15/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$113.15

96 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$22.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	122.88	660	27
Medium and Large 2	433	122.66	531	27
Medium and Large 1-2	935	101.00	944	24
Medium and Large 3	460	100.49	462	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.39/cwt here — about $198 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 sale96 hd

113.15

—

AL average11 barns · 1,071 hd

116.41

−3.26

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	1,671	91.56	1,530	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,398	76.59	1,070	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	72.00	1,058	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	59.44	604	16

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	778	95.26/cwt	93.00–100.00	741	3
Bulls	—	—	1,844	100.65/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	115.51/cwt	115.00–117.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	127.73/cwt	127.00–129.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	81.99/cwt	79.00–85.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	107.68/cwt	106.00–113.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	124.51/cwt	123.00–127.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	106.96/cwt	105.00–115.00	404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	133.31/cwt	131.00–137.00	423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	935	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	944	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	100.86/cwt	100.00–102.00	461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.04/cwt	119.00–125.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	127.54/cwt	126.00–130.00	480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	116.52/cwt	116.00–118.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	119.12/cwt	118.00–120.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	127.46/cwt	125.00–129.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	137.17/cwt	136.00–141.00	701	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	139.30/cwt	139.00–142.00	683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	153.54/cwt	152.00–155.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	133.64/cwt	133.00–135.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	148.69/cwt	148.00–150.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	148.29/cwt	147.00–151.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	128.33/cwt	127.00–131.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	112.93/cwt	110.00–119.00	759	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	708.33/cwt	625.00–725.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	866.67/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	90.61/cwt	86.00–95.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	116.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	128.69/cwt	127.00–132.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	740.00/cwt	700.00–780.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	838.33/cwt	785.00–945.00	—	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	64.35/cwt	62.00–67.00	723	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	87.23/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,244	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,496	77.23/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,155	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,058	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	64.25/cwt	63.00–67.00	678	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	55.69/cwt	53.00–57.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	105.42/cwt	100.00–108.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.64/cwt	115.00–119.00	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	157.36/cwt	155.00–165.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	128.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	146.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	464	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	565	10
Bulls	—	—	1,860	109.08/cwt	108.00–110.00	2,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	114.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.60/cwt	135.00–145.00	509	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	729	2
Bulls	—	—	1,444	77.47/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,119	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	120.75/cwt	120.00–127.00	656	9

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 564Year ago 721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 93Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 254Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	93.00–100.00	95.26
4	—	670	110.00–115.00	112.46
6	—	463	127.00–132.00	128.69
6	—	635	115.00–119.00	115.64
7	—	317	145.00–150.00	146.40
8	—	370	135.00–145.00	137.60
2	—	708	102.00–104.00	103.00
9	—	543	120.00–127.00	120.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	86.00–95.00	90.61
3	—	418	115.00–118.00	116.98
3	—	537	100.00–108.00	105.42
5	—	381	120.00–130.00	128.08
6	—	484	110.00–115.00	114.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	147.00	147.00
4	—	329	155.00–165.00	157.36
10	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	115.00–117.00	115.51
4	—	631	106.00–113.00	107.68
5	—	317	131.00–137.00	133.31
6	—	425	119.00–125.00	122.04
8	—	376	126.00–130.00	127.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	483	127.00–129.00	127.73
8	—	519	123.00–127.00	124.51
4	—	613	116.00–118.00	116.52
7	—	576	118.00–120.00	119.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	79.00–85.00	81.99
5	—	378	105.00–115.00	106.96
7	—	457	100.00–102.00	100.86
2	—	443	102.00–105.00	103.51
2	—	510	97.00–100.00	98.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	935	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	125.00–129.00	127.46
7	—	635	122.00	122.00
1	—	345	156.00	156.00
10	—	490	139.00–142.00	139.30
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
2	—	385	152.00–155.00	153.54
3	—	418	147.00–151.00	148.29
3	—	672	110.00–119.00	112.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	511	136.00–141.00	137.17
3	—	578	133.00–135.00	133.64
3	—	608	127.00–131.00	128.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	148.00	148.00
3	—	332	148.00–150.00	148.69
6	—	425	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,844	99.00–104.00	100.65
2	—	1,860	108.00–110.00	109.08
7	—	1,444	76.00–78.00	77.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	62.00–67.00	64.35
4	—	1,426	87.00–88.00	87.23
10	—	1,496	76.00–79.00	77.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,056	63.00–67.00	64.25
9	—	985	53.00–57.00	55.69

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	12	—	—	625.00–725.00	708.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	800.00–900.00	866.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–780.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	640.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	785.00–945.00	838.33

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