Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

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 $128.88/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −67.14 against this barn's trailing median of $196.02.

Average price

$128.88

117 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$30.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	148.25	608	12thin
Medium and Large 2	425	133.11	566	61
Medium and Large 3	470	117.74	553	44

One grade step is worth $30.51/cwt here — about $55 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

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $186.87, median $196.02 across 14 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 sale117 hd

128.88

—

AL average10 barns · 924 hd

124.85

+4.03

This barn, trailing median14 sales

196.02

−67.14

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	1,622	88.48	1,435	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	71.66	1,064	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	68.32	773	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	56.22	580	15

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	—	619	110.59/cwt	110.00–116.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.42/cwt	118.00–124.00	578	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	116.67/cwt	116.00–118.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	125.71/cwt	125.00–128.00	512	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	111.13/cwt	110.00–117.00	415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	116.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	599	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	112.67/cwt	107.00–115.00	602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	141.94/cwt	140.00–143.00	622	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	132.88/cwt	132.00–138.00	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	102.25/cwt	100.00–108.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	112.84/cwt	110.00–115.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	121.17/cwt	120.00–122.00	626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	87.52/cwt	85.00–90.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.41/cwt	119.00–120.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	102.32/cwt	100.00–107.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	539	110.16/cwt	107.00–112.00	594	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	—	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	64.94/cwt	63.00–67.00	689	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	812.50/cwt	775.00–850.00	—	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	74.40/cwt	72.00–75.00	936	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	988.00/cwt	925.00–1,030.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,500.00	—	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	53.58/cwt	50.00–55.00	514	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,282.14/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	—	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	59.24/cwt	59.00–60.00	661	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	71.66/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,064	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	111.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	292	144.64/cwt	140.00–147.00	422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	466	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	130.70/cwt	128.00–136.00	563	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	114.16/cwt	112.00–115.00	549	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	—	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	155.87/cwt	155.00–158.00	563	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	150.17/cwt	147.00–155.00	467	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	131.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	440	6
Bulls	—	—	1,277	82.74/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	134.99/cwt	133.00–137.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	141.84/cwt	140.00–147.00	526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	721	93.97/cwt	90.00–100.00	678	5
Bulls	—	—	1,920	91.02/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	148.98/cwt	145.00–153.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	121.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	120.27/cwt	115.00–122.00	516	4
Bulls	—	—	1,888	97.74/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	—	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.73/cwt	131.00–139.00	715	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	124.21/cwt	118.00–125.00	765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	125.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	706	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 Jul 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 480Year ago 797

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 68Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 235Last week 34Year ago 39

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	110.00–116.00	110.59
6	—	572	116.00–118.00	116.67
15	—	517	120.00–122.00	121.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	480	118.00–124.00	120.42
13	—	407	125.00–128.00	125.71
9	—	512	115.00–118.00	116.99
7	—	631	100.00–108.00	102.25
7	—	584	110.00–115.00	112.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	110.00–117.00	111.13
4	—	433	105.00–107.00	105.97
4	—	273	125.00–130.00	127.39
2	—	665	85.00–90.00	87.52
4	—	490	100.00–105.00	102.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	107.00–115.00	112.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	118.00	118.00
11	—	523	131.00–139.00	136.73
9	—	616	118.00–125.00	124.21
9	—	562	125.00–130.00	125.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	438	140.00–143.00	141.94
7	—	482	132.00–138.00	132.88
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	119.00–120.00	119.41
3	—	608	110.00–116.00	111.99
1	—	655	109.00	109.00
24	—	431	128.00–136.00	130.70
13	—	311	147.00–155.00	150.17
8	—	371	140.00–147.00	141.84
7	—	467	120.00–127.00	121.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	100.00–107.00	102.32
8	—	539	107.00–112.00	110.16
3	—	292	140.00–147.00	144.64
8	—	365	125.00–130.00	127.57
7	—	481	112.00–115.00	114.16
6	—	335	130.00–134.00	131.29
5	—	721	90.00–100.00	93.97
4	—	429	115.00–122.00	120.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	155.00–158.00	155.87
2	—	463	133.00–137.00	134.99
2	—	408	145.00–153.00	148.98
1	—	655	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	912.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	650.00–725.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	775.00–850.00	812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	925.00–1,030.00	988.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,282.14
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	580.00	580.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	520.00	520.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,061	63.00–67.00	64.94
5	—	1,258	72.00–75.00	74.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	959	50.00–55.00	53.58
7	—	1,116	59.00–60.00	59.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,485	70.00–73.00	71.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,277	82.00–86.00	82.74
4	—	1,920	89.00–93.00	91.02
2	—	1,888	95.00–100.00	97.74

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

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

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle