Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a limited supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.99/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$117.99

167 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$6.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	120.06	674	71
Medium and Large 2	513	117.84	605	67
Medium and Large 3	420	113.27	476	29

One grade step is worth $6.79/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 sale167 hd

117.99

—

AL average11 barns · 1,051 hd

118.09

−0.09

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	1,411	81.06	1,144	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	73.39	893	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	65.65	924	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	59.84	628	14

Every lot, as filed

74 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 3	—	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	102.51/cwt	100.00–110.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	161.09/cwt	157.00–165.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Bulls	—	—	1,631	86.10/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,404	5
Bulls	—	—	1,018	72.52/cwt	70.00–75.00	738	8
Bulls	—	—	1,923	91.82/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	128.65/cwt	128.00–130.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	118.03/cwt	115.00–120.00	371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.61/cwt	118.00–120.00	632	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	133.77/cwt	133.00–135.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	99.70/cwt	97.00–103.00	625	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	107.27/cwt	107.00–110.00	685	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	130.48/cwt	130.00–132.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	103.81/cwt	102.00–106.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	584	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	95.98/cwt	95.00–97.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	136.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	127.29/cwt	127.00–128.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	114.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	708	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	123.84/cwt	122.00–128.00	707	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	134.06/cwt	134.00–135.00	788	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	706	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	131.51/cwt	130.00–134.00	834	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	123.21/cwt	121.00–126.00	913	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	113.08/cwt	110.00–116.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	156.53/cwt	155.00–158.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	123.75/cwt	117.00–127.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,030.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	148.24/cwt	147.00–150.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	146.47/cwt	142.00–151.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.63/cwt	117.00–124.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	110.65/cwt	110.00–114.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	155.64/cwt	155.00–157.00	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	168.42/cwt	167.00–170.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	127.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	118.62/cwt	116.00–120.00	632	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	123.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	125.29/cwt	125.00–127.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	126.07/cwt	126.00–127.00	666	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	110.23/cwt	105.00–113.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	118.25/cwt	118.00–123.00	701	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	134.73/cwt	132.00–141.00	559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	140.49/cwt	140.00–142.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	138.30/cwt	138.00–142.00	718	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	823.75/cwt	785.00–940.00	—	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	65.65/cwt	65.00–66.00	924	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	623	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	67.28/cwt	64.00–69.00	682	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	57.67/cwt	57.00–58.00	607	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	63.11/cwt	61.00–64.00	643	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	77.83/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,062	11
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	601.43/cwt	550.00–670.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	116.44/cwt	116.00–119.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	582	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	772	92.61/cwt	90.00–98.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	113.96/cwt	112.00–116.00	773	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 Jul 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 887Year ago 666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 117Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 235Year ago 53

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	107.00	107.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
2	—	420	117.00–124.00	120.63
4	—	313	125.00–135.00	127.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	100.00–110.00	102.51
5	—	363	147.00–150.00	148.24
6	—	628	110.00–114.00	110.65
13	—	533	116.00–120.00	118.62
16	—	428	130.00–140.00	134.35
2	—	343	150.00–155.00	152.52
17	—	473	120.00–130.00	122.99
3	—	772	90.00–98.00	92.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	157.00–165.00	161.09
4	—	418	142.00–151.00	146.47
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
6	—	377	155.00–157.00	155.64
2	—	270	167.00–170.00	168.42
7	—	608	116.00–119.00	116.44
2	—	465	135.00	135.00
2	—	505	126.00	126.00
2	—	678	112.00–116.00	113.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	128.00–130.00	128.65
5	—	367	133.00–135.00	133.77
9	—	716	102.00–106.00	103.81
10	—	475	127.00	127.00
12	—	616	114.00–118.00	114.98
13	—	528	126.00–127.00	126.07
19	—	593	118.00–123.00	118.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	314	115.00–120.00	118.03
9	—	627	97.00–103.00	99.70
3	—	238	130.00–140.00	136.71
3	—	272	122.00–128.00	123.95
6	—	418	105.00–113.00	110.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	528	118.00–120.00	119.61
2	—	680	100.00–104.00	102.01
11	—	639	107.00–110.00	107.27
4	—	341	130.00–132.00	130.48
14	—	473	123.00–124.00	123.51
4	—	718	95.00–97.00	95.98
7	—	369	127.00–128.00	127.29
7	—	407	125.00–127.00	125.29
8	—	555	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	143.00	143.00
17	—	588	134.00–135.00	134.06
4	—	695	126.00	126.00
20	—	634	130.00–134.00	131.51
9	—	741	121.00–126.00	123.21
1	—	420	147.00	147.00
2	—	378	155.00–158.00	156.53
2	—	775	119.00	119.00
13	—	519	138.00–142.00	138.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	122.00–128.00	123.84
17	—	523	130.00–137.00	135.01
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
3	—	770	115.00	115.00
8	—	493	140.00–142.00	140.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
2	—	628	110.00–116.00	113.08
3	—	538	117.00–127.00	123.75
7	—	415	132.00–141.00	134.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	665	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,631	84.00–89.00	86.10
8	—	1,018	70.00–75.00	72.52
4	—	1,923	91.00–94.00	91.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	65.00–66.00	65.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	50.00	50.00
6	—	1,052	57.00–58.00	57.67
7	—	1,019	61.00–64.00	63.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,014	64.00–69.00	67.28
11	—	1,365	75.00–80.00	77.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,030.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	675.00–825.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	785.00–940.00	823.75
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	550.00–670.00	601.43

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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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

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