Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.21/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$119.21

150 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	121.57	578	69
Medium and Large 1	580	119.16	691	64
Medium and Large 3	475	109.86	522	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.71/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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale150 hd

119.21

—

AL average12 barns · 1,589 hd

121.10

−1.88

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	87.65	1,422	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	69.43	837	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	65.40	861	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	56.72	566	29

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	116.81/cwt	116.00–117.00	920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	161.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	122.42/cwt	122.00–123.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	106.89/cwt	102.00–110.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	150.93/cwt	148.00–155.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	693	2
Bulls	—	—	1,224	79.76/cwt	79.00–80.00	976	4
Bulls	—	—	2,043	96.95/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,981	4
Bulls	—	—	1,607	86.71/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,393	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,435.71/cwt	1,425.00–1,450.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	115.30/cwt	114.00–119.00	597	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	123.05/cwt	121.00–124.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	106.67/cwt	106.00–107.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	118.18/cwt	116.00–119.00	721	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	136.91/cwt	136.00–142.00	397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.22/cwt	121.00–123.00	642	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	94.91/cwt	90.00–100.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	129.07/cwt	128.00–136.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	116.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	123.63/cwt	123.00–127.00	538	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	120.97/cwt	120.00–123.00	578	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	101.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.55/cwt	146.00–155.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	139.77/cwt	137.00–146.00	580	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	121.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	96.64/cwt	95.00–100.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	166.32/cwt	165.00–173.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	93.26/cwt	90.00–95.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	110.28/cwt	110.00–112.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.08/cwt	117.00–120.00	614	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	65.40/cwt	64.00–66.00	861	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	45.69/cwt	43.00–47.00	396	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	57.89/cwt	56.00–59.00	564	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	60.91/cwt	60.00–63.00	655	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	72.17/cwt	71.00–74.00	950	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	68.29/cwt	65.00–70.00	792	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	928.00/cwt	880.00–960.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,060.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,075.00	—	7
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	658.33/cwt	550.00–750.00	—	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	127.14/cwt	125.00–128.00	872	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	128.65/cwt	122.00–131.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	144.51/cwt	141.00–146.00	671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	135.53/cwt	132.00–136.00	598	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	137.54/cwt	136.00–141.00	745	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	118.33/cwt	117.00–119.00	858	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.65/cwt	129.00–132.00	810	24

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 Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 624Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 88Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 41Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	113.00	113.00
2	—	690	112.00	112.00
3	—	718	100.00–105.00	101.73
4	—	564	122.00–131.00	128.65
8	—	441	132.00–136.00	135.53
13	—	545	132.00	132.00
1	—	345	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	166.00	166.00
2	—	363	155.00–160.00	157.48
2	—	415	146.00–155.00	150.55
10	—	464	141.00–146.00	144.51
16	—	542	136.00–141.00	137.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	788	116.00–117.00	116.81
14	—	686	125.00–128.00	127.14
17	—	585	132.00	132.00
21	—	725	117.00–119.00	118.33
24	—	625	129.00–132.00	129.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	160.00–170.00	161.90
7	—	389	148.00–155.00	150.93
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
8	—	518	114.00–119.00	115.30
1	—	735	101.00	101.00
10	—	415	137.00–146.00	139.77
3	—	560	114.00	114.00
14	—	481	120.00–130.00	121.35
3	—	640	113.00	113.00
3	—	788	95.00–100.00	96.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	122.00–123.00	122.42
2	—	573	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	638	116.00–118.00	117.01
2	—	690	110.00–115.00	112.48
3	—	255	185.00	185.00
6	—	379	165.00–173.00	166.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	102.00–110.00	106.89
2	—	570	102.00	102.00
3	—	618	90.00–95.00	93.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	121.00–124.00	123.05
4	—	518	100.00–110.00	104.88
4	—	565	90.00–100.00	94.91
6	—	432	110.00–120.00	116.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	106.00–107.00	106.67
6	—	290	136.00–142.00	136.91
7	—	386	128.00–136.00	129.07
1	—	220	144.00	144.00
15	—	435	123.00–127.00	123.63
1	—	780	97.00	97.00
15	—	478	120.00–123.00	120.97
2	—	625	113.00	113.00
17	—	520	117.00–120.00	118.08
2	—	740	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	610	116.00–119.00	118.18
25	—	525	121.00–123.00	122.22
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
7	—	692	110.00–112.00	110.28
10	—	560	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	79.00–80.00	79.76
4	—	2,043	96.00–100.00	96.95
6	—	1,607	86.00–88.00	86.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,317	64.00–66.00	65.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	867	43.00–47.00	45.69
10	—	975	56.00–59.00	57.89
13	—	1,076	60.00–63.00	60.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,316	71.00–74.00	72.17
12	—	1,160	65.00–70.00	68.29

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	14	—	—	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,435.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	880.00–960.00	928.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,040.00–1,075.00	1,060.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	550.00–750.00	658.33

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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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

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