Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $125.80/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$125.80

236 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	134.69	735	93
Medium and Large 1	492	123.48	607	72
Medium and Large 2	488	117.74	575	53
Medium and Large 3	425	112.86	479	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $256 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 sale236 hd

125.80

—

AL average11 barns · 1,502 hd

123.57

+2.23

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	1,672	91.93	1,537	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	64.18	1,061	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,364	62.46	852	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	54.12	554	28

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2	—	757	118.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	137.71/cwt	136.00–140.00	728	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	124.81/cwt	124.00–128.00	794	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	138.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	136.74/cwt	134.00–137.00	928	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.03/cwt	110.00–113.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.73/cwt	138.00–147.00	588	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	171.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	122.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	583	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	120.43/cwt	120.00–127.00	625	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	111.37/cwt	110.00–114.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	990.00/cwt	930.00–1,050.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	641.67/cwt	525.00–700.00	—	6
Bulls	—	—	1,372	83.73/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,149	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	97.73/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,564	4
Bulls	—	—	1,968	92.28/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	114.35/cwt	113.00–118.00	711	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	110.70/cwt	110.00–118.00	656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	137.94/cwt	137.00–139.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	123.22/cwt	123.00–126.00	590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	120.79/cwt	120.00–123.00	511	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	120.40/cwt	119.00–123.00	641	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	128.79/cwt	127.00–134.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	126.78/cwt	126.00–128.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	129.81/cwt	129.00–133.00	826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	145.50/cwt	143.00–151.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	144.15/cwt	144.00–147.00	698	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	130.87/cwt	130.00–132.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.63/cwt	156.00–158.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	116.60/cwt	114.00–122.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	129.60/cwt	125.00–134.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	134.36/cwt	133.00–135.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	143.25/cwt	142.00–145.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	137.90/cwt	137.00–142.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	111.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	101.02/cwt	100.00–105.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	131.75/cwt	131.00–135.00	485	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	119.59/cwt	118.00–122.00	440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	118.43/cwt	118.00–120.00	581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	151.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.98/cwt	137.00–141.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	133.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	157.12/cwt	155.00–160.00	531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	155.61/cwt	155.00–158.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	128.36/cwt	127.00–135.00	606	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	107.47/cwt	106.00–109.00	782	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,013.33/cwt	975.00–1,090.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	880.00/cwt	850.00–940.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	745.00/cwt	730.00–760.00	—	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	55.65/cwt	52.00–57.00	550	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	68.48/cwt	68.00–69.00	907	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	767	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	62.89/cwt	60.00–65.00	866	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	64.18/cwt	62.00–65.00	1,061	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	61.83/cwt	61.00–63.00	698	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	45.12/cwt	43.00–47.00	464	7
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	495.00/cwt	450.00–540.00	—	16

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,083Last week 749Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 146Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 117Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	118.00–120.00	118.67
10	—	636	124.00–128.00	124.81
4	—	485	136.00–140.00	138.04
1	—	355	154.00	154.00
3	—	432	143.00–151.00	145.50
7	—	586	130.00–132.00	130.87
5	—	705	123.00	123.00
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	529	136.00–140.00	137.71
2	—	715	125.00	125.00
10	—	636	129.00–133.00	129.81
1	—	695	128.00	128.00
19	—	484	144.00–147.00	144.15
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
3	—	432	156.00–158.00	156.63
4	—	805	118.25	118.25
6	—	580	133.00–135.00	134.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	679	134.00–137.00	136.74
49	—	605	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	114.00–122.00	116.60
4	—	435	125.00–134.00	129.60
5	—	370	142.00–145.00	143.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
2	—	365	160.00	160.00
4	—	345	167.00	167.00
4	—	468	137.00–141.00	137.98
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
4	—	638	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	265	177.00	177.00
5	—	406	155.00–158.00	155.61
1	—	695	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	110.00–113.00	112.03
10	—	478	120.00–125.00	122.05
1	—	785	95.00	95.00
2	—	680	107.00	107.00
5	—	431	130.00–135.00	133.10
6	—	388	137.00–140.00	138.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	421	138.00–147.00	139.73
3	—	233	170.00–175.00	171.57
16	—	519	120.00–127.00	120.43
3	—	628	110.00–114.00	111.37
6	—	387	150.00–155.00	151.68
6	—	583	115.00–119.00	116.97
7	—	338	155.00–160.00	157.12
12	—	472	127.00–135.00	128.36
2	—	728	106.00–109.00	107.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	570	136.00	136.00
4	—	605	125.00	125.00
6	—	665	123.00	123.00
28	—	465	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	622	113.00–118.00	114.35
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
13	—	479	123.00–126.00	123.22
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
19	—	532	119.00–123.00	120.40
3	—	570	119.00	119.00
5	—	422	126.00–128.00	126.78
6	—	315	137.00–142.00	137.90
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
11	—	368	131.00–135.00	131.75
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	593	110.00–118.00	110.70
2	—	278	137.00–139.00	137.94
16	—	423	120.00–123.00	120.79
2	—	605	110.00	110.00
4	—	318	127.00–134.00	128.79
4	—	380	127.00	127.00
5	—	719	100.00–105.00	101.02
9	—	491	118.00–120.00	118.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
6	—	437	110.00–115.00	111.60
2	—	465	100.00–110.00	105.05
8	—	368	118.00–122.00	119.59

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	930.00–1,050.00	990.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	525.00–700.00	641.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	975.00–1,090.00	1,013.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	850.00–940.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	730.00–760.00	745.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	450.00–540.00	495.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	80.00–85.00	83.73
4	—	1,600	96.00–100.00	97.73
4	—	1,968	90.00–93.00	92.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	988	52.00–57.00	55.65
5	—	1,129	61.00–63.00	61.83
7	—	1,028	43.00–47.00	45.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	68.00–69.00	68.48
3	—	1,345	57.00	57.00
10	—	1,377	60.00–65.00	62.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,653	62.00–65.00	64.18

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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