Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.22/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$125.22

125 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$7.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	605	128.31	776	41
Medium and Large 2	562	125.35	705	54
Medium and Large 3	528	120.75	638	30

One grade step is worth $7.56/cwt here — about $138 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 sale125 hd

125.22

—

AL average15 barns · 1,378 hd

130.81

−5.60

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	—	High	1,317	79.59	1,049	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	64.59	788	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	59.00	799	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	52.62	547	25

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	560	108.97/cwt	106.00–112.00	610	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.39/cwt	115.00–117.00	669	5
Bulls	—	—	1,205	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,085	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,197	75.72/cwt	75.00–77.00	906	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	114.06/cwt	112.00–117.00	606	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	152.42/cwt	150.00–157.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	152.26/cwt	150.00–157.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	123.96/cwt	122.00–126.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	115.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	121.30/cwt	120.00–122.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	110.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	754	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	122.96/cwt	122.00–125.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	113.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	118.76/cwt	117.00–120.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.48/cwt	130.00–131.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	104.60/cwt	103.00–108.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	113.10/cwt	112.00–114.00	588	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	98.95/cwt	94.00–104.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.34/cwt	125.00–128.00	657	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	116.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	122.27/cwt	121.00–124.00	692	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	146.97/cwt	145.00–151.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	137.05/cwt	135.00–138.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	142.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	145.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	129.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	132.43/cwt	130.00–133.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	125.19/cwt	123.00–128.00	849	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	124.03/cwt	122.00–125.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	117.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	118.43/cwt	118.00–123.00	873	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	92.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	115.49/cwt	114.00–117.00	553	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	128.05/cwt	127.00–130.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	100.37/cwt	99.00–103.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	115.83/cwt	115.00–118.00	383	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	108.73/cwt	107.00–112.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	96.35/cwt	95.00–99.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	133.44/cwt	132.00–135.00	431	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	103.33/cwt	102.00–106.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.54/cwt	120.00–124.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	238	174.01/cwt	172.00–175.00	414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	126.52/cwt	124.00–132.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	112.25/cwt	111.00–114.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	164.73/cwt	162.00–170.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	119.23/cwt	118.00–121.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	131.73/cwt	130.00–136.00	680	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	112.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	692	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,070.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,080.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	895.00/cwt	885.00–925.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	770.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	66.74/cwt	65.00–68.00	743	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	62.44/cwt	61.00–63.00	829	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	799	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	61.24/cwt	60.00–63.00	710	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	42.43/cwt	40.00–45.00	385	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	56.11/cwt	54.00–58.00	604	9
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	430.00/cwt	400.00–460.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	339	142.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	484	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	138.28/cwt	137.00–142.00	579	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	143.94/cwt	142.00–147.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	136.71/cwt	134.00–140.00	513	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	126.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	614	5

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 933Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 119Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 115Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	560	106.00–112.00	108.97
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
12	—	531	112.00–117.00	114.06
3	—	280	150.00–157.00	152.42
3	—	633	102.00–106.00	103.33
6	—	433	124.00–132.00	126.52
7	—	339	140.00–145.00	142.82
7	—	375	134.00–140.00	136.71
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	115.00–117.00	115.39
6	—	320	150.00–157.00	152.26
7	—	535	120.00–124.00	120.54
3	—	238	172.00–175.00	174.01
7	—	680	111.00–114.00	112.25
3	—	288	162.00–170.00	164.73
8	—	419	137.00–142.00	138.28
5	—	387	142.00–147.00	143.94
5	—	484	125.00–135.00	126.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	122.00–126.00	123.96
2	—	528	85.00–90.00	87.51
3	—	373	112.00–115.00	113.98
3	—	427	103.00–108.00	104.60
5	—	486	90.00–100.00	92.02
7	—	331	115.00–118.00	115.83
1	—	790	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	90.00	90.00
6	—	363	120.00–122.00	121.30
7	—	434	117.00–120.00	118.76
2	—	275	130.00–131.00	130.48
11	—	520	112.00–114.00	113.10
2	—	688	94.00–104.00	98.95
20	—	479	114.00–117.00	115.49
3	—	328	127.00–130.00	128.05
3	—	622	107.00–112.00	108.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	115.00–117.00	115.33
3	—	370	127.00	127.00
17	—	682	110.00–115.00	110.53
3	—	427	122.00–125.00	122.96
3	—	560	117.00	117.00
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
3	—	725	99.00–103.00	100.37
2	—	285	137.00–138.00	137.51
3	—	770	95.00–99.00	96.35
2	—	323	132.00–135.00	133.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	520	125.00–128.00	126.34
2	—	818	109.00	109.00
12	—	566	121.00–124.00	122.27
3	—	392	145.00–151.00	146.97
4	—	438	135.00–145.00	142.46
5	—	489	130.00–133.00	132.43
6	—	669	115.00–118.00	117.02
10	—	630	118.00–121.00	119.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	584	115.00–120.00	116.76
3	—	332	135.00–138.00	137.05
3	—	412	125.00–132.00	129.70
3	—	468	122.00–125.00	124.03
5	—	544	120.00–121.00	120.20
5	—	613	110.00–115.00	112.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	154.00	154.00
3	—	458	145.00–148.00	145.99
9	—	678	123.00–128.00	125.19
11	—	737	118.00–123.00	118.43
17	—	516	130.00–136.00	131.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,735	86.00	86.00
6	—	1,197	75.00–77.00	75.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,113	65.00–68.00	66.74
10	—	1,328	61.00–63.00	62.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,160	60.00–63.00	61.24
9	—	907	40.00–45.00	42.43
9	—	1,076	54.00–58.00	56.11

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	8	—	—	750.00–925.00	837.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,040.00–1,080.00	1,070.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	885.00–925.00	895.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	750.00–800.00	770.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	400.00–460.00	430.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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