Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $112.87/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$112.87

114 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$7.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	119.16	621	19thin
Medium and Large 3	417	111.63	465	38
Medium and Large 2	524	111.60	585	57

One grade step is worth $7.56/cwt here — about $35 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 sale114 hd

112.87

—

AL average12 barns · 1,121 hd

115.54

−2.67

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	1,729	81.51	1,409	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	65.13	863	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	58.40	876	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	51.08	510	32

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	—	—	1,945	89.55/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	134.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	137.85/cwt	135.00–142.00	584	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	138.97/cwt	137.00–141.00	678	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.28/cwt	133.00–137.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	155.04/cwt	152.00–158.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.16/cwt	142.00–145.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.56/cwt	126.00–129.00	797	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	104.99/cwt	104.00–107.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	87.98/cwt	85.00–91.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	119.41/cwt	118.00–121.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	109.93/cwt	105.00–113.00	474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	120.28/cwt	120.00–123.00	401	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	113.90/cwt	113.00–118.00	547	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	116.14/cwt	113.00–120.00	445	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	110.36/cwt	110.00–113.00	586	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	96.97/cwt	95.00–99.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	117.53/cwt	114.00–122.00	621	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	155.97/cwt	155.00–159.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.42/cwt	152.00–154.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	152.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	106.51/cwt	106.00–108.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	124.59/cwt	124.00–127.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	145.07/cwt	142.00–148.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	144.79/cwt	142.00–150.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	163.34/cwt	160.00–167.00	523	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	103.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	109.41/cwt	109.00–112.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	124.31/cwt	123.00–125.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	118.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	609	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	630.00/cwt	600.00–645.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	818.75/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	769.00/cwt	755.00–790.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	890.00/cwt	820.00–960.00	—	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	58.40/cwt	57.00–61.00	876	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	42.66/cwt	40.00–44.00	420	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	68.02/cwt	67.00–69.00	871	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	51.34/cwt	49.00–53.00	489	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	58.47/cwt	57.00–61.00	618	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	63.40/cwt	63.00–64.00	858	10
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	460.00/cwt	360.00–560.00	—	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	128.19/cwt	124.00–133.00	601	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	895.00/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	725.00/cwt	625.00–775.00	—	6
Bulls	—	—	1,701	84.24/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,433	7
Bulls	—	—	1,645	75.11/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,236	8

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 Sep 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 613Last week 784Year ago 1,108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 128Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 112Year ago 64

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,945	89.00–91.00	89.55
7	—	1,701	82.00–85.00	84.24
8	—	1,645	74.00–77.00	75.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	57.00–61.00	58.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	985	40.00–44.00	42.66
11	—	953	49.00–53.00	51.34
11	—	1,057	57.00–61.00	58.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,280	67.00–69.00	68.02
10	—	1,353	63.00–64.00	63.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	101.00	101.00
14	—	424	135.00–142.00	137.85
1	—	770	96.00	96.00
16	—	528	114.00–122.00	117.53
4	—	326	155.00–159.00	155.97
4	—	609	106.00–108.00	106.51
6	—	368	142.00–150.00	144.79
7	—	576	109.00–112.00	109.41
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
8	—	469	124.00–133.00	128.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	168.00	168.00
2	—	465	137.00–138.00	137.49
5	—	370	152.00–154.00	152.42
5	—	532	124.00–127.00	124.59
8	—	320	160.00–167.00	163.34
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	130.00–137.00	134.65
4	—	278	150.00–155.00	152.66
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
4	—	333	142.00–148.00	145.07
1	—	535	108.00	108.00
4	—	574	100.00–105.00	103.73
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
2	—	405	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	488	137.00–141.00	138.97
2	—	675	122.00	122.00
3	—	525	133.00–137.00	134.28
4	—	383	150.00–155.00	152.55
1	—	715	118.00	118.00
5	—	425	142.00–145.00	143.16
7	—	770	115.00	115.00
13	—	625	126.00–129.00	127.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	167.00	167.00
2	—	410	152.00–158.00	155.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	370	128.00	128.00
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
3	—	560	115.00	115.00
6	—	515	115.00–125.00	118.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	100.00–105.00	102.53
4	—	610	85.00–91.00	87.98
8	—	431	105.00–113.00	109.93
10	—	333	120.00–123.00	120.28
13	—	383	113.00–120.00	116.14
1	—	555	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	104.00–107.00	104.99
5	—	419	118.00–121.00	119.41
10	—	585	108.00–110.00	108.99
16	—	480	113.00–118.00	113.90
2	—	675	102.00	102.00
16	—	531	110.00–113.00	110.36
2	—	725	95.00–99.00	96.97
3	—	377	123.00–125.00	124.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	113.00	113.00
6	—	455	121.00	121.00
6	—	565	120.00	120.00
3	—	425	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–645.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	800.00–850.00	818.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	755.00–790.00	769.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	820.00–960.00	890.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	360.00–560.00	460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	895.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	625.00–775.00	725.00

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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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

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