Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.44/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −72.81 against this barn's trailing median of $197.25.

Average price

$124.44

130 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$37.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.44

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	146.24	579	25
Medium and Large 2	526	121.18	638	88
Medium and Large 3	481	109.24	525	17thin

One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $54 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

12 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $182.35, median $197.25 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale130 hd

124.44

—

AL average12 barns · 1,200 hd

122.00

+2.44

This barn, trailing median12 sales

197.25

−72.81

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	1,633	77.61	1,267	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	58.00	792	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	56.40	692	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	51.35	540	28

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	443	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	110.21/cwt	110.00–112.00	592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	131.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	118.16/cwt	117.00–122.00	480	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	604	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	108.01/cwt	107.00–110.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	113.43/cwt	113.00–117.00	554	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	122.87/cwt	122.00–124.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	131.01/cwt	129.00–135.00	565	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	105.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	112.39/cwt	108.00–117.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	140.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	465	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	792	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	59.82/cwt	59.00–62.00	654	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	55.64/cwt	55.00–57.00	621	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	49.32/cwt	47.00–52.00	503	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	55.16/cwt	53.00–57.00	704	11
Bulls	—	—	1,845	83.07/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,533	4
Bulls	—	—	1,420	72.15/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.20/cwt	114.00–120.00	615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	104.92/cwt	100.00–110.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	116.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	358	8
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	510.00/cwt	480.00–540.00	—	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	108.97/cwt	105.00–113.00	406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	104.02/cwt	100.00–105.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	97.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	857.50/cwt	825.00–890.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,020.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,040.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	694.62/cwt	630.00–750.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	133.14/cwt	132.00–138.00	478	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	787.50/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	131.84/cwt	131.00–137.00	612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	603	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	161.10/cwt	160.00–167.00	507	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	134.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	120.44/cwt	120.00–123.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	143.11/cwt	142.00–149.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	127.65/cwt	126.00–131.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	163.22/cwt	163.00–166.00	439	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	111.48/cwt	110.00–119.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	129.82/cwt	129.00–134.00	486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	106.35/cwt	105.00–113.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	137.55/cwt	136.00–140.00	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	118.88/cwt	118.00–122.00	673	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	103.69/cwt	102.00–105.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	118.92/cwt	117.00–122.00	738	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	565	4

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 821Last week 613Year ago 970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 125Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 78Year ago 332

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
1	—	745	116.00	116.00
6	—	482	130.00–135.00	131.57
1	—	305	157.00	157.00
7	—	524	125.00–128.00	125.45
11	—	621	117.00–122.00	118.92
4	—	383	145.00–150.00	147.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	331	140.00–145.00	140.34
7	—	520	114.00–120.00	118.20
3	—	580	111.00	111.00
2	—	620	100.00–110.00	104.92
2	—	433	125.00–130.00	127.54
11	—	359	132.00–138.00	133.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	132.00–136.00	134.99
7	—	672	120.00–123.00	120.44
6	—	441	142.00–149.00	143.11
3	—	632	126.00–131.00	127.65
13	—	269	163.00–166.00	163.22
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	537	110.00–112.00	110.21
13	—	406	117.00–122.00	118.16
9	—	562	107.00–110.00	108.01
9	—	488	113.00–117.00	113.43
3	—	625	107.00	107.00
3	—	385	127.00	127.00
3	—	295	135.00	135.00
3	—	680	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	308	115.00–120.00	116.28
6	—	373	105.00–113.00	108.97
5	—	468	100.00–105.00	104.02
4	—	623	96.00–100.00	97.98
3	—	785	89.00	89.00
1	—	745	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	121.00	121.00
2	—	323	136.00–138.00	136.99
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
11	—	465	122.00	122.00
6	—	628	110.00–119.00	111.48
6	—	374	129.00–134.00	129.82
2	—	705	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	479	124.00–128.00	126.03
9	—	519	122.00–124.00	122.87
12	—	431	129.00–135.00	131.01
6	—	607	105.00–113.00	106.35
5	—	387	136.00–140.00	137.55
2	—	733	97.00–100.00	98.49
26	—	566	118.00–122.00	118.88
7	—	666	102.00–105.00	103.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	105.00–108.00	105.49
4	—	575	100.00–105.00	102.48
2	—	415	108.00–117.00	112.39
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
4	—	375	120.00–130.00	124.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	131.00–137.00	131.84
8	—	425	140.00–148.00	141.93
7	—	315	160.00–167.00	161.10
2	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	270	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,094	59.00–62.00	59.82
11	—	1,276	53.00–57.00	55.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,117	55.00–57.00	55.64
19	—	1,020	47.00–52.00	49.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,845	82.00–84.00	83.07
4	—	1,420	70.00–74.00	72.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	480.00–540.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–890.00	857.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,040.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	630.00–750.00	694.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	700.00–875.00	787.50

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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How this sale compares

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