Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs to report. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.14/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$122.14

146 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$19.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

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	680	129.00	877	75
Medium and Large 2	577	120.04	693	18thin
Medium and Large 3	495	116.01	574	28
Medium and Large 1	849	109.92	933	25

One grade step is worth $19.08/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale146 hd

122.14

—

AL average13 barns · 898 hd

122.65

−0.51

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	1,479	75.66	1,119	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	58.30	930	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	58.18	734	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	48.36	465	24

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	265	135.56/cwt	135.00–137.00	359	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	112.72/cwt	110.00–117.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	109.11/cwt	109.00–110.00	517	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	126.97/cwt	126.00–128.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	110.63/cwt	110.00–113.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	582	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	119.12/cwt	118.00–120.00	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	106.62/cwt	105.00–115.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	121.70/cwt	120.00–123.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.31/cwt	111.00–115.00	752	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	740.00/cwt	730.00–750.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	139.63/cwt	139.00–145.00	479	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	115.63/cwt	115.00–118.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	122.71/cwt	121.00–128.00	541	8
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	342.86/cwt	300.00–400.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	133.18/cwt	132.00–138.00	550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	99.68/cwt	99.00–101.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	605.00/cwt	580.00–630.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	989	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	144.74/cwt	141.00–150.00	544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	861.67/cwt	815.00–885.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	713.33/cwt	660.00–740.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	130.59/cwt	125.00–132.00	511	5
Bulls	—	—	1,283	63.97/cwt	61.00–66.00	821	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	42.32/cwt	41.00–44.00	352	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	60.83/cwt	60.00–63.00	771	7
Bulls	—	—	1,598	87.19/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	53.85/cwt	53.00–55.00	540	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	58.30/cwt	58.00–60.00	930	5
Bulls	—	—	1,635	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,243	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	57.32/cwt	56.00–59.00	712	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	46.54/cwt	46.00–50.00	480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	76.52/cwt	75.00–78.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	89.55/cwt	87.00–92.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	93.30/cwt	92.00–96.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	97.96/cwt	97.00–100.00	360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	341	133.23/cwt	127.00–150.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	121.13/cwt	120.00–127.00	343	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	102.89/cwt	100.00–107.00	325	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	104.68/cwt	98.00–107.00	492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	141.79/cwt	140.00–145.00	323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	86.34/cwt	85.00–87.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	491	118.41/cwt	117.00–119.00	581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	104.59/cwt	104.00–108.00	541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	92.74/cwt	90.00–98.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	123.64/cwt	117.00–127.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	112.45/cwt	105.00–115.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	97.39/cwt	95.00–102.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	115.38/cwt	114.00–120.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	121.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	131.24/cwt	130.00–139.00	496	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	583	1

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 Oct 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 708Last week 624Year ago 793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 98Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 45Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	265	135.00–137.00	135.56
5	—	432	110.00–117.00	112.72
2	—	765	75.00–78.00	76.52
5	—	341	127.00–150.00	133.23
4	—	470	98.00–107.00	104.68
3	—	228	140.00–145.00	141.79
1	—	710	82.00	82.00
3	—	573	90.00–98.00	92.74
3	—	367	117.00–127.00	123.64
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	118.00–120.00	119.12
6	—	577	105.00–115.00	106.62
9	—	343	139.00–145.00	139.63
5	—	516	115.00–118.00	115.63
8	—	441	121.00–128.00	122.71
3	—	613	99.00–101.00	99.68
7	—	378	130.00–139.00	131.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	132.00–138.00	133.18
7	—	376	141.00–150.00	144.74
3	—	315	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	109.00–110.00	109.11
5	—	425	110.00–113.00	110.63
9	—	565	103.00	103.00
1	—	625	102.00	102.00
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
6	—	283	120.00–127.00	121.13
7	—	517	104.00–108.00	104.59
4	—	331	114.00–120.00	115.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
6	—	605	107.00	107.00
1	—	530	111.00	111.00
4	—	665	104.00	104.00
4	—	470	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	82.00	82.00
6	—	535	87.00–92.00	89.55
3	—	415	92.00–96.00	93.30
3	—	368	97.00–100.00	97.96
7	—	316	100.00–107.00	102.89
3	—	568	85.00–87.00	86.34
1	—	685	77.00	77.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
2	—	445	129.00	129.00
2	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	355	147.00	147.00
19	—	970	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	126.00–128.00	126.97
1	—	420	133.00	133.00
7	—	564	120.00–123.00	121.70
3	—	670	111.00–115.00	112.31
2	—	615	115.00–119.00	116.97
2	—	540	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	680	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	125.00–132.00	130.59
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
10	—	491	117.00–119.00	118.41
4	—	534	105.00–115.00	112.45
3	—	567	95.00–102.00	97.39
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
4	—	414	120.00–124.00	121.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	730.00–750.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	580.00–630.00	605.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	815.00–885.00	861.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	660.00–740.00	713.33
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	300.00–400.00	342.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	61.00–66.00	63.97
2	—	1,598	86.00–89.00	87.19
1	—	1,635	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	49.00	49.00
7	—	1,268	60.00–63.00	60.83
11	—	1,243	56.00–59.00	57.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	832	41.00–44.00	42.32
10	—	1,002	53.00–55.00	53.85
7	—	1,031	46.00–50.00	46.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,595	58.00–60.00	58.30

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 it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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