Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.60/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$135.60

135 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$5.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	136.73	875	85
Medium and Large 2	544	134.31	731	41
Medium and Large 3	467	130.78	611	9thin

One grade step is worth $5.95/cwt here — about $264 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 sale135 hd

135.60

—

AL average10 barns · 694 hd

138.24

−2.64

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	1,697	80.54	1,367	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	66.02	944	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	62.95	806	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	49.92	505	28

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	150.50/cwt	150.00–152.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	103.99/cwt	102.00–106.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	138.08/cwt	136.00–140.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	126.23/cwt	121.00–128.00	774	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	112.81/cwt	112.00–116.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	127.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	129.47/cwt	129.00–130.00	611	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	145.37/cwt	142.00–148.00	675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	119.29/cwt	118.50–121.00	977	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	650.00/cwt	575.00–750.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	158.13/cwt	155.00–162.00	590	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	137.92/cwt	132.00–142.00	800	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	162.87/cwt	160.00–165.00	665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	943	28
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	567.00/cwt	545.00–600.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	165.64/cwt	165.00–167.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	614	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	512.50/cwt	425.00–600.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	642.50/cwt	630.00–680.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	759.09/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	119.89/cwt	119.00–125.00	610	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	898.18/cwt	830.00–980.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,280.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,380.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	158.53/cwt	157.00–163.00	647	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	42.86/cwt	41.00–44.00	399	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	59.09/cwt	56.00–60.00	686	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	498	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	369	2
Bulls	—	—	1,210	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	920	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	68.10/cwt	66.00–71.00	981	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	582	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	58.11/cwt	56.00–59.00	624	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	66.02/cwt	64.00–68.00	944	2
Bulls	—	—	1,976	83.13/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	103.56/cwt	100.00–107.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	133.40/cwt	133.00–136.00	448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	120.05/cwt	117.00–122.00	407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	86.45/cwt	85.00–88.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	138.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	106.94/cwt	104.00–110.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.03/cwt	113.00–115.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	114.00/cwt	112.00–117.00	596	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	264	123.16/cwt	122.00–125.00	325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	162.51/cwt	160.00–168.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	121.09/cwt	117.00–122.00	565	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	134.62/cwt	133.00–137.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	133.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	123.67/cwt	122.00–128.00	521	7

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 Nov 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 935Last week 708Year ago 835

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 74Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 205Last week 33Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
6	—	567	127.00–130.00	127.99
4	—	533	131.00–132.00	131.50
3	—	333	165.00–167.00	165.64
2	—	373	164.00–165.00	164.49
1	—	265	172.00	172.00
4	—	408	157.00–163.00	158.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	119.00–120.00	119.49
2	—	535	128.00	128.00
10	—	373	155.00–162.00	158.13
2	—	668	104.00–110.00	106.94
2	—	625	113.00–115.00	114.03
4	—	428	150.00–155.00	152.57
1	—	270	167.00	167.00
5	—	489	133.00–137.00	134.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	85.00	85.00
2	—	625	85.00–88.00	86.45
1	—	745	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	150.00–152.00	150.50
12	—	613	121.00–128.00	126.23
7	—	464	142.00–148.00	145.37
3	—	335	160.00–168.00	162.51
2	—	778	110.00–111.00	110.50
9	—	511	130.00–138.00	133.52
2	—	728	113.00–114.00	113.51
2	—	685	115.00–120.00	117.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	132.00	132.00
13	—	819	118.50–121.00	119.29
5	—	370	168.00	168.00
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
27	—	580	132.00–142.00	137.92
7	—	408	160.00–165.00	162.87
3	—	785	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	705	133.75	133.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	147.00	147.00
1	—	525	127.00	127.00
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
2	—	683	100.00–107.00	103.56
3	—	383	135.00–140.00	138.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	137.00	137.00
2	—	725	102.00–106.00	103.99
7	—	336	133.00–136.00	133.40
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
5	—	830	100.00	100.00
13	—	523	112.00–117.00	114.00
16	—	467	117.00–122.00	121.09
14	—	360	130.00	130.00
7	—	421	122.00–128.00	123.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	136.00–140.00	138.08
5	—	611	112.00–116.00	112.81
13	—	472	129.00–130.00	129.47
5	—	580	117.00	117.00
6	—	405	130.00	130.00
7	—	509	119.00–125.00	119.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	105.00–107.00	105.98
6	—	530	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	112.00	112.00
5	—	339	117.00–122.00	120.05
5	—	264	122.00–125.00	123.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	575.00–750.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	545.00–600.00	567.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	630.00–680.00	642.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	725.00–800.00	759.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	830.00–980.00	898.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,240.00–1,380.00	1,280.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	425.00–600.00	512.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	932	41.00–44.00	42.86
2	—	1,055	35.00	35.00
14	—	1,074	56.00–59.00	58.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,161	56.00–60.00	59.09
15	—	1,440	66.00–71.00	68.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	64.00–68.00	66.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	76.00	76.00
7	—	1,976	80.00–85.00	83.13

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

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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