Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady while Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $119.90/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$119.90

212 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$13.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	122.26	667	147
Medium and Large 2	517	116.36	601	49
Medium and Large 3	465	109.05	507	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $160 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 sale212 hd

119.90

—

AL average11 barns · 1,791 hd

119.57

+0.33

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	1,483	76.14	1,129	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	64.16	840	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	61.91	971	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	49.65	506	20

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	—	357	163.83/cwt	162.00–167.00	585	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	118.32/cwt	117.00–119.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	127.73/cwt	125.00–129.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	114.42/cwt	112.00–117.00	707	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	109.51/cwt	108.00–114.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	856	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	138.45/cwt	138.00–141.00	440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	124.24/cwt	122.00–125.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	110.63/cwt	109.00–112.00	813	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	143.76/cwt	143.00–146.00	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	128.14/cwt	127.00–134.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	131.86/cwt	130.00–136.00	546	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	160.85/cwt	160.00–165.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	145.73/cwt	145.00–147.00	391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	135.17/cwt	135.00–136.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	118.56/cwt	117.00–119.00	675	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	130.12/cwt	129.00–131.00	802	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	775.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	125.39/cwt	125.00–127.00	578	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	128.77/cwt	127.00–129.00	879	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	125.89/cwt	124.00–126.00	981	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	134.78/cwt	134.00–142.00	767	10
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	552.50/cwt	495.00–610.00	—	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	175.07/cwt	172.00–180.00	639	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	164.21/cwt	163.00–168.00	706	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	666.67/cwt	620.00–760.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	815.00/cwt	780.00–850.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	568.00/cwt	560.00–600.00	—	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	149.25/cwt	149.00–150.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	381	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	803.75/cwt	790.00–845.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	991.25/cwt	975.00–1,040.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,290.91/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	—	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,011.36/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	22
Bulls	—	—	1,674	76.66/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,283	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	60.83/cwt	59.00–62.00	799	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	110.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	487	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	44.64/cwt	41.00–46.00	422	10
Bulls	—	—	1,245	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	747	4
Bulls	—	—	1,340	83.49/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,119	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	117.91/cwt	112.00–120.00	377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	131.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	601	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	69.57/cwt	67.00–71.00	907	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	54.66/cwt	51.00–56.00	596	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	61.91/cwt	61.00–65.00	971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	105.60/cwt	102.00–107.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	168.13/cwt	167.00–174.00	551	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	161.49/cwt	160.00–162.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	154.57/cwt	153.00–155.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	140.65/cwt	140.00–143.00	615	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	149.74/cwt	147.00–155.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	129.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.56/cwt	126.00–132.00	472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	112.36/cwt	111.00–113.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	144.86/cwt	140.00–147.00	663	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	136.65/cwt	133.00–139.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	110.54/cwt	110.00–111.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	113.97/cwt	113.00–116.00	606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	158.66/cwt	158.00–159.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	118.70/cwt	117.00–120.00	565	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	154.02/cwt	152.00–158.00	673	6

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,159Last week 935Year ago 969

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 137Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 205Year ago 186

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	357	162.00–167.00	163.83
3	—	628	117.00–119.00	118.32
3	—	532	125.00–129.00	127.73
4	—	656	108.00–114.00	109.51
13	—	328	167.00–174.00	168.13
13	—	458	140.00–147.00	144.86
6	—	437	152.00–158.00	154.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	127.00–134.00	128.14
6	—	508	135.00–136.00	135.17
12	—	365	172.00–180.00	175.07
8	—	430	163.00–168.00	164.21
4	—	456	149.00–150.00	149.25
3	—	205	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	130.00–134.00	131.32
4	—	323	160.00–162.00	161.49
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
9	—	437	140.00–143.00	140.65
5	—	725	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
3	—	385	147.00–155.00	149.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	618	112.00–117.00	114.42
16	—	785	109.00	109.00
7	—	318	138.00–141.00	138.45
4	—	506	122.00–125.00	124.24
11	—	735	109.00–112.00	110.63
17	—	414	130.00–136.00	131.86
3	—	268	145.00–147.00	145.73
18	—	569	117.00–119.00	118.56
1	—	215	152.00	152.00
32	—	461	125.00–127.00	125.39
8	—	375	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	680	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	110.00–112.00	110.49
4	—	320	112.00–120.00	117.91
1	—	645	92.00	92.00
7	—	536	102.00–107.00	105.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
6	—	408	120.00–125.00	121.65
2	—	683	102.00–105.00	103.49
8	—	370	126.00–132.00	127.56
6	—	583	111.00–113.00	112.36
11	—	622	110.00–111.00	110.54
6	—	532	113.00–116.00	113.97
9	—	476	117.00–120.00	118.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	143.00–146.00	143.76
6	—	422	160.00–165.00	160.85
2	—	825	123.00	123.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
9	—	616	129.00–131.00	130.12
2	—	475	149.00	149.00
17	—	683	127.00–129.00	128.77
18	—	779	124.00–126.00	125.89
10	—	569	134.00–142.00	134.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	114.00–118.00	116.02
2	—	413	142.00–145.00	143.53
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
1	—	295	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	413	153.00–155.00	154.57
10	—	586	125.00–130.00	129.03
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
5	—	527	133.00–139.00	136.65
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
3	—	372	158.00–159.00	158.66

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	—	—	700.00–800.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,290.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	1,011.36
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	495.00–610.00	552.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	620.00–760.00	666.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	780.00–850.00	815.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	560.00–600.00	568.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	790.00–845.00	803.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	975.00–1,040.00	991.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,674	74.00–78.00	76.66
4	—	1,245	60.00	60.00
8	—	1,340	81.00–86.00	83.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,313	59.00–62.00	60.83
8	—	1,304	67.00–71.00	69.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	946	41.00–46.00	44.64
10	—	1,091	51.00–56.00	54.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,569	61.00–65.00	61.91

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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Heifers · 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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