Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.96/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −57.06 against this barn's trailing median of $196.02.

Average price

$138.96

81 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$21.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	150.97	627	26
Medium and Large 2	459	136.04	625	33
Medium and Large 3	356	129.13	459	22

One grade step is worth $21.85/cwt here — about $168 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

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $186.87, median $196.02 across 14 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 sale81 hd

138.96

—

AL average12 barns · 1,186 hd

127.98

+10.97

This barn, trailing median14 sales

196.02

−57.06

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	1,550	78.17	1,212	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	58.87	801	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	49.48	492	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,612	48.71	785	6thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	558	118.99/cwt	117.00–123.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	96.63/cwt	95.00–100.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	149.04/cwt	147.00–152.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	112.69/cwt	112.00–114.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	147.84/cwt	147.00–150.00	538	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	131.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	152.48/cwt	152.00–156.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	150.02/cwt	148.00–151.00	701	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	129.41/cwt	128.00–132.00	440	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	138.70/cwt	137.00–140.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	132.84/cwt	132.00–138.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	142.73/cwt	142.00–147.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	125.05/cwt	121.00–127.00	519	3
Bulls	—	—	1,390	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	973	4
Bulls	—	—	1,521	77.58/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,180	14
Bulls	—	—	1,682	83.28/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,401	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	57.06/cwt	55.00–58.00	787	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	61.58/cwt	60.00–63.00	819	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	48.71/cwt	47.00–52.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.55/cwt	140.00–146.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	107.69/cwt	105.00–112.00	569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	133.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	447	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	102.14/cwt	95.00–105.00	473	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	572.14/cwt	545.00–640.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	722.50/cwt	700.00–745.00	—	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	425.00/cwt	365.00–485.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	475.00/cwt	400.00–550.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	887.50/cwt	875.00–900.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	773.33/cwt	730.00–860.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	890.00/cwt	860.00–920.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	165.73/cwt	165.00–168.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	158.88/cwt	155.00–162.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	117.68/cwt	117.00–119.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	135.31/cwt	134.00–138.00	717	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	43.07/cwt	41.00–46.00	494	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	51.17/cwt	49.00–54.00	488	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	137.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	540	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	117.39/cwt	115.00–122.00	320	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	122.95/cwt	119.00–125.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	136.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	108.44/cwt	105.00–112.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	113.68/cwt	112.00–120.00	548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	106.14/cwt	105.00–107.00	432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	123.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	450	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	782	2

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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 1,177Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 51Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 154Year ago 105

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	117.00–123.00	118.99
3	—	727	95.00–100.00	96.63
11	—	364	147.00–150.00	147.84
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
7	—	469	137.00–140.00	138.70
8	—	425	140.00–146.00	141.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	147.00–152.00	149.04
7	—	466	142.00–147.00	142.73
4	—	313	165.00–168.00	165.73
7	—	366	155.00–162.00	158.88
3	—	530	134.00–138.00	135.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	334	130.00–135.00	133.95
3	—	370	119.00–125.00	122.95
6	—	288	135.00–140.00	136.59
2	—	565	105.00–112.00	108.44
2	—	425	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	112.00–114.00	112.69
3	—	362	130.00–134.00	131.31
3	—	415	121.00–127.00	125.05
3	—	508	117.00–119.00	117.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	105.00	105.00
11	—	340	128.00–132.00	129.41
8	—	528	105.00–112.00	107.69
9	—	482	112.00–120.00	113.68
9	—	364	120.00–128.00	123.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	110.00	110.00
11	—	463	95.00–105.00	102.14
6	—	273	115.00–122.00	117.39
1	—	515	92.00	92.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
7	—	407	105.00–107.00	106.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	420	149.00	149.00
2	—	633	122.00–125.00	123.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	152.00–156.00	152.48
13	—	467	148.00–151.00	150.02
3	—	540	140.00–145.00	141.64
7	—	569	132.00–138.00	132.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	392	130.00–140.00	137.84
2	—	440	118.00–122.00	119.98
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	70.00	70.00
14	—	1,521	74.00–79.00	77.58
8	—	1,682	83.00–86.00	83.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,380	55.00–58.00	57.06
8	—	1,330	60.00–63.00	61.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,612	47.00–52.00	48.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,148	41.00–46.00	43.07
19	—	953	49.00–54.00	51.17

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	4	—	—	725.00–750.00	737.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	875.00–900.00	887.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	545.00–640.00	572.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–745.00	722.50
Bred Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	400.00–550.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	730.00–860.00	773.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	860.00–920.00	890.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	365.00–485.00	425.00

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle