Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.58/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −55.43 against this barn's trailing median of $196.02.

Average price

$140.58

68 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$34.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	151.67	666	28
Medium and Large 2	448	140.46	630	27
Medium and Large 3	542	116.95	634	13thin

One grade step is worth $34.73/cwt here — about $32 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 sale68 hd

140.58

—

AL average5 barns · 279 hd

125.09

+15.50

This barn, trailing median14 sales

196.02

−55.43

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	—	High	1,636	74.11	1,212	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,428	58.42	834	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	915	51.30	469	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	49.00	831	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	733	91.29/cwt	90.00–94.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	136.56/cwt	135.00–139.00	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	122.83/cwt	117.00–125.00	323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	140.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	134.82/cwt	130.00–136.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.75/cwt	116.00–117.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	137.09/cwt	135.00–141.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	130.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	541	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	54.81/cwt	53.00–56.00	535	10
Bulls	—	—	2,155	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,746	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	831	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	959	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,598	53.30/cwt	50.00–54.00	852	5
Bulls	—	—	1,830	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	104.83/cwt	100.00–108.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	109.48/cwt	108.00–114.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	116.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	117.29/cwt	117.00–118.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	152.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	102.66/cwt	100.00–104.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.29/cwt	127.00–134.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	152.75/cwt	151.00–158.00	661	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	143.95/cwt	143.00–146.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.88/cwt	157.00–161.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	122.60/cwt	122.00–125.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	110.80/cwt	110.00–113.00	409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	140.10/cwt	135.00–145.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	106.02/cwt	105.00–110.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	102.62/cwt	100.00–108.00	652	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	662.50/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	144.60/cwt	142.00–150.00	607	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	46.91/cwt	45.00–49.00	393	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	57.50/cwt	57.00–59.00	819	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	61.99/cwt	60.00–63.00	829	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	145.85/cwt	142.00–150.00	697	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	711.67/cwt	685.00–725.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,012.50/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,117.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,140.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	953.33/cwt	820.00–980.00	—	6
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	475.00/cwt	400.00–550.00	—	12

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 Jan 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 848Year ago 662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 152Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 69Year ago 71

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	90.00–94.00	91.29
1	—	680	98.00	98.00
6	—	378	135.00–145.00	140.10
3	—	635	100.00–108.00	102.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	135.00–139.00	136.56
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
9	—	377	150.00–155.00	152.27
6	—	520	127.00–134.00	129.29
3	—	435	143.00–146.00	143.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	433	151.00–158.00	152.75
4	—	388	159.00–160.00	159.51
6	—	478	142.00–150.00	145.85
1	—	520	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	263	117.00–125.00	122.83
4	—	369	110.00–113.00	110.80
5	—	457	105.00–110.00	106.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	120.00–129.00	124.47
5	—	566	100.00–108.00	104.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	116.00–117.00	116.75
3	—	378	135.00–141.00	137.09
4	—	413	130.00–134.00	130.98
4	—	628	108.00–114.00	109.48
7	—	526	117.00–118.00	117.29
3	—	672	100.00–104.00	102.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	135.00–142.00	140.63
3	—	420	142.00–150.00	144.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	130.00–136.00	134.82
3	—	455	150.00	150.00
3	—	783	115.00–118.00	116.00
2	—	723	118.00–119.00	118.51
5	—	639	122.00–125.00	122.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	152.00–154.00	153.01
4	—	508	149.00–150.00	149.50
7	—	420	157.00–161.00	158.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	976	53.00–56.00	54.81
8	—	838	45.00–49.00	46.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,598	50.00–54.00	53.30
7	—	1,424	57.00–59.00	57.50
9	—	1,337	60.00–63.00	61.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,155	81.00	81.00
5	—	1,350	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,830	75.00	75.00

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	—	—	625.00–700.00	662.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	1,012.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	685.00–725.00	711.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,025.00–1,140.00	1,117.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	820.00–980.00	953.33
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	400.00–550.00	475.00

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

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