Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.02/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$123.02

138 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$14.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	128.37	589	54
Medium and Large 2	427	122.15	522	57
Medium and Large 3	423	114.13	483	27

One grade step is worth $14.24/cwt here — about $105 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 sale138 hd

123.02

—

AL average15 barns · 1,636 hd

122.81

+0.21

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	1,890	72.64	1,373	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	59.53	782	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	57.48	804	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	49.72	533	15

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	293	160.39/cwt	160.00–162.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	130.68/cwt	130.00–137.00	554	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	143.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	122.80/cwt	120.00–128.00	510	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	122.61/cwt	122.00–127.00	899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	134.31/cwt	132.00–137.00	434	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	118.43/cwt	118.00–120.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	136.70/cwt	129.00–145.00	655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	160.41/cwt	156.00–163.00	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	149.30/cwt	148.00–150.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	141.96/cwt	138.00–144.00	537	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	147.83/cwt	147.00–150.00	705	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	57.48/cwt	57.00–59.00	804	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	57.77/cwt	55.00–59.00	784	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	62.47/cwt	60.00–65.00	775	6
Bulls	—	—	2,055	76.41/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,570	13
Bulls	—	—	1,718	67.69/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,163	12
Bulls	—	—	1,805	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	855.88/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	34
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	9
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	445.00/cwt	370.00–520.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	733.33/cwt	700.00–740.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	—	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	126.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	602	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	964.00/cwt	840.00–995.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,054.55/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	—	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	112.23/cwt	111.00–115.00	635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	157.09/cwt	155.00–159.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.98/cwt	127.00–129.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	109.25/cwt	108.00–117.00	588	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	44.42/cwt	43.00–45.00	474	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	53.25/cwt	50.00–54.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	148.14/cwt	147.00–150.00	418	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	109.31/cwt	108.00–112.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	156.02/cwt	155.00–159.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	115.97/cwt	112.00–122.00	456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.52/cwt	160.00–162.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	92.35/cwt	90.00–97.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.86/cwt	117.00–120.00	557	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	142.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	123.70/cwt	122.00–125.00	423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	145.45/cwt	145.00–148.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	116.51/cwt	116.00–118.00	738	4

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 898Last week 735Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 82Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 184Last week 45Year ago 179

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
8	—	733	122.00–127.00	122.61
8	—	411	156.00–163.00	160.41
2	—	860	115.00	115.00
2	—	655	128.00	128.00
15	—	477	147.00–150.00	147.83
13	—	605	134.00	134.00
5	—	525	143.00	143.00
11	—	795	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	160.00	160.00
4	—	330	160.00–162.00	160.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	120.00–130.00	126.03
5	—	314	140.00–147.00	142.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	293	160.00–162.00	160.39
13	—	479	129.00–145.00	136.70
3	—	370	148.00–150.00	149.30
2	—	693	112.00–115.00	113.51
4	—	308	155.00–159.00	156.02
7	—	408	145.00–148.00	145.45
4	—	633	116.00–118.00	116.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	142.00–145.00	143.98
8	—	282	147.00–150.00	148.14
2	—	495	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	190.00	190.00
13	—	530	130.00–135.00	131.51
8	—	369	155.00–159.00	157.09
2	—	565	127.00–129.00	127.98
1	—	420	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	130.00–137.00	130.68
9	—	517	118.00–120.00	118.43
1	—	455	126.00	126.00
21	—	378	138.00–144.00	141.96
3	—	605	110.00	110.00
10	—	566	111.00–115.00	112.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	415	120.00–128.00	122.80
18	—	323	132.00–137.00	134.31
14	—	538	108.00–117.00	109.25
11	—	473	117.00–120.00	117.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	108.00–112.00	109.31
5	—	575	100.00–105.00	100.97
5	—	393	112.00–122.00	115.97
3	—	637	90.00–97.00	92.35
7	—	342	122.00–125.00	123.70
4	—	263	130.00–133.00	131.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,398	57.00–59.00	57.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,357	55.00–59.00	57.77
6	—	1,240	60.00–65.00	62.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,068	43.00–45.00	44.42
9	—	1,076	50.00–54.00	53.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	2,055	75.00–78.00	76.41
12	—	1,718	65.00–70.00	67.69
1	—	1,805	83.00	83.00

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	34	—	—	750.00–900.00	855.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–875.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–740.00	733.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	840.00–995.00	964.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,054.55
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	370.00–520.00	445.00

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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Dothan Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 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