Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.53/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$114.53

46 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$15.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	118.35	603	12thin
Medium and Large 2	464	116.98	543	25
Medium and Large 3	384	102.63	394	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about $209 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 sale46 hd

114.53

—

AL average12 barns · 1,189 hd

124.57

−10.04

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	1,869	82.13	1,535	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	72.82	913	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	69.00	1,035	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	58.00	557	12

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	75.17/cwt	72.00–76.00	925	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	54.32/cwt	53.00–55.00	523	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	60.62/cwt	59.00–63.00	581	7
Bulls	—	—	1,843	84.20/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,552	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	120.82/cwt	120.00–122.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	151.96/cwt	147.00–157.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	109.33/cwt	108.00–112.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	109.46/cwt	107.00–112.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	120.41/cwt	120.00–122.00	521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	139.49/cwt	138.00–141.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	763	96.50/cwt	95.00–98.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	94.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	129.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	115.61/cwt	115.00–118.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	95.03/cwt	93.00–97.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	121.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	149.46/cwt	147.00–152.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.96/cwt	120.00–142.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	108.78/cwt	107.00–110.00	391	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	66.95/cwt	66.00–68.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	118.04/cwt	116.00–120.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	287	158.63/cwt	157.00–162.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	110.97/cwt	105.00–114.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.02/cwt	147.00–150.00	626	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,005.00/cwt	945.00–1,065.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	801.00/cwt	775.00–840.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	875.00/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	136.43/cwt	135.00–138.00	516	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 Feb 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 596Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 42Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 78Year ago 93

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,231	72.00–76.00	75.17
2	—	1,313	66.00–68.00	66.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	963	53.00–55.00	54.32
7	—	959	59.00–63.00	60.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	82.00–86.00	84.20
1	—	1,920	78.00	78.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	120.00–122.00	120.82
2	—	615	107.00–112.00	109.46
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
4	—	535	116.00–120.00	118.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	108.00–112.00	109.33
5	—	433	120.00–122.00	120.41
7	—	307	125.00–135.00	129.33
5	—	483	115.00–118.00	115.61
2	—	770	93.00–97.00	95.03
3	—	575	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	90.00–100.00	94.94
5	—	359	107.00–110.00	108.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	308	147.00–157.00	151.96
2	—	358	145.00–147.00	145.99
2	—	520	130.00–133.00	131.49
3	—	287	157.00–162.00	158.63
3	—	428	140.00–145.00	141.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	138.00–141.00	139.49
2	—	763	95.00–98.00	96.50
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
4	—	531	120.00–125.00	121.19
3	—	618	105.00–114.00	110.97
4	—	378	135.00–138.00	136.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	147.00–150.00	148.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	745	116.00	116.00
2	—	463	147.00–152.00	149.46
3	—	528	120.00–142.00	132.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	136.00	136.00
1	—	595	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	120.00–130.00	125.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	945.00–1,065.00	1,005.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–900.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	775.00–840.00	801.00

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

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

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