Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $126.52/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$126.52

69 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$21.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	134.12	577	29
Medium and Large 2	441	128.43	566	21
Medium and Large 3	442	112.81	499	19thin

One grade step is worth $21.31/cwt here — about $78 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 sale69 hd

126.52

—

AL average9 barns · 359 hd

121.70

+4.82

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	1,390	82.68	1,149	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	74.47	960	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	64.05	732	18

Every lot, as filed

48 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%	—	1,382	79.71/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,102	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	66.49/cwt	65.00–68.00	740	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	61.09/cwt	59.00–62.00	704	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	67.76/cwt	67.00–69.00	765	8
Bulls	—	—	1,390	82.68/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,149	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	74.54/cwt	74.00–75.00	976	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	150.77/cwt	150.00–153.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	139.74/cwt	138.00–143.00	539	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	124.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	134.93/cwt	133.00–141.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	143.39/cwt	142.00–149.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	135.68/cwt	135.00–138.00	554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	160.90/cwt	160.00–162.00	510	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	113.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	119.07/cwt	117.00–125.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	142.40/cwt	142.00–144.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	160.05/cwt	159.00–161.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	156.96/cwt	155.00–159.00	585	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	144.83/cwt	144.00–148.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	117.09/cwt	113.00–120.00	727	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	427.50/cwt	405.00–450.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	631.67/cwt	585.00–690.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	755.00/cwt	725.00–770.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	873.33/cwt	840.00–940.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	154.57/cwt	152.00–160.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.45/cwt	110.00–113.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	132.85/cwt	130.00–137.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	103.03/cwt	102.00–108.00	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	131.01/cwt	129.00–132.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	140.79/cwt	139.00–142.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	116.17/cwt	115.00–120.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	122.94/cwt	122.00–127.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	152.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	660	11

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 217Year ago 1,014

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 26Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 21Year ago 67

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. 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
6	—	1,382	78.00–83.00	79.71
4	—	1,113	65.00–68.00	66.49
7	—	1,309	74.00–75.00	74.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,153	59.00–62.00	61.09
8	—	1,129	67.00–69.00	67.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	81.00–84.00	82.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	150.00–153.00	150.77
4	—	769	117.00–125.00	119.07
4	—	378	159.00–161.00	160.05
3	—	672	129.00–132.00	131.01
4	—	445	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	162.00	162.00
5	—	559	142.00–144.00	142.40
1	—	510	153.00	153.00
3	—	490	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	132.00	132.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	386	138.00–143.00	139.74
9	—	408	135.00–138.00	135.68
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
6	—	473	128.00–130.00	129.00
3	—	515	125.00–127.00	125.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	110.00–113.00	111.45
6	—	523	102.00–108.00	103.03
4	—	436	115.00–120.00	116.17
5	—	325	122.00–127.00	122.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	117.00–119.00	118.00
1	—	645	113.00	113.00
5	—	369	130.00–137.00	132.85
5	—	342	139.00–142.00	140.79
6	—	485	122.00–126.00	123.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	124.00–130.00	124.99
4	—	529	133.00–141.00	134.93
9	—	317	160.00–162.00	160.90
8	—	373	155.00–159.00	156.96
5	—	464	144.00–148.00	144.83
5	—	621	113.00–120.00	117.09
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
11	—	432	150.00–155.00	152.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	142.00–149.00	143.39
3	—	482	152.00–160.00	154.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	110.00–120.00	113.37
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	405.00–450.00	427.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	585.00–690.00	631.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	840.00–940.00	873.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	725.00–770.00	755.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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