Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 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 $123.16/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$123.16

106 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$7.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	126.61	668	35
Medium and Large 2	520	122.56	638	51
Medium and Large 3	434	118.67	514	20

One grade step is worth $7.94/cwt here — about $154 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 sale106 hd

123.16

—

AL average16 barns · 1,742 hd

123.51

−0.34

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	1,712	87.38	1,496	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,364	67.81	925	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	67.23	953	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	57.12	580	20

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	128.38/cwt	126.00–129.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	112.44/cwt	112.00–114.00	747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	151.46/cwt	148.00–155.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	124.65/cwt	123.00–128.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	138.66/cwt	137.00–140.00	514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	121.21/cwt	121.00–123.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	115.51/cwt	115.00–117.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	832	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	161.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	452	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	153.84/cwt	153.00–160.00	682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	135.78/cwt	134.00–138.00	698	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	142.74/cwt	142.00–145.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	787	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	141.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	160.68/cwt	160.00–162.00	615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	67.23/cwt	64.00–69.00	953	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	73.31/cwt	72.00–75.00	848	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	67.80/cwt	65.00–69.00	986	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	60.13/cwt	59.00–62.00	863	5
Bulls	—	—	2,130	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,981	1
Bulls	—	—	1,573	85.51/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.19/cwt	165.00–170.00	540	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	52.92/cwt	50.00–55.00	501	11
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	465.00/cwt	445.00–485.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	563.33/cwt	525.00–640.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	136.78/cwt	135.00–137.00	696	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	906.67/cwt	840.00–940.00	—	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	709	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	134.01/cwt	133.00–137.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	119.38/cwt	117.00–122.00	507	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	62.26/cwt	61.00–64.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	132.28/cwt	131.00–135.00	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	123.74/cwt	122.00–129.00	599	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	145.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	102.38/cwt	101.00–108.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	155.58/cwt	155.00–158.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	491	113.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	145.85/cwt	143.00–152.00	776	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.95/cwt	135.00–139.00	782	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	130.39/cwt	130.00–134.00	814	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	129.44/cwt	127.00–130.00	426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	162.53/cwt	162.00–164.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	159.41/cwt	159.00–160.00	677	5

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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 358Year ago 462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 61Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 32Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
5	—	711	126.00–129.00	128.38
1	—	340	168.00	168.00
3	—	770	118.00	118.00
5	—	471	155.00–158.00	155.58
15	—	532	143.00–152.00	145.85
13	—	575	135.00–139.00	135.95
10	—	624	130.00–134.00	130.39
4	—	371	162.00–164.00	162.53
5	—	425	159.00–160.00	159.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	605	137.50	137.50
3	—	665	133.00	133.00
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	150.00–155.00	152.52
9	—	509	135.00–137.00	136.78
2	—	430	142.00–150.00	145.95
2	—	695	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	664	112.00–114.00	112.44
7	—	371	137.00–140.00	138.66
4	—	588	115.00–117.00	115.51
9	—	422	131.00–135.00	132.28
17	—	484	122.00–129.00	123.74
5	—	718	101.00–108.00	102.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	605	118.50	118.50
9	—	537	121.00–123.00	121.21
4	—	418	140.00–142.00	140.51
4	—	359	142.00–145.00	142.74
10	—	670	117.50	117.50
3	—	267	145.00–150.00	146.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	110.00	110.00
6	—	425	117.00–122.00	119.38
5	—	491	110.00–115.00	113.99
5	—	329	127.00–130.00	129.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	148.00–155.00	151.46
6	—	567	123.00–128.00	124.65
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	320	158.00	158.00
7	—	280	160.00–165.00	161.60
8	—	514	134.00–138.00	135.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	153.00–160.00	153.84
6	—	522	140.00–146.00	141.94
9	—	383	160.00–162.00	160.68
4	—	325	165.00–170.00	166.19
17	—	479	146.00–150.00	148.00
4	—	558	133.00–137.00	134.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	64.00–69.00	67.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,157	72.00–75.00	73.31
12	—	1,455	65.00–69.00	67.80
5	—	1,436	59.00–62.00	60.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	947	50.00–55.00	52.92
9	—	1,098	61.00–64.00	62.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,130	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,573	84.00–88.00	85.51

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	12	—	—	445.00–485.00	465.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–640.00	563.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	840.00–940.00	906.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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