Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $127.43/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$127.43

184 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$68

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$4.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	453	130.13	589	58
Medium and Large 3	353	126.58	447	29
Medium and Large 1	522	126.07	658	97

One grade step is worth $4.05/cwt here — about −$68 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 sale184 hd

127.43

—

AL average15 barns · 1,511 hd

127.13

+0.30

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	—	Low	1,487	82.85	1,232	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	65.36	876	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	63.67	929	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	58.86	631	24

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	—	427	154.12/cwt	150.00–158.00	658	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	134.94/cwt	134.00–136.00	854	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	149.12/cwt	147.00–154.00	695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	138.71/cwt	138.00–143.00	821	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	131.88/cwt	129.00–133.00	868	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	140.63/cwt	139.00–142.00	502	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	149.11/cwt	147.00–150.00	486	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	141.63/cwt	139.00–147.00	654	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	109.01/cwt	106.00–112.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.18/cwt	132.00–137.00	710	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	111.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.38/cwt	162.00–167.00	690	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	144.54/cwt	142.00–148.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	149.81/cwt	149.00–151.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	766	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	112.89/cwt	112.00–115.00	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	116.38/cwt	116.00–119.00	705	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	122.27/cwt	122.00–130.00	659	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	131.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	608	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	63.67/cwt	63.00–66.00	929	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	65.14/cwt	64.00–66.00	899	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	60.10/cwt	59.00–61.00	820	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	71.13/cwt	70.00–72.00	871	7
Bulls	—	—	1,436	76.01/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,092	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,652	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	61.02/cwt	58.00–62.00	663	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	816.67/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	709.44/cwt	690.00–725.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	—	3
Stock Cows	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	464.71/cwt	425.00–500.00	—	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	132.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	560	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,006.25/cwt	935.00–1,030.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	773.57/cwt	745.00–795.00	—	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	150.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	120.16/cwt	120.00–121.00	668	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.93/cwt	140.00–146.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	139.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	510	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	50.64/cwt	49.00–53.00	513	5
Bulls	—	—	1,420	84.58/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,201	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	256	136.03/cwt	135.00–142.00	348	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	127.91/cwt	125.00–130.00	434	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	144.35/cwt	142.00–145.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	123.85/cwt	122.00–125.00	472	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	108.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	122.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	118.92/cwt	115.00–122.00	516	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	160.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.07/cwt	131.00–135.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	164.71/cwt	164.00–167.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	124.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	169.72/cwt	169.00–172.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	125.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	157.23/cwt	155.00–158.00	675	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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 829Last week 693Year ago 668

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 79Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 30Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	427	150.00–158.00	154.12
9	—	462	139.00–147.00	141.63
2	—	673	106.00–112.00	109.01
14	—	525	132.00–137.00	135.18
2	—	768	100.00–105.00	102.49
4	—	564	120.00–128.00	122.04
8	—	389	160.00–164.00	160.95
6	—	623	115.00–120.00	115.85
4	—	325	169.00–172.00	169.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	130.00–138.00	132.69
5	—	312	142.00–145.00	144.35
2	—	460	120.00–130.00	125.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	140.00–146.00	142.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	633	134.00–136.00	134.94
2	—	385	163.00	163.00
2	—	290	170.00–171.00	170.51
7	—	466	147.00–154.00	149.12
34	—	592	138.00–143.00	138.71
18	—	658	129.00–133.00	131.88
10	—	530	144.00–145.00	144.50
4	—	329	164.00–167.00	164.71
3	—	768	120.00–126.00	124.01
4	—	429	155.00–158.00	157.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	169.00	169.00
17	—	420	162.00–167.00	164.38
2	—	488	158.00–160.00	158.98
7	—	526	150.00–155.00	150.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	135.00–145.00	139.86
2	—	635	125.00–130.00	127.52
6	—	745	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	780	103.00	103.00
7	—	523	115.00–120.00	118.62
11	—	357	139.00–142.00	140.63
14	—	326	147.00–150.00	149.11
6	—	558	110.00–113.00	111.01
3	—	635	107.00–110.00	108.02
6	—	420	131.00–135.00	133.07
7	—	461	120.00–127.00	125.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	142.00–148.00	144.54
5	—	372	149.00–151.00	149.81
10	—	662	112.00–115.00	112.89
8	—	606	116.00–119.00	116.38
28	—	539	122.00–130.00	122.27
26	—	462	130.00–137.00	131.64
13	—	556	120.00–121.00	120.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	256	135.00–142.00	136.03
7	—	339	125.00–130.00	127.91
8	—	381	122.00–125.00	123.85
7	—	434	115.00–122.00	118.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,459	63.00–66.00	63.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,380	64.00–66.00	65.14
7	—	1,364	59.00–61.00	60.10
7	—	1,225	70.00–72.00	71.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,087	58.00–62.00	61.02
5	—	1,013	49.00–53.00	50.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,436	72.00–77.00	76.01
2	—	1,825	90.00–91.00	90.50
7	—	1,420	83.00–86.00	84.58

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	6	—	—	800.00–850.00	816.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,037.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	690.00–725.00	709.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	745.00	745.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	935.00–1,030.00	1,006.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	745.00–795.00	773.57
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	425.00–500.00	464.71

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle