Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.18/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$125.18

157 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	428	128.92	552	67
Medium and Large 1	541	123.89	670	68
Medium and Large 3	469	117.77	552	22

One grade step is worth $11.16/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale157 hd

125.18

—

AL average16 barns · 2,228 hd

127.38

−2.20

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	1,741	84.98	1,480	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,095	60.13	659	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	57.00	861	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	54.05	576	29

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	117.86/cwt	114.00–119.00	735	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	63.09/cwt	62.00–64.00	669	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	54.81/cwt	53.00–56.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	128.38/cwt	127.00–130.00	470	9
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	638.00/cwt	630.00–650.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	119.60/cwt	117.00–122.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	144.44/cwt	142.00–147.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	113.97/cwt	112.00–115.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	133.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	150.03/cwt	149.00–155.00	726	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.31/cwt	135.00–138.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.17/cwt	138.00–142.00	463	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	149.04/cwt	148.00–150.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	133.49/cwt	131.00–136.00	818	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	153.13/cwt	152.00–159.00	571	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	128.31/cwt	127.00–131.00	864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,047	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	157.57/cwt	157.00–160.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	135.77/cwt	135.00–137.00	498	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	133.80/cwt	133.00–134.00	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	108.49/cwt	107.00–112.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	120.73/cwt	119.00–124.00	688	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.76/cwt	127.00–130.00	719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	126.47/cwt	124.00–128.00	642	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	125.02/cwt	123.00–127.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	135.67/cwt	135.00–139.00	551	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	144.27/cwt	143.00–148.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	155.42/cwt	155.00–158.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	139.40/cwt	139.00–140.00	786	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	59.67/cwt	59.00–61.00	705	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	52.29/cwt	50.00–55.00	487	7
Bulls	—	—	1,590	83.09/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,321	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	43.76/cwt	41.00–46.00	414	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	861	1
Bulls	—	—	2,119	89.70/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,901	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	760.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	20
Stock Cows	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	487.89/cwt	430.00–540.00	—	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/cwt	890.00–1,035.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.00	729	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	715.00/cwt	705.00–745.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	149.72/cwt	147.00–155.00	491	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	120.38/cwt	120.00–121.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	153.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	114.99/cwt	113.00–117.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	158.47/cwt	157.00–160.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	121.73/cwt	121.00–124.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	743	97.51/cwt	95.00–100.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	144.98/cwt	144.00–149.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	132.83/cwt	130.00–137.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	127.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	558	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	143.89/cwt	140.00–147.00	548	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	126.32/cwt	125.00–127.00	925	3

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,010Last week 829Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 98Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 79Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	624	114.00–119.00	117.86
18	—	570	119.00–124.00	120.73
13	—	508	124.00–128.00	126.47
12	—	406	135.00–139.00	135.67
4	—	460	128.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	655	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	366	127.00–130.00	128.38
4	—	428	117.00–122.00	119.60
3	—	528	112.00–115.00	113.97
4	—	558	100.00–110.00	105.02
2	—	743	95.00–100.00	97.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	330	138.00–142.00	140.17
10	—	367	135.00–137.00	135.77
7	—	615	107.00–112.00	108.49
8	—	517	120.00–121.00	120.38
8	—	476	121.00–124.00	121.73
14	—	439	125.00–130.00	127.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	142.00–147.00	144.44
2	—	535	130.00–137.00	133.43
6	—	378	150.00–155.00	153.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	484	149.00–155.00	150.03
8	—	613	131.00–136.00	133.49
6	—	673	127.00–131.00	128.31
5	—	429	157.00–160.00	157.57
7	—	765	124.00	124.00
5	—	517	144.00–149.00	144.98
3	—	732	125.00–127.00	126.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	895	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	164.00	164.00
10	—	664	133.00–134.00	133.80
1	—	610	139.00	139.00
15	—	564	139.00–140.00	139.40
3	—	705	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	135.00–138.00	136.31
6	—	420	148.00–150.00	149.04
13	—	373	152.00–159.00	153.13
8	—	563	127.00–130.00	127.76
4	—	618	123.00–127.00	125.02
4	—	458	143.00–148.00	144.27
2	—	663	113.00–117.00	114.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	155.00–158.00	155.42
3	—	518	140.00–142.00	140.65
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	328	147.00–155.00	149.72
2	—	285	157.00–160.00	158.47
5	—	484	130.00–137.00	132.83
7	—	381	140.00–147.00	143.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,060	62.00–64.00	63.09
5	—	1,159	53.00–56.00	54.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,182	59.00–61.00	59.67
7	—	932	50.00–55.00	52.29
7	—	947	41.00–46.00	43.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,590	79.00–84.00	83.09
4	—	2,119	89.00–92.00	89.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	630.00–650.00	638.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	705.00–745.00	715.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	890.00–1,035.00	962.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	700.00–800.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	430.00–540.00	487.89

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