Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.98/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$127.98

123 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$8.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	131.00	612	60
Medium and Large 1	577	126.92	733	34
Medium and Large 3	414	122.99	509	29

One grade step is worth $8.01/cwt here — about $103 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 sale123 hd

127.98

—

AL average15 barns · 1,420 hd

128.90

−0.92

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	1,627	81.75	1,330	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	66.03	854	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	58.86	624	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	57.40	930	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 3	—	263	154.48/cwt	152.00–159.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	126.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.69/cwt	137.00–139.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	117.04/cwt	116.00–123.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	145.08/cwt	142.00–150.00	460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	161.22/cwt	160.00–163.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	158.69/cwt	158.00–162.00	595	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	145.65/cwt	145.00–148.00	846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	132.68/cwt	132.00–134.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	131.76/cwt	131.00–133.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.77/cwt	140.00–142.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	116.39/cwt	116.00–117.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	165.11/cwt	163.00–169.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	132.18/cwt	131.00–134.00	693	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	157.63/cwt	157.00–160.00	768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	140.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	761	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	125.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.06/cwt	147.00–155.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	141.23/cwt	140.00–146.00	682	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	135.60/cwt	135.00–138.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	154.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	137.61/cwt	136.00–138.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	162.18/cwt	161.00–163.00	667	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	52.83/cwt	50.00–55.00	531	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	63.60/cwt	62.00–65.00	668	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	59.72/cwt	59.00–61.00	659	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	57.40/cwt	55.00–60.00	930	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	84.48/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,522	5
Bulls	—	—	1,365	73.78/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	795.00/cwt	750.00–825.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	487.50/cwt	400.00–575.00	—	8
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	577.50/cwt	540.00–615.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	666.25/cwt	635.00–760.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	150.44/cwt	149.00–152.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	126.82/cwt	122.00–130.00	467	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	877.50/cwt	840.00–890.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,112.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	147.32/cwt	146.00–153.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	430	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	69.30/cwt	69.00–70.00	816	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	64.33/cwt	62.00–66.00	887	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	823	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	129.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	135.78/cwt	135.00–137.00	375	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	113.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	657	96.68/cwt	95.00–100.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	119.33/cwt	119.00–121.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	135.32/cwt	135.00–137.00	861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	592	132.34/cwt	132.00–133.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	138.56/cwt	132.00–142.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	107.94/cwt	106.00–110.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	122.14/cwt	117.00–127.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	153.38/cwt	152.00–156.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	135.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	559	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	595	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 456Year ago 609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 76Year ago 242

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 36Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	152.00–159.00	154.48
4	—	318	149.00–152.00	150.44
2	—	523	120.00–127.00	123.62
2	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.53
3	—	430	135.00–140.00	138.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	158.00–162.00	158.69
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
10	—	483	140.00–146.00	141.23
5	—	511	135.00–138.00	135.60
5	—	434	146.00–153.00	147.32
3	—	592	132.00–133.00	132.34
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	117.00	117.00
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
4	—	465	147.00–155.00	149.06
5	—	411	161.00–163.00	162.18
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	125.00–130.00	126.36
5	—	678	116.00–117.00	116.39
10	—	524	131.00–134.00	132.18
5	—	486	136.00–138.00	137.61
6	—	638	119.00–121.00	119.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	116.00–123.00	117.04
5	—	317	142.00–150.00	145.08
8	—	481	131.00–133.00	131.76
5	—	375	140.00–142.00	140.77
10	—	536	125.00–130.00	125.51
2	—	725	106.00–110.00	107.94
21	—	411	135.00–140.00	135.96
2	—	640	115.00–116.00	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	122.00–130.00	126.82
2	—	325	130.00–135.00	132.46
8	—	276	135.00–137.00	135.78
8	—	529	110.00–120.00	113.86
3	—	657	95.00–100.00	96.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	137.00–139.00	137.69
5	—	429	160.00–163.00	161.22
3	—	667	132.00–134.00	132.68
1	—	795	122.00	122.00
3	—	365	163.00–169.00	165.11
9	—	487	157.00–160.00	157.63
7	—	540	140.00–147.00	140.94
3	—	728	127.00–130.00	129.00
6	—	636	135.00–137.00	135.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	581	145.00–148.00	145.65
9	—	508	150.00–155.00	154.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	132.00–142.00	138.56
4	—	628	117.00–127.00	122.14
3	—	372	152.00–156.00	153.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,006	50.00–55.00	52.83
8	—	1,050	62.00–65.00	63.60
12	—	1,103	59.00–61.00	59.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	55.00–60.00	57.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,178	69.00–70.00	69.30
11	—	1,379	62.00–66.00	64.33
2	—	1,395	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,802	82.00–85.00	84.48
4	—	1,365	72.00–76.00	73.78
1	—	1,795	100.00	100.00

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	10	—	—	750.00–825.00	795.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	400.00–575.00	487.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,112.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	540.00–615.00	577.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	635.00–760.00	666.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	840.00–890.00	877.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	920.00	920.00

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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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

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