Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.48/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$129.48

213 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$178

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

$1.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	130.17	678	104
Medium and Large 3	487	129.04	628	63
Medium and Large 1	666	128.53	857	46

One grade step is worth $1.64/cwt here — about −$178 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 sale213 hd

129.48

—

AL average16 barns · 1,932 hd

133.80

−4.32

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	1,736	86.96	1,509	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	72.73	907	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	65.00	852	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	58.72	599	17

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	—	514	127.90/cwt	126.00–129.00	657	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	132.02/cwt	131.00–136.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	122.75/cwt	122.00–125.00	766	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	728	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	142.68/cwt	140.00–147.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	131.69/cwt	131.00–138.00	690	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	146.63/cwt	145.00–151.00	698	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	122.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	154.52/cwt	153.00–156.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	133.66/cwt	132.00–137.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	114.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	133.41/cwt	131.00–134.00	962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	719	128.74/cwt	127.00–129.50	926	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	142.93/cwt	142.00–146.00	513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	120.59/cwt	120.00–122.00	825	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	160.65/cwt	160.00–162.00	606	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	150.09/cwt	147.00–152.00	780	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	161.79/cwt	158.00–165.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	860	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,049	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	54.66/cwt	51.00–56.00	504	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	61.57/cwt	60.00–63.00	671	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	852	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	88.95/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,594	3
Bulls	—	—	1,383	79.61/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,101	3
Bulls	—	—	2,180	94.98/cwt	94.00–96.00	2,071	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,662.50/cwt	1,550.00–1,700.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,272.92/cwt	1,200.00–1,375.00	—	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	996.15/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	—	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	837.50/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 3Fancy	—	—	1,153.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	151.45/cwt	148.00–155.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	166.61/cwt	165.00–167.00	630	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	68.38/cwt	65.00–70.00	850	9
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	725.00/cwt	685.00–765.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	—	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	147.13/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.04/cwt	138.00–142.00	595	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	110.49/cwt	110.00–114.00	809	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	886.25/cwt	800.00–915.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	142.26/cwt	138.00–145.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	141.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	477	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	125.39/cwt	121.00–130.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	163.42/cwt	162.00–169.00	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	150.83/cwt	150.00–158.00	493	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	75.99/cwt	73.00–78.00	949	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	138.41/cwt	137.00–140.00	522	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	133.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	552	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	136.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	131.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	640	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	152.83/cwt	152.00–160.00	660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	135.44/cwt	132.00–142.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	641	114.74/cwt	114.00–117.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	826	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 Apr 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 460Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 71Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	514	126.00–129.00	127.90
8	—	624	122.00–125.00	122.75
9	—	359	142.00–146.00	142.93
13	—	684	120.00–122.00	120.59
13	—	428	138.00–142.00	139.04
45	—	485	130.00–138.00	131.94
5	—	805	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	131.00–138.00	131.69
7	—	695	127.00	127.00
3	—	795	125.00	125.00
4	—	640	128.00	128.00
3	—	555	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	719	127.00–129.50	128.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	732	110.00–114.00	110.49
9	—	338	140.00–150.00	141.05
19	—	377	137.00–140.00	138.41
15	—	413	130.00–137.00	133.57
4	—	641	114.00–117.00	114.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	131.00–136.00	132.02
5	—	371	145.00–150.00	147.13
5	—	439	138.00–145.00	142.26
4	—	518	121.00–130.00	125.39
9	—	327	150.00–158.00	150.83
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	570	125.00–135.00	127.67
18	—	476	145.00–151.00	146.63
6	—	636	122.00–125.00	122.48
4	—	728	114.00–118.00	114.97
15	—	377	160.00–162.00	160.65
5	—	316	162.00–169.00	163.42
11	—	535	135.00–145.00	136.95
9	—	432	152.00–160.00	152.83
3	—	692	119.00–120.00	119.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	165.00–167.00	166.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	140.00–147.00	142.68
6	—	488	153.00–156.00	154.52
3	—	658	132.00–137.00	133.66
2	—	383	165.00–170.00	167.52
11	—	520	147.00–152.00	150.09
8	—	430	158.00–165.00	161.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	131.00–134.00	133.41
3	—	635	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	148.00–155.00	151.45
3	—	528	132.00–142.00	135.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	922	51.00–56.00	54.66
10	—	1,090	60.00–63.00	61.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,243	65.00–70.00	68.38
12	—	1,249	73.00–78.00	75.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,792	88.00–91.00	88.95
3	—	1,383	78.00–83.00	79.61
2	—	2,180	94.00–96.00	94.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,662.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,153.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	685.00–765.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,125.00	1,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	800.00–915.00	886.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	—	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,272.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	996.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	800.00–850.00	837.50

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

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle