Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.31/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −67.71 against this barn's trailing median of $196.02.

Average price

$128.31

89 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$17.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	140.01	616	3thin
Medium and Large 2	444	133.05	591	43
Medium and Large 3	481	122.75	591	43

One grade step is worth $17.26/cwt here — about $26 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $186.87, median $196.02 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale89 hd

128.31

—

AL average16 barns · 1,258 hd

132.54

−4.23

This barn, trailing median14 sales

196.02

−67.71

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	2,096	89.11	1,868	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	64.52	833	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	61.55	660	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	58.58	934	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	58.58/cwt	57.00–59.00	934	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	59.96/cwt	58.00–62.00	637	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	67.15/cwt	65.00–70.00	758	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	52.94/cwt	49.00–54.00	514	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	64.52/cwt	62.00–67.00	833	13
Bulls	—	—	2,096	89.11/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.59/cwt	125.00–133.00	669	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	135.45/cwt	135.00–137.00	551	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	128.95/cwt	128.00–132.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	125.22/cwt	124.00–129.00	533	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	134.30/cwt	133.00–135.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.62/cwt	137.00–142.00	527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	105.99/cwt	105.00–112.00	651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	132.82/cwt	132.00–135.00	495	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	134.34/cwt	134.00–135.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.16/cwt	145.00–147.00	631	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	128.08/cwt	125.00–132.00	611	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	682	101.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	123.34/cwt	123.00–126.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	120.08/cwt	117.00–122.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	116.74/cwt	112.00–119.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	113.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	134.59/cwt	132.00–140.00	444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	117.20/cwt	116.00–123.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	309	136.64/cwt	135.00–145.00	422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	586	97.48/cwt	90.00–100.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	111.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	634	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	882.86/cwt	840.00–990.00	—	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	137.17/cwt	136.00–140.00	726	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	141.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	546	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	124.13/cwt	122.00–127.00	475	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	762.50/cwt	730.00–795.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,087.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	—	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	128.25/cwt	127.00–129.00	619	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	124.49/cwt	122.00–127.00	738	2

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 459Last week 800Year ago 519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 50Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 146Year ago 45

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,595	57.00–59.00	58.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,063	58.00–62.00	59.96
9	—	1,129	65.00–70.00	67.15
4	—	971	49.00–54.00	52.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,291	62.00–67.00	64.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,096	88.00–93.00	89.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	125.00–133.00	125.59
18	—	407	135.00–137.00	135.45
3	—	470	133.00–135.00	134.30
9	—	380	137.00–142.00	138.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	132.00–135.00	132.82
12	—	477	125.00–132.00	128.08
5	—	682	100.00–109.00	101.77
6	—	518	116.00–123.00	117.20
6	—	309	135.00–145.00	136.64
7	—	569	110.00–115.00	111.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	139.00	139.00
2	—	413	140.00–141.00	140.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	128.00–132.00	128.95
6	—	572	134.00–135.00	134.34
13	—	435	145.00–147.00	145.16
6	—	733	112.00–119.00	116.74
13	—	529	136.00–140.00	137.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	386	135.00–145.00	141.51
2	—	593	122.00–127.00	124.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	426	124.00–129.00	125.22
7	—	614	105.00–112.00	105.99
5	—	590	117.00	117.00
2	—	365	130.00–131.00	130.49
5	—	531	117.00–122.00	120.08
3	—	330	132.00–140.00	134.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	120.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	405	133.00	133.00
9	—	521	123.00–126.00	123.34
16	—	483	127.00–129.00	128.25
2	—	355	135.00	135.00
2	—	615	115.00–116.00	115.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	112.00–118.00	113.96
4	—	586	90.00–100.00	97.48
2	—	545	110.00	110.00
7	—	383	122.00–127.00	124.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	840.00–990.00	882.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	730.00–795.00	762.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,087.50

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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