Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.15/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −74.86 against this barn's trailing median of $196.02.

Average price

$121.15

97 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$22.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	133.26	604	17thin
Medium and Large 2	471	122.41	576	54
Medium and Large 3	535	110.64	592	26

One grade step is worth $22.63/cwt here — about $13 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 sale97 hd

121.15

—

AL average15 barns · 1,311 hd

128.60

−7.45

This barn, trailing median14 sales

196.02

−74.86

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	1,873	88.32	1,654	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	67.79	907	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	62.60	942	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	59.22	603	30

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	132.22/cwt	130.00–137.00	488	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	139.54/cwt	137.00–145.00	458	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	111.53/cwt	110.00–114.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	130.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	126.76/cwt	126.00–128.00	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	536	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.13/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	102.98/cwt	102.00–104.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	129.58/cwt	126.00–135.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	108.67/cwt	107.00–110.00	670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	137.21/cwt	135.00–143.00	582	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	64.85/cwt	63.00–67.00	674	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	62.60/cwt	61.00–64.00	942	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	92.98/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,704	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	63.42/cwt	62.00–65.00	807	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	70.17/cwt	68.00–71.00	963	11
Bulls	—	—	1,893	85.99/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,628	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	728.33/cwt	685.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	820.00–830.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	930.00/cwt	900.00–975.00	—	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	119.40/cwt	117.00–122.00	386	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	633.00/cwt	600.00–655.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	464	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	58.05/cwt	57.00–59.00	624	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	52.90/cwt	50.00–54.00	494	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	129.23/cwt	128.00–130.00	624	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	510.00/cwt	470.00–550.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.00/cwt	890.00–945.00	—	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	117.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	121.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	92.49/cwt	92.00–93.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	103.78/cwt	100.00–105.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	109.63/cwt	105.00–112.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	123.85/cwt	123.00–125.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	106.77/cwt	105.00–108.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	115.89/cwt	115.00–118.00	564	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	132.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	108.50/cwt	108.00–110.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	124.67/cwt	124.00–126.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	113.52/cwt	112.00–116.00	484	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	112.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	581	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	137.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	120.10/cwt	118.00–122.00	524	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	620	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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 459Year ago 549

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 56Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 28Year ago 54

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	115.00	115.00
5	—	483	128.00–130.00	129.23
2	—	628	115.00–121.00	117.99
6	—	383	130.00–137.00	132.37
5	—	575	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	120.00–123.00	120.98
4	—	585	134.00	134.00
2	—	723	118.00–120.00	118.98
4	—	515	132.00–135.00	133.47
3	—	642	124.00–126.00	124.67
6	—	415	137.00–140.00	137.53
3	—	457	135.00–137.00	135.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	133.00	133.00
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	355	146.00	146.00
2	—	535	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	105.00–108.00	106.51
10	—	369	130.00–137.00	132.22
8	—	328	137.00–145.00	139.54
14	—	430	120.00–130.00	124.62
7	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.13
4	—	718	102.00–104.00	102.98
3	—	575	110.00–115.00	111.61
4	—	619	108.00–110.00	108.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	493	126.00–135.00	129.58
3	—	515	120.00–125.00	121.70
2	—	365	146.00	146.00
7	—	424	135.00–143.00	137.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	115.00–125.00	121.73
4	—	640	100.00–105.00	103.78
5	—	563	105.00–108.00	106.77
1	—	715	97.00	97.00
13	—	515	110.00–115.00	112.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	125.00–130.00	127.56
5	—	579	110.00–114.00	111.53
9	—	617	107.00–110.00	108.67
10	—	487	115.00–118.00	115.89
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
17	—	436	118.00–122.00	120.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
2	—	323	117.00–122.00	119.40
2	—	728	92.00–93.00	92.49
3	—	458	105.00–112.00	109.63
2	—	770	90.00	90.00
5	—	426	112.00–116.00	113.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	130.00–134.00	130.65
5	—	431	126.00–128.00	126.76
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
3	—	542	120.00–123.00	120.99
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
2	—	340	135.00–138.00	136.48
7	—	478	123.00–125.00	123.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,040	63.00–67.00	64.85
9	—	1,075	57.00–59.00	58.05
9	—	933	50.00–54.00	52.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	61.00–64.00	62.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	62.00–65.00	63.42
11	—	1,373	68.00–71.00	70.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	92.00–94.00	92.98
4	—	1,893	84.00–88.00	85.99

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	685.00–750.00	728.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	820.00–830.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	890.00–945.00	912.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–655.00	633.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	900.00–975.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	470.00–550.00	510.00

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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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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Slaughter Cattle

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