Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady. 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 $114.38/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$114.38

100 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$137

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

$28.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	119.90	678	35
Medium and Large 2	504	118.66	598	38
Medium and Large 3	544	106.75	581	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	888	91.80	815	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.10/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale100 hd

114.38

—

AL average14 barns · 1,227 hd

119.43

−5.04

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	1,781	85.39	1,521	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	64.91	815	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	62.35	1,029	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	56.02	585	15

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	125.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	601	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	984	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	125.82/cwt	125.00–127.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	96.65/cwt	95.00–100.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	111.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	137.37/cwt	136.00–140.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	138.47/cwt	137.00–140.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	103.68/cwt	103.00–105.00	801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	103.02/cwt	101.00–105.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	146.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	134.61/cwt	130.00–139.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	499	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	109.65/cwt	108.00–115.00	624	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,077	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	46.92/cwt	45.00–50.00	444	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	63.17/cwt	62.00–64.00	699	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	57.98/cwt	54.00–59.00	627	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	62.35/cwt	61.00–63.00	1,029	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	62.47/cwt	62.00–63.00	808	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	66.53/cwt	65.00–68.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	113.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	580.00/cwt	560.00–590.00	—	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	440.00–560.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	716.67/cwt	690.00–730.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	138.07/cwt	137.00–145.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	102.98/cwt	102.00–105.00	585	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	930.00/cwt	885.00–975.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,283.33/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,097.22/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	—	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	125.83/cwt	122.00–129.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	106.54/cwt	105.00–109.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	140.89/cwt	140.00–142.00	593	11
Bulls	—	—	1,671	89.31/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,492	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	77.56/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	131.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	118.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	143.75/cwt	140.00–147.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	103.82/cwt	100.00–105.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.91/cwt	131.00–135.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	134.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	122.72/cwt	122.00–125.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	116.32/cwt	115.00–117.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	123.26/cwt	122.00–125.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	134.88/cwt	132.00–139.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	664	97.02/cwt	95.00–100.00	644	5

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 566Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 63Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
3	—	467	136.00–140.00	137.37
1	—	710	116.00	116.00
3	—	433	140.00–145.00	141.69
1	—	360	146.00	146.00
1	—	325	147.00	147.00
3	—	543	130.00–135.00	131.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	810	121.50	121.50
2	—	613	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	678	124.00–127.00	125.51
2	—	740	123.00	123.00
19	—	905	119.00	119.00
2	—	530	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	730	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	130.00–137.00	134.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	125.00–129.00	125.97
2	—	368	137.00–140.00	138.47
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
6	—	773	103.00–105.00	103.68
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
2	—	330	142.00	142.00
5	—	680	110.00	110.00
7	—	524	122.00–125.00	123.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	110.00–115.00	111.93
9	—	380	130.00–132.00	131.32
2	—	340	135.00–137.00	135.99
7	—	426	122.00–129.00	125.83
9	—	619	105.00–109.00	106.54
2	—	678	102.00–105.00	103.49
3	—	508	115.00–117.00	116.32
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	940	87.00	87.00
4	—	810	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	110.00–115.00	113.30
3	—	568	102.00–105.00	102.98
2	—	755	95.00	95.00
4	—	330	122.00–125.00	122.72
5	—	664	95.00–100.00	97.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	125.00–127.00	125.82
2	—	660	101.00–105.00	103.02
5	—	326	145.00–150.00	146.01
10	—	569	108.00–115.00	109.65
7	—	381	137.00–145.00	138.07
5	—	510	115.00–120.00	118.00
2	—	425	131.00–135.00	132.91
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	95.00–100.00	96.65
2	—	275	140.00–147.00	143.75
4	—	535	100.00–105.00	103.82
2	—	483	105.00–110.00	107.56
5	—	336	132.00–139.00	134.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	130.00–139.00	134.61
1	—	355	147.00	147.00
11	—	421	140.00–142.00	140.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	946	45.00–50.00	46.92
5	—	1,106	62.00–64.00	63.17
5	—	1,081	54.00–59.00	57.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	61.00–63.00	62.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	62.00–63.00	62.47
6	—	1,230	65.00–68.00	66.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,671	88.00–93.00	89.31
2	—	2,000	75.00–80.00	77.56

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)	3	—	—	560.00–590.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	690.00–730.00	716.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	885.00–975.00	930.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	440.00–560.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,097.22

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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Feeder Cattle

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