Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $120.46/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$120.46

124 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$7.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	124.17	633	31
Medium and Large 2	492	121.19	596	51
Medium and Large 3	438	116.84	511	42

One grade step is worth $7.33/cwt here — about $121 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 sale124 hd

120.46

—

AL average15 barns · 1,242 hd

121.51

−1.05

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	1,761	87.16	1,535	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	68.18	1,000	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	66.67	807	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	63.80	646	21

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	467	119.03/cwt	117.00–127.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	127.97/cwt	127.00–132.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	117.89/cwt	116.00–121.00	615	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	113.26/cwt	112.00–115.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	100.47/cwt	98.00–105.00	724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	134.22/cwt	132.00–135.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	137.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.02/cwt	117.00–120.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	110.67/cwt	110.00–111.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	139.17/cwt	138.00–144.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	149.66/cwt	147.00–151.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	115.70/cwt	115.00–117.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	91.63/cwt	90.00–94.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	108.54/cwt	107.00–115.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	145.76/cwt	145.00–148.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	124.17/cwt	122.00–127.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	565	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	57.88/cwt	55.00–60.00	806	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	76.31/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,008	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	67.88/cwt	65.00–70.00	761	19
Bulls	—	—	2,074	92.26/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,913	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	87.31/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,471	6
Bulls	—	—	1,497	80.08/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,199	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,040	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	66.57/cwt	64.00–68.00	985	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	746.67/cwt	700.00–830.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	645.00/cwt	625.00–725.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	996.82/cwt	975.00–1,020.00	—	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	887.06/cwt	810.00–980.00	—	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	128.34/cwt	128.00–129.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	118.28/cwt	118.00–120.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	136.34/cwt	136.00–138.00	487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	153.72/cwt	153.00–156.00	584	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	68.18/cwt	65.00–70.00	747	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	57.95/cwt	56.00–60.00	524	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	103.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	109.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	116.74/cwt	115.00–119.00	507	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	96.99/cwt	95.00–98.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	102.74/cwt	100.00–108.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	145.35/cwt	145.00–146.00	403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	113.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	89.45/cwt	87.00–92.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	130.98/cwt	126.00–136.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	123.40/cwt	120.00–129.00	659	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	151.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	121.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	466	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	143.17/cwt	142.00–145.00	478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	136.94/cwt	131.00–140.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.69/cwt	105.00–109.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	123.64/cwt	121.00–127.00	566	8

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 468Year ago 782

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 34Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 72Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	117.00–127.00	119.03
3	—	628	95.00–98.00	96.99
3	—	578	100.00–108.00	102.74
3	—	277	145.00–146.00	145.35
5	—	508	110.00–115.00	113.98
2	—	730	87.00–92.00	89.45
5	—	334	142.00–145.00	143.17
4	—	418	127.00–130.00	128.46
3	—	363	131.00–140.00	136.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	721	98.00–105.00	100.47
4	—	471	132.00–135.00	134.22
3	—	565	117.00–120.00	119.02
5	—	763	90.00–94.00	91.63
5	—	629	107.00–115.00	108.54
8	—	420	140.00–145.00	142.64
4	—	366	145.00–148.00	145.76
11	—	534	120.00–129.00	123.40
5	—	337	150.00–157.00	151.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	153.00–156.00	153.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	392	127.00–132.00	127.97
13	—	522	116.00–121.00	117.89
7	—	581	112.00–115.00	113.26
9	—	329	135.00–140.00	137.70
6	—	608	110.00–111.00	110.67
3	—	670	105.00–109.00	107.69
8	—	458	121.00–127.00	123.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
3	—	618	115.00–117.00	115.70
7	—	514	122.00–127.00	124.17
2	—	665	111.00–115.00	113.02
2	—	423	132.00–135.00	133.46
3	—	457	128.00–129.00	128.34
7	—	564	118.00–120.00	118.28
6	—	357	136.00–138.00	136.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	100.00–105.00	103.98
6	—	493	105.00–115.00	109.97
14	—	434	115.00–119.00	116.74
6	—	328	125.00–127.00	125.66
11	—	383	120.00–125.00	121.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	145.00–146.00	145.50
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
5	—	527	138.00–144.00	139.17
3	—	407	147.00–151.00	149.66
2	—	628	128.00–130.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
2	—	760	121.00–122.00	121.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	139.00	139.00
2	—	533	126.00–136.00	130.98
1	—	680	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,392	55.00–60.00	57.88
4	—	1,321	75.00–80.00	76.31
19	—	1,121	65.00–70.00	67.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,480	64.00–68.00	66.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,095	65.00–70.00	68.18
9	—	904	56.00–60.00	57.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,074	91.00–96.00	92.26
6	—	1,685	86.00–88.00	87.31
3	—	1,497	79.00–82.00	80.08

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)	12	—	—	700.00–830.00	746.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	—	975.00–1,020.00	996.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	625.00–725.00	645.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	810.00–980.00	887.06

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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Reporter comment USDA

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