Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.35/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$120.35

151 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$124

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$3.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	423	121.83	515	63
Medium and Large 1	580	120.68	700	23
Medium and Large 2	538	118.80	639	65

One grade step is worth $3.03/cwt here — about −$124 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 sale151 hd

120.35

—

AL average16 barns · 1,834 hd

121.73

−1.38

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	—	Low	1,668	81.53	1,360	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	68.68	915	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	66.50	994	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	62.02	681	26

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1	—	413	149.99/cwt	149.00–151.00	619	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	61.48/cwt	59.00–63.00	644	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	55.57/cwt	54.00–56.00	528	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	66.94/cwt	65.00–69.00	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	146.32/cwt	145.00–149.00	429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	120.11/cwt	116.00–121.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	101.19/cwt	100.00–103.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	126.86/cwt	125.00–131.00	551	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	123.22/cwt	122.00–125.00	589	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	141.26/cwt	139.00–146.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.53/cwt	109.00–115.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	115.43/cwt	110.00–116.00	855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	124.34/cwt	122.00–128.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	135.52/cwt	134.00–140.00	415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	107.69/cwt	105.00–111.00	715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	116.36/cwt	115.00–119.00	681	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	147.09/cwt	146.00–149.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	152.43/cwt	151.00–158.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	121.12/cwt	120.00–122.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.33/cwt	116.00–117.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	130.70/cwt	129.00–137.00	637	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	148.58/cwt	146.00–150.00	556	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	742	105.34/cwt	104.00–108.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	131.13/cwt	130.00–134.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	135.74/cwt	135.00–138.00	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	113.35/cwt	113.00–115.00	771	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	125.40/cwt	125.00–126.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	127.38/cwt	127.00–129.00	624	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	922	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	73.48/cwt	71.00–76.00	866	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	63.20/cwt	62.00–65.00	952	7
Bulls	—	—	1,525	76.31/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,164	5
Bulls	—	—	1,940	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,785	1
Bulls	—	—	1,817	86.73/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,576	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,070	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	540.00/cwt	465.00–615.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	676.00/cwt	660.00–700.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	862.50/cwt	825.00–900.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	957.50/cwt	950.00–965.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,008.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,020.00	—	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	121.61/cwt	120.00–122.00	530	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	139.79/cwt	139.00–143.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	262	156.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	124.83/cwt	124.00–130.00	484	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	104.53/cwt	102.00–107.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	103.66/cwt	102.00–107.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	143.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	116.13/cwt	113.00–118.00	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	135.01/cwt	133.00–139.00	363	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	128.36/cwt	125.00–132.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	93.51/cwt	90.00–97.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	113.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	145.52/cwt	142.00–148.00	482	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	123.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	592	12

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 744Last week 512Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 122Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	149.00–151.00	149.99
2	—	395	152.00	152.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	139.00–146.00	141.26
4	—	660	109.00–115.00	110.53
2	—	758	100.00–103.00	101.50
6	—	573	116.00–117.00	116.33
19	—	487	129.00–137.00	130.70
18	—	374	146.00–150.00	148.58
3	—	742	104.00–108.00	105.34
6	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	115.00	115.00
3	—	262	150.00–160.00	156.62
4	—	613	102.00–107.00	104.53
4	—	428	125.00–132.00	128.36
3	—	368	135.00–138.00	136.98
2	—	673	90.00–97.00	93.51
14	—	331	142.00–148.00	145.52
12	—	481	120.00–125.00	123.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	293	145.00–149.00	146.32
6	—	512	116.00–121.00	120.11
6	—	378	135.00–140.00	137.38
3	—	333	140.00–145.00	143.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	109.00	109.00
10	—	741	110.00–116.00	115.43
5	—	630	122.00–128.00	124.34
8	—	471	146.00–149.00	147.09
5	—	422	151.00–158.00	152.43
2	—	583	129.00–131.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	130.00–134.00	131.13
8	—	559	135.00–138.00	135.74
5	—	509	139.00–143.00	139.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	645	98.00	98.00
15	—	436	120.00–122.00	121.61
14	—	388	124.00–130.00	124.83
3	—	563	102.00–107.00	103.66
11	—	519	113.00–118.00	116.13
15	—	269	133.00–139.00	135.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	736	100.00–103.00	101.19
11	—	434	125.00–131.00	126.86
14	—	478	122.00–125.00	123.22
4	—	306	134.00–140.00	135.52
10	—	664	105.00–111.00	107.69
9	—	585	115.00–119.00	116.36
9	—	531	120.00–122.00	121.12
3	—	635	112.00–115.00	113.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	132.00–133.00	132.50
11	—	680	113.00–115.00	113.35
5	—	517	125.00–126.00	125.40
5	—	490	127.00–129.00	127.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,047	59.00–63.00	61.48
5	—	950	54.00–56.00	55.57
8	—	1,275	65.00–69.00	66.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,550	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,178	71.00–76.00	73.48
7	—	1,507	62.00–65.00	63.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,525	74.00–79.00	76.31
1	—	1,940	92.00	92.00
3	—	1,817	86.00–88.00	86.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	465.00–615.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	660.00–700.00	676.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–965.00	957.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	825.00–900.00	862.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,020.00	1,008.00

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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Dothan Stockyards

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