Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $127.04/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$127.04

128 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$9.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	131.84	619	41
Medium and Large 2	488	125.77	613	59
Medium and Large 3	403	122.70	494	28

One grade step is worth $9.14/cwt here — about $125 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 sale128 hd

127.04

—

AL average16 barns · 1,770 hd

127.20

−0.16

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	1,662	87.85	1,460	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	76.88	1,013	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	73.04	1,032	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	64.15	658	38

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	685	123.45/cwt	122.00–124.00	846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	123.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	581	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	143.99/cwt	143.00–147.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	133.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	161.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	173.53/cwt	172.00–175.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	138.11/cwt	138.00–139.00	505	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	142.97/cwt	142.00–145.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	104.97/cwt	103.00–107.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	141.45/cwt	140.00–143.00	819	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	117.80/cwt	116.00–120.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	128.99/cwt	127.00–131.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	149.83/cwt	149.00–154.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	140.04/cwt	137.00–143.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	135.24/cwt	135.00–136.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	118.55/cwt	117.00–125.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	152.98/cwt	152.00–155.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	124.16/cwt	121.00–127.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	112.10/cwt	111.00–115.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	148.26/cwt	147.00–149.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.95/cwt	134.00–138.00	850	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	161.16/cwt	158.00–168.00	604	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	63.77/cwt	61.00–66.00	635	18
Bulls	—	—	1,040	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	95.53/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,710	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	87.23/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,529	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	76.22/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,134	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	85.37/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,160	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	676.25/cwt	660.00–725.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	856.67/cwt	800.00–885.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,186.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,230.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	802.50/cwt	790.00–815.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	78.36/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,059	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	70.64/cwt	69.00–74.00	889	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	71.60/cwt	70.00–74.00	777	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	53.83/cwt	50.00–55.00	543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	953.13/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	—	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	121.15/cwt	120.00–122.00	498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	133.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	424	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	71.98/cwt	71.00–73.00	999	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	127.48/cwt	123.00–130.00	479	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	117.37/cwt	116.00–120.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	132.57/cwt	128.00–135.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	150.06/cwt	146.00–156.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	112.05/cwt	110.00–118.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	137.61/cwt	137.00–138.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	130.59/cwt	130.00–133.00	569	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	127.17/cwt	125.00–129.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	482	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	99.01/cwt	95.00–103.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	149.54/cwt	147.00–152.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	135.08/cwt	134.00–136.00	527	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	133.99/cwt	131.00–137.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.61/cwt	109.00–116.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	126.55/cwt	124.00–128.00	814	11

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 Jun 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 870Year ago 564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 221Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 65Year ago 254

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	685	122.00–124.00	123.45
2	—	330	165.00	165.00
4	—	484	143.00–147.00	143.99
1	—	390	158.00	158.00
8	—	523	137.00–143.00	140.04
2	—	438	147.00–152.00	149.54
8	—	583	131.00–137.00	133.99
1	—	720	118.00	118.00
11	—	643	124.00–128.00	126.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	163.00	163.00
9	—	579	140.00–143.00	141.45
4	—	678	127.00–131.00	128.99
6	—	459	149.00–154.00	149.83
8	—	529	147.00–149.00	148.26
10	—	625	134.00–138.00	135.95
7	—	418	155.00–160.00	157.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
2	—	465	122.00–125.00	123.48
3	—	322	128.00–135.00	132.57
4	—	658	115.00–120.00	117.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	95.00–100.00	97.49
7	—	411	120.00–122.00	121.15
5	—	317	130.00–135.00	133.91
4	—	479	110.00–118.00	112.05
10	—	378	125.00–130.00	127.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	120.00–125.00	123.40
4	—	733	103.00–107.00	104.97
7	—	631	111.00–115.00	112.10
5	—	314	137.00–138.00	137.61
15	—	436	130.00–133.00	130.59
9	—	481	125.00–129.00	127.17
2	—	758	95.00–103.00	99.01
11	—	390	134.00–136.00	135.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	366	138.00–139.00	138.11
3	—	315	142.00–145.00	142.97
4	—	480	130.00–133.00	131.48
9	—	511	128.00–130.00	129.00
4	—	428	135.00–136.00	135.24
10	—	569	121.00–127.00	124.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	471	120.00–127.00	123.27
6	—	430	130.00–138.00	133.91
4	—	338	160.00–167.00	161.63
2	—	260	172.00–175.00	173.53
9	—	577	116.00–120.00	117.80
5	—	374	146.00–156.00	150.06
4	—	625	109.00–116.00	112.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	117.00–125.00	118.55
3	—	412	152.00–155.00	152.98
3	—	375	158.00–168.00	161.16
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	123.00–130.00	127.48
3	—	420	116.00–120.00	117.37
2	—	735	100.00–105.00	102.47
2	—	470	110.00–115.00	112.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	995	61.00–66.00	63.77
12	—	1,085	70.00–74.00	71.60
8	—	1,009	50.00–55.00	53.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	74.00–79.00	76.22
6	—	1,388	71.00–73.00	71.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,359	85.00–87.00	85.37
12	—	1,351	77.00–80.00	78.36
11	—	1,258	69.00–74.00	70.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,790	95.00–96.00	95.53
4	—	1,753	84.00–88.00	87.23

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	660.00–725.00	676.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	790.00–815.00	802.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,020.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–885.00	856.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,230.00	1,186.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	953.13

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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