Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.66/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −68.58 against this barn's trailing median of $197.25.

Average price

$128.66

111 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$7.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	133.63	740	22
Medium and Large 2	543	128.12	695	59
Medium and Large 3	471	126.09	594	30

One grade step is worth $7.54/cwt here — about $146 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

12 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $182.35, median $197.25 across 12 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 sale111 hd

128.66

—

AL average15 barns · 1,231 hd

129.50

−0.84

This barn, trailing median12 sales

197.25

−68.58

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	1,539	91.53	1,409	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	72.37	959	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	71.70	1,056	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	63.10	686	35

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1	—	670	131.96/cwt	129.00–135.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	116.86/cwt	116.00–117.00	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	127.88/cwt	127.00–130.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.03/cwt	141.00–145.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	117.86/cwt	115.00–122.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	130.72/cwt	130.00–133.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	139.05/cwt	137.00–141.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	132.74/cwt	130.00–139.00	638	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.61/cwt	126.00–130.00	729	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	108.43/cwt	105.00–112.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	147.21/cwt	145.00–152.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	163.98/cwt	163.00–166.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	135.01/cwt	134.00–138.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	132.42/cwt	130.00–136.00	501	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	128.89/cwt	125.00–133.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	127.60/cwt	125.00–128.00	592	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	146.01/cwt	144.00–150.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.66/cwt	110.00–111.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	117.40/cwt	117.00–119.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	292	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	137.38/cwt	135.00–142.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	742	112.33/cwt	112.00–113.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	138.66/cwt	138.00–140.00	503	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	99.06/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,845	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	69.32/cwt	64.00–71.00	905	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	78.75/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,077	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	72.75/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,058	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.53/cwt	132.00–135.00	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,012.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,333.33/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,087.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	—	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	126.34/cwt	125.00–129.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	114.98/cwt	114.00–117.00	736	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	880.00/cwt	845.00–950.00	—	6
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	515.00/cwt	475.00–555.00	—	16
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	763.57/cwt	685.00–795.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	775.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.94/cwt	149.00–155.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	117.80/cwt	117.00–118.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	141.29/cwt	141.00–143.00	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	141.43/cwt	140.00–144.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	109.75/cwt	109.00–112.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	120.76/cwt	120.00–123.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	692	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	862	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	120.75/cwt	119.00–125.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	134.52/cwt	132.00–136.00	690	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	163.02/cwt	160.00–166.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	769	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	51.99/cwt	50.00–55.00	528	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	66.56/cwt	65.00–68.00	766	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	60.55/cwt	59.00–63.00	578	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,042	2
Bulls	—	—	1,482	93.79/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,390	5
Bulls	—	—	1,425	85.88/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,224	6

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 570Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 115Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 50Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	129.00–135.00	131.96
5	—	523	145.00–150.00	146.93
1	—	780	121.00	121.00
1	—	635	137.00	137.00
7	—	561	141.00–143.00	141.29
2	—	730	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	135.00	135.00
2	—	533	137.00–141.00	139.05
3	—	367	163.00–166.00	163.98
3	—	482	144.00–150.00	146.01
2	—	428	155.00–156.00	155.51
1	—	625	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	125.00–133.00	128.89
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	681	116.00–117.00	116.86
16	—	481	130.00–139.00	132.74
3	—	385	145.00–152.00	147.21
3	—	760	110.00–111.00	110.66
5	—	611	117.00–119.00	117.40
3	—	742	112.00–113.00	112.33
6	—	542	125.00–129.00	126.34
7	—	421	140.00–144.00	141.43
7	—	564	119.00–125.00	120.75
2	—	343	160.00–166.00	163.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	141.00–145.00	143.03
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
4	—	506	134.00–138.00	135.01
1	—	345	171.00	171.00
3	—	423	149.00–155.00	150.94
3	—	692	119.00–120.00	119.67
4	—	715	116.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	555	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	115.00–122.00	117.86
4	—	429	130.00–133.00	130.72
2	—	668	105.00–112.00	108.43
16	—	464	125.00–128.00	127.60
3	—	358	135.00–142.00	137.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	127.00–130.00	127.88
3	—	363	138.00–140.00	138.66
8	—	470	132.00–135.00	133.53
3	—	640	114.00–117.00	114.98
4	—	714	109.00–112.00	109.75
4	—	561	120.00–123.00	120.76
6	—	825	104.50	104.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	571	126.00–130.00	127.61
5	—	661	117.00–118.00	117.80
2	—	478	137.00–139.00	138.02
11	—	513	132.00–136.00	134.52
3	—	632	120.00–125.00	121.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	120.00–130.00	125.03
7	—	378	130.00–136.00	132.42
3	—	292	140.00–145.00	141.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,863	97.00–100.00	99.06
5	—	1,482	92.00–95.00	93.79
6	—	1,425	83.00–88.00	85.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,305	64.00–71.00	69.32
11	—	1,368	77.00–82.00	78.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,454	71.00–75.00	72.75
2	—	1,555	67.00	67.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,016	50.00–55.00	51.99
22	—	1,151	65.00–68.00	66.56
8	—	954	59.00–63.00	60.55

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	845.00–950.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	685.00–795.00	763.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,333.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,087.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	700.00–800.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	475.00–555.00	515.00

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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