Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.65/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −51.37 against this barn's trailing median of $196.02.

Average price

$144.65

131 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$14.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	412	146.79	605	85
Medium and Large 1	497	144.89	720	31
Medium and Large 3	383	132.03	505	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.76/cwt here — about $100 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

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $186.87, median $196.02 across 14 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 sale131 hd

144.65

—

AL average14 barns · 1,248 hd

132.95

+11.70

This barn, trailing median14 sales

196.02

−51.37

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	1,487	89.64	1,333	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,342	70.59	947	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	70.06	1,023	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	64.51	646	31

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	583	144.51/cwt	142.00–147.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	141.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	377	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	156.24/cwt	154.00–157.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	136.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	149.85/cwt	147.00–157.00	466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.96/cwt	129.00–132.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	127.21/cwt	125.00–131.00	686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	151.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	133.22/cwt	132.00–135.00	681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	165.66/cwt	165.00–167.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	121.29/cwt	116.00–123.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	156.37/cwt	154.00–160.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	159.44/cwt	155.00–165.00	526	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	145.01/cwt	144.00–148.00	882	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	168.46/cwt	165.00–174.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	56.12/cwt	54.00–57.00	475	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	70.06/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,023	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	75.45/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,047	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	67.73/cwt	65.00–70.00	891	17
Bulls	—	—	1,510	81.62/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,232	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	97.59/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	127.56/cwt	126.00–134.00	799	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	70.02/cwt	68.00–72.00	781	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	550.00–650.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	766.67/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	642.50/cwt	600.00–685.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	134.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	125.61/cwt	125.00–128.00	523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	125.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	618	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	970.00/cwt	900.00–1,040.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	153.92/cwt	152.00–162.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	132.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	147.29/cwt	142.00–150.00	645	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	63.90/cwt	61.00–65.00	626	12
Bulls	—	—	1,501	91.28/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	144.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	142.69/cwt	141.00–145.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.94/cwt	132.00–140.00	572	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	287	166.57/cwt	165.00–175.00	478	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	107.36/cwt	105.00–112.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	142.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	524	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.27/cwt	133.00–138.00	635	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	150.00/cwt	149.00–151.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	145.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	35

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 435Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 235Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 114Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	142.00–147.00	144.51
8	—	461	154.00–157.00	156.24
1	—	740	129.00	129.00
2	—	543	150.00–152.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	165.00–167.00	165.66
1	—	475	162.00	162.00
2	—	380	169.00–170.00	169.49
1	—	765	132.00	132.00
1	—	670	144.00	144.00
5	—	516	154.00–160.00	156.37
10	—	608	144.00–148.00	145.01
1	—	705	134.00	134.00
2	—	563	149.00–151.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
3	—	438	142.00–150.00	147.29
1	—	505	134.00	134.00
1	—	490	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	267	140.00–145.00	141.10
5	—	336	130.00–140.00	134.11
5	—	416	125.00–128.00	125.61
3	—	508	105.00–112.00	107.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	481	135.00–140.00	136.42
10	—	511	132.00–135.00	133.22
4	—	685	116.00–123.00	121.29
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	311	147.00–157.00	149.85
6	—	470	129.00–132.00	130.96
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
19	—	424	132.00–140.00	134.94
11	—	369	140.00–147.00	142.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	539	125.00–131.00	127.21
9	—	387	150.00–155.00	151.59
15	—	330	155.00–165.00	159.44
6	—	287	165.00–175.00	166.57
12	—	473	133.00–138.00	134.27
35	—	426	140.00–150.00	145.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	120.00–122.00	121.00
7	—	365	165.00–174.00	168.46
4	—	585	135.00–137.00	136.01
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
5	—	626	126.00–134.00	127.56
5	—	421	152.00–162.00	153.92
7	—	461	141.00–145.00	142.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	120.00–127.00	125.28
5	—	315	130.00–135.00	132.90
4	—	283	140.00–150.00	144.96
2	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	847	54.00–57.00	56.12
12	—	1,115	68.00–72.00	70.02
12	—	979	61.00–65.00	63.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	69.00–71.00	70.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,388	74.00–77.00	75.45
17	—	1,315	65.00–70.00	67.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	80.00–85.00	81.62
2	—	1,415	95.00–100.00	97.59
5	—	1,501	89.00–93.00	91.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	550.00–650.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–800.00	766.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–685.00	642.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,040.00	970.00

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

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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