Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.99/cwt on 148 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −54.96 against this barn's trailing median of $196.96.

Average price

$141.99

148 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$13.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	149.27	734	51
Medium and Large 2	493	139.11	685	65
Medium and Large 3	414	136.24	563	32

One grade step is worth $13.03/cwt here — about $170 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

13 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $182.35, median $196.96 across 13 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 sale148 hd

141.99

—

AL average5 barns · 551 hd

138.53

+3.47

This barn, trailing median13 sales

196.96

−54.96

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	—	Average	1,626	84.58	1,375	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	70.02	915	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	66.95	1,052	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	58.27	566	31

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	573	147.51/cwt	147.00–148.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	172.50/cwt	171.00–179.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	152.62/cwt	150.00–156.00	578	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	777	105.98/cwt	105.00–108.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	131.55/cwt	129.00–133.00	741	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	135.46/cwt	134.00–138.00	706	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	124.78/cwt	124.00–126.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	128.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	151.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	146.32/cwt	145.00–147.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	791	129.73/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	131.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	615	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.91/cwt	140.00–146.00	679	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	150.15/cwt	149.00–154.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	150.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	697	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	163.07/cwt	162.00–165.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	124.00/cwt	123.00–126.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	138.88/cwt	138.00–140.00	649	25
Bulls	—	—	1,625	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,479	1
Bulls	—	—	1,626	83.87/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,364	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	65.03/cwt	63.00–66.00	843	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	74.34/cwt	73.00–77.00	978	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	47.67/cwt	46.00–50.00	452	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	66.94/cwt	65.00–69.00	698	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	976.00/cwt	940.00–1,030.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	—	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	140.96/cwt	137.00–145.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	985.71/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	14
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	511.36/cwt	400.00–575.00	—	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	57.41/cwt	55.00–60.00	521	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	66.95/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	747.78/cwt	600.00–790.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	831.11/cwt	800.00–870.00	—	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	118.80/cwt	115.00–122.00	554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	108.58/cwt	105.00–112.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	147.44/cwt	146.00–150.00	637	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	157.78/cwt	155.00–162.00	663	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	125.80/cwt	122.00–128.00	473	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	147.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	480	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.04/cwt	138.00–144.00	532	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	152.69/cwt	150.00–154.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	127.98/cwt	126.00–129.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	136.41/cwt	135.00–138.00	576	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	166.99/cwt	166.00–168.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	122.82/cwt	117.00–127.00	634	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	120.95/cwt	118.00–124.00	826	2

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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 952Last week 546Year ago 887

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 87Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 32Year ago 235

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	147.00–148.00	147.51
2	—	705	137.00	137.00
5	—	529	150.00–155.00	151.91
3	—	622	145.00–147.00	146.32
4	—	791	128.00–135.00	129.73
1	—	690	138.00	138.00
7	—	490	156.00	156.00
4	—	393	166.00–168.00	166.99
1	—	405	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	675	146.00	146.00
3	—	572	150.00–152.00	150.69
2	—	618	148.00–149.00	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	560	142.00	142.00
2	—	515	145.00	145.00
3	—	427	150.00–154.00	152.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	171.00–179.00	172.50
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
7	—	461	149.00–154.00	150.15
3	—	368	162.00–165.00	163.07
3	—	718	123.00–126.00	124.00
6	—	640	130.00–137.00	133.47
17	—	420	155.00–162.00	157.78
9	—	580	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	379	150.00–156.00	152.62
3	—	777	105.00–108.00	105.98
2	—	718	110.00–118.00	113.96
12	—	475	140.00–146.00	142.91
17	—	524	130.00–136.00	132.95
14	—	432	146.00–150.00	147.44
3	—	562	126.00–129.00	127.98
2	—	683	118.00–124.00	120.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	140.00–145.00	141.68
11	—	325	145.00–150.00	147.69
4	—	438	130.00–137.00	133.52
11	—	516	117.00–127.00	122.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
18	—	563	129.00–133.00	131.55
11	—	521	134.00–138.00	135.46
5	—	628	124.00–126.00	124.78
5	—	420	142.00	142.00
25	—	467	138.00–140.00	138.88
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	126.00–130.00	128.03
10	—	469	130.00–135.00	131.03
11	—	380	138.00–144.00	140.04
6	—	323	145.00–150.00	147.44
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
15	—	422	135.00–138.00	136.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	137.00–145.00	140.96
9	—	466	115.00–122.00	118.80
2	—	568	105.00–112.00	108.58
15	—	376	122.00–128.00	125.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	91.00	91.00
9	—	1,626	81.00–86.00	83.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,297	63.00–66.00	65.03
15	—	1,316	73.00–77.00	74.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	948	46.00–50.00	47.67
12	—	1,042	65.00–69.00	66.94
10	—	908	55.00–60.00	57.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,571	64.00–69.00	66.95

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)	5	—	—	940.00–1,030.00	976.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–870.00	831.11
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–790.00	747.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,187.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	985.71
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	400.00–575.00	511.36

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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