Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady. 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 $132.10/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$132.10

152 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$14.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	449	135.69	609	67
Medium and Large 1	549	132.50	727	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	625	131.50	822	49
Medium and Large 3	487	121.26	590	20

One grade step is worth $14.43/cwt here — about $19 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 sale152 hd

132.10

—

AL average16 barns · 1,941 hd

131.90

+0.20

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	1,721	85.13	1,465	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	69.04	876	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	64.25	983	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	57.96	626	23

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	178.25/cwt	175.00–180.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	129.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	176.34/cwt	174.00–177.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	148.72/cwt	147.00–150.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	124.45/cwt	122.00–127.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	154.38/cwt	147.00–157.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	151.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	134.71/cwt	133.00–138.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	164.53/cwt	162.00–170.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	762	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	144.29/cwt	142.00–150.00	626	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.80/cwt	130.00–131.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.40/cwt	156.00–160.00	670	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	139.62/cwt	138.00–142.00	655	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	822	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	145.70/cwt	145.00–147.00	672	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	939	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,118	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	69.51/cwt	68.00–71.00	902	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	65.26/cwt	63.00–66.00	801	8
Bulls	—	—	1,837	93.18/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,712	5
Bulls	—	—	1,762	82.14/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,447	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	848.57/cwt	810.00–900.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	725.00/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	735.00/cwt	725.00–745.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,320.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,140.38/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	—	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	950.00/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	—	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,105.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,190.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,712.50/cwt	1,700.00–1,725.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	185.97/cwt	185.00–187.00	489	2
Bulls	—	—	1,487	74.72/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,111	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	57.06/cwt	54.00–60.00	600	9
Stock Cows	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	425.00/cwt	350.00–500.00	—	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	72.55/cwt	72.00–76.00	919	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	66.04/cwt	64.00–67.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	966.25/cwt	955.00–970.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	138.34/cwt	137.00–142.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	133.79/cwt	132.00–135.00	654	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	128.43/cwt	128.00–132.00	683	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	45.03/cwt	42.00–47.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	103.51/cwt	100.00–107.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	120.04/cwt	117.00–122.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	161.11/cwt	160.00–167.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	135.72/cwt	135.00–138.00	556	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.83/cwt	141.00–147.00	529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	123.22/cwt	122.00–128.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	129.60/cwt	127.00–132.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	132.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	493	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	133.46/cwt	133.00–137.00	677	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	154.51/cwt	150.00–158.00	593	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	163.58/cwt	162.00–172.00	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	133.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	737	109.65/cwt	108.00–113.00	808	3

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 952Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 120Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 143Last week 81Year ago 31

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	175.00–180.00	178.25
2	—	723	120.00–124.00	121.98
11	—	434	142.00–150.00	144.29
4	—	570	130.00	130.00
17	—	469	138.00–142.00	139.62
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
2	—	638	127.00–129.00	127.99
9	—	507	133.00–137.00	133.46
19	—	384	150.00–158.00	154.51
6	—	327	162.00–172.00	163.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	174.00–177.00	176.34
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
3	—	578	133.00–138.00	134.71
3	—	380	162.00–170.00	164.53
5	—	623	130.00–131.00	130.80
18	—	423	156.00–160.00	158.40
14	—	461	145.00–147.00	145.70
4	—	515	140.00–145.00	142.45
2	—	263	185.00–187.00	185.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	147.00–157.00	154.38
2	—	520	120.00	120.00
4	—	369	137.00–142.00	138.34
3	—	737	108.00–113.00	109.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	122.00	122.00
6	—	558	128.00–130.00	129.66
3	—	335	155.00	155.00
2	—	513	133.00–134.00	133.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	147.00–150.00	148.72
4	—	583	122.00–127.00	124.45
6	—	260	150.00–160.00	151.83
2	—	665	116.00–119.00	117.49
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
20	—	489	132.00–135.00	133.79
9	—	532	128.00–132.00	128.43
13	—	410	135.00–138.00	135.72
7	—	373	141.00–147.00	141.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	625	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	100.00–107.00	103.51
5	—	514	117.00–122.00	120.04
5	—	472	122.00–128.00	123.22
6	—	372	130.00–137.00	132.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	137.00	137.00
4	—	525	127.00–132.00	129.60
3	—	362	132.00–135.00	133.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	135.00	135.00
2	—	630	143.00	143.00
2	—	573	148.00–149.00	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	150.00–154.00	151.99
10	—	495	154.00	154.00
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
2	—	630	137.00–138.00	137.49
6	—	426	160.00–167.00	161.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,575	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,298	68.00–71.00	69.51
8	—	1,228	63.00–66.00	65.26
7	—	1,267	72.00–76.00	72.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,052	54.00–60.00	57.06
9	—	1,135	64.00–67.00	66.04
5	—	1,030	42.00–47.00	45.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,837	92.00–94.00	93.18
3	—	1,762	81.00–85.00	82.14
3	—	1,487	74.00–76.00	74.72

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	810.00–900.00	848.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–745.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,020.00–1,190.00	1,105.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	955.00–970.00	966.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	650.00–775.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,320.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,140.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712.50
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	350.00–500.00	425.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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