Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $137.09/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$137.09

97 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	142.33	659	31
Medium and Large 3	400	135.10	541	19thin
Medium and Large 2	500	134.44	672	47

One grade step is worth $7.89/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale97 hd

137.09

—

AL average16 barns · 1,697 hd

133.80

+3.29

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	1,465	83.72	1,227	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	73.08	843	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	67.01	1,017	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	61.24	662	14

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	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	160.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	127.10/cwt	126.00–129.00	749	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	134.65/cwt	134.00–136.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	157.62/cwt	156.00–161.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	129.49/cwt	129.00–131.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	164.03/cwt	162.00–166.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	831	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	145.53/cwt	144.00–147.00	565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	136.16/cwt	136.00–137.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	145.83/cwt	144.00–149.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	183.33/cwt	179.00–188.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.72/cwt	126.00–129.00	719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	195.91/cwt	194.00–198.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	139.34/cwt	138.00–146.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	152.95/cwt	151.00–156.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	156.71/cwt	156.00–158.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.06/cwt	164.00–174.00	627	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	129.57/cwt	129.00–132.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	148.81/cwt	148.00–152.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	609	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	69.17/cwt	68.00–70.00	699	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	64.23/cwt	63.00–65.00	701	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	58.24/cwt	57.00–60.00	623	7
Bulls	—	—	1,280	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,297	72.75/cwt	71.00–76.00	944	3
Bulls	—	—	1,903	96.88/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,844	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	525.00/cwt	470.00–580.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	902.00/cwt	845.00–940.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,076.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,120.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	845.00/cwt	720.00–870.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	140.19/cwt	138.00–146.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	125.43/cwt	120.00–128.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	157.28/cwt	154.00–164.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	858	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	78.73/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,072	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	840.00/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	127.08/cwt	124.00–130.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	138.95/cwt	136.00–142.00	581	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	135.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	153.98/cwt	152.00–156.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	131.20/cwt	130.00–133.00	690	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	67.01/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	131.09/cwt	128.00–134.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	153.87/cwt	152.00–159.00	832	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	122.43/cwt	119.00–126.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	143.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	145.29/cwt	144.00–148.00	472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	138.03/cwt	134.00–140.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	132.68/cwt	126.00–134.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	138.66/cwt	138.00–140.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	122.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	501	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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 805Year ago 624

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 63Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 44Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
4	—	443	160.00–164.00	160.98
11	—	541	152.00–159.00	153.87
6	—	678	126.00–134.00	132.68
1	—	385	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	138.00	138.00
15	—	563	145.00–150.00	147.54
2	—	395	176.00	176.00
1	—	415	176.00	176.00
4	—	605	144.00	144.00
2	—	340	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
2	—	575	124.00–130.00	127.08
2	—	515	135.00–140.00	137.45
2	—	458	140.00–142.00	141.01
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	589	126.00–129.00	127.10
3	—	490	134.00–136.00	134.65
2	—	668	117.00–119.00	118.02
8	—	388	144.00–147.00	145.53
4	—	418	136.00–142.00	138.95
9	—	526	130.00–133.00	131.20
2	—	630	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	740	110.00–113.00	111.49
6	—	328	150.00–155.00	152.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	136.00–137.00	136.16
10	—	431	144.00–149.00	145.83
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
5	—	369	151.00–156.00	152.95
3	—	325	156.00–158.00	156.71
2	—	713	119.00–120.00	119.51
3	—	472	138.00–140.00	138.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	120.00–128.00	125.43
4	—	373	130.00–140.00	135.23
2	—	293	152.00–156.00	153.98
4	—	533	115.00–120.00	117.49
6	—	325	144.00–148.00	145.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	156.00–161.00	157.62
4	—	543	129.00–131.00	129.49
2	—	340	162.00–166.00	164.03
7	—	563	126.00–129.00	127.72
6	—	633	119.00–126.00	122.43
8	—	432	140.00–150.00	143.55
3	—	487	134.00–140.00	138.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	212.00	212.00
6	—	333	179.00–188.00	183.33
2	—	268	194.00–198.00	195.91
6	—	506	138.00–146.00	139.34
12	—	373	164.00–174.00	168.06
5	—	637	129.00–132.00	129.57
5	—	456	148.00–152.00	148.81
3	—	412	154.00–164.00	157.28
2	—	673	127.00–128.00	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	138.00–146.00	140.19
2	—	433	128.00–134.00	131.09
3	—	488	120.00–128.00	122.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,011	68.00–70.00	69.17
9	—	1,361	77.00–81.00	78.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,091	63.00–65.00	64.23
7	—	1,070	57.00–60.00	58.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	66.00–68.00	67.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	87.00	87.00
3	—	1,297	71.00–76.00	72.75
2	—	1,903	95.00–99.00	96.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	470.00–580.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,410.00	1,410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	700.00–875.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	845.00–940.00	902.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,010.00–1,120.00	1,076.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	720.00–870.00	845.00

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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