Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $130.22/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$130.22

125 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$12.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	427	137.08	585	54
Medium and Large 1	613	125.10	767	44
Medium and Large 3	436	124.87	544	27

One grade step is worth $12.21/cwt here — about $41 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 sale125 hd

130.22

—

AL average13 barns · 1,569 hd

133.78

−3.56

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	1,654	94.76	1,567	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	74.71	946	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	62.95	658	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	62.85	909	5thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	111.83/cwt	111.00–112.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.95/cwt	132.00–135.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	143.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	134.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	125.74/cwt	125.00–128.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	149.27/cwt	147.00–154.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	120.98/cwt	119.00–124.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	125.44/cwt	125.00–126.00	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	131.81/cwt	131.00–135.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.63/cwt	123.00–127.00	783	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	151.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	485	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	169.91/cwt	168.00–172.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	172.24/cwt	171.00–174.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	132.81/cwt	130.00–133.50	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.02/cwt	162.00–165.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	129.49/cwt	127.00–131.00	879	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	158.44/cwt	156.00–161.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	177.44/cwt	175.00–184.00	580	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	144.12/cwt	141.00–147.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	123.66/cwt	122.00–130.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	164.22/cwt	160.00–168.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	168.42/cwt	168.00–172.00	637	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	62.85/cwt	60.00–65.00	909	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	76.83/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,074	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	66.82/cwt	65.00–69.00	713	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	58.12/cwt	55.00–60.00	592	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	72.90/cwt	70.00–74.00	841	14
Bulls	—	—	1,950	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,028	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	90.01/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,251	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	96.01/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,707	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	592.50/cwt	550.00–635.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	945.00/cwt	840.00–1,015.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	705.00/cwt	645.00–765.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	896.67/cwt	875.00–940.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.27/cwt	125.00–134.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	118.38/cwt	117.00–122.00	741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	131.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	153.02/cwt	151.00–157.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	768	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	123.90/cwt	120.00–127.00	522	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	129.42/cwt	127.00–130.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	130.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	700	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	128.54/cwt	128.00–131.00	629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	143.10/cwt	139.00–148.00	535	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	115.64/cwt	113.00–117.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	1

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 747Last week 1,165Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 150Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 101Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	762	111.00–112.00	111.83
12	—	623	123.00–127.00	125.63
5	—	580	127.00–130.00	129.42
15	—	535	130.00–134.00	130.92
5	—	680	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	132.00–135.00	132.95
5	—	591	119.00–124.00	120.98
10	—	319	150.00–160.00	151.97
11	—	489	128.00–131.00	128.54
19	—	374	139.00–148.00	143.10
3	—	627	113.00–117.00	115.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	338	140.00–145.00	143.02
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
2	—	365	127.00–130.00	128.46
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
14	—	421	120.00–127.00	123.90
2	—	595	105.00	105.00
2	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	130.00–138.00	134.11
5	—	555	129.00	129.00
4	—	613	125.00–128.00	125.74
1	—	785	118.00	118.00
2	—	660	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	147.00–154.00	149.27
7	—	781	125.00–126.00	125.44
5	—	622	131.00–135.00	131.81
2	—	378	168.00–172.00	169.91
1	—	430	164.00	164.00
16	—	679	127.00–131.00	129.49
2	—	483	156.00–161.00	158.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	171.00–174.00	172.24
5	—	717	130.00–133.50	132.81
2	—	340	188.00	188.00
3	—	475	162.00–165.00	164.02
1	—	625	136.00	136.00
1	—	515	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	327	175.00–184.00	177.44
2	—	413	165.00–167.00	165.99
9	—	378	168.00–172.00	168.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	141.00–147.00	144.12
2	—	593	116.00–119.00	117.51
5	—	430	125.00–134.00	130.27
2	—	768	108.00–110.00	109.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	122.00–130.00	123.66
4	—	323	160.00–168.00	164.22
7	—	626	117.00–122.00	118.38
7	—	483	130.00–138.00	131.11
3	—	407	151.00–157.00	153.02
2	—	723	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	670	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,447	60.00–65.00	62.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,398	75.00–78.00	76.83
14	—	1,154	70.00–74.00	72.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,067	65.00–69.00	66.82
12	—	1,019	55.00–60.00	58.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	104.00	104.00
3	—	1,390	87.00–92.00	90.01
4	—	1,778	95.00–99.00	96.01

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	14	—	—	550.00–635.00	592.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	840.00–1,015.00	945.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	645.00–765.00	705.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	875.00–940.00	896.67

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle