Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.74/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$128.74

164 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$8.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	132.01	748	46
Medium and Large 2	477	129.58	618	76
Medium and Large 3	413	123.63	511	42

One grade step is worth $8.38/cwt here — about $237 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 sale164 hd

128.74

—

AL average15 barns · 1,812 hd

129.86

−1.12

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	1,379	88.21	1,216	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	73.69	870	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	64.43	946	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	61.43	635	30

Every lot, as filed

70 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 3	—	568	105.74/cwt	105.00–108.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	122.64/cwt	120.00–123.00	781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	132.74/cwt	132.00–135.00	718	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	125.36/cwt	124.00–126.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.25/cwt	126.00–130.00	616	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	121.25/cwt	121.00–122.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	117.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	141.74/cwt	140.00–149.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.83/cwt	130.00–134.00	556	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	123.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	533	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	141.60/cwt	136.00–145.00	741	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	162.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	130.72/cwt	129.00–132.00	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	155.48/cwt	155.00–156.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	151.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	765	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	165.68/cwt	165.00–167.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	143.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	135.49/cwt	132.00–139.00	845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	129.92/cwt	125.00–133.00	748	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	158.95/cwt	156.00–162.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	146.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	170.52/cwt	169.00–172.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	733	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	67.39/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,092	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	69.19/cwt	67.00–70.00	900	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	54.82/cwt	52.00–57.00	514	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	67.04/cwt	66.00–68.00	768	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	62.20/cwt	61.00–63.00	616	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	82.36/cwt	80.00–85.00	910	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	74.87/cwt	72.00–77.00	842	12
Bulls	—	—	1,155	75.67/cwt	75.00–76.00	874	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	99.36/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,615	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	88.73/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,216	8
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	580.00/cwt	520.00–620.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	862.50/cwt	825.00–900.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	708.33/cwt	625.00–775.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,125.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	991.25/cwt	875.00–1,030.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	165.07/cwt	162.00–170.00	543	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	162.14/cwt	161.00–168.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	120.04/cwt	118.00–124.00	753	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	119.52/cwt	119.00–122.00	681	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	130.64/cwt	128.00–135.00	545	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.99/cwt	126.00–134.00	676	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	788	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	138.32/cwt	136.00–145.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	138.45/cwt	135.00–142.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	157.88/cwt	152.00–162.00	583	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	148.61/cwt	147.00–152.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	135.03/cwt	134.00–137.00	505	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	127.05/cwt	126.00–130.00	488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	132.75/cwt	130.00–138.00	418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	114.18/cwt	112.00–120.00	543	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	137.19/cwt	136.00–139.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	129.65/cwt	127.00–132.00	806	16

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 Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,082Last week 747Year ago 784

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 123Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 48Year ago 112

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	105.00–108.00	105.74
12	—	432	120.00–125.00	123.44
3	—	277	140.00–142.00	140.67
10	—	384	126.00–130.00	127.05
6	—	315	130.00–138.00	132.75
7	—	476	112.00–120.00	114.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	154.00–156.00	155.01
23	—	541	132.00–135.00	132.74
4	—	664	121.00–122.00	121.25
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
16	—	622	127.00–132.00	129.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	637	120.00–123.00	122.64
11	—	578	124.00–126.00	125.36
21	—	480	126.00–130.00	128.25
3	—	663	115.00–118.00	117.01
5	—	342	140.00–149.00	141.74
11	—	425	130.00–134.00	130.83
17	—	374	134.00–137.00	135.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	117.00–120.00	118.51
22	—	523	136.00–145.00	141.60
2	—	368	145.00–150.00	147.45
2	—	745	115.00	115.00
15	—	576	125.00–133.00	129.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	131.00–132.00	131.49
9	—	466	160.00–165.00	162.71
2	—	420	170.00	170.00
1	—	675	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	676	129.00–132.00	130.72
2	—	473	155.00–156.00	155.48
8	—	506	150.00–155.00	151.26
3	—	388	165.00–167.00	165.68
6	—	558	140.00–148.00	143.98
12	—	624	132.00–139.00	135.49
1	—	790	127.00	127.00
2	—	438	156.00–162.00	158.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	145.00–150.00	146.94
8	—	329	162.00–170.00	165.07
9	—	627	118.00–124.00	120.04
10	—	528	126.00–134.00	127.99
4	—	460	136.00–145.00	138.32
7	—	369	152.00–162.00	157.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	174.00	174.00
6	—	365	169.00–172.00	170.52
2	—	345	172.00	172.00
6	—	665	120.00–124.00	121.97
9	—	573	126.00–130.00	128.00
6	—	413	161.00–168.00	162.14
2	—	465	148.00–150.00	148.98
5	—	511	136.00–139.00	137.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	570	119.00–122.00	119.52
8	—	417	128.00–135.00	130.64
2	—	788	110.00–113.00	111.50
2	—	360	135.00–142.00	138.45
3	—	315	147.00–152.00	148.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,620	66.00–68.00	67.39
2	—	1,240	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	67.00–70.00	69.19
2	—	1,105	80.00–85.00	82.36
12	—	1,124	72.00–77.00	74.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	938	52.00–57.00	54.82
12	—	1,145	66.00–68.00	67.04
7	—	991	61.00–63.00	62.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	75.00–76.00	75.67
3	—	1,625	98.00–102.00	99.36
8	—	1,370	86.00–91.00	88.73

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	5	—	—	520.00–620.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	825.00–900.00	862.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,090.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	625.00–775.00	708.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	875.00–1,030.00	991.25

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle