Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.58/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −57.43 against this barn's trailing median of $196.02.

Average price

$138.58

107 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$20.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	148.10	735	23
Medium and Large 2	444	141.57	629	51
Medium and Large 3	455	127.34	580	33

One grade step is worth $20.77/cwt here — about $156 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

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $186.87, median $196.02 across 14 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 sale107 hd

138.58

—

AL average16 barns · 1,695 hd

131.61

+6.97

This barn, trailing median14 sales

196.02

−57.43

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	1,551	80.66	1,251	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,334	66.37	885	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	62.84	875	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	56.60	598	26

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1	—	610	135.31/cwt	132.00–136.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	114.35/cwt	112.00–115.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	514	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	132.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.51/cwt	123.00–125.00	647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	125.40/cwt	125.00–127.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	142.89/cwt	140.00–145.00	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	128.18/cwt	127.00–133.00	488	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	138.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	129.68/cwt	125.00–132.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	122.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.28/cwt	148.00–152.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	149.97/cwt	144.00–152.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	121.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	162.20/cwt	159.00–168.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	52.03/cwt	50.00–53.00	520	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	59.45/cwt	56.00–61.00	649	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	62.84/cwt	60.00–64.00	875	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	59.05/cwt	58.00–61.00	731	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	71.30/cwt	70.00–74.00	955	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	66.82/cwt	64.00–69.00	903	16
Bulls	—	—	1,510	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,087	4
Bulls	—	—	1,493	84.37/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,260	6
Bulls	—	—	2,065	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	880.00/cwt	875.00–885.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	792.00/cwt	750.00–855.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	829.55/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,083.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	109.64/cwt	105.00–112.00	634	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	487.50/cwt	440.00–535.00	—	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	952.50/cwt	930.00–975.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	140.79/cwt	137.00–145.00	534	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	117.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	149.44/cwt	148.00–154.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	131.76/cwt	127.00–135.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	653	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	161.42/cwt	157.00–165.00	534	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	143.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	597	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	122.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	127.25/cwt	127.00–128.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	120.80/cwt	120.00–122.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	130.47/cwt	126.00–135.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.38/cwt	117.00–124.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	142.20/cwt	140.00–149.00	445	4

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 941Last week 1,082Year ago 613

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 101Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 61Year ago 78

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	132.00–136.00	135.31
1	—	395	172.00	172.00
2	—	420	160.00–170.00	165.06
2	—	465	156.00	156.00
1	—	770	123.00	123.00
3	—	525	148.00–152.00	149.28
1	—	680	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
3	—	463	135.00–145.00	138.31
3	—	523	125.00–132.00	129.68
7	—	579	120.00–125.00	122.09
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	140.00–145.00	142.89
4	—	743	120.00–125.00	122.49
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
2	—	428	150.00–154.00	151.96
3	—	620	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	108.00	108.00
5	—	413	112.00–115.00	114.35
10	—	463	110.00–112.00	110.98
5	—	307	130.00–135.00	132.02
5	—	555	107.00	107.00
6	—	388	120.00–125.00	123.39
3	—	645	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	123.00–125.00	124.51
5	—	474	125.00–127.00	125.40
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
3	—	657	110.00–115.00	111.68
15	—	381	127.00–133.00	128.18
5	—	558	120.00–122.00	120.80
4	—	313	140.00–149.00	142.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	127.00–128.00	127.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	144.00–152.00	149.97
3	—	715	115.00–116.00	115.67
4	—	616	121.00–125.00	121.98
3	—	395	168.00	168.00
8	—	432	159.00–168.00	162.20
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	105.00–112.00	109.64
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
11	—	379	137.00–145.00	140.79
7	—	527	115.00–120.00	117.85
5	—	461	120.00–125.00	122.96
6	—	408	126.00–135.00	130.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
4	—	380	148.00–154.00	149.44
5	—	514	127.00–135.00	131.76
16	—	476	135.00–140.00	137.21
11	—	331	157.00–165.00	161.42
9	—	417	140.00–148.00	143.16
5	—	573	117.00–124.00	118.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,000	50.00–53.00	52.03
16	—	1,092	56.00–61.00	59.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,393	60.00–64.00	62.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	58.00–61.00	59.05
3	—	1,340	70.00–74.00	71.30
16	—	1,351	64.00–69.00	66.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,493	83.00–87.00	84.37
1	—	2,065	93.00	93.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	875.00–885.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	750.00–855.00	792.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	930.00–975.00	952.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	775.00–875.00	829.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,083.33
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	—	440.00–535.00	487.50

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

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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