Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 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 $132.15/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −64.81 against this barn's trailing median of $196.96.

Average price

$132.15

130 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$24.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	141.24	702	33
Medium and Large 2	471	134.50	633	68
Medium and Large 3	496	116.28	576	29

One grade step is worth $24.97/cwt here — about $126 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

13 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $182.35, median $196.96 across 13 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 sale130 hd

132.15

—

AL average16 barns · 1,447 hd

127.82

+4.32

This barn, trailing median13 sales

196.96

−64.81

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	1,602	76.59	1,227	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	62.89	942	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	61.04	783	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	54.14	557	28

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	563	123.99/cwt	123.00–126.00	698	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	94.90/cwt	90.00–100.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	132.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	633	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	122.77/cwt	120.00–127.00	378	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	105.34/cwt	102.00–110.00	436	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	123.03/cwt	122.00–124.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	118.92/cwt	114.00–123.00	629	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	116.74/cwt	112.00–120.00	448	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	146.59/cwt	144.00–152.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	133.62/cwt	129.00–136.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	606	120.99/cwt	115.00–123.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.17/cwt	125.00–128.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	108.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	144.01/cwt	142.00–146.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	149.20/cwt	145.00–152.00	552	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	154.39/cwt	152.00–162.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	164.27/cwt	162.00–170.00	614	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.96/cwt	128.00–134.00	676	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	57.58/cwt	55.00–59.00	615	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	46.46/cwt	45.00–48.00	431	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	60.54/cwt	60.00–63.00	680	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	62.89/cwt	61.00–64.00	942	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	56.70/cwt	56.00–57.00	781	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	62.90/cwt	60.00–65.00	782	7
Bulls	—	—	1,655	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,423	1
Bulls	—	—	1,627	80.37/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,308	5
Bulls	—	—	1,577	72.55/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,144	7
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	570.00/cwt	500.00–640.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	865.71/cwt	820.00–900.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	768.33/cwt	725.00–790.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	966.67/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,205.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	—	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	117.75/cwt	117.00–118.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	122.09/cwt	120.00–128.00	520	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	111.06/cwt	110.00–114.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	153.43/cwt	152.00–159.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	141.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	134.03/cwt	132.00–137.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	118.05/cwt	117.00–122.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	101.55/cwt	98.00–105.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.13/cwt	115.00–125.00	685	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	141.40/cwt	140.00–146.00	409	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 941Year ago 821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 162Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 151Year ago 81

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	123.00–126.00	123.99
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
5	—	617	117.00–122.00	118.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	90.00–100.00	94.90
10	—	308	120.00–127.00	122.77
17	—	414	102.00–110.00	105.34
12	—	384	112.00–120.00	116.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	130.00–131.00	130.51
12	—	529	114.00–123.00	118.92
5	—	424	125.00–128.00	126.17
5	—	619	105.00–110.00	108.03
4	—	289	140.00–146.00	141.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	171.00	171.00
1	—	730	122.00	122.00
1	—	675	127.00	127.00
3	—	488	144.00–152.00	146.59
2	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	129.00–136.00	133.62
4	—	606	115.00–123.00	120.99
2	—	328	155.00–160.00	157.56
2	—	585	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	478	130.00–140.00	132.38
16	—	370	145.00–152.00	149.20
5	—	337	152.00–159.00	153.43
9	—	417	140.00–145.00	141.72
19	—	575	115.00–125.00	119.13
3	—	690	110.00–115.00	111.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	122.00–124.00	123.03
4	—	458	142.00–146.00	144.01
4	—	424	152.00–162.00	154.39
9	—	374	162.00–170.00	164.27
6	—	520	128.00–134.00	129.96
4	—	656	117.00–118.00	117.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	120.00–128.00	122.09
4	—	515	110.00–114.00	111.06
5	—	374	132.00–137.00	134.03
6	—	575	105.00–110.00	106.61
4	—	665	98.00–105.00	101.55
2	—	463	115.00–120.00	117.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,068	55.00–59.00	57.58
10	—	928	45.00–48.00	46.46
5	—	1,124	60.00–63.00	60.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,498	61.00–64.00	62.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	56.00–57.00	56.70
7	—	1,243	60.00–65.00	62.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	86.00	86.00
5	—	1,627	80.00–82.00	80.37
7	—	1,577	70.00–75.00	72.55

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	6	—	—	500.00–640.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	820.00–900.00	865.71
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–790.00	768.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	966.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,205.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle