Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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 $119.07/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$119.07

98 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$14.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	126.22	606	26
Medium and Large 2	456	119.25	544	47
Medium and Large 3	400	111.28	445	25

One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $162 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 sale98 hd

119.07

—

AL average15 barns · 1,589 hd

120.93

−1.86

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	1,295	75.56	979	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	59.46	785	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	57.37	787	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	51.22	557	26

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	125.62/cwt	124.00–127.00	477	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	113.69/cwt	112.00–117.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	128.36/cwt	127.00–130.00	422	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	158.31/cwt	155.00–165.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	121.62/cwt	120.00–123.00	524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	118.31/cwt	117.00–120.00	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	101.15/cwt	100.00–107.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	129.06/cwt	127.00–130.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	132.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	156.94/cwt	155.00–161.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	150.32/cwt	149.00–151.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	145.06/cwt	142.00–148.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.64/cwt	143.00–147.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.70/cwt	150.00–152.00	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	152.81/cwt	152.00–157.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	132.67/cwt	132.00–134.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	161.51/cwt	160.00–163.00	530	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	58.58/cwt	57.00–60.00	786	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	43.66/cwt	41.00–45.00	489	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	62.98/cwt	62.00–64.00	777	4
Bulls	—	—	1,209	73.62/cwt	72.00–77.00	890	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	58.50/cwt	57.00–60.00	613	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	53.29/cwt	50.00–54.00	581	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	57.37/cwt	56.00–58.00	787	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	946	2
Bulls	—	—	1,308	89.98/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,177	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	640.00/cwt	600.00–680.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	748.00/cwt	700.00–760.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,293.33/cwt	1,230.00–1,325.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,091.67/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	788.00/cwt	740.00–800.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	945.00/cwt	900.00–975.00	—	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	105.96/cwt	105.00–108.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	131.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	133.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	110.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	141.77/cwt	140.00–147.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	123.31/cwt	122.00–125.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	130.28/cwt	130.00–132.00	487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	121.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	309	149.66/cwt	147.00–156.00	462	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	126.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	124.19/cwt	123.00–126.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	115.96/cwt	115.00–122.00	375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	97.44/cwt	95.00–100.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	100.85/cwt	100.00–105.00	481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	160.65/cwt	160.00–163.00	435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	102.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	107.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	127.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	365	5

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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 691Last week 735Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 76Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
11	—	380	124.00–127.00	125.62
3	—	513	112.00–117.00	113.69
1	—	780	97.00	97.00
9	—	329	127.00–130.00	128.36
9	—	431	120.00–123.00	121.62
7	—	471	117.00–120.00	118.31
6	—	678	100.00–107.00	101.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	120.00	120.00
2	—	305	137.00	137.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
9	—	536	122.00–125.00	123.31
7	—	374	130.00–132.00	130.28
4	—	579	120.00–122.00	121.50
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	323	115.00–122.00	115.96
2	—	630	95.00–100.00	97.44
6	—	477	100.00–105.00	100.85
5	—	434	105.00–110.00	107.03
5	—	287	125.00–130.00	127.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
9	—	428	155.00–165.00	158.31
3	—	478	149.00–151.00	150.32
6	—	520	143.00–147.00	145.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	115.00–125.00	120.02
4	—	585	110.00–115.00	112.54
3	—	482	127.00–130.00	129.06
2	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.58
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	130.00–137.00	132.25
6	—	335	155.00–161.00	156.94
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
4	—	543	138.00–142.00	139.99
2	—	465	142.00–148.00	145.06
6	—	370	150.00–152.00	150.70
1	—	790	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	152.00–157.00	152.81
5	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.94
3	—	512	132.00–134.00	132.67
3	—	430	152.00	152.00
2	—	575	128.00–130.00	128.98
2	—	328	160.00–163.00	161.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	105.00–108.00	105.96
4	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.59
7	—	479	130.00–139.00	131.27
8	—	426	140.00–147.00	141.77
7	—	309	147.00–156.00	149.66
5	—	528	123.00–126.00	124.19
5	—	271	160.00–163.00	160.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	132.00–135.00	133.96
6	—	533	110.00–116.00	110.98
5	—	411	125.00–130.00	126.97
3	—	560	100.00–106.00	102.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,342	57.00–60.00	58.58
4	—	1,233	62.00–64.00	62.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,121	41.00–45.00	43.66
10	—	1,048	57.00–60.00	58.50
5	—	1,091	50.00–54.00	53.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	56.00–58.00	57.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	72.00–77.00	73.62
2	—	1,455	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,308	89.00–91.00	89.98

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	600.00–680.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	700.00–760.00	748.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,230.00–1,325.00	1,293.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,091.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	900.00–975.00	945.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	740.00–800.00	788.00

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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