Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.59/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −62.37 against this barn's trailing median of $196.96.

Average price

$134.59

127 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$27.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	157.01	644	7thin
Medium and Large 2	472	136.22	643	66
Medium and Large 3	448	129.70	581	54

One grade step is worth $27.31/cwt here — about $64 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 sale127 hd

134.59

—

AL average15 barns · 1,353 hd

130.70

+3.89

This barn, trailing median13 sales

196.96

−62.37

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	1,346	75.39	1,015	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	62.04	724	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,268	55.32	701	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	48.99	513	31

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 1	—	658	117.49/cwt	114.00–121.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	129.65/cwt	129.00–132.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	108.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.78/cwt	118.00–126.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	114.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	500	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	165.01/cwt	164.00–166.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.54/cwt	121.00–124.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	100.40/cwt	100.00–102.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	113.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	112.56/cwt	108.00–117.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	156.40/cwt	154.00–161.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	135.37/cwt	130.00–138.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	149.02/cwt	147.00–150.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	148.38/cwt	148.00–150.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	112.84/cwt	110.00–118.00	764	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	154.51/cwt	152.00–157.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	56.74/cwt	56.00–58.00	630	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	51.20/cwt	49.00–53.00	540	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	55.32/cwt	54.00–56.00	701	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	66.78/cwt	66.00–71.00	732	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	42.51/cwt	40.00–44.00	427	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	62.01/cwt	60.00–63.00	708	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	56.56/cwt	54.00–58.00	728	6
Bulls	—	—	1,240	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	868	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	83.47/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,256	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	616.67/cwt	550.00–750.00	—	6
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	497.50/cwt	420.00–575.00	—	22
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	802.92/cwt	780.00–835.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,035.00/cwt	900.00–1,080.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	690.94/cwt	615.00–750.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	908.33/cwt	825.00–950.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	108.78/cwt	107.00–110.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	132.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	120.03/cwt	118.00–123.00	679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	102.31/cwt	100.00–107.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	259	162.98/cwt	162.00–167.00	422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	125.28/cwt	124.00–128.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	541	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	118.38/cwt	115.00–122.00	619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	144.98/cwt	143.00–147.00	607	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	136.13/cwt	135.00–137.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	131.19/cwt	130.00–134.00	415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	126.97/cwt	126.00–128.00	486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	98.64/cwt	97.00–102.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	152.26/cwt	150.00–158.00	489	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.21/cwt	133.00–143.00	645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	147.64/cwt	146.00–150.00	409	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	92.42/cwt	90.00–95.00	578	2

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 691Year ago 913

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 66Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 68Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	114.00–121.00	117.49
9	—	532	129.00–132.00	129.65
2	—	620	121.00–124.00	122.54
6	—	578	124.00–128.00	125.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	131.00–135.00	132.96
3	—	425	127.00	127.00
2	—	708	104.00–105.00	104.50
9	—	478	118.00–126.00	121.78
5	—	768	100.00–102.00	100.40
3	—	540	110.00–115.00	113.36
2	—	625	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	105.00–110.00	108.71
12	—	436	110.00–120.00	114.65
7	—	316	130.00–134.00	131.19
8	—	383	126.00–128.00	126.97
3	—	535	97.00–102.00	98.64
2	—	625	90.00–95.00	92.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	164.00–166.00	165.01
1	—	560	139.00	139.00
1	—	430	162.00	162.00
3	—	462	154.00–161.00	156.40
2	—	668	134.00–136.00	134.99
1	—	625	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	150.00–157.00	153.52
1	—	490	146.00	146.00
3	—	542	130.00–138.00	135.37
1	—	315	161.00	161.00
4	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.52
3	—	440	147.00–150.00	149.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
4	—	588	108.00–117.00	112.56
2	—	365	130.00	130.00
2	—	480	120.00–122.00	121.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	148.00–150.00	148.38
10	—	677	110.00–118.00	112.84
7	—	514	130.00–137.00	132.95
10	—	566	118.00–123.00	120.03
5	—	259	162.00–167.00	162.98
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
10	—	419	143.00–147.00	144.98
10	—	321	150.00–158.00	152.26
8	—	470	133.00–143.00	137.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	152.00–157.00	154.51
1	—	340	166.00	166.00
1	—	360	165.00	165.00
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	107.00–110.00	108.78
3	—	622	100.00–107.00	102.31
12	—	495	125.00	125.00
10	—	380	140.00–145.00	142.40
8	—	523	115.00–122.00	118.38
7	—	429	135.00–137.00	136.13
9	—	277	146.00–150.00	147.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,111	56.00–58.00	56.74
10	—	1,055	49.00–53.00	51.20
13	—	1,004	40.00–44.00	42.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	54.00–56.00	55.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,096	66.00–71.00	66.78
9	—	1,142	60.00–63.00	62.01
6	—	1,287	54.00–58.00	56.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,505	81.00–86.00	83.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	550.00–750.00	616.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	825.00–950.00	908.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	420.00–575.00	497.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	780.00–835.00	802.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	615.00–750.00	690.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,080.00	1,035.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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