Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.70/cwt on 154 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −56.32 against this barn's trailing median of $196.02.

Average price

$139.70

154 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$9.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	143.97	702	30
Medium and Large 2	450	139.84	629	95
Medium and Large 3	423	134.81	570	29

One grade step is worth $9.16/cwt here — about $132 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 sale154 hd

139.70

—

AL average16 barns · 1,464 hd

130.32

+9.37

This barn, trailing median14 sales

196.02

−56.32

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	1,576	81.59	1,286	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	60.58	798	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	59.00	878	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	52.75	574	23

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	414	118.96/cwt	117.00–122.00	492	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	128.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	107.11/cwt	102.00–112.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	126.24/cwt	125.00–129.00	525	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	121.57/cwt	121.00–122.00	694	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	121.93/cwt	121.00–124.00	582	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	151.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	130.57/cwt	130.00–131.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.47/cwt	114.00–117.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	112.74/cwt	112.00–113.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	135.64/cwt	132.00–140.00	441	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	116.30/cwt	116.00–118.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	131.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	156.49/cwt	156.00–157.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	144.11/cwt	142.00–147.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	145.01/cwt	142.00–147.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	109.52/cwt	107.00–112.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	160.92/cwt	160.00–165.00	428	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	162.27/cwt	160.00–167.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	150.79/cwt	150.00–155.00	636	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	65.01/cwt	61.00–66.00	873	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	57.95/cwt	56.00–59.00	754	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	47.75/cwt	44.00–49.00	496	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	57.40/cwt	57.00–59.00	622	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,035	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	692	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	82.23/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,281	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,096	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	53.82/cwt	52.00–54.00	604	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	731	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,508	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	575.83/cwt	500.00–630.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	815.00/cwt	775.00–855.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	916.00/cwt	820.00–980.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	880.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	763	103.47/cwt	100.00–107.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	137.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	564	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	120.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	696	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.96/cwt	145.00–148.00	623	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	113.55/cwt	112.00–115.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	155.83/cwt	152.00–159.00	511	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	138.26/cwt	137.00–140.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	141.97/cwt	140.00–143.00	547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	136.68/cwt	135.00–142.00	663	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	146.42/cwt	145.00–147.00	451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.21/cwt	122.00–123.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	291	146.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.14/cwt	135.00–141.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	506	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,103Last week 790Year ago 708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 100Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 107Year ago 33

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
10	—	414	117.00–122.00	118.96
4	—	568	102.00–112.00	107.11
8	—	485	114.00–117.00	115.47
4	—	510	112.00–113.00	112.74
14	—	325	132.00–140.00	135.64
4	—	291	145.00–149.00	146.01
2	—	395	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	110.00–115.00	111.61
10	—	416	125.00–129.00	126.24
31	—	477	121.00–124.00	121.93
3	—	710	107.00	107.00
7	—	564	116.00–118.00	116.30
5	—	380	135.00–141.00	136.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	571	121.00–122.00	121.57
2	—	608	116.00–120.00	117.99
5	—	525	122.00–123.00	122.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	125.00–135.00	128.95
6	—	266	160.00–165.00	160.92
8	—	383	150.00–152.00	150.99
22	—	576	115.00–125.00	120.92
11	—	424	145.00–148.00	146.96
2	—	618	110.00–112.00	111.00
19	—	328	152.00–159.00	155.83
22	—	485	135.00–142.00	136.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	107.00–112.00	109.52
2	—	763	100.00–107.00	103.47
10	—	409	135.00–140.00	137.97
2	—	528	112.00–115.00	113.55
6	—	385	140.00–143.00	141.97
7	—	308	145.00–147.00	146.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	124.00	124.00
3	—	380	160.00–167.00	162.27
4	—	470	145.00–148.00	146.47
11	—	422	150.00–155.00	150.79
7	—	519	137.00–140.00	138.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	154.00	154.00
2	—	410	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	150.00–155.00	151.99
3	—	632	130.00–133.00	131.01
2	—	418	156.00–157.00	156.49
1	—	335	167.00	167.00
7	—	539	142.00–147.00	144.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	130.00–131.00	130.57
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
2	—	615	122.00–126.00	123.97
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
8	—	420	142.00–147.00	145.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,343	61.00–66.00	65.01
14	—	1,301	56.00–59.00	57.95
1	—	1,305	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,039	44.00–49.00	47.75
5	—	1,084	57.00–59.00	57.40
11	—	1,122	52.00–54.00	53.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,305	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,558	79.00–84.00	82.23
1	—	1,565	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,675	90.00	90.00

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	12	—	—	500.00–630.00	575.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	775.00–855.00	815.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	820.00–980.00	916.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	800.00–900.00	880.00

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

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

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