Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

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 $141.06/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −55.90 against this barn's trailing median of $196.96.

Average price

$141.06

105 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$29.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	168.18	660	6thin
Medium and Large 2	495	139.78	691	72
Medium and Large 3	420	138.43	582	27

One grade step is worth $29.75/cwt here — about $78 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 sale105 hd

141.06

—

AL average15 barns · 1,769 hd

134.28

+6.77

This barn, trailing median13 sales

196.96

−55.90

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	1,769	81.66	1,445	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	64.21	838	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	63.83	915	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	57.13	613	36

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	480	128.21/cwt	127.00–132.00	615	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	117.76/cwt	117.00–120.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	117.40/cwt	112.00–120.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	117.54/cwt	112.00–122.00	503	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	110.21/cwt	105.00–112.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	149.95/cwt	146.00–152.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	118.95/cwt	117.00–121.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	146.21/cwt	146.00–148.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	150.74/cwt	150.00–153.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	161.32/cwt	160.00–164.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	158.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	163.04/cwt	162.00–168.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	151.32/cwt	150.00–153.00	788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	133.27/cwt	129.00–137.00	709	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	111.31/cwt	110.00–112.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	167.36/cwt	167.00–172.00	531	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	172.27/cwt	170.00–179.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	60.28/cwt	58.00–61.00	788	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	50.08/cwt	48.00–51.00	516	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	64.69/cwt	62.00–66.00	715	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	72.27/cwt	72.00–73.00	893	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	58.82/cwt	55.00–60.00	641	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	63.83/cwt	62.00–66.00	915	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	66.25/cwt	64.00–68.00	875	15
Bulls	—	—	1,636	78.09/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,278	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	84.64/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,591	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	729.29/cwt	715.00–815.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	927.50/cwt	840.00–945.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	640.00/cwt	590.00–690.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	875.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	142.75/cwt	142.00–150.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	107.31/cwt	106.00–110.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	159.65/cwt	156.00–165.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	113.99/cwt	112.00–119.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	105.20/cwt	100.00–107.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	129.04/cwt	126.00–135.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	139.23/cwt	137.00–147.00	465	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	128.90/cwt	127.00–132.00	656	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	124.77/cwt	124.00–128.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	141.95/cwt	136.00–145.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	155.71/cwt	150.00–158.00	497	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.21/cwt	132.00–135.00	559	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	148.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	543	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 Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,010Last week 1,103Year ago 935

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 96Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 65Year ago 205

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	480	127.00–132.00	128.21
1	—	695	113.00	113.00
8	—	558	117.00–120.00	117.76
1	—	625	116.00	116.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
17	—	334	137.00–147.00	139.23
12	—	538	120.00–124.00	120.65
11	—	420	132.00–135.00	133.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
16	—	509	127.00–132.00	128.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	102.00	102.00
11	—	428	112.00–122.00	117.54
4	—	459	105.00–112.00	110.21
2	—	585	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	165.00	165.00
4	—	563	150.00–153.00	150.74
3	—	458	160.00–164.00	161.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	146.00–152.00	149.95
2	—	625	117.00–121.00	118.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	146.00–148.00	146.21
1	—	705	131.00	131.00
3	—	480	155.00	155.00
1	—	605	142.00	142.00
3	—	417	155.00–160.00	158.36
6	—	308	162.00–168.00	163.04
9	—	521	150.00–153.00	151.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	112.00–120.00	117.40
4	—	621	100.00–107.00	105.20
3	—	463	126.00–135.00	129.04
3	—	413	136.00–145.00	141.95
10	—	319	150.00–158.00	155.71
4	—	365	145.00–150.00	148.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	105.00–106.00	105.51
12	—	532	129.00–137.00	133.27
3	—	667	110.00–112.00	111.31
15	—	317	167.00–172.00	167.36
10	—	487	142.00–150.00	142.75
3	—	720	106.00–110.00	107.31
7	—	375	156.00–165.00	159.65
7	—	614	112.00–119.00	113.99
5	—	585	124.00–128.00	124.77
6	—	423	150.00–155.00	151.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	170.00–179.00	172.27
2	—	425	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,308	58.00–61.00	60.28
4	—	1,235	72.00–73.00	72.27
15	—	1,320	64.00–68.00	66.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,030	48.00–51.00	50.08
6	—	1,105	62.00–66.00	64.69
19	—	1,089	55.00–60.00	58.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,433	62.00–66.00	63.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,636	75.00–79.00	78.09
6	—	1,880	82.00–86.00	84.64

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	715.00–815.00	729.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	840.00–945.00	927.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	590.00–690.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	800.00–900.00	875.00

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